28.4987, Calls: Historical Linguistics, Semantics / Canadian Journal of Linguistics (Jrnl)

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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 14:39:28
From: Igor Yanovich [igor.yanovich at uni-tuebingen.de]
Subject: Historical Linguistics, Semantics / Canadian Journal of Linguistics (Jrnl)

 
Full Title: Canadian Journal of Linguistics 


Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics; Semantics 

Call Deadline: 01-Dec-2017 

Special Issue ''Formal diachronic semantics'' in the Canadian Journal of
Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique 

Formal diachronic semantics is a branch of linguistic inquiry combining the
methods of formal semantics with those of historical linguistics for the study
of meaning change (see Deo 2014 for an overview). One important characteristic
of this young subfield is that while identifying interesting empirical
phenomena falling squarely into its scope is usually not a problem, finding
methods to actually understand them better is far from trivial. While the
seminal early work of Eckardt 2006 laid out many crucial methodological
points, and more published work in the area has recently appeared in journals
(for example, Beck & Gergel 2015, Condoravdi & Deo 2014, Deo 2015, Yanovich
2016), formal diachronic semantics is still in its early days. 

We are inviting submissions for a special issue on formal diachronic
semantics, to be published in the Canadian Journal of Linguistics / Revue
canadienne de linguistique. By bringing together current research in the area,
the special issue is intended to help consolidate the recent methodological
advances in this field. This complements other activities of the informal
interest group in formal diachronic semantics aimed at sharing knowledge and
techniques related to the field. Those other activities include organizing a
series of thematic workshops (2013: Austin, 2014: Göttingen, 2015: Naples)
and, since the last year, a yearly conference ''Formal Diachronic Semantics''
(2016: Konstanz, Nov 2017: Saarbrücken). 

Per the standard requirements of the journal, submissions must not exceed 50
double-spaced pages, in 12pt and with 1.25in margins. There is no need for
special formatting except for (i) the presence of a max. 150-word abstract,
without any references in it, and (ii) indentation for paragraphs by 0.5in or
1cm. The manuscript must be completely anonymous to ensure double-blindness in
the review process. In particular, references to own previous work should be
made so that they cannot be easily inferred to belong to the submission's
authors. 

The submission process has two steps. If you would like to submit to the
special issue, please send us by December 1, 2017, a max. 1-page expression of
interest briefly describing your contribution, and also proposing a personal
deadline for submitting the article, which should be no later than March 1,
2018. The purpose of the expression-of-interest step is not to cut off some
contributions, but simply to help us plan. Of course, we will be happy to
answer any further questions you might have regarding the special issue. 

Emails for sending in the expression of interest:
regine.eckardtuni-konstanz.de, d.t.t.haugifikk.uio.no,
igor.yanovichuni-tuebingen.de. Full-paper submissions will be processed
through CJL/RCL's online submission system. 

All submissions will pass through the standard, rigorous double-blind
peer-review process, with at least two external reviewers reading each
article. After the review, the issue's guest editors will make their
recommendation to the journal, while the final decision will lie with the
journal's editors. In agreement with current common practices in formal
semantics journals, we anticipate that all articles will require at least
minor revisions addressing the concerns raised during the review. Consequently
the anticipated appearance of the issue in print is in 2019, but the articles
will be published online one by one as they get accepted. 

Sincerely, 
Regine Eckardt, Dag Haug, Igor Yanovich




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