23.1319, Calls: Typology, Linguistic Theories, Caucasus/Turkey

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Subject: 23.1319, Calls: Typology, Linguistic Theories, Caucasus/Turkey

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Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:07:25
From: Balkiz Ozturk [balkiz.ozturk at boun.edu.tr]
Subject: Typology, Theory: Caucasus

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Full Title: Typology, Theory: Caucasus 

Date: 29-Nov-2012 - 01-Dec-2012
Location: Istanbul, Turkey 
Contact Person: Balkiz Öztürk
Meeting Email: cauconf at boun.edu.tr

Linguistic Field(s): Linguistic Theories; Typology 

Call Deadline: 02-Apr-2012 

Meeting Description:

This is a call for papers for a 3-day conference on the languages of the Caucasus to be held at Boğazici University, Istanbul on November 29 - December 1, 2012, co-hosted by the French Research Institute (IFEA). We welcome contributions on the analysis of the languages of the area, including diachronic aspects, as well as papers discussing the challenges these languages present to theoretical frameworks in linguistics.

Invited Speakers:

George Hewitt (SOAS)
Maria Polinsky (Harvard University)

Accommodation can be arranged at the university guest house or a hotel upon request. 

Contributors who are employed by an academic institution in Russia or the Caucasus and are residing in those countries can ask for waiver of the conference fee of 50 Euros (if their presentation is accepted). 

Call for Papers:

Submissions are limited to one single and one co-authored presentation per person. The language of the conference is English. The length of the paper presentations will be 30+10 minutes. Details of poster presentations will be provided by the organizers later. 

Important Dates: 

Abstract submission: April 2, 2012, deadline extended
Announcement of the evaluation results: April 30, 2012 
Conference: November 29 - December 1, 2012 

Abstracts should be written in English and should not exceed 2 pages in length with 2.5cm/1 inch margins and 12 point font size (Times New Roman), including examples and references. 2 copies of the abstract (1 authored, 1 anonymous with only the title) should be sent as an attachment in pdf format to cauconf at boun.edu.tr by April 2, 2012. Abstracts will be reviewed by an external panel and the reviewing process will be double-blind. 

In the body of the email, please include the following information: 

1. Title of paper 
2. Your name 
3. Affiliation and address 
4. Email address 
5. Whether you wish your abstract to be considered for the main session or for the poster session (or both) 

In the subject line of the email, please type: 

CauConf Abstract: YOUR_LAST_NAME 

Organizing Committee: 

Didar Akar 
Gilles Authier 
A. Sumru Özsoy 
Balkiz Öztürk 
Markus Pöchtrager 
Eser E. Taylan

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