LINGUIST List 15.764

Thu Mar 4 2004

Calls: Lang Acquisition/USA; General Ling/Journal

Editor for this issue: Andrea Berez <andrealinguistlist.org>

Directory

1. bds, Generative Approaches to Language Acquisition--North America
2. jouni.rostila, SKY Journal of Linguistics

Generative Approaches to Language Acquisition--North America
Short Title: GALANA 

Date: 17-Dec-2004 - 20-Dec-2004
Location: Honolulu, Hawai`i, United States of America
Contact: Kamil Ud Deen
Contact Email: galanahawaii.edu 
Meeting URL: http://www.ling.hawaii.edu/galana/ 

Linguistic Sub-field: Language Acquisition 

Call Deadline: 02-Aug-2004 


Meeting Description:

GALANA is a conference devoted to research on all aspects of language
acquisition within the framework of generative grammar. Its two
principal aims are (i) to bring together generative researchers in all
acquisition subfields, and (ii) to promote student participation among
up-coming generative acquisitionists.

The University of Hawai`i at Manoa's Department of Linguistics &
Department of Second Language announce the inaugural conference of

GENERATIVE APPROACHES TO LANGUAGE ACQUISITION--NORTH AMERICA

17, 18, 19 & 20 December 2004
Honolulu, Hawai`i

www.ling.hawaii.edu/galana/

 * Plenary Speaker: Nina Hyams, UCLA
 * Plenary Speaker: Rex A. Sprouse, Indiana University
 * Tutorial Leader: Luigi Rizzi, University of Siena
 (morning of 17 December, devoted to a syntax topic)

DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: 2 AUGUST 2004

Abstracts are invited for generative research in all acquisition
subfields--L1 acquisition, L2 acquisition, bilingualism, creoles and
pidgins, and language disorders:

* Regular Talk Sessions
* Three Thematic Sessions:
 <> Child L2 Acquisition
 <> Phonological Interfaces
 <> Acquisition of Mood/Aspect
* Regular Poster Sessions
* Special PhD Poster Session

ALL TALKS: 20 minutes long plus a 10-minute question period
POSTERS: on display all day (with one attended session during that
day)

 Student paper/poster presenters: eligible to apply
 for an NSF-sponsored TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 

ABSTRACTS SHOULD BE:
* received by 2 August 2004
* anonymous and titled
* not more than 500 words with examples, tables, etc. (provide word
count)
* submitted electronically as a PDF document to: galanahawaii.edu
* accompanied by a 300-word DOC or RTF summary--with title and
author(s) (single-spaced, fully justified, in 12-point Times New Roman
font)

WITHIN THE BODY OF THE EMAIL MESSAGE, PLEASE INCLUDE:
* title of submission, name(s) of author(s), and affiliation(s)
* each author's contact information: work address, email, phone, and
fax
* whether your abstract is for a talk, a poster, or either
* which Thematic Session, if any, your abstract could be considered
for
* if eligible, whether you are applying for a TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP
 (application form to be available soon)

IMPORTANT DATES:
* Acknowledgment of receipt: emailed within a few days of submission
* Notice of acceptance/rejection: emailed in mid-September
* Preliminary schedule and pre-registration: available early October
* Contributions to the Proceedings: due by mid-February 2005

FURTHER INFORMATION 

 http://www.ling.hawaii.edu/galana/

Inquiries may also be directed to:

 GALANA 2004
 University of Hawai`i
 1890 East-West Road
 Moore Hall 569
 Honolulu, HI 96822
 USA

 Phone: (808) 956-9730
 Email: galanahawaii.edu

SKY Journal of Linguistics 	

Call Deadline: 31-May-2004 
Cfp: SKY Journal of Linguistics

SKY Journal of Linguistics, the annual publication of the Linguistic
Association of Finland (SKY), is looking for contributors. SKY JoL
welcomes unpublished original works from authors of all nationalities
and theoretical persuasions. Every manuscript is reviewed by at least
two anonymous referees. In addition to papers on any linguistic topic,
SKY JoL publishes short �Euro~squibs�Euro(tm) (3-5 pages) and book
reviews. The languages of publication are English, French and German.

If you would like to review a book for SKY JoL, contact one of the
editors, who will then request a review copy from the publisher.

The deadline for initial submissions is the end of May each
year. Provided that a manuscript is accepted for publication without
major revisions, it will in the normal course of events appear in
January the next year.

For further information, visit our web pages at
http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/sky or contact one of the editors:

Pentti Haddington
Dept. of English
P.O. Box 1000
FIN-90014 University of Oulu
FINLAND
pentti.haddingtonoulu.fi

Jouni Rostila
Dept. of German Language and Culture Studies
FIN-33014 University of Tampere
FINLAND
jouni.rostilauta.fi 

Ulla Tuomarla
Dept. of Romance Languages
P.O. Box 24
FIN-00014 University of Helsinki
FINLAND
tuomarlamappi.helsinki.fi 

Please note that all the editors deal with submissions in English
besides the language of their special expertise indicated by their
affiliations.