LINGUIST List 7.1250

Sun Sep 8 1996

Calls: Comparative Germanic syntax, Chinese dialectology

Editor for this issue: Ann Dizdar <dizdartam2000.tamu.edu>

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1. Molly Diesing, 13th Comparative Germanic Syntax Workshop
2. David Prager Branner, Call: Chinese Dialectology conference

 CALL FOR PAPERS

 13th Comparative Germanic Syntax Workshop
 1997 LSA Linguistic Insitute
 Cornell University
 July 18-20, 1997

The 13th meeting of the Comparative Germanic Syntax Workshop will be
held at the 1997 LSA Linguistic Institute at Cornell University on
July 18-20, 1997.

Abstracts are solicited for 40-minute presentations (followed by 15
minutes of discussion) which address topics in the comparative syntax
of the Germanic languages.

To submit, send FIVE (5) copies of your abstract. Abstracts should not
exceed 2 pages in length (single-spaced; minimum 12 pt. font),
including all examples, diagrams, and references. Please include a
3x5 card with (i) the title of your abstract, (ii) your name and
affiliation, (iii) your address, email address, phone and FAX numbers.

Abstracts should be received at the address below by JANUARY 15, 1997.
Email and FAX submissions will NOT be accepted.

Address submissions to:

 CGSW 13
 c/o Molly Diesing
 Department of Linguistics
 Morrill Hall
 Cornell University
 Ithaca, NY 14853
 USA

Queries can be addressed to the above address, or via FAX or email:

 FAX: (607) 255-2044
 Email: md20cornell.edu

	Papers on Chinese dialectology are now being accepted for the
next meeting of the The Yuen Ren Society.

	As in past years, the meeting will be held in conjunction with
the American Oriental Society annual meeting, some time between 22 and
26 March, 1997 in Miami, Florida.

	The loose theme this year is Chinese dialect comparison -
although we will consider papers on any Chinese dialectological topic
as long as it is fully supported by data.

	The Yuen Ren Society for the Promotion of Chinese Dialect
Fieldwork is dedicated to the study of diverse varieties of spoken
Hann Chinese, with strong emphasis on descriptive fieldwork. It is
the only academic organization of its kind in the world. The Society
was founded in 1990 at the University of Washington and is named after
Yuen Ren Chao, a pioneer in descriptive Chinese linguistics. The
Society's meetings are an occasional forum for distributing and
discussing fresh dialect data. YRS meetings are typically small and
rather cozy, and speakers are allowed at least 30 minutes per
presentation. Our format is more flexible than most of other regular
Chinese linguistics conferences, and we have a much narrower focus -
we insist that all presentations be supported by abundant data. Each
year a number of our presentations are usually devoted to reports on
dialects that are poorly known.

	The deadline for submitting either finished papers or readable
drafts, including (most important) a representative sample of data, is
30 November, 1996.

	This year, submissions to the Society's journal, the Treasury,
will be handled separately from the regular meeting - watch for
announcements. The deadline is 31 October.

	As always, all submissions, to both the Treasury and the YRS
meetings are reviewed anonymously. We will be happy to send you a
list of suggestions and our style sheet. The Society's Web page is at

		http://weber.u.washington.edu/~yuenren

Please use the following addresses to send submissions or requests for
information:

by email, to <yuenrenu.washington.edu>;

by regular mail, to
	The Yuen Ren Society
	David Prager Branner, Director
	Department of Asian Languages and Literature
	Box 353521
	University of Washington
	Seattle, WA 98195-3521

or by fax, to
	[USA]-(206)-685-4268. Please write The Yuen Ren Society, c/o
BRANNER at the top.