LINGUIST List 15.1472

Mon May 10 2004

Calls: Lang Acquisition/USA; General Ling/Typology

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    Message 1: 29th Boston University Conference on Language Development

     Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 13:43:09 -0400 (EDT)
    From: langconf <langconfbu.edu>
    Subject: 29th Boston University Conference on Language Development


    29th Boston University Conference on Language Development Short Title: BUCLD 29

    Date: 05-Nov-2004 - 07-Nov-2004 Location: Boston, MA, United States of America Contact: Seungwan Ha Contact Email: langconfbu.edu Meeting URL: http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/APPLIED/BUCLD

    Linguistic Sub-field: Language Acquisition Call Deadline: 15-May-2004

    Meeting Description:

    The conference includes about 90 papers and 40 posters in such areas as theoretical approaches to language acquisition, cross-cultural language development, second language development, language disorders, and literacy development.

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    ************************************************************************* CALL FOR PAPERS (Final Call)

    THE 29th ANNUAL BOSTON UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

    NOVEMBER 5, 6 & 7, 2004

    Keynote Speaker: Elizabeth S. Spelke, Harvard University "Language and Core Knowledge"

    Plenary Speaker: Ken Wexler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology ''Beauty and Awe: Language Acquisition as High Science''

    Lunch Symposium "Where does grammar come from? A debate on the nature of child language acquisition"

    Michael Tomasello, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Stephen Crain, University of Maryland - College Park

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    All topics in the fields of first and second language acquisition from all theoretical perspectives will be fully considered, including:

    Bilingualism Cognition & Language Creoles & Pidgins Discourse Exceptional Language Input & Interaction Language Disorders Linguistic Theory (Syntax, Semantics, Phonology, Morphology, Lexicon) Literacy & Narrative Neurolinguistics Pragmatics Pre-linguistic Development Signed Languages Sociolinguistics Speech Perception & Production

    Presentations will be 20 minutes long followed by a 10 minute question period. Posters will be on display for a full day with two attended sessions during the day.

    ************************************************************************* ABSTRACT FORMAT AND CONTENT

    Abstracts submitted must represent original, unpublished research.

    Abstracts should be anonymous, clearly titled and no more than 450 words in length. They should also fit on one page, with an optional second page for references or figures if required. Abstracts longer than 450 words will be rejected without being evaluated. Please note the word count at the bottom of the abstract. Note that words counts need not include the abstract title or the list of references.

    A suggested format and style for abstracts is available at the conference website: http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/APPLIED/BUCLD/template.html

    All abstracts must be submitted as PDF documents. Specific instructions for how to create PDF documents are available at the website: http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/APPLIED/BUCLD/pdfinfo.html

    Free services/software for creating PDF documents are available from:

    http://www.adobe.com (free trial: five free documents)

    If you encounter a problem creating a PDF file, please contact us for further assistance.

    Please use the first author's last name as the file name (eg. Smith.pdf). No author information should appear anywhere in the contents of the PDF file itself.

    ************************************************************************* SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

    Electronic submission: To facilitate the abstract submission process, abstracts will be submitted using the form available at the conference website: http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/APPLIED/BUCLD/abstract.htm

    Specific instructions for abstract submission are available on this website.

    Abstracts will be accepted between March 15 and May 15.

    Contact information for each author must be submitted via webform. No author information should appear anywhere in the abstract PDF.

    At the time of submission you will be asked whether you would like your abstract to be considered for a poster, a paper, or both.

    Although each author may submit as many abstracts as desired, we will accept for presentation by each author: (a) a maximum of 1 first authored paper/poster, and (b) a maximum of 2 papers/posters in any authorship status. Note that no changes in authorship (including deleting an author or changing author order) will be possible after the review process is completed.

    DEADLINE: All submissions must be received by 8:00 PM EST, May 15, 2004.

    Late abstracts will not be considered, whatever the reason for the delay.

    We regret that we cannot accept abstract submissions by fax or email.

    Submissions via surface mail will only be accepted in special circumstances, on a case by case basis.

    ************************************************************************* ABSTRACT SELECTION

    Each abstract is blind reviewed by 5 reviewers from a panel of approximately 80 international scholars. Further information about the review process is available at: http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/APPLIED/BUCLD/reviewprocess.html

    Acknowledgment of receipt of the abstract will be sent by email as soon as possible after receipt. Notice of acceptance or rejection will be sent to first authors only, in early August, by email. Pre-registration materials and preliminary schedule will be available in late August, 2004.

    If your abstract is accepted, you will need to submit a 150-word abstract including title, author(s) and affiliation(s) for inclusion in the conference handbook. Guidelines will be provided along with notification of acceptance.

    Abstracts accepted as papers will be invited for publication in the BUCLD Proceedings. Abstracts accepted as posters will be invited for publication online only, but not in the printed version.

    All conference papers will be selected on the basis of abstracts submitted. Although each abstract will be evaluated individually, we will attempt to honor requests to schedule accepted papers together in group sessions. No schedule changes will be possible once the schedule is set. Scheduling requests for religious reasons only must be made before the review process is complete (i.e. at the time of submission). A space is provided on the abstract submission webform to specify such requests.

    ************************************************************************* FURTHER INFORMATION

    Information regarding the conference may be accessed at http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/APPLIED/BUCLD

    Boston University Conference on Language Development 96 Cummington Street, Room 244 Boston, MA 02215 U.S.A.

    Telephone: (617) 353-3085 Email: langconfbu.edu *************************************************************************

    Message 2: Journal of Universal Language

     Date: Sun, 9 May 2004 23:10:56 -0400 (EDT)
    From: jytak <jytaksejong.ac.kr>
    Subject: Journal of Universal Language


    Journal of Universal Language

    Call Deadline: 1-August-2004

    The First Call for the Journal of Universal Language(5:2)

    Honorarium: As a token of our gratitude, the contributors will be awarded the $1,000 honorarium (which is subject to taxation).

    Topic Areas:

    The Journal of Universal Language is concerned with: -artificial language, communication & culture in language usage, typology, and universality in language -interdisciplinary contributions written with applied linguists in mind -brief notes, comments or observation concerning official language -reaction/replies to recent papers

    The editors encourage the submission of papers on proposed themes as well as on other topics relevant to the interest of the Journal of Universal Language. Each volume contains two issues, published in March and September. The language of publication is English.

    Format: 1. The length of a manuscript should not exceed 40 pages. 2. A 200-word abstract and keywords should be given at the beginning of each manuscript. 3. Manuscripts should be submitted on A4 paper, with the margins at least 4cm on all four sides of each sheet. They may be single-spaced and/or double-sided if desired.

    Important Dates: Submission deadline: August 1, 2004. (However, we accept manuscripts throughout the year.) Notification of acceptance: August 15, 2004 Submission of camera-ready papers: September 1, 2004

    Submissions: 1. Electronic submissions are acceptable. Acceptable file formats are Portable Document Format (.pdf) and MS Word (.doc). Please send your file in an attachment to jytaksejong.ac.kr. 2. For hard copy submissions, please send 3 copies, accompanied by a cover letter which includes the author's name, affiliation, address, and home or office phone numbers, to:

    Jin-young Tak, Editor Department of English Language/Literature Sejong University Gunjs-kwan 401B, Gunja-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, Korea e-mail:jytaksejong.ac.kr unishsejong.ac.kr

    TOC (Journal of Universal Language 5:1)

    Chul-hyun Bae (Korea) Aramaic as a Lingua Franca during the Persian Empire(538-333 B.C.E.)

    Charith Giragama et al. (Japan) Language Universals: Cross-lingual Comparison of Topic Dependent Adjectives

    Ana Pastor (Spain) Towards a Universal Typology of State of Affairs

    Vladimir Pericliev (Bulgaria) Universals, their Violation and the notion of Phonologically Peculiar Languages

    Mark VanDam (USA) Word Final Coda Typology

    For more information: http://www.unish.org/