Conference announcement: BLS28, Feb. 15-18, 2002 (including Tibeto-Burman/Southeast Asian Linguistics) (fwd)

[Yuphaphann Hoonchamlong]

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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 10:51:52 -0500
From: Scott McGinnis <smcginnis at nflc.org>
To: councilnews-list at Glue.umd.edu
Subject: Conference announcement: BLS28, Feb. 15-18,
     2002 (including Tibeto-Burman/Southeast Asian Linguistics)

This is a follow-up to a posting of 1 November -- note that the deadline
for abstracts has already passed.

               **Reminder: Abstracts due 11/26/2001**

                     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
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"<BR>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:
mailto: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