LINGUIST List 21.4058 Thu Oct 14 2010 Calls: Historical Ling, Semantics, Typology/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.     Judith Tonhauser , Evidentials Fest Message 1: Evidentials Fest Date: 13-Oct-2010 From: Judith Tonhauser <judithling.osu.edu> Subject: Evidentials Fest E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Evidentials Fest Date: 14-Jan-2011 - 15-Jan-2011 Location: The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA Contact Person: Judith Tonhauser Meeting Email: evidentialsling.osu.edu Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics; Semantics; Typology Call Deadline: 01-Nov-2010 Meeting Description: The Department of Linguistics at The Ohio State University is pleased to announce the Evidentials Fest, a workshop dedicated to evidentiality, to be held on January 14 and 15, 2011, in Columbus, Ohio. This event also constitutes the 8th Annual OSU Martin Luther King Day Linguistics Symposium. The goal of the workshop is to bring together researchers working on evidentiality from descriptive, formal semantic, cross-linguistic and/or historical perspectives, with the goal of fostering a cross-disciplinary and cross-linguistic discussion of evidentials and evidential systems. The workshop will feature several local (OSU) speakers as well as several outside invited speakers (see the Call for Papers), and will also consist of additional paper and poster presentations solicited through a call for papers. 2nd Call for Papers The Department of Linguistics at The Ohio State University is pleased to announce the Evidentials Fest, a workshop dedicated to evidentiality, to be held on January 14 and 15, 2011, in Columbus, Ohio. This event also constitutes the 8th Annual OSU Martin Luther King Day Linguistics Symposium. The workshop is organized by Brian Joseph, Craige Roberts and Judith Tonhauser. Instructions for abstract submission We invite abstracts for oral presentations (20 minute presentation plus 10 minute for discussion) or posters on any topic with relevance to evidentiality. Please indicate on the top of your abstract which format you would like to be considered for (i.e. presentation, poster, presentation + poster), as well as the title of the presentation/poster and the name(s) of the author(s). Abstracts are not to exceed two pages in letter-size (8.5''x 11'') paper, including examples and references, with 1'' margins on all sides and 12pt font size. The abstract must in PDF format. Please submit your abstract by sending it to evidentialsling.osu.edu by 11:59pm (EST) of November 1, 2010. Invited speakers - Alexandra Aikhenvald, James Cook University - Victor Friedman, University of Chicago - Lisa Matthewson, University of British Columbia - Sarah Murray, Cornell University OSU Speakers: - Brian Joseph - Jungmee Lee - Anastasia Smirnova - Judith Tonhauser Important dates - Submission deadline: November 1, 2010 - Notification of acceptance: November 15, 2010 - Workshop date: January 14 - 15, 2011 Contact information: Email contact: evidentialsling.osu.edu Webpage: http://www.ling.ohio-state.edu/~judith/evidentials.html Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 14-Oct-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.