LINGUIST List 14.1329

Thu May 8 2003

Calls: North American Undergraduate Conference/MI USA

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    Message 1: North American Undergraduate Linguistics Conference

     Date: Thu, 08 May 2003 18:24:17 +0000
    From: pires <piresumich.edu>
    Subject: North American Undergraduate Linguistics Conference


    North American Undergraduate Linguistics Conference Short Title: NAULC 2003

    Date: 10-OCT-03 - 10-OCT-03 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America Contact: Sarah Thomason Contact Email: undconfumich.edu Meeting URL: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/ling/news/undconf.htm

    Linguistic Sub-field: General Linguistics Call Deadline: 31-May-2003

    Meeting Description:

    We invite abstracts from undergraduate students in any area of linguistics, for 20-minute talks (with 10-minute discussion period)aiming at advancing linguists' knowledge of any aspect of language structure, acquisition, and/or use.

    CALL FOR PAPERS

    The University of Michigan announces the: NORTH AMERICAN UNDERGRADUATE LINGUISTICS CONFERENCE

    October 10, 2003

    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

    We invite abstracts from undergraduate students in any area of linguistics, for 20-minute talks followed by a 10-minute discussion period.

    INVITED SPEAKER Professor Lila Gleitman, of the University of Pennsylvania

    Abstracts will be evaluated on the basis of clarity, cogency of reasoning, and potential contribution to advancing linguists' knowledge of any aspect of language structure, acquisition, and/or use.

    **Deadline for abstract submission: MAY 31, 2003** Notification of acceptance: JUNE 30, 2003

    Individuals currently enrolled in an undergraduate program or who earned their Bachelor's degree after August 2002 are invited to submit an abstract, provided they are not enrolled in a graduate program at the time of the Conference.

    Abstract must be anonymous, one-page long, 12pt. font, 1'' margin on all sides, with an optional second page only for examples and references.

    Abstract should be PREFERABLY emailed as an attachment (PDF format) to undconfumich.edu (MS Word .rtf or .doc format also accepted), or submitted on paper (5 anonymous copies) to:

    Undergraduate Linguistics Conference Linguistics Department 4080 Frieze Building, 105 S. State St. University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285

    Make sure to include, in your submission, a message or cover page with: paper's title, author's name & affiliation, contact information.

    Registration will be free, and we hope to find free crash space for students, but speakers and other attendees will need to pay their own travel expenses.

    Conference participants are also welcome to stay over Saturday, October 11, to attend the annual Michigan Linguistics Society Conference, at which the invited speaker will be Professor Ray Jackendoff, of Brandeis University.