LINGUIST List 23.1510: Calls: Chinese, Applied Ling, Socioling, Historical Ling, Translation/Hong Kong

LINGUIST List 23.1510
Mon Mar 26 2012 Calls: Chinese, Applied Ling, Socioling, Historical Ling, Translation/Hong Kong Editor for this issue: Alison Zaharee <alisonlinguistlist.org>
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Date: 26-Mar-2012 From: Kristen Liu <yrchaoforumgmail.com> Subject: Forum on 'Y. R. Chao and Linguistics' E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Forum on 'Y. R. Chao and Linguistics' Date: 28-Aug-2012 - 29-Aug-2012 Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Contact Person: Kristen Liu Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Web Site: http://www.rclis.ied.edu.hk/yrchaoforum Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Sociolinguistics; Translation Subject Language(s): Chinese, Mandarin Call Deadline: 04-May-2012 Meeting Description: Professor Yuan-Ren Chao (1892-1982), known as Father of Modern Chinese Linguistics, is an unusual scholar whose dual contributions to linguistics and to the study of Chinese language have been well recognized both in China and worldwide, and whose influence is still felt today. He made further important contributions to the modern study of Chinese language, such as phonology, dialectology and grammar, as reflected by his many seminal works including the progressive developments from Cantonese Primer (1947) to Mandarin Primer (1948) and then to A Grammar of Spoken Chinese (1968). He was also credited as the first inventor of the Gwoyeu Romatzyh and the five-point scale notation for transcribing pitch contours in Chinese dialects. Furthermore, Professor Chao was a pioneer in many other fields. His translation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is still regarded as a classic; His composition entitled jiao wo ruhe bu xiang ta 'How could I help but think of her' remains a favorite for generations of Chinese. 2012 is the 120th anniversary of Professor Chao's birth and the return of IACL conference to Hong Kong after 18 years. To celebrate this occasion, a one-day Forum on 'Y. R. Chao and Linguistics' will be organized as a satellite event of the 20th Annual Conference of IACL (the day before the commencement of IACL-20, 28 or 29 August 2012 - to be confirmed). Call for Papers: Submission of abstracts is now invited for the Forum and topics could cover developments in research on the Chinese language and relevant areas in linguistics such as phonology, grammar, semantics, translation, music, dialectology, applied linguistics, sociolinguistics and cybernetics, in which Professor Chao has made a mark. Please note that submitted papers should not be primarily concerned with laudatory commemoration of Professor Chao. Accepted papers will be each allocated 30 minutes for presentation and discussion. Abstracts may be submitted online through yrchaoforumgmail.com. For more instructions, please visit http://www.rclis.ied.edu.hk/yrchaoforum. This Year the LINGUIST List hopes to raise $67,000. This money will go to help keep the List running by supporting all of our Student Editors for the coming year. See below for donation instructions, and don't forget to check out Fund Drive 2012 site! http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2012/ There are many ways to donate to LINGUIST! You can donate right now using our secure credit card form at https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm Alternatively you can also pledge right now and pay later. To do so, go to: https://linguistlist.org/donation/pledge/pledge1.cfm For all information on donating and pledging, including information on how to donate by check, money order, or wire transfer, please visit: http://linguistlist.org/donation/ The LINGUIST List is under the umbrella of Eastern Michigan University and as such can receive donations through the EMU Foundation, which is a registered 501(c) Non Profit organization. Our Federal Tax number is 38-6005986. These donations can be offset against your federal and sometimes your state tax return (U.S. tax payers only). For more information visit the IRS Web-Site, or contact your financial advisor. Many companies also offer a gift matching program, such that they will match any gift you make to a non-profit organization. Normally this entails your contacting your human resources department and sending us a form that the EMU Foundation fills in and returns to your employer. This is generally a simple administrative procedure that doubles the value of your gift to LINGUIST, without costing you an extra penny. Please take a moment to check if your company operates such a program. Thank you very much for your support of LINGUIST! Read more issues\|LINGUIST home page\|Top of issue

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