LINGUIST List 21.3526 Sat Sep 04 2010 Calls: Lang Acq, Lexicography, Translation/Spain 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.    Marian Aleson, 2nd International Seminar on English and ESP Lexicology Message 1: 2nd International Seminar on English and ESP Lexicology Date: 02-Sep-2010 From: Marian Aleson <alesonua.es> Subject: 2nd International Seminar on English and ESP Lexicology E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: 2nd International Seminar on English and ESP Lexicology Short Title: LEXESP Date: 25-Nov-2010 - 27-Nov-2010 Location: Alicante, Spain Contact Person: Isabel Balteiro Meeting Email: lexespua.es Web Site: http://web.ua.es/es/lexesp/ Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition; Lexicography; Translation Call Deadline: 20-Sep-2010 Meeting Description: The Seminar aims to bring together specialists in Lexicology and Lexicography, professional lexicographers, researchers, and postgraduate students interested in English Lexicology and Lexicography and Academic and Professional Language. The programme will include plenary lectures, parallel sessions and workshops. Call For Papers Organized by the research group LEXESP (Department of English, University of Alicante, Spain) Organizers: Isabel Balteiro and Marián Alesón (convenors), José Ramón Belda, José Ramón Calvo, Miguel Ángel Campos, and Raquel Martínez Motos Invited Speakers (who have already confirmed their participation): Ricardo Mairal (UNED) Paula López Rúa (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela) We have great pleasure in inviting you to participate in the Second International Seminar on English and English for Specific Purposes Lexicology and Lexicography that will be held in the University of Alicante (Spain) from 25th to 27th November 2010. The Seminar aims to bring together specialists in Lexicology and Lexicography, professional lexicographers, researchers, and postgraduate students interested in English Lexicology and Lexicography and Academic and Professional Language. The programme will include plenary lectures, parallel sessions and workshops. We would like to invite researchers to submit original, unpublished 20- minute contributions (papers, software demonstrations, R&D projects) as well as posters, or proposals for round tables and workshops, on the following topics: -Specialized Lexis/Lexicology -Specialized Dictionaries -General Dictionaries Structure and Composition -Bilingual (English-Spanish) Lexicography -Computational Lexicography and Lexicology -English Historical and Scholarly Lexicography and Etymology -Dictionary Use -Word-formation processes in general and professional English -Terminology and Terminography -Phraseology and Collocation Note that other proposals related to the teaching of English lexis or vocabulary considering English as either L2 or Lingua Franca may also be considered. Proposals: Proposals should include the following data: 1) Author's name, institutional affiliation, academic status, address, phone/fax and e-mail. 2) Short bio-bibliography 3) Title of paper 4) Abstract: 250-500 words. It should be written in Times New Roman 12 point-font, single-spaced, and be submitted in Word or RTF format via attachment to the e-mail address lexespua.es 5) Audio-visual or other equipment that you may require for your presentation Note that individual papers should be scheduled for a maximum of 20 minutes, allowing 10 for discussion. The language of the Conference and proposals will be preferably English but papers in Spanish may also be accepted. Important Deadlines: Abstracts should be submitted before 20th September 2010. Notification of acceptance will be issued by 1st October 2010. Registration by 15th November 2010, the latest. Fees: Students and unemployed people: 50 € Delegates: 80 € Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 04-Sep-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.