Call for Papers [PDF]
Deadline for receipt of abstracts: February 16, 2008
Notification of acceptance will be by email no later than February 29, 2008.
11th Annual Workshop on American Indigenous Languages
Santa Barbara, CA
May 23-24, 2008
The Linguistics department at the University of California, Santa Barbara announces its 11th annual Workshop on American Indigenous Languages (WAIL), which provides a forum for the discussion of theoretical and descriptive studies of the indigenous languages of the Americas.
Anonymous abstracts are invited for talks on any topic in linguistics. Talks will be 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for discussion. Abstracts should be 500 words or less (excluding examples and/or references) and can be submitted by hard copy or email. Individuals may submit abstracts for one single-authored and one co-authored paper. Please indicate your source(s) and type(s) of data in the abstract (e.g. recordings, texts, conversational, elicited, narrative, etc.). For co-authored papers, please indicate who plans to present the paper as well as who will be in attendance.
Special Panel on Language Policy:
This year we are welcoming abstracts for a Special Panel on all issues concerning language policy. Talks will be 20 minutes each, followed by a group discussion/question-and-answer period.
For email submissions:
Include the abstract as an attachment. Please limit your abstracts to the following formats: PDF, RTF, or Microsoft Word document.
Include the following information in the body of the email message:
- your name
- your affiliation
- your mailing address
- your phone number
- your email address
- the title of your paper
- whether your submission is for the general session or the Special Panel.
Send email submissions to:
For hard copy submissions:
Please send four copies of your abstract, along with a 3x5 card with the following information:
- your name
- your affiliation
- your mailing address
- your phone number
- your email address
- the title of your paper
- whether your submission is for the general session or the Special Panel.
Send hard copy submissions to:
Workshop on American Indigenous Languages
Attn: Joye Kiester or Verónica Muñoz Ledo
Department of Linguistics
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
General Information:
Santa Barbara is situated on the Pacific Ocean near the Santa Yñez Mountains. The UCSB campus is located near the Santa Barbara airport. Participants may also fly into LAX airport in Los Angeles, which is approximately 90 miles southeast of the campus. Shuttle buses run between LAX and Santa Barbara. Information about hotel accommodations is posted here.
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