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LINGUIST List 18.2518

Tue Aug 28 2007

Calls: General Linguistics,Altaic Language/UK

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Message 1: 5th Workshop on Altaic Formal Linguistics
Date: 26-Aug-2007
From: Jaklin Kornfilt <kornfiltsyr.edu>
Subject: 5th Workshop on Altaic Formal Linguistics
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Full Title: 5th Workshop on Altaic Formal Linguistics
Short Title: WAFL 5

Date: 23-May-2008 - 25-May-2008
Location: London, United Kingdom
Contact Person: Bengi Rona
Meeting Email: wafl5soas.ac.uk
Web Site: http://soas.ac.uk/wafl

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics

Language Family(ies): Altaic

Call Deadline: 30-Dec-2007

Meeting Description:

The Fifth Workshop on Altaic Formal Linguistics (WAFL 5) will be held at
SOAS, University of London. Dates: 23 - 25 May, 2008. Abstracts are invited
for 20-minute presentations on formal aspects of any area of theoretical
Altaic linguistics, including syntax, phonology, morphology, and semantics.
Invited speakers are Asli Göksel (Bogaziçi University), Nobuko Hasegawa
(Kanda University of International Studies), and Michael Kenstowicz (MIT).
The workshop will include a special session on Comparative Altaic Syntax.

Fifth Workshop on Altaic Formal Linguistics (WAFL5)
23 - 25 May, 2008 at SOAS, University of London

The Department of Linguistics and Turkish Studies at the School of Oriental
and African Studies, University of London are pleased to announce the Fifth
Workshop on Altaic Formal Linguistics (WAFL5) on 23-24-25 May 2008 (Friday,
Saturday, Sunday). Along with a General Session, there will be a Special
Session on Comparative Altaic Syntax and talks by invited speakers.

General Session
Abstracts are invited for 20-minute presentations (plus 10 minutes
discussion) on topics dealing with formal aspects of any area of
theoretical Altaic linguistics, including syntax, phonology, morphology,
and semantics.

Special Session: Comparative Altaic Syntax
organized by
Jaklin Kornfilt (Syracuse University)
Shigeru Miyagawa (MIT)

Invited Speakers: Asl Göksel (Boaziçi University)
Nobuko Hasegawa (Kanda University of
International Studies)
Michael Kenstowicz (MIT)

Abstact Submission
Abstracts should be no more than two pages, single-spaced, 12-font, 1-inch
margins; examples should be part of the text. All abstracts should be sent
electronically to the conference e-mail address wafl5soas.ac.uk as
attachments in pdf format or Microsoft Office Word. Please note that no
more than one singly-authored and one co-authored abstract may be submitted
per author.

The following information is also requested:

1. paper title
2. name(s) of author(s)
3. affiliation(s) of author(s)
4. email address to which the notification of acceptance should be mailed
5. contact phone and fax numbers for each author
6. address for each author

This information should be in a separate file or included as part of the
body of the e-mail message.

The deadline for receipt of abstracts is 30 December, 2007. Abstracts will
be reviewed anonymously. The notification of acceptance will be sent around
the end of January, 2008.

Contact: Monik Charette or Bengi Rona at wafl5soas.ac.uk
SOAS, University of London
Russell Square, Thornhaugh Street
London WC1H 0XG

Website: www.soas.ac.uk/wafl

Please note that the website will not be operational until late October.
Information about accommodation and registration will be posted on
conference website in November. Meanwhile you are welcome to contact the
local organizers in SOAS for information on these.

WAFL5 Organizing Committee
Monik Charette (SOAS, University of London)
Bengi Rona (SOAS, University of London)
Jaklin Kornfilt (Syracuse University)
Shigeru Miyagawa (MIT)

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