LINGUIST List 22.3381 Fri Aug 26 2011 Calls: Discipline of Linguistics/ RMN Newsletter (Jrnl) Editor for this issue: Brent Miller <brentlinguistlist.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.     Mister Frog , RMN Newsletter Message 1: RMN Newsletter Date: 26-Aug-2011 From: Mister Frog <editor.rmnnewslettergmail.com> Subject: RMN Newsletter E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: RMN Newsletter Linguistic Field(s): Discipline of Linguistics Call Deadline: 30-Sep-2011 Approaching Methodology Questions of method and methodology are often both problematic and elusive. 'Method' is frequently conflated with 'theory', 'argumentation' or 'objectives'. Discussions on method have been developing to in the research traditions of many countries and diverse fields with emphasis on different types of traditions and corpora. It is important to open this discussion on a broadly international and cross-disciplinary level. We would therefore like to open the discourse on method in RMN Newsletter, the international open access bi-annual publication of Folklore Studies / Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies, University of Helsinki (ISSN 1799-4497). Our publication promotes cross-disciplinary discussion on diachronic, comparative and source-critical treatments of cultural expression across diverse and intersecting disciplines: http://www.helsinki.fi/folkloristiikka/English/RMN/index.htm Approaching Methodology will appear as a special issue in May 2012, with Pauliina Latvala (University of Helsinki) as a guest editor. We invite short contributions (3-10 pages) addressing either specific methodologies or abstract and theoretical questions and problems associated with method and methodologies. We would welcome contributions on the following or related themes: - Defining 'method': What is a 'method' and what makes it difficult to define? - Method and methodology in a particular field - in the history of discourse or today? - Method, theory, argumentation and dominant research paradigms: What are their relationships in a discipline? - Method and research objectives: Should objectives determine method? Can method condition research objectives/findings? - Established methods: What are the problems or benefits of methods currently employed or established in a discipline? Are certain established methods complementary or contradictory? - Outdated methods: Do methods which have been rejected or fallen out of favour retain practical value or inform us about methodology generally? - New methods: We would welcome the introduction of new or emerging methodologies and opening those methodologies for international discussion. When addressing specific methods, please focus on the method, why it was chosen or developed, how and why it was or was not effective, etc., rather than focusing on the specific findings of your own research. We would like submissions to be oriented to discussion and engagement in discourse, and reasonably accessible to scholars from other fields. Approaching Methodology will be subject to a length restriction as a whole, requiring us to limit the number of contributions. Completed 3-10 page submissions will have a deadline of Monday, January 15th, 2012, allowing contributors to respond to comments and coordinate their papers with other authors in February and March, with final language-checking in early April. If you are interested in participating in this international and cross-disciplinary discussion, please submit a 500 word abstract of your proposed contribution, with your name, affiliation and contact information to Pauliina Latvala (pauliina.latvalahelsinki.fi) by Friday, 30th September, 2011. Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 26-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.