LINGUIST List 21.2284 Thu May 20 2010 Calls: Niger-Congo, Historical Ling/France Editor for this issue: Di Wdzenczny <dilinguistlist.org> LINGUIST is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new feature: Easy Abstracts! Easy Abs is a free abstract submission and review facility designed to help conference organizers and reviewers accept and process abstracts online. Just go to: http://www.linguistlist.org/confcustom, and begin your conference customization process today! With Easy Abstracts, submission and review will be as easy as 1-2-3! Directory         1.    Kirill Babaev, Niger-Congo International Congress Message 1: Niger-Congo International Congress Date: 15-May-2010 From: Kirill Babaev <kbabaevgmail.com> Subject: Niger-Congo International Congress E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Niger-Congo International Congress Short Title: NigerCongress Date: 19-Sep-2012 - 21-Sep-2012 Location: Paris, France Contact Person: Valentin Vydrin Meeting Email: mailnigercongo.com Web Site: http://www.nigercongo.com Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics Language Family(ies): Niger-Congo Call Deadline: 31-Dec-2011 Meeting Description: The Niger-Congo International Congress (NigerCongress) is gathering scholars in comparative linguistic studies of the largest African language macrofamily. Issues of comparative analysis, reconstruction, language convergence and history will be discussed during three days of sessions in the Center for African Linguistics, Languages and Cultures (LLACAN) in Paris. Call for Papers Speakers and participants are invited to register and submit their abstracts. -Call deadline: 31 Dec 2011 -Abstract length: The abstract should not exceed 3,000 words including data and bibliography -Abstract format: both DOC and PDF -Specific topic or focus: comparative research in Niger-Congo languages and the reconstruction of the Niger-Congo proto-language -Times regarding notification of acceptance: March 2012 The submission guidelines can be found at http://www.nigercongo.com Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 20-May-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.