UTA Central Library.
Lingua and Linguistics office
The Ninth Annual UTA Student Conference in Linguistics
Feb. 22-23
[call for papers] [Yumi prize] [schedule] [keynote speakers] [registration] [to presenters] [maps] [UTASCIL]
Call for Papers [back to top]
The Ninth Annual UTA Student Conference in Linguistics --
UTASCIL
Deadline for Abstracts: 5:00pm, December 3rd, 2001
The call for papers has been
extended to Dec. 7, 2001 for electronically sent abstracts!!
Date: February 22-23, 2002
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 December 3rd, 2001.
Notifications of acceptance will be distributed in early January, 2002.
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" x 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:
|
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. |
|
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. |
|
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. |
|
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. |
|
3 |
presentation |
The speaker should present their material in an interesting and informative way. |
|
27 |
total |
|
The
winner is Maryam Bakht-Rofheart, New York University
Schedule [back to top]
Conference location: UTA Central Library, 6th Floor see maps
Keynote Speakers [back to top]
Topic: Corpus linguistics and the study of English grammar
Can corpus-based analyses be employed for the study of English grammar? How reliable is intuition as a predictor of language use? What contribution does the Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English (LGSWE) make to such study? Come find out what new kinds of linguistic patterns can be discovered using corpus-based techniques.
To presenters [back to top]
In case of emergency while you are in Arlington, you may
contact:
Lingua president, Zdravka Radkova: 214-293-3236
UTA Linguistics Office: 817-272-3133
UTA Police Department: 817-272-3003
Registration [back to top]
Early registration must be postmarked by Feb. 15.
(Presenters from foreign
universities may pay early registration fees at the conference if
registration information is submitted by this date.)
If you will be driving to UTA and need a temporary
parking permit at UTA during the conference day, please let us know when you
submit your registration. We will prepare the parking permits for the
registered attendees at free of charage.
Registration fees:
Pre-registration (before Feb. 15, 2002)
Presenter
$15
Attendee
$5
On-site/Late registration (after Feb. 15, 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
Accommodations:
We will provide free transportation between airport and UTA. Participants
are urged to find their own accommodations.
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
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 zhr5641@omega.uta.edu
with the following information:
Name
Gender
Affiliation
Address
Phone
Email
Airlines, flight number, time, and date (if you need airport pickup)
Equipments you need for presentation (overhead projector will be provided
for all presenters)
Need a parking permit?
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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