FOS: CFP: Methods in Dialectology XVI

[Suzanne Evans Wagner]

FOS,

Here's a call for papers for the tri-annual International Conference on
Methods in Dialectology conference, to be held next year in Japan.

Suzanne

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Date:    Wed, 31 Aug 2016 21:14:33 +0000
From:    <yasahi at NINJAL.AC.JP>
Subject: Methods XVI Tachikawa: Call for papers

Methods XVI-National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics
(NINJAL)

In recent years, dialectology has expanded its scope. Contact, acquisition =
and innovation have become major notions in dialectology. Methods XVI
especially seeks presentations on these themes to complement the breadth
and depth of contemporary studies that have been featured at Methods
conferences since 1972.

Methods in Dialectology is a triennial conference that alternates between
Canada and Europe. Methods XVI, by special arrangement, will be held at
National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (NINJAL), in
Tokyo, from Monday to Friday, 7 - 11 August 2017.

Our conference site is now available:
https://pj.ninjal.ac.jp/Methodsxvi
Also we have our Facebook community:
https://www.facebook.com/methodsxvi2017tachikawa/

We are proud to announce that the following speakers have accepted our
invitation to deliver keynote addresses at the conference:

Xu Daming (University of Macao, MACAO)
Daniel Long (Tokyo Metropolitan University, JAPAN)
Paul Kerswill (University of York, UK)
Jeff Siegel (University of New England, AUSTRALIA)
Yukari Tanaka (Nihon University, JAPAN)

Call for Papers
We invite papers on all subjects in the field of dialectology, on any
language and on any topic related to regional, social or historical
variation in language. We particularly welcome submissions that address the
main theme of the conference, Dialect Contact, Acquisition, and Innovation.
We also urge scientists working in fields outside linguistics, but who are
involved with technologies or methodologies that can be applied to the
investigation of linguistic variation, to submit papers for this conference.

Presentations will be 20 minutes in length, followed by a 10-minute
discussion period. There will also be sessions for poster presentations.

Abstracts for papers or posters should be no more than 300 words excluding
bibliography and can be submitted using EasyAbs. Please submit your
abstract in a .txt or .doc(x) format. We strive towards a double-blind
reviewing of the abstracts; please make the abstract as anonymous as
possible. The abstract deadline is 6 January 2017. Authors will be notified
of acceptance in February 2017. Each participant may have at most two
contributions at the conference, one as author and one as co-author.

Abstract submission site:
http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/methodsxvi

Best Papers and Posters from Young Scholars
The organizing committee of Methods XVI is happy to announce that we will
be awarding a JPY50,000 prize to the best paper and the best poster
presented by young scholars at Methods XVI. A young scholar is a (graduate)
student or a post-doc whose Ph.D. was awarded after August 2014. Please
indicate on the abstract whether you might be eligible for such an award.

Call for Workshops and Special Sessions
We welcome proposals for workshops and special sessions for Methods XVI.
Workshops may be concerned with particular methodological instruments,
technological innovations or special themes. Special sessions may have a
particular focus on a language group or a specific topic in dialectology.
Proposals for workshops or special sessions should include an overview of
the topic and importance of the session, in no more than 500 words. In
addition the proposal should name the invited panelists, the titles of
their presentations, the text of the call for papers (if applicable), and a
statement of the relevance of the workshop to Methods XVI. The deadline for
submitting a special session proposal is on 1 December, 2016.

Important Dates
Deadline for Workshop or Special Session Proposals: 1 December 2016
Deadline for general paper or poster abstracts: 6 January 2017
Notification of acceptance: 28 February 2017
Registration for the conference begins 1 March 2017

If you have any inquiries about the Methods, please e-mail to me or methods=
xvi at gmail.com.

Yoshiyuki Asahi
Chair, Organizing Committee
Methods XVI Tachikawa (NINJAL)
methodsxvi at gmail.com

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