LINGUIST List 22.2403 Thu Jun 09 2011 Calls: English, Sociolinguistics/United Kingdom Editor for this issue: Alison Zaharee <alisonlinguistlist.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.     Natalie Braber , Northern Englishes Workshop 5 Message 1: Northern Englishes Workshop 5 Date: 09-Jun-2011 From: Natalie Braber <natalie.braberntu.ac.uk> Subject: Northern Englishes Workshop 5 E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Northern Englishes Workshop 5 Short Title: NEW5 Date: 02-Apr-2012 - 04-Apr-2012 Location: Nottingham, United Kingdom Contact Person: Natalie Braber Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Web Site: https://sites.google.com/site/ntu5new/ Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics Subject Language(s): English Call Deadline: 28-Oct-2011 Meeting Description: We are pleased to announce the call for papers for the 5th Northern Englishes Workshop. The conference will take place at Nottingham Trent University between the 2nd and 4th April 2012. These are confirmed dates, so you can mark them in your diaries. The Keynote Speakers at NEW5 will be: Professor Joan Beal (The University of Sheffield) Mr Jonnie Robinson (The British Library) The workshop will hold a special workshop on historical methodology, and we are delighted to announce that Deborah Skinner (Nottingham Trent University) will present a special session on Oral History and Film Archives. Call for Papers: This workshop encourages papers from academics and post-graduates examining language variation in the 'Linguistic North' of the UK. Please submit an abstract of no more than 500 words by Easy Abs to: http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/new2012 You can submit a paper on historical methodology, but papers are not limited to this topic and can cover other linguistic fields focused on a variety of Northern English. Please contact the conference organiser at natalie.braberntu.ac.uk or visit our website at https://sites.google.com/site/ntu5new/ for further information. This page is currently under construction but details about registration and accommodation will be posted on the website in due course. Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 09-Jun-2011       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.