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2. Susan Herring, Final call for abstracts: Computer-mediated discourse analysis

The 10th International Congress of Celtic Studies

10-ICCS, the major academic conference for Celtic Studies, will take place in
Edinburgh 23-29 July 1995. The theme, Celtic Connections, will be interpreted
synchronically and diachronically. Connections examined will include those
between Celtic cultures as well as relationships with the non-Celtic world.

Papers will be presented on history, tradition, ethnology; philology,
linguistics; literary history, criticism and theory; archaeology; art. Taking
part in plenary sessions on key topics of Celticity and the future of the
Celtic languages will be Professor D Ellis Evans, Professor Vincent and Dr Ruth
Megaw, Dr Robert Owen Jones, Professor Seamas Mac Mathuna. Thanks to a massive
response to our call for papers, 10-ICCS, while fielding established scholars
from every country where Celtic Studies is practised, will also offer great
breadth of choice and emphasis on youth. Accommodation will be provided on
campus. A full programme of social events and excursions is planned.

Details from 10-ICCS,
Department of Celtic, University of Edinburgh, David Hume Tower, George Square,
Edinburgh EH8 9JX, Scotland. Tel. 0131 650 3622. Fax. 0131 650 6536. E-mail
celrmssrv0.arts.ed.ac.uk

 FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

 GURT Presession on
 "Computer-Mediated Discourse Analysis"
 March 8, 1995
 Georgetown University

This one-day symposium will focus on linguistic approaches to computer-
mediated discourse (e-mail, computer conferencing, chat, MUDs/MOOs, etc).
Abstracts are invited for 20-minute presentations on any application of
linguistic methodology to computer-mediated data. Analyses that are
pragmatic, sociolinguistic/interactional, textual, or focus on issues
of methodology or genre are especially welcome.

Interested persons should submit a 350-500 word abstract briefly
describing the proposed presentation by *December 10, 1994* to:

 Susan Herring
 Organizer, GURT Presession on Computer-Mediated Discourse Analysis
 Program in Linguistics
 University of Texas
 Arlington, TX 76019 USA

 fax: 817 273-2731
 e-mail: susanutafll.uta.edu

E-mailed submissions are preferred.

The presession will be followed by the Georgetown Round Table on Languages
and Linguistics (topic: "Linguistics and the Education of Second Language
Teachers") from the evening of March 8 - March 11, and the International
Linguistics Association 40th Annual Conference (topic: "Discourse and Text
Analysis") from March 10-12. Both conferences will take place on the
Georgetown University campus.

GURT conference fees will be waived for presession speakers.