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*Call for Papers*
*ACAL 41*
The 41st Annual Conference on African Linguistics**
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*May 6^th to 8^th 2010*
*University of Toronto and York University*
*Toronto, Canada*
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*Theme: '**African languages in contact'***
*Call for Papers*
Anonymous abstracts for 20-minute individual
paper or 30-minute forum/panel presentations on
any indigenous and/or transplanted African
language(s) (viz., English, French, and
Portuguese) are invited. Each abstract, including
the title and illustrative data (wherever
necessary), must not exceed 500 words. The
500-word abstract should be single-spaced and not
be more than a single page. Abstracts must be
submitted online as a portable (i.e., PDF) or
Microsoft Word document. Priority consideration
will be given to papers that address the
substance of the conference theme and/or
demonstrate the contribution of these languages
to linguistic theory and description.
*Invited speakers:*
Sammy Beban Chumbow, Council for the Development
of Social Science Research in Africa and
Université Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Salikoko Mufwene, University of Chicago
Sharon Rose, University of California, San Diego
*Paper Topics*
We invite papers on the conference theme and/or
on any of the following sub-fields or
combinations/interfaces thereof:
Computational linguistics Historical linguistics
Language acquisition (first/second/additional language) Language pedagogy
Lexicography Morphology
Neurolinguistics Phonetics
Phonology Pidgin and Creole languages
Pragmatics Semantics
Syntax Tonology
Sociolinguistics (including:
code-switching/-mixing, language contact (in
Africa & in the African Diaspora), language
endangerment, bi-/multi-lingualism, language in
African literature, language planning, language
spread, language use, language variation, etc.)
*Abstract format*
While the main language of the conference will be
English and selected panels on specific languages
can be presented in those languages, abstracts
can be submitted in any African language provided
that each such abstract is accompanied by a
translation. In such cases, the maximum length
can exceed 500 words but not a full page.
Abstracts containing special characters must be
submitted in a PDF format. All abstracts must be
submitted in a font that is not smaller than 11
point, and have to be accompanied by a second
page containing the author's name, institutional
affiliation, and contact information, including
email address. Submission of abstracts by fax is
not acceptable. Individuals who do not have
regular access to e-mail may submit one copy of
their abstract by regular mail on a 3.5-inch
floppy disk (as a Microsoft Word document).
Abstracts must be submitted before */December 14^th , 2009/*
Electronic submissions
To submit abstracts electronically, please send
your abstracts to ACAL41-Toronto@gmail.com
<mailto:ACAL41-Toronto@gmail.com> .
Paper submissions
ACAL 41 - Toronto
Department of Linguistics
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M5S 1A1
Deadline
The deadline for receipt of abstracts is
*December 14^th 2009*. Please be advised that
late submissions may not be considered. Because
of visa requirements, prospective international
participants are urged to submit their abstracts
at the earliest date possible.
Participants will be notified of the acceptance
of their proposal by *January 31^st 2010*.
www.acal41.
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