LINGUIST List 23.838 Sun Feb 19 2012 Confs: Turkish, Standard Arabic, Urdu, General Ling/USA Editor for this issue: Amy Brunett <brunettlinguistlist.org> New! Visit LL's Multitree project for over 1000 trees dynamically generated from scholarly hypotheses about language relationships:             http://multitree.linguistlist.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.     Ercan Balci , 4th Summer Institute for the Languages of the Muslim World Message 1: 4th Summer Institute for the Languages of the Muslim World Date: 16-Feb-2012 From: Ercan Balci <ebalciillinois.edu> Subject: 4th Summer Institute for the Languages of the Muslim World E-mail this message to a friend 4th Summer Institute for the Languages of the Muslim World Short Title: SILMW IV Date: 11-Jun-2012 - 04-Aug-2012 Location: Urbana, IL, USA Contact: Ercan Balci Contact Email: < click here to access email > Meeting URL: http://silmw.linguistics.uiuc.edu/index.html Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics Subject Language(s): Arabic, Standard; Turkish; Urdu Meeting Description: SILMW is offering intensive courses in a variety of Muslim world languages, including Arabic, Arabic Translation, Persian, Swahili, Turkish, Wolof, Pashto and Urdu. SILMW provides a unique opportunity to explore the languages and cultures of the Muslim World and interact with experts in this region. In addition to classroom instruction, SILMW will offer a variety of extracurricular activities designed to enhance classroom instruction, provide additional channels for language contact and practice, and expose learners to the traditions of the Muslim World communities. These extracurricular activities include research forums, picnics, conversation tables, cooking classes, music & dance performances, movie screenings, field trips, lectures and other cultural activities. Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 19-Feb-2012       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.