SALSA 07
No. This is not a Bolognese Salsa, or a Pesto Salsa…
I’m just posting some info on the next Symposium About Language and Society-Austin I received this moring by [Languse]:
The Symposium About Language and Society-Austin (SALSA) is pleased to announce its 15th Annual Meeting to be held April 13-15, 2007 at the University of Texas at Austin.
We encourage the submission of abstracts on research that addresses the relationship of language to culture and society. Desired frameworks include but are not limited to:
- Linguistic Anthropology
- Sociolinguistics
- Ethnography of Communication
- Language and Identity
- Speech Play, Verbal Art, and Poetics
- Language, Media, and Technology
- Language and Social Interaction
- Discourse Analysis & Conversation Analysis
- Language Vitality
- Language Socialization
- Gesture and Talk in Interaction
- Language and Politics
2007 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
- John Heritage, University of California, Los Angeles
- Judith Irvine, University of Michigan
- Barbara Johnstone, Carnegie Mellon University
- Carol Padden, University of California, San Diego
Papers delivered at the conference will be published as a special edition of the Texas Linguistic Forum. Speakers will be allowed 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion. Papers will be selected on the basis of an anonymous review process.
Please send submissions to SALSA 2007 through the online submission form on the SALSA web page.
http://www.utexas.edu/students/salsa
All submissions must include TWO abstracts: An extended abstract not to exceed 4,100 characters and spaces (approximately 600 words), including references and examples; and a shorter abstracts not to exceed 1,100 spaces and characters (approximately 150 words). Please note that the online submission form does not accept special formatting or text such as IPA. Only electronic submissions sent through our online form will be accepted. The abstract submission system will be available beginning November 27, 2006. Each person is limited to ONE submission as the primary author; multiple submissions by the same first author will not be accepted.
Deadline for receipt of abstracts is JANUARY 16, 2007. Late submissions will not be accepted, and we cannot accept papers that are to be published elsewhere.
Notification of acceptance or rejection will be sent in mid-February 2007.
Pre-registration fees for SALSA XV will be $25 for students and $50 for non-students, and on-site registration fees will be $30 for students and $60 for non-students.
Contact us at: salsaut@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Details
- Topic: the relationship of language to culture and society
- Location: University of Texas - Austin
- Date: April 13-15, 2007
- CFP deadline: 16th January 2007
- Website: http://www.utexas.edu/students/salsa