LINGUIST List 23.1592: Calls: Semitic, General Linguistics/USA

LINGUIST List 23.1592
Thu Mar 29 2012 Calls: Semitic, General Linguistics/USA Editor for this issue: Alison Zaharee <alisonlinguistlist.org>
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Date: 29-Mar-2012 From: Dana Shalash <shalash2illinois.edu> Subject: Illinois Symposium on Semitic Linguistics E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Illinois Symposium on Semitic Linguistics Short Title: ISSL Date: 02-Nov-2012 - 04-Nov-2012 Location: Champaign-Urbana, IL, USA Contact Person: Dana Shalash Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Meeting URL: http://ills.linguistics.illinois.edu/issl/ Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics Language Family(ies): Semitic Call Deadline: 01-Aug-2012 Meeting Description: The Semitic Linguistics Association at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is pleased to announce that it will be hosting its first annual meeting of the Illinois Symposium on Semitic Linguistics (ISSL) on November 2-4. ISSL is a general Semitic Linguistics conference open to all subfields. Invited Speakers: Reem Bassiouney (Georgetown University) Abbas Benmamoun (University of Illinois) John Hayes (University of California, Berkeley) Contact Information: Dana Shalash shalash2illinois.edu Call for Papers: Equal consideration will be given to papers from all major linguistic subfields, as well as from related cross-disciplinary areas. All abstracts should be relevant to Semitic languages. ISSL requests the submission of abstracts summarizing the main points of the research paper, including hypotheses, methods, and conclusions. Abstract Formatting and Submissions: Abstracts are to be submitted in PDF format, and should be no more than 500 words in length, including examples (encouraged) and in-text citations. Full references are not necessary; please use the (Author, Year) format. See the LSA model abstracts page for guidance in building an acceptable abstract. You may submit at most: one single-author abstract and one multi-author abstract, or two multi-author abstracts. For abstracts co-authored with a faculty member, the student should be the primary author and should have carried out the bulk of the research and analysis. In addition, the student will be responsible for the presentation of the paper at the conference. Abstracts are to be submitted electronically using Easy Abstracts: http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/issl2012 The deadline for submissions is August 1, 2012. 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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