LINGUIST List 26.3626

Thu Aug 13 2015

Calls: Chinese, Yue, General Linguistics/USA

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


Date: 12-Aug-2015
From: Litong Chen <chen.1883osu.edu>
Subject: 3rd Workshop on Innovations in Cantonese Linguistics
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Full Title: 3rd Workshop on Innovations in Cantonese Linguistics
Short Title: WICL-3

Date: 12-Mar-2016 - 13-Mar-2016
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Contact Person: Litong Chen
Meeting Email: < click here to access email >
Web Site: http://u.osu.edu/wicl/

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics

Subject Language(s): Chinese, Yue

Call Deadline: 01-Nov-2015

Meeting Description:

The 3rd Workshop on Innovations in Cantonese Linguistics (WICL-3) will take place on March 12 and 13, 2016, at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. The conference focuses on new advances in Cantonese Linguistics, including innovations in methodologies, tools, and/or computing software. New approaches and research on language variation within the Cantonese (or “Yue”) subgroup of the Chinese language family, language contact phenomena, and new subfields and their interfaces are especially welcome.

Keynote Speakers:

- Professor Stephen Matthews, Dept. of Linguistics, University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong SAR)
- Professor Valter Ciocca, School of Audiology and Speech Sciences, University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada)

The conference organizing committee is considering a teleconferencing presentation session. Scholars with difficulties in travelling to the conference are encouraged to submit an abstract.

Organizing Committee:

Faculty Chair:

Professor Marjorie K.M. Chan – Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, OSU

Graduate Student Co-Chairs:

Litong Chen – Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, OSU
Yutian Tan – Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, OSU

Organizing Committee Members:

Professor Zhiguo Xie – Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, OSU
Qian Wang – Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, OSU
Yuhan Lin – Department of Linguistics, OSU
Tsz-Him Tsui – Department of Linguistics, OSU

WICL-3 is upported by the following OSU co-sponsors:

East Asian Studies Center
Institute for Chinese Studies
Graduate Association of Chinese Linguistics (GACL)

OSU Co-Sponsors:

… to be announced …

Call for Papers:

Abstracts are invited for 20-minute presentations related to innovative research in any subfield of Cantonese linguistics and related disciplines. Submissions are limited to one (1) single-authored paper and one (1) joint-authored paper per person.

Abstracts must be written in English and on a single page, including examples, key references, etc.

Prepare two (2) copies of the abstract in PDF format, one containing the name(s) of author(s), affiliation(s), and e-mail address(es); and the other (for anonymous review) identified by title only.

In the submission form, please provide the following information:

- Paper Title
- Name(s) of Author(s)
- Contact Information (Postal and Email Addresses)
- Affiliation(s)
- Status (Student or Non-Student)
- Primary Area(s) of Linguistics Addressed in the Abstract (e.g., Phonetics, Phonology, Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics, Sociolinguistics, etc.)

The conference organizing committee is considering a teleconferencing presentation session. Scholars with difficulties in traveling to the conference are encouraged to submit an abstract.

Abstract Submission:

Please fill out the abstract submission form at http://u.osu.edu/wicl/wicl-3/abstract-submission/

Abstract Deadline:

By November 1, 2015, 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time



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