Call for Papers

The Linguistics Department at Stony Brook University (SUNY) will host the 46th Linguistic Symposium on Romance Languages (LSRL 46), March 31-April 3, 2016.

 

Invited Speakers for Main Session:

• Judy Bernstein, William Paterson University

• Barbara Bullock, University of Texas, Austin

• Ioana Chitoran, Université Paris Diderot – Paris 7 (France)

• Roberta D’Alessandro, Universiteit Leiden (The Netherlands)

• Richard Kayne, New York University

 

We are pleased to announce that the LSRL 46 will be held concurrently with the 30th Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics (ASAL 30): http://www.stonybrook.edu/asal. In addition, on Sunday, April 3, 2016, there will be a joint Workshop on Arabic and Romance Linguistics (WARL): http://www.stonybrook.edu/warl. Registrants for the LSRL may also attend talks at ASAL and WARL.

 

Invited Speakers for joint Workshop on Arabic and Romance Linguistics:

• Robert Hoberman, Stony Brook University

• Laura Minervini, University of Naples, Federico II (Italy)

• Lotfi Sayahi, SUNY Albany

 

We invite abstract submissions for the LSRL for 20-minute talks (plus 10 minutes for discussion) and/or posters (posters should measure approx. 3ft x 4ft or 90cm x 120cm) on any aspect of Romance Linguistics. All abstracts should be anonymous, no more than two pages in length (including examples and references), in 12-point font, 8.5x11-inch page setup (= US Letter), with 1-inch margins. Submissions are limited to one individual and one joint abstract per author, and papers must be in English. To submit an abstract for LSRL46, please go to the following link:

http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/lsrl46

 

We also welcome abstract submissions for WARL. Topics include (but are not limited to) Romance-Arabic language contact, Arabic-Romance multilingualism, Maltese linguistics, etc. Abstracts should be anonymous, no more than two pages in length (including examples and references), in 12-point font, 8.5x11-inch page setup (= US Letter), with 1-inch margins. The language of the Workshop is English. To submit an abstract for WARL, please go to the following link: http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/warl

 

Deadline for receipt of abstracts: November 15, 2015.