LINGUIST List 14.1329

Thu May 8 2003

Calls: North American Undergraduate Conference/MI USA

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North American Undergraduate Linguistics Conference 
Short Title: NAULC 2003

Date: 10-OCT-03 - 10-OCT-03
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
Contact: Sarah Thomason
Contact Email: undconfumich.edu 
Meeting URL: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/ling/news/undconf.htm

Linguistic Sub-field: General Linguistics 
Call Deadline: 31-May-2003

Meeting Description:

We invite abstracts from undergraduate students in any area of
linguistics, for 20-minute talks (with 10-minute discussion
period)aiming at advancing linguists' knowledge of any aspect of
language structure, acquisition, and/or use. 

CALL FOR PAPERS

The University of Michigan announces the:
NORTH AMERICAN UNDERGRADUATE LINGUISTICS CONFERENCE

October 10, 2003

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

We invite abstracts from undergraduate students in any area of
linguistics, for 20-minute talks followed by a 10-minute discussion
period.

INVITED SPEAKER
Professor Lila Gleitman, of the University of Pennsylvania

Abstracts will be evaluated on the basis of clarity, cogency of
reasoning, and potential contribution to advancing linguists'
knowledge of any aspect of language structure, acquisition, and/or
use.

**Deadline for abstract submission: MAY 31, 2003**
Notification of acceptance: JUNE 30, 2003

Individuals currently enrolled in an undergraduate program or who
earned their Bachelor's degree after August 2002 are invited to submit
an abstract, provided they are not enrolled in a graduate program at
the time of the Conference.

Abstract must be anonymous, one-page long, 12pt. font, 1'' margin on
all sides, with an optional second page only for examples and
references.

Abstract should be PREFERABLY emailed as an attachment (PDF format) to
undconfumich.edu (MS Word .rtf or .doc format also accepted), or
submitted on paper (5 anonymous copies) to:

Undergraduate Linguistics Conference
Linguistics Department
4080 Frieze Building, 105 S. State St.
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285

Make sure to include, in your submission, a message or cover page
with: paper's title, author's name & affiliation, contact information.

Registration will be free, and we hope to find free crash space for
students, but speakers and other attendees will need to pay their own
travel expenses.

Conference participants are also welcome to stay over Saturday,
October 11, to attend the annual Michigan Linguistics Society
Conference, at which the invited speaker will be Professor Ray
Jackendoff, of Brandeis University.