LINGUIST List 26.1220

Wed Mar 04 2015

Calls: Computational Ling, General Ling, Lang Acquisition, Neuroling, Socioling/Netherlands

Editor for this issue: Erin Arnold <earnoldlinguistlist.org>


Date: 03-Mar-2015
From: Rob van der goot <r.van.der.gootrug.nl>
Subject: 35th TABU Dag
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Full Title: 35th TABU Dag
Short Title: TABUTg

Date: 04-Jun-2015 - 05-Jun-2015
Location: Groningen, Netherlands
Contact Person: Rob van der Goot
Meeting Email: < click here to access email >
Web Site: http://www.tabudag.nl

Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Neurolinguistics; Sociolinguistics

Call Deadline: 07-Mar-2015

Meeting Description:

The Center for Language and Cognition Groningen is pleased to announce the 36th TABU Dag, which will take place at the University of Groningen on 4 and 5 June 2015. TABU Dag originated from the university's linguistic journal TABU (taalbulletin, language bulletin) and over the last 36 years has developed into a well-established conference with a varied programme and guest speakers from different fields. The annual TABU Dag is an international linguistics offers excellent opportunities to meet other linguists and discuss current research. Researchers, students and other interested people are warmly invited to participate! (Post)graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in particular are encouraged to present their work.

The keynote speakers are:

- Trine Heinemann (University of Helsinki)
- Simon Garrod (University of Glasgow)
- Wolfgang Menzel (Univeristy of Hamburg
- Wim Tops (KU Leuven & University of Groningen)

2nd Call for Papers:

We invite short abstracts for presentations and posters in English in any field of linguistics including, but not limited to: phonetics and phonology, syntax and semantics, sociolinguistics, discourse and communication, computational linguistics and neurolinguistics. Abstracts should not be longer than 300 words excluding title, keywords and references and should be submitted via the following link: http://www.let.rug.nl/tabudag/calls.php. We invite submissions for oral presentations of 20 minutes plus 5 minutes for discussion, as well as for poster presentations.

Workshop on Developmental Language Disorders

During TABU Dag, a workshop on Developmental Language Disorders will be held on Thursday June 4th from 13:30 until 18:00.

The topic of the workshop of the TABU-dag 2015 is language development disorders in a broad perspective. In this workshop a broad range of developmental language disorders can be discussed, like specific language disorders (SLI), language disorders related to writing and reading (dyslexia), and language disorders as a consequence of a behavioral disorders (autism spectrum disorder). Other topics related to the aformentioned can also be discussed.

The workshop will be opened by a keynote speaker (invited: Bart Boets). During the workshop five other speakers will get the chance to present their work on Developmental Language Disorders. We invite short abstracts of no more than 300 words, excluding title, keywords, data and references. Abstracts should be submitted via the following link: http://www.let.rug.nl/tabudag/calls.php. Time allotted for presentations is 20 minutes, followed by 5 minutes of discussion.

Important Dates and Information:

- The official language of the conference is English.
- The deadline for the abstract submission for both the TABU Dag and the workshop is 2015, March 6.
- Notifications of acceptance will be sent on 2015, April 17.
- Abstracts should be submitted via the following link: http://www.let.rug.nl/tabudag/calls.php
- For further information, please visit the conference website: www.tabudag.nl
- Conference location: Groningen, The Netherlands
- Contact information: tabudagrug.nl



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