LINGUIST List 21.3734 Tue Sep 21 2010 Calls: General Ling, Historical Ling, Bantu Langs/Germany 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.    Laura Downing, Berlin Bantu Conference Message 1: Berlin Bantu Conference Date: 21-Sep-2010 From: Laura Downing <downingzas.gwz-berlin.de> Subject: Berlin Bantu Conference E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Berlin Bantu Conference Short Title: B4ntu Date: 07-Apr-2011 - 09-Apr-2011 Location: Berlin, Germany Contact Person: Laura Downing Meeting Email: b4ntuhu-berlin.de Web Site: http://www2.hu-berlin.de/b4ntu/ Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Historical Linguistics Other Specialty: Bantu Languages Call Deadline: 01-Nov-2010 Meeting Description: Berlin Bantu Conference (B4ntu) Special theme: Historical Bantu Linguistics 7-9 April 2011 Held at the Seminar für Afrikawissenschaften, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Conference Website (from 31 March 2010): http://www2.hu-berlin.de/b4ntu/ The Fourth International Conference on Bantu Languages brings together specialists in all aspects of the study of Bantu languages. Abstracts are invited for conference presentations addressing any aspects of the analysis, description or comparison of Bantu languages. We especially welcome contributions on the conference theme, Historical Bantu Linguistics. 2nd Call for Papers Deadline for abstracts: 1 November 2010 Invited Speakers (confirmed) Koen Bostoen Jeff Good Thilo C. Schadeberg Organising Committee: Laura J. Downing Tom Güldemann Kristina Riedel Andreas Wetter Besides the general sessions, two workshops are organised in conjunction with the conference: Workshop 1: Bantu and its closest relatives Organized by Jean-Marie Hombert and Larry Hyman The purpose of this workshop is to examine the origin and evolution of Bantu linguistic specificities especially with regards to corresponding features in closely related linguistic groups of languages. Five main themes will be covered (phonology, morphology, syntax, lexicon, classification) with one main paper for each theme followed by one or two discussants per paper. Workshop2: Tone and Intonation in Bantu Organized by Sophie Manus and Cédric Patin While tone and intonation were for a long time considered separate research topics, their relationship has recently received more attention (Hyman & Monaka 2008, Michaud 2008, Zerbian et al. 2009). This workshop aims to address, among many others, the following questions: is it (always) necessary to make a distinction between tonal and non-tonal intonation? How do lexical tones and intonational tones interact? Do intonational tones share the properties of lexical tones (e.g. the ability to shift, to spread)? Papers that address the relationship between tone and other elements of prosody (e.g. intensity, voice quality, speech rate, rhythm, phrasing, etc.) will also be welcome. Abstract Submission We are using the Linguist List's EasyAbs system for abstract submission. Abstracts should be uploaded to the B4ntu conference page on the EasyAbs site by 1 November 2010: http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/berlinbantu Instructions for abstract submission -Abstracts should be no more than 500 words long, plus data and references (one A4 page in all, maximum). Longer abstracts will not be considered. Papers will last around 30 minutes including time for questions. -submissions are restricted to one single-authored and one co-authored abstract at most -the conference language is English or French: abstracts and talks will be in English or French -deadline for submission: November 1, 2010 -page format: A4, 2,54 cm (one inch) margins on all sides, 12-point font, simple line spacing -file formal: .pdf -file name: submissions for the main conference: [title-main.pdf], e.g. blahblahblah-main.pdf -submissions for the workshops: [title-workshop1.pdf OR title-workshop2], e.g. blahblahblah-workshop1.pdf Please contact the conference organizers if you are unable to submit your abstract via the EasyAbs website: b4ntuhu-berlin.de or b4ntuzas.gwz- berlin.de Further important details concerning abstract submission are available on the conference website. Please make sure that you consult these before submitting an abstract: http://www2.hu-berlin.de/b4ntu/. We aim to finalise the programme, and to contact abstract-senders by around 20 December 2010, and we will contact all those who have sent abstracts as soon as the decisions have been made. Note that there is limited financial support available for scholars based in Africa whose abstracts have been accepted for the conference. Summary of Important Dates Deadline for submission of abstracts to EasyAbs: 1 November 2010 Abstract-senders informed of the decision: 20 December 2010 Program announced: early January 2011 Conference dates: 7-9 April 2011 Please distribute among interested friends and colleagues. All welcome! Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 21-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.