LINGUIST List 21.2499 Mon Jun 07 2010 Calls: General Ling/USA 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.    Regina Morin, 39th Linguistic Association of the Southwest Message 1: 39th Linguistic Association of the Southwest Date: 06-Jun-2010 From: Regina Morin <rmorintcnj.edu> Subject: 39th Linguistic Association of the Southwest E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: 39th Linguistic Association of the Southwest Short Title: LASSO Date: 07-Oct-2010 - 09-Oct-2010 Location: Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA Contact Person: Daniel Villa Meeting Email: lasso.nmsugmail.com Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics Call Deadline: 20-Jun-2010 Meeting Description: All areas of linguistics, language issues of special interest in the Southwest, special interest topic centering on Spanish for Heritage speakers, special interest topic focusing on Spanish West of the Mississippi. 2nd Call For Papers Deadline extended to: June 20, 2010 Abstracts for papers or posters in any area of linguistics are welcome, as are proposals dealing with language issues of special interest in the Southwest. Proposals for complete panels with 2-4 speakers are also welcome. We will have two special interest topics for the conference. The first centers on Spanish for Heritage speakers. This will consist of panel discussions and dialogs focusing on current issues in heritage language instruction for those who have had exposure to Spanish at home or in the community. The second, Spanish West of the Mississippi, is dedicated to research on not only on varieties of the language found in the 'traditional' Southwest, but also in those western regions in which the presence of Spanish speakers is a relatively recent phenomenon. For more information on these special interest topics contact Daniel Villa at New Mexico State University, dvillanmsu.edu Deadline for submission extended to June 20, 2010. Presentation time for papers will be 20 minutes plus 10 minutes for discussion. Abstracts may be in English or Spanish. Presentations should be given in the same language as the abstract. Only one abstract as single author and a second as co-author will be accepted from any one individual. Submissions by graduate students are welcome, and students are eligible for the Helmut Esau Prize, which includes a $400 cash award. Abstracts should be 250-500 words, single-spaced in 12 point Times New Roman font. Abstracts should summarize the main points and indicate key aspects of the data and methodology. Use of special font items should be kept to a minimum. In general, omit the bibliography. Abstracts will be distributed via the Internet as received. At the beginning of the abstract, write the title of the paper. At the end of the abstract, repeat the title and also list the author's name (if more than one author, list names in the order they should appear in the program), academic affiliation, mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail. If the author will not be available at his/her usual address or e-mail during the summer, provide summer contact information in the cover e-mail. Also note whether any A-V equipment will be needed. Abstracts should be e-mailed to lasso.nmsugmail.com as a PDF, Microsoft Word, RTF, or text file attachment. Special font items travel best as a PDF. In addition to sending the abstract as an attachment, please paste the text of the abstract into the e-mail message itself. Authors without access to e-mail may mail a disk copy accompanied by a paper copy to: María Irene Moyna Texas A&M University Department of Hispanic Studies 302B Academic Building College Station, TX 77843-4238 Authors will receive a reply notifying them that their abstracts are under consideration. If such notification has not been received within one week, the abstract did not reach its destination and should be resent. Authors will be notified by late July as to whether their papers have been accepted. Participation in LASSO is a privilege of membership; this means that an individual must be a current member in order to present a paper and be listed in the conference program. You may fill out a membership form at the same time you register for the conference online. Membership includes a subscription to the Southwest Journal of Linguistics. Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 07-Jun-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.