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u.washington.edu>1. SEASSI TO BE HOSTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON The Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI) will be hosted by the University of Washington during the summers of 1992 and 1993. The institute will offer intensive language instruction in Burmese, Indonesian, Javanese, Khmer, Lao, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese. Many of these languages will be taught at three levels. This summer's institute will be from June 15,- August 14, 1992. In addition to the language classes, seminars on the countries of Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnamese are also slated. A Student Conference is scheduled July 11, and a Lao Symposium July 25-26. Some financial aid is available. The FLAS fellowship deadline was January 15, 1992 and the Tuition Waiver Fellowship deadline is April 1, 1992. The final deadline for applications is May 1, 1992. For more information on SEASSI or the events surrounding it contact: Laurie Thomas, Coordinator, SEASSI, Thomson 320, DR-05, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, Telephone: (206) 543-1816 or (206) 543-9606, FAX: (206) 685-4256. 2. CONFERENCE ON LAOS: Laos: Cultural Crossroads of Asia On July 25-26, 1992, a symposium on "Laos: Cultural Crossroads of Asia" will be held in conjunction with the Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI) on the University of Washington campus. The goal of the symposium is to make the cultural traditions of Laos better known to a wider public in the United States and to provide scholars working on Laos a forum to discuss current research on the country. A public event focusing on the cultural heritage of Laos will be held on Friday evening, July 25th. For more information, contact Professor Charles Keyes, Southeast Asian Studies, DR-05, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195. 3. SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES SUMMER INSTITUTE (SEASSI) Graduate Student Conference "Works in Progress: Historical and Contemporary Issues In Southeast Asian Studies To be held at: The University of Washington July 11, 1992 The conference welcomes papers on any subject (including Linguistics) in Southeast Asian Studies from graduate students or those who have just completed dissertations. Please send paper title, abstract (of one page or less), and a brief academic biography (to include institutional affiliation, department, degree sought, geographical and topical areas, and dissertation or thesis topic, in known) to: Eric Thompson Conference Coordinator Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute, DR-05 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195 Deadline for Submissions is April 21, 1992Mail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
SALK.bitnet>CALL FOR PAPERS Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research University of California, San Diego August 5 - 8, 1992 SESSION TOPICS: Phonology Morphology and Syntax Language Acquisition Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics Narrative and Poetry Sociolinguistics ABSTRACTS DUE MARCH 15, 1992 Abstracts must be one page, single spaced (500 words); one copy with title, names and affiliations of all authors and six copies without names or affiliations. On a separate cover sheet, include the address of the first author, indicate which session topic(s) the abstract addresses, and if a poster or paper presentation is preferred. SEND ABSTRACTS TO: Dr. Karen Emmorey Laboratory for Language and Cognitive Studies The Salk Institute for Biological Studies 10010 North Torrey Pines Rd. La Jolla, CA 92037 FOR REGISTRATION MATERIALS CONTACT: Lena Hartman Conference Manager/SLR Conference Services UCSD 0513 La Jolla, CA 92093-0513 (619) 534 - 4220Mail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue