LINGUIST List 21.4613 Wed Nov 17 2010 Calls: Portuguese, Spanish, Socioling/USA Editor for this issue: Amy Brunett <brunettlinguistlist.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.     Jesse Abing , 19th Colloquium on Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics Message 1: 19th Colloquium on Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics Date: 16-Nov-2010 From: Jesse Abing <abingjesgmail.com> Subject: 19th Colloquium on Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: 19th Colloquium on Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics Date: 25-Feb-2011 - 26-Feb-2011 Location: Austin, Texas, USA Contact Person: Jesse Abing Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Web Site: http://coloquiout.org Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics Subject Language(s): Portuguese; Spanish Call Deadline: 31-Dec-2010 Meeting Description: This is a graduate school conference for Hispanic and Lusophone Lingustics and Literature hosted by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Texas at Austin. Please visit our conference website: coloquiout.org for a full call for papers among other details. Call for Papers: This year's theme is 'Reversing the Fall of Babel: Fragmented Unities'. The myth of the Tower of Babel reminds us of a time in which a common language peacefully united humanity. However, a desire to surpass human limitations brought about divine wrath leading to the destruction of the tower. Chaos, discord and confusion emerged from the rupture of humanity into disparate nations each with its own unique language. This myth has been perpetuated throughout history, from the projects of imperial and colonial expansion and their epic encounters with the Other, to the modern conception of the nation founded on unity, which ironically, continues to emphasize that nations are fundamentally fragmented. Linguistics papers could be related (but not limited) to: Language Contact Diachronic Variation & Change Synchronic Variation & Change Bilingualism Language Policy Language Typology Language Attitudes & Ideology Code- switching Spanish-& Portuguese-based Creoles Language Maintenance & Language Shift Please see http://coloquiout.org for full Call for Papers, detailing abstract information. Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 17-Nov-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.