UTA Central Library.
Conference posters.
Registration site.
Conference site (Central library).
UTA Ling. program director Dr. Silva.
Ms. Pike and conference attendees.
Introduction of the theme by Dr. Edmondson.
Keynote speaker Dr. Whaley.
Keynote speaker Dr. Headland
Yumi Prize winner Pete Unseth (left).
Location for welcome party.
Lingua and Linguistics office
The Eighth Annual UTA Student Conference in Linguistics
Feb. 22-23
In memory of Dr. Kenneth L. Pike (1912-2000)
[call for papers] [Yumi prize] [schedule] [keynote speakers] [registration] [to presenters] [maps] [UTASCIL]
Call for Papers [back to top]
The Eighth Annual UTA Student Conference in Linguistics -- UTASCIL
Theme: Endangered Languages
Deadline for Abstracts: 5:00pm, December 1, 2000
Date: February 22-23, 2001
Location: The University of Texas at Arlington
Papers in all areas of linguistics are welcome. Papers on endangered
languages are particularly encouraged. Students from any educational
institution are encouraged to submit their research and share insights
they have discovered in the field. Presentations will last 20
minutes with 10 minutes for discussion and questions. This is a great
opportunity to develop professional skills! The best presentation will be
awarded the Yumi Nakamura Memorial Prize in Linguistics ($ 400 US).
The deadline for submission of abstracts is Friday, December 1, 2000.
Notifications of acceptance will be distributed in early January, 2001.
Abstracts should be written on a single page with an (optional) additional
page for graphs and/or references. Please provide 5 copies of your
anonymous abstract with the title of the paper at the top and a 3" *
5" index card including the following information:
1. Your name
2. Affiliation
3. Address, phone number, and e-mail address
4. Title of paper
Papers should be sent to the attention of: Daniel Yang, Program
in Linguistics, Box 19559, University of Texas at Arlington, TX 76019-0559
by the deadline. Electronic submission is also welcome. Please e-mail your
abstract to Daniel at: uta_lingua@yahoo.com.
The
Yumi Nakamura Prize
in Linguistics
The Yumi Nakamure Prize in Linguistics has been established to honor the memory of Ms Yumi Nakamura, a Linguistics student who died at UTA in January 2000. Her family and the Program in Linguistics have contributed a total of $400 to be awarded to the best student paper at the UTA Student Conference in Linguistics.
All students presenting papers are
eligible to be included in the competition for the prize. The prize will be awarded at the Friday evening session. The
judges (consist of faculty and students) will use the following criteria
in awarding the prize:
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5 |
originality |
The paper should not be a review or summary of other people's work. Originality may include a topic, a set of data, contribution to theory, or innovative application of a theory. |
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5 |
significance of the paper’s topic |
The paper should be of some significance in the study of a language (or language family) or a discipline within linguistics. |
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7 |
clarity of the presentation |
The speaker should not only know the subject, but present it clearly to the audience so that the audience can follow the train of thought. This will also include the way the speaker answers any questions. |
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7 |
depth and thoroughness of analysis |
The speaker should know their theory well, not just enough to handle the paper. And they must analyze the data, not merely describe it. Theory and data should be appropriately integrated. In answering questions, speakers should demonstrate knowledge of both the data and theory that goes beyond the limits of the presentation. |
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3 |
presentation* |
The speaker should present their material in an interesting and informative way. |
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27 |
total |
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* This criterion was newly added this year.
Winner:
Pete Unseth (left), University
of Texas at
Arlington
Bi-Consonantal Reduplication
in Semitic Languages
Schedule [back to top]
Conference location: UTA Central Library, 6th Floor see maps
Welcome party location: Lutheran Student Center
Click here to see the schedule
Keynote Speakers [back to top]
- Dr. Lindsay Whaley
Keynote speech:
"Language disequilibrium in the modern world:
What do Chinese minority languages have to teach us?"
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Associate Professor of Linguistics and Classics, Dartmouth College. Ph.D from SUNY/Buffalo in 1993. Research interests: Bantu Languages, Tungusic Languages, language typology, language endangerment.
Keynote speech:
"Endangered Languages, Endangered Cultures:
Why Should We Care?"
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International Anthropology Consultant, SIL International &University of Texas at Arlington. Ph.D. in anthropology from U Hawaii. Research interests: Tropical forest ecology, ethnoscience, ethnocide, Philippine languages.
To presenters [back to top]
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We have already sent out the notifications of acceptance via email. Please email us if you have not received your notification or if you need a hard copy of acceptance letter.
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Please register as soon as possible. You will need to register before January 31, 2001 in order to receive a pre-registration discount. For details, see the following registration section.
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In case of emergency while you are in Arlington, you may contact:
Lingua president, Taiffalo Chiung: 817-7959411 (H), 817-7059057 (C)
UTA Linguistics Office: 817-2723133
UTA Police Department: 817-272-3003 -
For other questions or concerns regarding the conference, you may write to Taiffalo Chiung via email taiffalo@ling.uta.edu
Registration [back to top]
Registration fees:
Pre-registration (before Jan. 31, 2001)
Presenter
$15
Attendee
$5
On-site/Late registration (after Jan. 31, 2001)
Presenter
$30
Attendee
$10
(The benefits for registered presenters and attendees are that they can get a free copy of abstracts and free welcome party. UTA, SIL, GIAL students, faculty, and staff may attend all sessions free of charge with appropriate I.D. But, donations are welcome:)
Other
fees (for non-registered):
Abstracts
$5
Welcome party $5
One day trip to Dallas/Fort Worth: (details to be announced.)
We are planning a one day trip to Dallas/Fort Worth after the conference, i.e. February 24. All conference participants are invited. Transportation will be provided for free, but other expenses are on your own. Please notify us when you register that you want to join the trip.
Accommodations:
We will provide free transportation between airport and UTA. Participants are urged to find their own accommodations. Only a limited number of spaces are available with UTA linguistics students on the nights of Feb 21-23. If you need a crash space, please notify us in your registration email. First come, first serve!
The nearest hotel to UTA is Park Inn (only 1 block to UTA). Should you choose Park Inn, please identify yourself as UTASCIL presenter while you make the reservation to receive the UTA discount rate as follows:
Park Inn
1200 S. Cooper (corner of Benge and Cooper), Arlington, Texas 76013
Phone: 1-800-4377275 or 1-817-8602323
Fax: 817-7955228
1 bedroom: $40.95 per night + tax
2 bedroom: $46.95 per night + tax
Payments:
Please pay by cash or checks. Sorry, but we cannot accept credit card. If pay by checks, please make your checks payable to LINGUA, and send it to the following address by pre-registration deadline (must be post marked).
LINGUA registration
Program in Linguistics
Box 19559
University of Texas at Arlington
TX 76019-0559, USA
* For convenience, international presenters may pay fees on site, but must pre-register by deadline in order to receive the pre-registration discount.
To
register
please send email to uta_lingua@yahoo.com
with the following information:
Name
Gender
Affiliation
Address
Phone
Email
Airlines, flight number, time, and date (if you need airport
pickup)
Crash space (how many nights? and please indicate if you prefer not to
stay with students of the opposite sex)
Equipments you need for presentation (overhead projector will be provided
for all presenters)
Post-conference one day trip
Any other concerns or suggestions
Maps [back to top]
Attention: The closest airport to UTA is Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). It takes about 20-30 minutes by driving between DFW and UTA. Please have the right airport if you need to come by flight.
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