LINGUIST List 15.1559

Sun May 16 2004

Calls: Lang Acquisition/USA; Sociolinguistics/USA

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    Message 1: 29th Boston University Conference on Language Development

     Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 20:20:42 -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: 17-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.

    As the original deadline for submission of abstracts to BUCLD 29 approaches, we have become aware that many researchers did not receive the Call for Papers in the first mailing, which was distributed on March 17 through Info-Childes, Linguist, AAAL, and Funknet.� Although we followed this initial announcement with individual notices to over 1000 personal and departmental e-mail addresses on April 26, we realize that not receiving the first Call might have caused some inconvenience for many of you.

    Therefore, we are extending the abstract submission deadline to Monday, May 17, at 8:00 p.m. EST.� As before, you may submit your abstracts using the webform found here: http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/APPLIED/BUCLD/abstract.htm

    Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns at langconfbu.edu.

    Sincerely,

    Alejna Brugos, Rossie Clark-Cotton, and Seungwan Ha BUCLD 29 Organizing Committee

    Message 2: Georgetown Linguistics Society 2005: The Language and Identity Tapestry

     Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 20:39:47 -0400 (EDT)
    From: mat9 <mat9georgetown.edu>
    Subject: Georgetown Linguistics Society 2005: The Language and Identity Tapestry


    Georgetown Linguistics Society 2005: The Language and Identity Tapestry Short Title: GLS 2005

    Date: 18-Feb-2005 - 20-Feb-2005 Location: Washington DC, United States of America Contact: Inge Stockburger Contact Email: GLSCONFgeorgetown.edu Meeting URL: http://www.georgetown.edu/users/jlm84/GLS2005.html

    Linguistic Sub-field: Sociolinguistics Call Deadline: 01-Oct-2004

    Meeting Description:

    The Georgetown Linguistics Society is pleased to announce

    THE LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY TAPESTRY: Linguistic re/presentation of identities in social interaction

    GLS 2005 Friday, February 18 - Sunday, February 20, 2005 Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

    Tapestry - a form of art in which individual strands are woven together to form a cohesive whole. Tapestries are characterized by their complex and rich pictorial designs.

    The theme of GLS 2005, The Language and Identity Tapestry: linguistic re/presentation of identities in social interaction, captures the multiple ways identities are produced and reproduced through linguistic practices in every day social interaction. We encourage papers that illuminate the often invisible process of identity constructions through language in social interactions. We are interested in how local linguistic practices constitute individual and collective identity performances. The metaphor of tapestry reflects this relationship: the weaving together of separate linguistic practices to produce meaningful displays of identities.

    GLS 2005 is a student conference run by the graduate students in the Department of Linguistics at Georgetown University. The conference will include three days of student oral presentations selected on the basis of abstracts submitted by October 1, 2004. There will also be individual plenary addresses and two panel discussions on the theme of language and identity from established scholars in the field of sociolinguistics. Another highlight of the conference will be the opening workshops on locating identities in spoken and written language as well as in visual forms of communication. More information about the plenary addresses, panels, and conference workshops will be available on the conference website.

    We invite submissions of abstracts for oral presentations. Papers will last 20 minutes with additional time for discussion. Works submitted should specifically address the language and identity relationship. The conference is interdisciplinary, and we invite work on language and identity from a variety of fields, including not only sociolinguistics but also fields such as anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, communication, and queer or gender studies. We encourage work within but not limited to the following areas:

    - Discourse analysis and critical discourse analysis - Variationist perspectives on individual and/or group identity - Multimodal and/or semiotic analyses of identity construction - Language and ethnic/national identity - Ethnographic examinations of language and identity - Performance of identity in private and public spheres - Language and identity in media

    The deadline for submission of abstracts is October 1, 2004. We require both paper and electronic copies of your abstract. Paper abstract submissions should be sent to:

    GLS 2005 Conference Department of Linguistics Georgetown University 3700 O Street NW Washington, DC 20057

    Electronic abstract submissions should be sent to: GLSCONFgeorgetown.edu.

    Your submission should include the following:

    1. Your abstract text (no longer than 500 words). Include a title. Please submit five paper copies of your abstract text. Do not include your name or any identifying information on these copies.

    2. An electronic copy of your abstract. You may either send an electronic copy on a disk along with your paper abstract submission, or you may send the electronic copy via email to GLSCONFgeorgetown.edu.

    3. On a separate sheet of paper, include your name, affiliation, title of abstract, email address, mailing address and phone number.

    Deadline for receipt of abstracts: October 1, 2004.

    If you have questions or would like more information about this conference, please visit the conference website: http://www.georgetown.edu/users/jlm84/GLS2005.html