LINGUIST List 21.4190 Thu Oct 21 2010 Calls: General Linguistics, French, Italian/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.     Libby Gertken , UT French & Italian Graduate Student Conference Message 1: UT French & Italian Graduate Student Conference Date: 20-Oct-2010 From: Libby Gertken <libmallyahoo.com> Subject: UT French & Italian Graduate Student Conference E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: UT French & Italian Graduate Student Conference Short Title: 2011 FIGSO Conference, UT Date: 15-Apr-2011 - 16-Apr-2011 Location: Austin, Texas, USA Contact Person: Libby Gertken Meeting Email: libmallyahoo.com Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics Subject Language(s): French (fra) Italian (ita) Call Deadline: 31-Jan-2011 Meeting Description: French and Italian Graduate Student Conference 'Contrasts: Literary and Linguistic Development through Difference' University of Texas at Austin April 15-16, 2011 Keynote speakers: Zsuzsanna Fagyal (French linguistics; University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign) Michael Syrimis (Italian studies; Tulane University) The French and Italian Graduate Student Organization is proud to announce its 8th annual Graduate Student Conference. Contrasts in literature and language exist because they arise from the contrastive nature of human cognition and social organizations. An exploration of these differences can broaden our understanding of literature and language, and aid in the development of linguistic and literary theory. We welcome papers that focus on various manifestations of contrasts in French and Italian linguistics and literature. Call For Papers Possible topics may address: -Literary and linguistic differences between dialects -Marked transformations in an author's body of work/Unexpected or sudden changes in an intellectual's ideology -Differences in the internal cognitive state of adults vs. children during language learning -Distribution of linguistic forms in different text-types -Literary changes in gender studies (normativity, performance) -Linguistic gender roles -Characterizations of speech and comprehension in language learners vs. native speakers -Ante and post bellum literature -Debates between intellectuals or theorists -Geographical divisions and their cultural, linguistic and economic implications -Changing theoretical currents -The differences in language use in pre and post mass media culture -Differences in linguistic and literary trends pre and post standardization of the language Please send an abstract in English of no more than 500 words to FIGSO2011gmail.com before January 31, 2011. Be sure to include your Name, Affiliation, and contact information in the abstract and place your Subject Area (French Linguistics, Italian Linguistics, French Literature, Italian Literature) in the subject line of your email. Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 21-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.