WCCFL XXVII

May 16 - 18, 2008

University of California-Los Angeles

General Session

Special Session I: Experimental Syntax, Semantics, and Pragmatics

    Support for formal linguistic theories can often be found in empirical study. Abstracts that use objective measures to address issues in syntax, semantics, or pragmatics are invited for 20-minute talks in this special session.

Special Session II: Explaining Phonological Typology: Channel or Analytic Bias?

    One problem in addressing phonological typology has been the compatibility of data with both cognitive and phonetic predispositions. This session solicits papers which address and attempt to tease apart the effects of such biases.

Instructions for Abstract Submission

    Abstracts must be at most one page long on a letter-size sheet (8"1/2 by 11") with one-inch margins and typed in at least 11-point font.  An optional second page is permitted for data and references.
    At the top of each page, please include (1) the abstract title and (2) three or four keywords describing the topics of the paper. Abstracts are anonymous, so all authors' names must be absent from all pages.

    Submissions are limited to 1 individual and 1 joint abstract per author, or 2 joint abstracts per author.

    Abstracts must be submitted in one of the following formats:

            .PDF file or

            Hardcopy (only if absolutely necessary)

    We strongly encourage electronic submissions, which should be submitted on our website.

    Hardcopy submissions should include the information below on a separate sheet, along with ten copies of the abstract.

            Author Information

            Name(s) of author(s)

            Title of talk

            Area of specialization

            Affiliation(s)

            E-mail address(es)

            Postal address(es)

    Hard copies should be sent to the WCCFL 27 postal address:

            WCCFL 27 Abstracts Committee

            Department of Linguistics

            University of California-Los Angeles

            3125 Campbell Hall

            Los Angeles, CA 90095-1543

            USA

Deadline for Submission

January 15, 2008, 5:00 pm Pacific Standard Time
(Abstracts must be received by this time.)

Notification of Acceptance

Mid February, 2008

Electronic submissions will receive an email confirmation of the receipt of the abstract.  For those submitting their abstracts through regular mail, please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard if you wish to receive confirmation.