LINGUIST List 7.1761

Thu Dec 12 1996

Calls: Lg Origins, Pidgin/Creole

Editor for this issue: T. Daniel Seely <seelylinguistlist.org>

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1. Bernard H. Bichakjian, Language Origins Society
2. Linguist%ling%SSA, Pidgin/Creole

 THE 1997 MEETING OF THE LANGUAGE ORIGINS SOCIETY

THE 13TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE LANGUAGE ORIGINS SOCIETY will be held at the
University of West Bohemia in Pilsen (Czech Republic) from July 4 through
July 8, 1997. It will be organized by Ivo Budil of the Institute of the
Social and Political Sciences and housed in the Medical School Building.

PROGRAM: The four-day academic program will include papers on all aspects of
the origins and evolution of spoken, written, and signed languages, and on
the morpholological and behavioral developments that contributed to or
fostered the emergence of speech. The academic program will be interrupted
on Sunday to allow for a local excursion.

ABSTRACTS: Those who wish to present a paper should send a 300-word abstract
to the organizers. Computer users are kindly requested to send in addition
to a hard copy of their texts an electronic recording on 3.5" diskettes,
preferably processed with WordPerfect or other convertible programs. The
organizers also ask that those who can be reached electronically kindly
indicate their e-mail address. Abstracts should be submitted by March 30,
1997.

ADDRESS: Abstracts and inquiries should be addressed to:

Dr. Ivo Budil
Institute of Social and Political Sciences
Home address:
University of West Bohemia
U n=E1s 3
Klatovsk=E1 51
147 00 Prague 4
320 13 Pilsen, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Phone: + (42) (19) 27 02 53
Fax: + (42) (19) 27 92 22
E-mail: Budilkaty.pef.zcu.cz

... and for more information about the venue, travel, accomodations and
post-conference excursions, see
http://baserv.uci.kun.nl/~los/meeting.htm
Bernard H. Bichakjian
http://baserv.uci.kun.nl/~los/index.html

CALL for PAPERS **** Deadline: Jan. 31, 1997 ****

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 Society for Pidgin and Creole Languages
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Place: London (University of Westminister)

Date: June 26-28, 1997

Deadline for receipt of abstracts: January 31, 1997

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The Society for Pidgin and Creole Languages will meet on 26-28 June
1997 at the University of Westminister.

Abstracts for a 20-minute paper on phonology, morphology, syntax,
semantics, lexicon, social aspects of language, history of the
discipline or any pertinent issue involving pidgin and creole
languages are invited for anonymous review by a five member panel.

Abstract:

A single spaced one-page abstract. Please put the full title of the
paper on the abstract, but do not put your name on the abstract.

Format:

Your name, address, affiliation, status (student, faculty), E-mail
address, FAX, and phone number should appear on a separate page.
Please also indicate whether you need audio-visual equipment
(overhead projector, tape recorder, etc.).

Membership :

Membership in SPCL includes a subscription to the Journal of Pidgin &
Creole Languages (only one member within the same household need
subscribe to the journal). The cost for both membership and the
journal is US $54.00 or Dutch guilder (Hfl.) 92.00 per year.
Students may participate in the conference without subscribing to the
journal, but they must be a member of the SPCL. Regular membership
dues and subscriptions should be sent to John Benjamins Publishing
Company (address below). Students opting not to subscribe to the
journal should send the $8.00 membership fee directly to Prof. A.
Schwegler at UC Irvine (address below).
John Benjamins B.V.
Amsteldijk 44 - P.O. Box 75577
1070 AN AMSTERDAM / HOLLAND
e-mail: Kees.vaesbenjamins.nl (Mr. Kees Vaes)

OR:

John Benjamins N.A. Inc.
P.O Box 27519 - 821 Bethlehem Pike
Philadelphia, PA 19118 (USA)

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MAIL ABSTRACTS TO:
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Prof. Armin Schwegler
Department of Spanish & Portuguese
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-5275 (USA)

e-mail: aschwegluci.edu
phone: 714/824-6901 office