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American Dialect Society, South Central Region
Date: 28-Oct-2011 - 29-Oct-2011
Location: Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
Contact Person: James Mischler
Web Site: http://www.southcentralmla.org
Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics
Call Deadline: 28-Mar-2011
Meeting of the American Dialect Society, South Central Region
October 28-29, 2011
Call for Papers:
Papers are welcome that deal with varieties of English spoken in the
United States. Presentations may be based in traditional dialectology
or other areas of language variation and change, including pragmatics,
sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, anthropological linguistics,
language and gender, or language attitudes and ideologies.
Send abstracts to:
James J. Mischler
Session Chair, American Dialect Society, South Central Region meeting
68th South Central Modern Language Association (SCMLA) Convention
Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA
1-318-357-5574
mischlerjnsula.edu
Submission Instructions:
Email submissions only to the address shown above; send the abstract
as a Microsoft Word attachment. The abstract should be no more than
500 words, excluding title and references. Include the word count at
the end of the abstract and omit any identifying information (name,
affiliation, etc). Include contact information, affiliation, and
abstract title in the body of the email.
Membership Requirements:
Membership in SCMLA is required to present at the annual conference.
Details concerning the 68th Annual Convention and membership in the
Association are available at http://www.southcentralmla.org/
Membership in the American Dialect Society is recommended. Membership
information is available at http://www.dukeupress.edu/pads/