4th Call for Proposals: 4th International Conference on Language Documentation & Conservation, Honolulu, Feb 26-Mar 1 2015

Tue Jul 15 23:05:47 UTC 2014

  4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON LANGUAGE DOCUMENTATION & CONSERVATION (ICLDC)

CALL FOR PROPOSALS:
General papers, posters, and electronic posters

*** Please read carefully as some information has changed since our last
conference. ***
 INTRODUCTION

The *4th International Conference on Language Documentation and
Conservation (ICLDC)*, “Enriching Theory, Practice, & Application,” will be
held *February 26-March 1, 2015*, at the *Ala Moana Hotel* in *Honolulu,
Hawai‘i*. The conference is hosted by the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
and is supported in part by the US National Science Foundation.

The program for this 3 ½ day conference will feature two keynote talks, an
integrated series of Master Classes on the documentation of linguistic
structures, and a series of Sponsored Special Sessions on pedagogy in
language conservation. An optional Hilo Field Study (on the Big Island of
Hawai‘i) to visit Hawaiian language revitalization programs in action will
immediately follow the conference.

The theme of the 4th ICLDC, “Enriching Theory, Practice, and Application,”
highlights the need to strengthen the links between language documentation
(practice), deep understanding of grammatical structure (theory), and
methods for teaching endangered languages (application). At this
conference, we intend to focus on language documentation as the
investigation of grammar and linguistic structure on the one hand, and the
development of that investigation into sound pedagogy for endangered
languages on the other. We hope you will join us.

For more information and links to past conferences, visit our conference
website:  http://icldc-hawaii.org/

*1) CALL FOR PROPOSALS: GENERAL CONFERENCE PAPERS, POSTERS, AND ELECTRONIC
POSTERS *
*Proposal deadline: August 31, 2014*

*Topics*
We especially welcome abstracts that address the conference theme,
“Enriching Theory, Practice, & Application.” Discipline-wide reflection on
the relationship between the documentation of linguistic structure and
language pedagogy is crucial if the proper documentation and conservation
of endangered languages is to be effective. Our aim here is two-fold: to
create citizen scientists who can reflect on their language for the purpose
of teaching and documenting without being hindered by metalanguage, and to
enrich the contributions of linguists to linguistic theory and description
via documentation.

We are also seeking abstracts on the science of documentation and
revitalization. Documentation is usually portrayed as a means of collecting
language data, and revitalization is generally seen primarily as a kind of
applied work directly benefiting communities. However, each of those
domains is a genuine area of research, and we welcome presentations that
treat documentation and revitalization not merely as activities, but also
as domains requiring discussion, clarification, and theorization in their
own right.

In addition to the topics above, we warmly welcome abstracts on other
subjects in language documentation and conservation, which may include but
are not limited to:

   - Archiving matters
   - All aspects of pedagogy in language conservation
   - Community experiences of revitalization
   - Data management
   - Ethical issues
   - Language planning
   - Lexicography and grammar design
   - Methods of assessing ethnolinguistic vitality
   - Orthography design
   - Teaching/learning small languages
   - Technology in documentation – methods and pitfalls
   - Topics in areal language documentation
   - Training in documentation methods – beyond the university
   - Assessing success in documentation and revitalization strategies

*Presentation formats*
*Papers* will be allowed 20 minutes for presentation with 10 minutes of
question time.

*Posters* will be on display throughout the day of presentation. Poster
presentations will run during the early afternoon. Poster presentations are
recommended for authors who wish to present smaller, more specific topics,
or descriptions of particular projects.

*Electronic posters (e-posters) *are opportunities for presentations of
software, websites, and other computer-based projects, in an environment
that allows face-to-face interaction with the audience. Similar to a
traditional poster session, e-poster presenters will use their own laptop
computers to display their projects while the audience walks around,
watching demonstrations and asking questions. E-poster sessions will take
place in the early afternoon in a room with tables and internet access.

*To submit a general conference proposal (papers, posters, and electronic
posters - deadline August 31, 2014) and for guidelines on submission, visit
the Call for Proposals section of the ICLDC 4 website.
<http://icldc4.icldc-hawaii.org>*

*2) SCHOLARSHIPS*

To help defray travel expenses to come and present at the conference,
scholarships of up to US$1,500 will be awarded to the six best abstracts by
(i) students and/or (ii) members of an endangered language community who
are actively working to document their heritage language and who are not
employed by a college or university. If you are eligible and wish to be
considered for a scholarship, please select the appropriate "Yes" button on
the proposal submission form. This is applicable to regular conference
papers only (not the Special Sessions). The scholarships are funded by
support from the National Science Foundation Documenting Endangered
Languages Program.

NOTE: Please be advised that these scholarships are considered taxable
income under U.S. tax laws. U.S. citizens and permanent residents can
expect to receive a 1099 form to figure into their annual tax return for
2015. Non-U.S. citizens/residents may have the applicable taxable amount
(typically 30%) deducted from the scholarship check prior to receipt.

Questions?  Feel free to contact us at icldc at hawaii.edu

Andrea L. Berez, Victoria Anderson, and Jim Yoshioka
4th ICLDC Executive Committee

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*International Conference on Language Documentation & Conservation
(ICLDC)*Phone:
+1-808-956-9424
Email: icldc at hawaii.edu

Website: http://www.icldc-hawaii.org
ICLDC Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/ICLDC/
ICLDC Twitter page: http://www.twitter.com/ICLDC_HI/
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