Eighth Conference on Laboratory Phonology

[Mark A. Mandel]

(I am not connected with this conference. Note the sentence I have set off
with asterisks as the third paragraph. -- Mark A. Mandel)

Eighth Conference on Laboratory Phonology: Varieties of Phonological
Competence
New Haven, CT, USA, 27-30 June, 2002
Yale University and Haskins Laboratories

LabPhon 8, "Varieties of Phonological Competence," will continue the
tradition of this biennial series of conferences by presenting research
showing the interrelationships of phonological theory and data collected
in the laboratory.

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LabPhon 8 will expand on previous areas to include the phonology of
signed languages, issues in acquisition, and a focus on endangered
languages.
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Invited speakers :
 * Diane Brentari, Purdue University
 * David Corina, University of Washington
 * Fred Cummins, University College, Dublin
 * D. Robert Ladd, University of Edinburgh
 * Mark Liberman, University of Pennsylvania
 * Maire Ni-Chiosain ,University College, Dublin
 * Stephanie Shattuck-Hufnagel, MIT
 * Marilyn Vihman, University of Bangor, Wales

Invited discussants:
 * Dani Byrd, University of Southern California
 * Diamandis Gafos, New York University
 * John McCarthy, University of Massachusetts
 * David Perlmutter, University of California, San Diego
 * Donca Steriade, MIT
 * Shelley Velleman, University of Massachusetts

We invite submission of abstracts relating to the use of laboratory
examinations of speech or sign language to the construction of
phonological theories.

Please send a single copy of your abstract by e-mail, to:
LabPhon8 at sapir.ling.yale.edu

Abstracts must arrive at this address by 14 January, 2002. Receipt will
be acknowledged by return email.

Abstracts should be submitted as the main body of your e-mail message or
as a PDF attachment. Faxed abstracts will not be accepted.

Abstracts may contain up to 800 words (including references, examples,
etc.). Abstracts in the main text body should contain ASCII text only;
for phonetic symbols, please use the SAMPA symbols described at
http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/sampa/home.htm.

Abstracts should be anonymous. PDF files should not list the authors,
but the accompanying message should. At the bottom of your message, list
your name, mailing address, email address, affiliation, and preference
for poster or oral presentation. Authors will be notified as to whether
their abstract has been accepted for oral or poster presentation, and
whether the paper will be considered for publication.

Authors will be required to submit draft papers by April 28, 2002, and
to bring nearly final versions of their papers (to be sent out for
review) to the conference. The deadline for absolutely final versions
(after the review process) will be December 1, 2002.

For information about the conference, and for updates, please see our
web page at
http://www.ling.yale.edu/labphon8
where you can also sign up for the LabPhon8 mailing list. Questions can
be addressed to
LabPhon8 at sapir.ling.yale.edu.

Organizing Committee:
 * Stephen Anderson , Yale University
 * Catherine Best, Wesleyan University and Haskins Laboratories
 * Louis Goldstein, Yale University and Haskins Laboratories
 * D. H. Whalen, Haskins Laboratories