The 36th Annual Meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society
Call for Papers
6-7 February 2010
The 36th annual meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society will take place at the University of California, Berkeley on February 6-7, 2010. The meeting will consist of a General Session, a Parasession, and a Special Session. Invited speakers will be announced as they accept.
GENERAL SESSION
The General Session will cover all areas of linguistic interest. We encourage proposals from diverse theoretical frameworks and also welcome papers on language-related topics from disciplines such as anthropology, cognitive science, literature, neuroscience, and psychology.
- Invited Speakers
- JOHN J. MCCARTHY, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
PARASESSION
Writing Systems and Orthography
The Parasession invites papers on all aspects of writing systems and orthography. We welcome submissions from diverse theoretical perspectives in any linguistic subfield (phonology, syntax, morphology, semantics, historical linguistics, psycholinguistics, cognitive linguistics, etc.). Areas of discussion might include: the interaction between written and spoken (or signed) language, the development of orthographies, and the relationship between cognition and writing.
- Invited Speakers
- RICHARD SPROAT, Oregon Health and Science University & Google Labs
- PETER T. DANIELS, Co-editor of The World's Writing Systems
SPECIAL SESSION
Language Isolates and Orphans
As the last remaining members of their families, language isolates and orphans provide data relevant to both linguistic theory and typology. We invite papers on any aspect of these languages in the hope of encouraging research on their diverse and often unique properties. We also welcome submissions on near-isolates and languages whose genetic affiliation is uncertain.
- Invited Speakers
- LYLE CAMPBELL, University of Utah
- JEAN-MARIE HOMBERT, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) & Université de Lyon 2
NOTE ON PUBLICATION
In order to expedite publication of papers, BLS will begin publishing digitally with the proceedings from this 36th Annual Meeting.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Deadline
- 11:59 PM, Pacific Standard Time (PST)
- Sunday, 8 November 2009
- Deadline has passed for BLS 36
No late submissions can be accepted. Authors will be notified of decisions regarding abstracts by mid-December.
Guidelines
An author may submit at most one single and one joint abstract. In the case of joint authorship, one email address should be designated for official communication with BLS.
Abstracts must clearly present a specific thesis statement and include a description of topic, approach, and conclusions.
Abstracts must fit on one page in 12-point font with 1" margins. Data and examples must be given within the body of the text, but references may be included on a separate page if necessary. To preserve anonymity during the review process, authors should not include their names or otherwise reveal their identity anywhere in the abstract.
Abstracts that do not fit these specifications will not be considered.
Submission
All abstracts must be submitted electronically as PDF documents. Further instructions for electronic submissions are available here.
Presentation and Publication
Presentations are allotted 20 minutes plus 10 minutes for questions. Presented papers are published in the BLS Proceedings. Authors agree to provide camera-ready copy (up to 12 pages) by 15 May 2010.