LINGUIST List 22.3295 Fri Aug 19 2011 Calls: Yue Chinese, General Linguistics/USA Editor for this issue: Alison Zaharee <alisonlinguistlist.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.     Tsz-Him Tsui , Workshop on Innovations in Cantonese Linguistics Message 1: Workshop on Innovations in Cantonese Linguistics Date: 18-Aug-2011 From: Tsz-Him Tsui <tsuiling.osu.edu> Subject: Workshop on Innovations in Cantonese Linguistics E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Workshop on Innovations in Cantonese Linguistics Short Title: WICL Date: 16-Mar-2012 - 17-Mar-2012 Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA Contact Person: Tsz-Him Tsui Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Web Site: http://ling.osu.edu/wicl Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics Subject Language(s): Chinese, Yue Call Deadline: 11-Nov-2011 Meeting Description: The Workshop on Innovations in Cantonese Linguistics (WICL) will take place on March 16 and 17, 2012, at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. The workshop focuses on new advances in Cantonese linguistics, including innovations in methodologies, tools, and/or computing software. New approaches and research on language variation within the Cantonese (or ‘Yue’) subgroup of the Chinese language family, language contact phenomena, and new subfields and their interfaces are especially welcome. Keynote Speakers: Professor Anne Oi-kan Yue (余靄芹), University of Washington Professor Alan C. L. Yu (余梓麟), University of Chicago The workshop will also include a session on Cantonese Tones and Breaks Indices (Cantonese ToBI), to introduce the framework and to explore its extension from Hong Kong Cantonese to a Pan-Cantonese version. This workshop is sponsored by The Ohio State University's Buckeye Language Network and co-sponsored by the Institute for Chinese Studies, the Graduate Association of Chinese Linguistics, and other units at The Ohio State University. Organizing Committee: Tsz-Him Tsui (Department of Linguistics, OSU) Litong Chen (Department of East Asian Languages & Literature, OSU) Yutian Tan (Department of East Asian Languages & Literature, OSU) Professor Marjorie K.M. Chan (Department of East Asian Languages & Literature, OSU) Call for Papers: Abstracts: Abstracts are invited for 20-minute presentations related to innovative research in any subfield of Cantonese linguistics and related disciplines. Submissions are limited to one (1) single-authored paper and one (1) joint-authored paper per person. Abstracts must be written in English and on a single page, including examples, key references, etc. Prepare two (2) copies of the abstract in PDF format, one containing the name(s) of author(s), affiliation(s), and e-mail address(es); and the other (for anonymous review) identified by title only. In the submission email, please provide the following information: - Paper title - Name(s) of author(s) - Affiliation - Status (student or non-student) - Contact information (postal and email addresses) - Primary area(s) of linguistics addressed in the abstract (e.g., Phonetics, Phonology, Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics, Sociolinguistics, etc.) Abstract Submission: Submit the two copies of the abstract and the information file to wiclling.osu.edu with the subject heading, 'WICL Abstract'. Abstract Deadline: By November 11, 2011, 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time. Notification of Acceptance via Email: By December 12, 2011. Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 19-Aug-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.