LINGUIST List 25.2793
Wed
Jul 02 2014
Calls: European
Languages, Historical Linguistics,
Sociolinguistics/Germany
Editor for this issue:
Anna White <awhitelinguistlist.org>
Date: 02-Jul-2014
From: Isabelle Buchstaller
<iclave8
uni-leipzig.de>
Subject: International
Conference on Language Variation in Europe
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Full Title: International Conference on
Language Variation in Europe
Short Title: ICLaVE
Date: 27-May-2015 - 29-May-2015
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Contact Person: Isabelle Buchstaller Beat
Siebenhaar
Meeting Email:
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Web Site:
http://conference.uni-leipzig.de/iclave8/index.html
Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics;
Sociolinguistics
Call Deadline: 31-Aug-2014
Meeting Description:
Universität Leipzig is hosting
ICLaVE 8
The 8th International Conference on Language
Variation in Europe
27-29 May 2015, Leipzig, Germany
ICLaVE is established as one of the most
important for a for research in the area of
language variation in Europe. It aims at
bringing together scholars of any European
language and language spoken in Europe with the
purpose of discussing methodological and
theoretical issues in the study of language
variation and change. Scholars in any area of
linguistics, such as historical linguistics,
psycholinguistics, dialectology,
sociolinguistics etc. are invited to submit
their proposals.
Plenary Speakers:
Miriam Meyerhoff (Victoria University of
Wellington)
Susanne Michaelis/Martin Haspelmath (MPI- EVA
Leipzig)
Jürgen Erich Schmidt (Forschungsstelle
Deutscher Sprachatlas, Universität Marburg)
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webpage:
http://conference.uni-leipzig.de/iclave8/index.html
2nd Call for Workshops/Papers:
ICLaVE8 now invites submissions for panels in
all areas related to language variation in
European languages, including extraterritorial
varieties. Panel proposals must be written in
English and should be submitted electronically
by (one of the) the panel organizer(s) to
iclave8
uni-leipzig.de.
Deadline for panel submission is 31 August
2014. Notification of acceptance will be sent
out by 30. September 2014. Authors may submit
two abstracts (either singly-authored or
jointly-authored), whether in a panel or
not.
Panels at ICLaVE8 will have a maximum duration
of 10 slots (including intro and / or
discussion session); 6 and 7 slots panel
sessions are also available. We will admit a
limited number of such panels. The panel can be
thematically organized, but data sessions are
also welcome. Additional presentations may be
added to the panel with the consent of the
panel organizer.
Proposals should be in .doc or .docx format, 12
Times New Roman, single spaced. For format
requirements, please refer to the Word-template
on the conference webpage (
http://conference.uni-leipzig.de/iclave8/panels.html).
For phonetic symbols use either Doulos SIL or
Charis SIL.
Proposals should include:
- A general overview text of 500 words max.
including: the topic and how it relates to the
conference theme, the rationale for the panel
and its aims and objectives,
- Some key discussion questions, information on
how the session will be organized (discussion
format, number of papers,
discussants/participants), etc.
- A list of invited contributors (name,
affiliation, email address) plus full abstracts
of the contributions (including information on
the subject, methodology and theoretical
framework(s))
Panel organizers should:
- Coordinate the submission of abstracts by
contributors (max. 500 words each) before the
deadline,
- Submit the proposal following the template
for panel proposals (see
http://conference.uni-leipzig.de/iclave8/panels.html)
by 31. August 2014 and confirm that all invited
contributors have agreed to participate,
- Act as mediators between the contributors and
the conference organizing committee,
- Make sure that the participants submit their
papers, Power Point presentations or data
samples to him/her in advance of the conference
for circulation to all panel members,
- Chair their panel at the conference.
Panel proposals will be reviewed by two or more
reviewers.
Important Dates:
Deadline for panel submission: 31 August
2014
Notification of acceptance: 30. September
2014
Deadline for revised panels/paper submission: 1
April 2015
Send panel proposals to: iclave8
uni-leipzig.de
The ICLaVE8 organisers,
Isabelle Buchstaller
Beat Siebenhaar
Page Updated: 02-Jul-2014