LINGUIST List 22.3601 Thu Sep 15 2011 Calls: Language Acquisition, Psycholing, Neuroling/USA 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.     Utako Minai , Generative Approaches to Language Acquisition - North America 5 Message 1: Generative Approaches to Language Acquisition - North America 5 Date: 14-Sep-2011 From: Utako Minai <minaiku.edu> Subject: Generative Approaches to Language Acquisition - North America 5 E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Generative Approaches to Language Acquisition - North America 5 Short Title: GALANA5 Date: 11-Oct-2012 - 13-Oct-2012 Location: Lawrence, Kansas, USA Contact Person: Utako Minai Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Web Site: http://www.galana2012.ku.edu Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition; Neurolinguistics; Psycholinguistics Call Deadline: 15-Apr-2012 Meeting Description: Generative Approaches to Language Acquisition North America (GALANA) 5 University of Kansas, October 11-13, 2012 Lawrence, Kansas Theme: Psycholinguistic and Neurolinguistic Approaches to Language Development Plenary Speakers: Silvina Montrul, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Colin Phillips, University of Maryland Mabel Rice, University of Kansas Jesse Snedeker, Harvard University Special Session Invited Speakers: Barbara Conboy, University of Redlands Holger Hopp, Mannheim University Regine Oberecker, Max Planck Institute, Leipzig Nicole Wicha, University of Texas at San Antonio Sponsors: National Science Foundation, University of Kansas, Linguistics Department Call for Papers: Abstracts are invited for 20-minute presentations as well as posters on the following topics: first and second language acquisition, bilingualism, pidgins/creoles, and language disorders. The special theme of this GALANA will address using psycholinguistic and neurolinguistic methodology to examine language development. Submissions, however, do not need to be connected to the special theme. Format: - Length: 500 words (plus 1 extra page for examples, figures, trees, references, etc.) - Font-size: 12 point, Times New Roman - Margins: 1 inch The abstract should include a title but no names or affiliations. Please include the word count at the bottom of the first page. Please do not include any identifying information within the body of the abstract. Submission: Abstracts must be submitted online at the following address: http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/galana5 Submission deadline: April 15, 2012 Notification: June 15, 2012 Website: http://www.galana2012.ku.edu Email: galana2012ku.edu Organizing Committee: Robert Fiorentino Alison Gabriele Utako Minai Travel fellowships are available to graduate students and post-docs who receive the highest ratings on submitted abstracts. Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 15-Sep-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.