FWD: Call for papers: Berkeley Linguistics Society - BLS 28 (Tibeto-Burman/Southeast Asian Linguistics) -- DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS 11/26/01

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Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 11:00:48 -0500
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Subject: Call for papers: Berkeley Linguistics Society - BLS 28
    (Tibeto-Burman/Southeast Asian Linguistics) -- DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS
    11/26/01

BLS 28 CALL FOR PAPERS

The Berkeley Linguistics Society is pleased to announce its
Twenty-Eighth Annual Meeting, to be held February 15-18, 2002. The
conference
will consist of a General Session, a Parasession, and a Special Session
on
Southeast Asian linguistics to be dedicated to Jim Matisoff, who is
retiring at
the end of the academic year.

General Session

The General Session will cover all areas of linguistic interest. We
encourage
proposals from diverse theoretical frameworks and also welcome papers on
language-related
topics from disciplines such as Anthropology, Cognitive Science,
Literature, Neuroscience,
and Psychology.

Invited Speakers:

JOHN KINGSTON, University of Massachusetts
LESLEY MILROY, University of Michigan
DOUGLAS PULLEYBLANK, University of British Columbia

Parasession: Field Linguistics

The Parasession invites papers on linguistics in the field, including
(but not limited to) methodology, the use of technology in the field,
and results
of recent fieldwork in any area of linguistics.

Invited Speakers:

IAN MADDIESON, University of California, Berkeley
PAMELA MUNRO, University of California, Los Angeles
JORGEN RISCHEL, University of Copenhagen

Special Session: Tibeto-Burman/Southeast Asian Linguistics

The Special Session invites papers on Southeast Asian languages
(especially Tibeto-Burman,
Tai-Kadai, Mon-Khmer, Hmong-Mien) in any area of linguistics.

Invited Speakers:

JEROLD EDMONDSON, University of Texas, Arlington
GRAHAM THURGOOD, California State University, Chico
SCOTT DELANCEY, University of Oregon

Abstract Submission Guidelines

Papers presented at the conference will be published in the
Society's Proceedings, and authors who present papers agree to provide
camera-ready
copy (not to exceed 12 pages) by May 15, 2002. Presentations will be
allotted 20 minutes
with 10 minutes for questions.

An author may submit at most one single and one joint abstract. In case
of joint
authorship, one address should be designated for communication with BLS.
Your abstract
should be as specific as possible, including a statement of your topic
or problem,
your approach, and your conclusions.  Please send ten (10) copies of an
anonymous
one-page (8.5" x 11") abstract. Abstracts may be at most four hundred
(400) words.
The reverse side of the single page may be used for data and references
only. Along
with the abstracts send a 3" x 5" card listing:

(1) Paper title
(2) Session (General Session/Parasession/Special Session)
(3) Name(s) of author(s)
(4) Affiliation(s) of author(s)
(5) Address to which notification of acceptance or rejection should be
mailed
(November-December)
(6) Contact phone number for each author
(7) E-mail address for each author
(8) **For General Session submissions only: subfield (phonology, syntax,
etc.)
(9) **For Para- and Special Session submissions only: indication of
whether you wish to
have your abstract considered for the General Session if the organizers
determine
that your paper will not fit into either of the other sessions

Send abstracts:

Via post

BLS 28 Abstracts Committee
University of California
Department of Linguistics
1203 Dwinelle Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-2650

Via e-mail

bls at socrates.berkeley.edu
(Only those abstracts formatted as ASCII text or as a Word attachment
will be considered.
The text of the message must contain the information requested in 1-9
above.)

Abstracts must be received in our office (NOT postmarked) by 4:00 pm,
November 26, 2001.

Registration Information

All attendees, including presenters, are expected to register for the
meeting. For
advance registration, we can only accept checks or money orders drawn on
US banks in
US dollars. Please make checks payable to Berkeley Linguistics Society.
Send advance
registration to:

BLS 28 Registration
University of California
Department of Linguistics
1203 Dwinelle Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-2650

On-site, we will accept cash, US checks, and money orders.

Registration fees

Before February 1, 2002: $20 students, $40 non-students
After February 1, 2002: $25 students, $50 non-students

**BLS will arrange for ASL interpretation if services are requested
through
 bls at socrates.berkeley.edu before December 1, 2001.**

Updates and information regarding transportation, hotels, and
restaurants in Berkeley and San Francisco will be posted at
http://linguistics.berkeley.edu/BLS/