SEALS XXIII reminder: abstract deadline January 4, 2013

[Doug Cooper]

Reminder:  abstracts due January 4, 2013

*SEALS XXIII*
The 23th Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society
Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University

Conference website: http://ling.arts.chula.ac.th/seals23/
Journal website:  http://jseals.org

*Call for papers *
We are pleased to announce that the 23th Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asian
Linguistics Society (SEAL XXIII)will be held in_Bangkok, Thailand on _*_May
29-31, 2013_*, hosted by the Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University (CU) in
corporation with the following institutions:

   * ASEAN Studies Center of Chulalongkorn University
   * Asian Studies Institute, Chulalongkorn University
   * National Institutes of Japanese Language and Linguistics

Scholars are invited to submit abstracts of papers dealing with any areas
related to Southeast Asian Languages. This encompasses phonetics and
phonology, grammatical system, genetic and areal relationships, historical and
comparative studies, semantics, pragmatics and discourse analysis,
sociolinguistic studies, psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, and cognitive
studies, language and culture/thought, as well as language documentation. In
addition to these, abstracts of papers dealing with other aspects regarding
SEA languagesare invited for submission. The presentations will be allotted 20
minutes duration, followed by 10 minutes for questions/discussion.

*Submission of abstracts *

Deadline for abstract submission is coming up on *_Jan 4, 2013_*

Abstracts of papers for the meeting of SEAL XXIII should be submitted online
via /Easychair/ using this link:
https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=seals23. Abstracts should be
anonymous and written in English. The maximum length is 500 words plus
examples and references. Save your abstracts in doc/docx and pdf formats.
Should you have difficulties submitting your abstract online, please contact
the conference organizers at sealsxxiii at gmail.com <mailto:sealsxxiii at gmail.com>.

*Plenary sessions*

The program features two exciting plenary sessions.

Plenary session I is a timely methodological discussion. It emphasizes future
directions for linguistic fieldwork amidst the rapidly changing political,
economic, and social circumstances in Southeast Asia, particularly how the
approaching ASEAN integration could impact the linguistic diversity and
linguistic fieldwork in this region.

Plenary session II is a long-awaited revisit to the issue of deeper genetic
relationships in Southeast Asia. Focusing on Austro-Tai and STAN hypotheses,
this special panel brings together experts representing the linguistic phyla
of SEA as well as outsider perspectives. It aims to access past research and
addresses prospects on the diachronic relationship among the SEA language
families and between them and language families farther afield.

*Travel grants*

We are pleased to announce that a few small grants will be available to help
defray traveling costs. Candidates affiliated with ASEAN institutions are
encouraged to apply. Please check our website for eligibility and other
information (coming soon).

*Important dates *

_Jan 4, 2013_: deadline for submission of abstracts **

_Feb 15, 2013_: notification of acceptance of papers

For further information or enquiries, please feel free to contact Pittayawat
Pittayaporn (Joe) at sealsxxiii at gmail.com <mailto:sealsxxiii at gmail.com>.
Information on the website will be updated as conference arrangements progress.

**

*Sponsored by*

Chula Global Network

Division of Research Development and Promotion, Chulalongkorn University

Center of Excellence Program in Language, Linguistics, and Literature, Faculty
of Arts, Chulalongkorn University (CU Centenary Academic Development Project)

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