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[Kathryn Campbell-Kibler]

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From: NWAV 40 <nwav40 at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, May 5, 2011 at 8:42 AM
Subject: NWAV40 Call for Papers
To: nwav40 at gmail.com


CALL FOR PAPERS

NWAV40: Celebrating 40 years of analyzing variation…but who’s counting?

New Ways of Analyzing Variation returns to its birthplace – Georgetown
University! This special anniversary conference, hosted by the
Georgetown University Linguistics Department, will take place October
27-30, 2011.

All sociolinguists are interested in language variation. Some of us
are counting and some of us are not, but all of us count. NWAV 40 aims
to celebrate the quantitative, qualitative and eclectic approaches to
the study of language variation and change that have given us so much
insight over the decades, and to encourage further research from a
wide range of perspectives, thereby further deepening our
understanding of how language reflects and shapes personal identities,
interpersonal interactions, group memberships, and social orders.

NWAV 40 welcomes submissions for papers, posters, organized panels,
and workshops on all scientific approaches to analyzing and
interpreting language variation and change, including papers that
combine perspectives to enrich our understandings.

Abstract Submission Deadline: July 1, 2011 at 5 p.m. EDT

Abstracts must be submitted through the conference website, available
in late May.  Please direct all inquiries to nwav40 at gmail.com.

PAPERS will be 20 minutes each, with a 10-minute question-and-answer
period. Abstracts should not exceed 500 words, excluding title and
references. Authors may submit one singly- authored and one
jointly-authored paper abstract, or two jointly-authored paper
abstracts. Paper abstracts will be subjected to blind review, so
author names should not appear anywhere on abstracts. Authors may
elect to have their paper abstracts considered for either a paper or
poster presentation.

POSTERS will be presented 4:30-6:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 29, in
connection with a reception. Posters are typically a good format for
presentations where visual display of tables, graphs, maps, etc. is
particularly important. Abstracts for posters should not exceed 500
words, excluding title and references. Poster abstracts will be
subjected to blind review, so author names should not appear anywhere
on abstracts. Authors may elect to have their poster abstracts
considered for either a poster or paper presentation.

PANELS will last 120 minutes and should consist of presentations and
discussion of thematically coherent issues. Panelists are strongly
encouraged to follow the regular paper schedule. Double panels will be
considered. Panel proposals should consist of (1) the panel title,
names and affiliations of panel organizers, and a general description
of the panel not exceeding 500 words that highlights the panel’s theme
and importance; (2) the proposed timetable of presentations/
discussions; and (3), for each paper, the title, name and affiliation
of author(s), and an abstract not to exceed 300 words. The panel
organizer is responsible for writing the panel proposal and gathering
abstracts from each presenter.

WORKSHOPS will last 120 minutes and are designed to introduce
attendees to novel methods, analytical approaches, and theoretical
frameworks for examining and understanding language variation and
change. Workshop proposals should consist of the workshop title, names
and affiliations of workshop organizers, a general description not to
exceed 500 words of the aims and content of the workshop, and a
proposed schedule. If workshops will consist of a series of
presentations, also submit the title, name and affiliation of
presenter(s), and an abstract not exceeding 300 words for each
contribution.

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NWAV40 Organizing Committee
Natalie Schilling
Robert Podesva
Julie Sweetland
Sakiko Kajino (NWAV40 Coordinator)
nwav40 at gmail.com