LINGUIST List 9.750

Tue May 19 1998

Confs: Mid-American Linguistics (Correction)

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1. Geoffrey S. Nathan, Corrected Conference Announcement

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Carbondale

invite submission of abstracts for the

 1998 Mid-American Linguistics Conference

 October 23-24, 1998

 We will continue the 33 year tradition of accepting papers on all
linguistic topics. Linguists in all areas of specialization are
encouraged to submit abstracts. This year's meeting will feature
special interest sessions on prosody and bilingualism. It will also
feature an excursion to Cahokia Mounds Historic Site.

Plenary Speaker: Professor Gregory Ward, Northwestern University

Location: The conference will be in the University Center on the
campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Edwardsville is
located at the junctions of I-270 and highway 157 about 25 miles east
of downtown St. Louis.

 Guidelines for Submission of Papers

 Contributed papers will be allowed a maximum of 20 minutes for
presentation. Published proceedings of the conference will be
available if there is sufficient demand ordering information will be
provided in September.
 Instructions for the preparation of manuscripts will be sent along
with notification of acceptance.
 Please submit 4 copies of a 1-page abstract no later than August
21, 1998. E-mail submissions will not be accepted. Submissions faxed
to meet the deadline must be followed immediately by mailed abstracts
on regular paper. Mail abstracts to the address given below. Send
abstracts and/or requests for additional information about program
content to:

 Ron Schaefer,
 Department of English,
 SIUE, Edwardsville, IL 62026-1431
 Telephone: (618) 650-2060;
 FAX: (618) 650-5050 or E-Mail: rschaefsiue.edu

 
For registration information contact:

Southern Illinois University
Conferences & Institutes at (618) 650-2660.

For more information, including hotel and travel accomodations,
consult our web page (still under construction) at

http://www.siu.edu/departments/cola/ling01/Midamerica98.html
Geoffrey S. Nathan
Department of Linguistics
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale,
Carbondale, IL, 62901 USA
Phone: +618 453-3421 (Office) FAX +618 453-6527
+618 549-0106 (Home)