North American Undergraduate Linguistics Conference

Friday, October 10, 2003

CALL FOR PAPERS

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The University of Michigan announces the:
NORTH AMERICAN UNDERGRADUATE LINGUISTICS CONFERENCE

October 10, 2003

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

We invite abstracts from undergraduate students in any area of linguistics, for 20-minute talks followed by a 10-minute discussion period.

INVITED SPEAKER

Professor Lila Gleitman, of the University of Pennsylvania

Abstracts will be evaluated on the basis of clarity, cogency of reasoning, and potential contribution to advancing linguists' knowledge of any aspect of language structure, acquisition, and/or use.

Deadline for abstract submission: MAY 31, 2003

Notification of acceptance: JUNE 30, 2003

Individuals currently enrolled in an undergraduate program or who earned their Bachelor's degree after August 2002 are invited to submit an abstract, provided they are not enrolled in a graduate program at the time of the Conference.

Abstract must be anonymous, one-page long, 12pt. font, 1" margin on all sides, with an optional second page only for examples and references.

Abstract should be PREFERABLY emailed as an attachment (PDF format) to undconf@umich.edu (MS Word .rtf or .doc format also accepted), or submitted on paper (5 anonymous copies) to:

Make sure to include, in your submission, a message or cover page with: paper's title, author's name & affiliation, contact information.

Registration will be free, and we hope to find free crash space for students, but speakers and other attendees will need to pay their own travel expenses.

Conference participants are also welcome to stay over Saturday, October 11, to attend the annual Michigan Linguistics Society Conference, at which the invited speaker will be Professor Ray Jackendoff, of Brandeis University.

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