LINGUIST List 21.3551 Mon Sep 06 2010 Calls: Lang Doc/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.    Gabriel Rei-Doval, Language Death, Endangerment, Documentation & Revitalization Message 1: Language Death, Endangerment, Documentation & Revitalization Date: 06-Sep-2010 From: Gabriel Rei-Doval <reidovaluwm.edu> Subject: Language Death, Endangerment, Documentation & Revitalization E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Language Death, Endangerment, Documentation & Revitalization Short Title: 26th UWM Linguistics Symp Date: 20-Oct-2011 - 22-Oct-2011 Location: Milwaukee, WI, USA Contact Person: Gabriel Rei-Doval Meeting Email: 26thlinguistics-symposiumuwm.edu Web Site: http://www4.uwm.edu/letsci/conferences/linguistics2011 Linguistic Field(s): Language Documentation Call Deadline: 01-Feb-2011 Meeting Description: In a globalized world where hundreds of languages are expected to become extinct in the 21st century, it is highly relevant to analyze the viability and continuity of threatened languages. The purpose of the 26th Linguistics Symposium is to discuss this impending loss to humankind from a multidisciplinary perspective.We invite contributions for the assessment of this process from Linguistics, Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Education, and related fields. Equally welcome is the participation of practitioners in language revitalization efforts. We wish to combine theoretical and practical perspectives for the analysis of the linguistic and social processes involved in language death, endangerment, documentation and revitalization. Possible topics include the following: -The genetic and areal distribution of endangered -Structural characteristics of endangered languages -Cultural characteristics of endangered language communities -Causes of language endangerment -Documentation of endangered languages -Language revitalization programs and practices -Academic ethics and advocacy in language endangerment Call For Papers Length Up to one page of text, plus up to half a page containing possible examples, charts, and references. Format The abstract should include the title of the paper and the text of the abstract but not the author's name or affiliation. The e-mail message to which it is attached should list the title, the author's name, and the author's affiliation. Abstracts will be evaluated anonymously. Deadline Submit all abstracts by February 1, 2011. Authors will be notified on their acceptance status by April 30, 2011. Please, send your abstract to 26thlinguistics-symposiumuwm.edu. Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 06-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.