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csd.uwm.edu>CALL FOR PAPERS Deadline for submission of abstracts is February 2, 1998 DISCOURSE ACROSS LANGUAGES AND CULTURES 24TH UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE LINGUISTICS SYMPOSIUM SEPTEMBER 10-12, 1998 We are seeking papers that discuss written, spoken, or signed discourse from a cross-linguistic and/or cross-cultural perspective. It is part of the purpose of this symposium to initiate a dialogue among the various disciplines and sub-disciplines that are involved in this study and we are seek abstracts from scholars representing any of the following fields of study where the focus of the paper is on cross-linguistics and/or cross-cultural comparison. discourse analysis text linguistics contrastive rhetoric rhetorical typology translation studies genre studies The list of invited speakers, which we will announce shortly, will include representatives from all these fields. Papers will be 20 minutes long, with a 10 minute discussion period to follow. Please send 9 copies of an anonymous abstract and a 3x5 inch card containing the title of the paper and your name, affiliation, mailing address, and email address. The abstract may be up to one typed page, with figures and references allowed on a second page. the typeface can be no smaller than 10 points; allow one inch [2cm] margins on all sides of the paper. If your abstract is accepted, it will be included in the meeting handbook: we therefore prefer submission by regular mail over submission by email or fax. A selection of the conference papers, supplemented with some invited contributions, will be published by John Benjamins in a volume [or set of volumes] edited by Michael Darnell, Carol Lynn Moder, and Michael Noonan SEND YOUR ABSTRACT TO: '98 UWM Symposium Committee Department of English University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413 USA ABSTRACT DEADLINE: February 2, 1998 For further information in the future, visit our website: http://www.uwm.edu:80/Dept/English/98Symp.html or contact Michael Darnell Dept. of English University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413 USA phone: 414-962-1943; fax: 414-229-2643; messages: 414-229-4511; email: darnellMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
hawaii.edu>THE 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON KOREAN LINGUISTICS ICKL 1998 The international Circle of Korean Linguistics (ICKL) is pleased to announce that the International Conference on Korean Linguistics will be held at the University of Hawai'i on July 6-9, 1998. The Organizing Committee for the conference solicits abstracts of individual research papers treating any aspects of Korean linguistics. In additional to the traditional General Sessions, we plan to organize Special Sessions ficusing on the following areas: (1) Dealing with case markers and special particles, (2) Relative clause and noun complement constructions, (3) Complex predicates, (4) The syllable in Korean phonology, (5) The problem of reduplication, (6) Historical linguistics. When you submit your abstract, please indicate which session you intend to address. Abstracts should not exceed three A4 single-spaced pages including data and references. Please mail your abstract to the address shown below. E-mail submission, but not fax submission, is acceptable (although hard-copy submission for Hawai'i address is preferred). Include a separate page or card showing the title of your paper, your name, affiliation, mailing address, e-mail address, phone number, and your session: General or Special? If Special, which of the six topics above? Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings and selected ones with revision in our journal "KOREAN LINGUISTICS". Note that those of you whose abstracts are accepted will be required to submit your full paper before the Conference (please note the dealines below). IMPORTANT DATES Deadline for abstract submission: March 10, 1998 Notification of acceptance: Mid-April, 1998 Submission of full papers due: May 30, 1998 Conference dates: July 6-9, 1998 CONFERENCE SITE: University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawai'i, USA PLEASE MAIL YOUR ABSTRACT TO: ICKL 1998 c/o Prof. James Hye-Suk Yoon, Department of English Language and Literature, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea 151-742 (e-mail: jhsyoonMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue