LINGUIST List 15.607

Sun Feb 15 2004

Calls: General Ling/Curacao; Applied Ling/Canada

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  • Jo-Anne S. Ferreira, Society for Pidgin and Creole Linguistics
  • Susan Parks, 2005 Conference of the International Society for Language Studies

    Message 1: Society for Pidgin and Creole Linguistics

     Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 19:28:57 -0400
    From: Jo-Anne S. Ferreira <jsferreirafhe.uwi.tt>
    Subject: Society for Pidgin and Creole Linguistics


    LAST REMINDER! CALL FOR PAPERS SPCL/SCL/ACBLPE Curacao, August 11-15, 2004 DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15, 2004

    SPCL & SCL abstracts: send to Adrienne Bruyn a.bruynlet.leidenuniv.nl

    ACBLPE abstracts: send to Tjerk Hagemeijer tjerkhsapo.pt

    The Society for Pidgin and Creole Linguistics (SPCL) and the Society for Caribbean Linguistics (SCL) and the Association of Portuguese and Spanish-based Creoles (ACBLPE) will meet in Curacao on August 11-15, 2004. Detailed information on the logistics for the meeting, as well as registration and reservations will be available later. Each society will hold their respective business meeting at the Curacao conference.

    Abstracts on the phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, lexicon, social, historical and educational aspects of language, history of the discipline or any pertinent issue involving pidgin and creole languages (or other Caribbean or contact languages) are invited. For this particular conference, papers on all aspects of the Papiamentu language are especially welcome. Abstracts will be submitted for anonymous review to a six member panel from SPCL and SCL. ACBLPE abstracts will be reviewed by a separate panel of five members. The possible languages for SPCL are English and French. The possible languages for ABCLPE papers are English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. SCL welcomes papers on all Caribbean languages (including non-creoles) and in all Caribbean languages (including creoles).

    ABSTRACT: ELECTRONIC FORMAT!! Please observe the instructions hereafter: 1. An abstract (including a bibliography or examples, if needed) must be no more than 500 words. Please note the word count at the bottom of the abstract. 2. Special fonts: If your abstract uses any special fonts, you must also send a paper copy to the address shown below (same deadline), as special fonts do not transmit accurately. Indicate at the bottom of your e-mail that hardcopy has been mailed. You may choose to send your special fonts file via attachment. 3. At the top of the abstract, put the title. 4. Do not put your name on the attached abstract. Your name should be only on the abstract submittal e-mail message. 5. A sample abstract outline is given towards the bottom of this message.

    Note: If at all possible, please send the abstract as ATTACHMENT- Microsoft Word. If that option is not available, paste it into an e-mail message. When sending the e-mail submission, please follow this format (use the numbering system given below): 1. TITLE OF ABSTRACT: 2. NAME: 3. ADDRESS: 4. AFFILIATION: 5. STATUS (faculty, student): 6. E-MAIL ADDRESS: DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15, 2004

    SPCL and SCL abstracts should be sent to Adrienne Bruyn a.bruynlet.leidenuniv.nl if unable to send an abstract in electronic format, mail it to: Adrienne Bruyn Pieter Pauwstraat 18-1 NL - 1017 ZK AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands

    ACBLPE abstracts should be sent to Tjerk Hagemeijer tjerkhsapo.pt if unable to send an abstract in electronic format, mail it to:

    Tjerk Hagemeijer Avenida do Brasil, 27, 4-B 2735-670 So Marcos Portugal [FAX: (00351) 21 426 33 86]

    SAMPLE ABSTRACT OUTLINE

    Many abstracts are rejected because they omit crucial information rather than because of errors in what they include. A suggested outline for abstracts is as follows: 1. Choose a title that clearly indicates the topic of the paper and is no more than one line long. 2. State the problem or research question raised by prior work, with specific reference to relevant prior research. 3. State the main point or argument of the proposed presentation. 4. Cite sufficient data, and explain why and how they support the main point or argument. When examples are in languages or varieties other than Standard English, provide word by word glosses and capitalize the portions of the examples which are critical to the argument. Explain abbreviations at their first occurrence. 5. If your paper presents the results of experiments, but collection of results is not yet complete, then report what results you have already obtained in sufficient detail so that your abstract may be evaluated. Also indicate the nature of the experimental design and the specific hypothesis tested. 6. State the relevance of your ideas to past work or to the future development of the field. Describe analyses in as much detail as possible. Avoid saying in effect "a solution to this problem will be presented". If you are taking a stand on a controversial issue, summarize the arguments that lead you to your position. 7. State the contribution to linguistic research made by the analysis. 8. While citation in the text of the relevant literature is essential, a separate list of references at the end of the abstract is generally unnecessary.



    Message 2: 2005 Conference of the International Society for Language Studies

     Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 10:39:10 -0500
    From: Susan Parks <Susan.Parkslli.ulaval.ca>
    Subject: 2005 Conference of the International Society for Language Studies




    2005 Conference of the International Society for Language Studies Monday, April 18 - Wednesday, April 20 Montreal, Canada Conference web site: http://www.isls-inc.org/

    The International Society for Language Studies (ISLS) encourages and promotes critical discourse and research in language matters, broadly conceived.&nbsp; Papers may be submitted for the following session strands:

    Identity Interdisciplinary Foci Language Professions Pedagogy Policy Research Methodology Technology

    Presentation proposals are accepted via the ISLS website. Various presentation formats are possible: individual paper, paper session, seminar. We particularly encourage multiple paper proposals as a venue for scholars engaged in research and dialogue on special interest topics.

    As an international organization with members from every continent, ISLS encourages a multilingual event. Although the principal language of the conference will be English, authors may submit proposals and present papers in the language of their choice. In an effort to appeal to the broadest of audiences and to ensure both audience attendance and participation in conference sessions, authors are, however, strongly encouraged to prepare support materials (hand-outs, overhead transparencies, slides, concurrent bilingual translation) in a language likely to be common to attendees. Sessions will be organized by topic, not language, unless a group of authors propose an entire session.

    Deadline for proposals: October 1, 2004. Conference Chair: John Watzke.

    The ISLS Conference directly follows the 2005 American Educational Research Association (AERA)&nbsp; conference.