LINGUIST List 21.5116 Fri Dec 17 2010 Calls: Italian, Sociolinguistics/Italy 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.     Giulio Vaccaro , Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Italian Studies Message 1: Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Italian Studies Date: 11-Dec-2010 From: Giulio Vaccaro <vaccaroovi.cnr.it> Subject: Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Italian Studies E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Italian Studies Short Title: CSIS Date: 24-Jun-2011 - 26-Jun-2011 Location: Venezia, Italy Contact Person: Giulio Vaccaro Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics Subject Language(s): Italian Call Deadline: 01-Mar-2011 Meeting Description: Organizzazione della sessione 31. Descrivere il Nord: la cultura italiana e il mondo boreale Nonostante il ruolo di primo piano avuto dall’Italia nella scoperta e nell'esplorazione del Nord, il rapporto tra la cultura italiana e il mondo boreale è sempre stato complesso, tanto sul piano culturale (ambientale, culinario) quanto su quello linguistico (i nomi per descrivere le realtà artiche arrivano all'italiano solo tra il tardo Settecento e l’Ottocento). Call for Papers: Si invitano contributi legati a questo tema che si interessino agli aspetti letterari, linguistici e lessicali di questo contatto. Le proposte dovranno giungere entro il 1° marzo 2011. -Abstract length: max 100 words -Abstract format: name, title and abstract, to send by e-mail as attachment -Specific topic or focus: the idea of Northness in Italian language and literature, without chronological limits -Times regarding notification of acceptance: 10 march 2011. Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 17-Dec-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.