26.4444, Calls: Altaic, General Ling/USA

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Subject: 26.4444, Calls: Altaic, General Ling/USA

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Date: Thu, 08 Oct 2015 14:55:03
From: Matt Ciscel [ciscelm at ccsu.edu]
Subject: 12th Workshop on Altaic Formal Linguistics

 
Full Title: 12th Workshop on Altaic Formal Linguistics 
Short Title: WAFL12 

Date: 12-May-2016 - 15-May-2016
Location: New Britain, CT, USA 
Contact Person: Leyla Zidani-Eroglu
Meeting Email: zidanil at ccsu.edu
Web Site: http://web.ccsu.edu/english/WAFL12.asp 

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics 

Language Family(ies): Altaic 

Call Deadline: 30-Nov-2015 

Meeting Description:

The Department of English, Linguistics/TESOL Program at Central Connecticut State University is pleased to announce the 12th Workshop on Altaic Formal Linguistics, to be held from May 12 to May 15, 2016. As a special feature, we are hosting a one-day session on sign languages in the regions of spoken Altaic Languages.

Invited Speakers:

- Mark Baker (Rutgers University)
- Satoshi Tomioka (University of Delaware)
- Yoonjung Kang (University of Toronto)

2nd Call for Papers:

Abstracts are invited for 20-minute talks (plus 10-minute discussions) and for posters on topics dealing with formal aspects of any area of theoretical Altaic linguistics, including phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics. Additionally, abstracts covering any area of theoretical linguistics of sign languages in the regions of spoken Altaic languages are welcome. We are using Easy Abstracts at the LINGUIST List for the submission and the blind review process. 

The address for abstract submission is: http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/WAFL12

Authors are invited to submit anonymous abstracts to any of the following sessions:

- General session: May 13-15
- Special session on sign languages in the regions of spoken Altaic languages: May 12
- Poster session: TBA

Authors should indicate what session they are submitting an abstract to. Abstracts should be a maximum of one page in length excluding references and examples, in 12-point Times New Roman, with margins of at least 2.5 cm/1 inch. There is a maximum of two abstracts per person, one of which must be co-authored.

Important Dates:

- Deadline for submission: November 30, 2015, 11:59pm EST
- Notification of acceptance: January 31, 2016

WAFL12 Organizing Committee:

- Leyla Zidani-Eroglu, Central Connecticut State University, zidanil at ccsu.edu
- Matthew Ciscel, Central Connecticut State University, ciscelm at ccsu.edu
- Helen Koulidobrova, Central Connecticut State University, elena.koulidobrova at ccsu.edu




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