LINGUIST List 22.429 Mon Jan 24 2011 Calls: Spanish, Socioling, Applied Ling/USA Editor for this issue: Amy Brunett <brunettlinguistlist.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.     Ryan Platz , 14th Annual Spanish Graduate Conference (ASU) Message 1: 14th Annual Spanish Graduate Conference (ASU) Date: 23-Jan-2011 From: Ryan Platz <rplatzasu.edu> Subject: 14th Annual Spanish Graduate Conference (ASU) E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: 14th Annual Spanish Graduate Conference (ASU) Date: 04-Mar-2011 - 06-Mar-2011 Location: Tempe, AZ, USA Contact Person: Linguistics Abstract Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Web Site: http://spagrad.club.asu.edu/conference Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Sociolinguistics Subject Language(s): Spanish Call Deadline: 15-Feb-2011 Meeting Description: 14th Conference Arizona State University Past, Present, Future: Exploring Hispanic Literature and Linguistics in the United States The graduate students of Spanish at Arizona State University (ASU) are honored to invite you to our XIV Spanish Graduate Conference. The conference themes will seek to analyze the role of Hispanic culture and the Spanish language in the United States from cultural, literary and linguistic perspectives. The impact of all things Hispanic on our country in the context of current events will also be discussed considering the growing number of Spanish speakers, readers, and its new audiences, as well as its importance in the development of a population who uses Spanish daily for communication. The conference registration fee is $35 prior to the event and $45 on the day of the conference. Conference attendees who are not presenting do not need to pay. For more information regarding the conference details, hotels and attractions in the greater Phoenix area, please visit our website: http://spagrad.club.asu.edu/conference Call for Papers: Presentations may be in Spanish or in English. The maximum presentation time will be 20 minutes. Deadline for Abstract Submissions: February 15, 2011 The possible themes of the conference include, but are not limited to: Bilingualism Acquisition of second and third languages Applied Linguistics Sociolinguistics Code switching Language contact Pragmatics Dialectology Participants should send their abstracts to 14conferenceasugmail.com. Title the subject heading of your email, 'Literature Abstract' or 'Linguistics Abstract'. Each abstract should have a maximum of 250 words in English or in Spanish. Together with the abstract, please include the following information: title of the presentation, name of author, email address and postal address, telephone, and a brief curriculum vitae. The deadline to confirm attendance is February 4, 2011 via email (or via postal mail if necessary). Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 24-Jan-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.