LINGUIST List 21.5194 Tue Dec 21 2010 Confs: General Linguistics, Language Documentations/Benin Editor for this issue: Di Wdzenczny <dilinguistlist.org> New! Visit LL's Multitree project for over 1000 trees dynamically generated from scholarly hypotheses about language relationships:             http://multitree.linguistlist.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.     Chris Collins , African Linguistics School Message 1: African Linguistics School Date: 19-Dec-2010 From: Chris Collins <cc116nyu.edu> Subject: African Linguistics School E-mail this message to a friend African Linguistics School Short Title: ALS Date: 17-Jul-2011 - 30-Jul-2011 Location: Ouidah, Benin Contact: Chris Collins Contact Email: africanlinguisticsschoolgmail.com Meeting URL: http://www.als.rutgers.edu/ Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Language Documentation Meeting Description: During the summer of 2011, there will be a two week summer school that focuses on the study of African languages and linguistic theory. Like the first African Linguistics School held in Accra in 2009, this school aims at offering African students the possibility of becoming familiar with new advances in linguistic description and theory. The school will be held in Ouidah, Bénin, and will center around the following linguistic domains: Syntax, Phonology, Semantics, Languages in Contact, Field Methods, and Sign Language. Eligibility: This program is open to all students interested in linguistics, including syntax, phonology, morphology, semantics and languages in contact. Registration: All students will need to register. Please go to the school webpage for further information, http://als.rutgers.edu/ Costs: The school is free. There is no tuition or fees charged. Food and lodging will be covered by the school. Students traveling within Africa will be eligible for a limited number of travel grants. Dates: July 17th-July 30th, 2011 Organizers: Chris Collins (NYU), Enoch Aboh (University of Amsterdam), John Victor Singler (NYU), Akin Akinlabi (Rutgers) Contact: http://als.rutgers.edu/ africanlinguisticsschoolgmail.com New! Visit LL's Multitree project for over 1000 trees dynamically generated from scholarly hypotheses about language relationships:             http://multitree.linguistlist.org/ Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 21-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.