LINGUIST List 11.1881

Thu Sep 7 2000

Calls: Lang/Media/Communication, Encyclopedia of Ling

Editor for this issue: Jody Huellmantel <jodylinguistlist.org>

Directory

1. Diana Lewis, Language, the Media and International Communication
2. Christy Prahl, Call for Contributors: Fitzroy Dearborn Encyclopedia of Linguistics

Conference: LANGUAGE, THE MEDIA AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION
29 March - 1 April 2001, St Catherine's College, Oxford
Sponsored by the Faculty of English, University of Oxford.

 **New deadline for receipt of abstracts: 16th October 2000**

Presented papers and posters are invited.
Abstracts of up to 350 words excluding references should be
sent either by email as plain text or on paper by regular post.
They should consist of: title of proposed paper, name of author(s),
contact email address, contact postal address, abstract, relevant
references. Only one abstract per author(s) will be considered.
Deadline for receipt of proposals: 16th October 2000

Addresses for submission of proposals:
by email: languageell.ox.ac.uk
by post: Prof. J. Aitchison, Worcester College, Oxford OX1 2HB, UK.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Conference web site: http://www.english.ox.ac.uk/language

Addresses for enquiries: 
Enquiries about the conference should be addressed by email to:
enquiries.oxconfpop3.hiway.co.uk
or by post to
Oxford Conference Management, 10b Littlegate St., Oxford OX1 1QT, UK.

Call for Contributors: Fitzroy Dearborn Encyclopedia of Linguistics
In the spring of 2002 the Chicago-London academic reference publisher
Fitzroy Dearborn will publish the Encyclopedia of Linguistics, a
multi-volume work that seeks to provide readers a distinct but accessible
approach to the key figures and ideas within the discipline. We are
currently in the germinal stage of locating contributors, and invite you to
examine the complete list of entries by visiting our website at
http://www.fitzroydearborn.com/chicago/linguistics.htm

If you discover one or more selections of interest, send the on-line
Contributor Information and Essay Request form so your candidacy may be
considered. The website also contains a detailed description of the project,
a list of advisory board members, submission guidelines, sample essays, and
payment information. Entries will be assigned based upon availability and
contributor expertise. If you lack internet access but would like to learn
more about the project, you may contact commissioning editor Christy Prahl
(at cprahlfitzroydearborn.com or 312-587-0131, ext. 242).

Deadline for initial inquiries is no later than October 9, 2000. The first
round of assignments will be made prior to the end of October with deadlines
beginning in January 2001.



Christy Prahl
Commissioning Editor
Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers
919 N. Michigan Avenue
Suite 760
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 587-0131, ext. 242
e-mail: cprahlfitzroydearborn.com