LINGUIST List 23.1648: Calls: Sociolinguistics/UK

LINGUIST List 23.1648
Sat Mar 31 2012 Calls: Sociolinguistics/UK Editor for this issue: Alison Zaharee <alisonlinguistlist.org>
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Date: 31-Mar-2012 From: Nick Roberts <n.s.robertsncl.ac.uk> Subject: Sociolinguistics Summer School 4 E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Sociolinguistics Summer School 4 Short Title: SSS4 Date: 19-Jun-2012 - 21-Jun-2012 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Contact Person: Nick Roberts Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Web Site: http://conferences.ncl.ac.uk/sss4 Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics Call Deadline: 10-Apr-2012 Meeting Description: The 4th Summer School of Sociolinguistics will be held at Newcastle University from Tuesday 19 to Thursday 21 June 2012. This year's programme is intended to give postgraduate students in all areas of sociolinguistics the chance to share their research and attend workshops and lectures given by experts in the field. We are delighted to announce that our plenary speakers for the Summer School are: Prof. Isabelle Buchstaller (Universität Leipzig) Prof. Gerry Docherty (Newcastle University) Dr Chris Montgomery (Sheffield Hallam University) Dr Warren Maguire (University of Edinburgh) For more information, please visit our website: http://conferences.ncl.ac.uk/sss4 Call for Papers: All prospective postgraduate participants are asked to submit an abstract for potential inclusion in the programme as an oral or poster presentation. This could be related to a work-in-progress, something that has already been completed or an overview of a new project. Abstracts should be no longer than 350 words (excluding title and references) and mailed to sss4ncl.ac.uk, together with name, affiliation and year of study, by Tuesday 10 April 2012. Please specify if you would prefer to be considered for an oral or poster presentation. 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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