31.807, Calls: Applied Ling, General Ling, Socioling/Ghana

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Subject: 31.807, Calls: Applied Ling, General Ling, Socioling/Ghana

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Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 10:52:56
From: Sampson Korsah [sampson.korsah at ucc.edu.gh]
Subject: 13th Linguistics Association of Ghana Annual Conference

 
Full Title: 13th Linguistics Association of Ghana Annual Conference 
Short Title: LAG 2020 

Date: 05-Aug-2020 - 07-Aug-2020
Location: Cape Coast, Ghana 
Contact Person: Elvis Rescue
Meeting Email: linguisticsgh at gmail.com
Web Site: https://laghana.org/gjl/index.php/gjl/announcement/view/2 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Sociolinguistics 

Call Deadline: 31-Mar-2020 

Meeting Description:

Abstracts are invited for the 13th Linguistics Association of Ghana Annual
Conference (LAG 2020), scheduled for August 5 – 7, 2020 at the University of
Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.

The theme of the conference is ''Big Data: Language Research and Literary
Studies''

It is expected that the discussions will focus on the following sub-themes:
 - Corpus stylistics 
 - Corpus linguistics
 - Big data and oral literature in Africa
 - Forensic Linguistics
 - Big data and indigenous languages
 - Language and Religion
 - Language for Specific Purposes 
 - Language and Literature
 - Academic Language and Learning
 - Language Teaching and Learning
 - Effective Language Uses 
 - Indigenous Language Usage
 - Discourse Analysis 
 - Language and Politics
 - Language and Communication
 - Language Endangerment
 - Cultural Linguistics

Keynote Speakers:
Prof. Lawrence K. Owusu-Ansah (University of Cape Coast, Ghana)
Dr. Alison Johnson (University of Leeds, U.K.)


Call for Papers: 

Abstracts from core areas of linguistics such as Phonetics, Phonology,
Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics, Applied Linguistics, and
Sociolinguistics are also strongly encouraged and expected.

Submission Guidelines:
 - Anonymous single-spaced abstracts addressing the theme of the Conference
and other areas of Linguistics mentioned above should be sent electronically
to: lag2020.ucc at gmail.com
 - Author details including names, title of paper, institutional affiliations
and e-mail addresses should be sent on a separate sheet to the same address.
 - Abstracts should be in word format and an additional PDF format should be
provided for abstracts containing special characters or figures.
 - Each paper will be allocated 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for
discussion.
 - Poster presentations are also welcome. Please indicate on your abstract
whether it should be considered for oral presentation or poster.
 - Word Limit of Abstract: 250 words

Registration Fees: 
Membership
Early Bird
On-site
Local regular
GhC 300.00
GhC 350.00
Local non-members
GhC 400.00
GhC 450.00
Regular international
$120.00
$150.00
Students/Non-salaried
GhC 200.00
GhC 250.00
Students/Non-salaried, Non-members
GhC 250.00
GhC 300.00
Registration fee covers provision of conference materials, tea breaks and
lunch. Please note that registration fee does not cover accommodation.

Important Dates: 
Deadline for Abstract Submission: Tuesday, 31 March, 2020 
Notification of Acceptance: Friday, 17 April, 2020
Registration begins: Wednesday, 1 July, 2020 (Early Bird: 1 - 24 July 2020)
Conference dates: 05 - 07 August, 2020 (Wednesday to Friday)

Organisers: 
 - Linguistics Association of Ghana
 - Department of English, University of Cape Coast
 - Department of French, University of Cape Coast
 - Department of Ghanaian Language and Linguistics, University of Cape Coast




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