Conferences
CILLA II:
The Second Conference on Indigenous Languages of Latin America
October 27-29, 2005
The University of Texas at Austin Campus
Jeffers Moot Courtroom, UT School of Law
Call for Papers:
We invite the submission of abstracts on research about any aspect of Latin American indigenous languages. Already
published papers will not be accepted. Topics may include, but are not limited to:
GRAMMAR
LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY
SOCIOLINGUISTICS
LANGUAGE PLANNING
LANGUAGE POLITICS
LINGUISTIC THEORY
HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS
LANGUAGE VITALITY
DISCOURSE
INDIGENOUS LITERATURES
COMMUNITY/LINGUIST COOPERATION
Spanish is encouraged for presentations; English and Portuguese are also acceptable.
Speakers will be allowed 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion. Papers will
be selected based on the evaluation of an anonymous written abstract, which may not exceed 500
words. Electronic submissions are encouraged.
SUBMISSIONS:
Deadline for receipt of abstracts is May 2, 2005. Please send your abstract to nengland@mail.utexas.edu, Subject: CILLA II abstract.
Please include in the following order:
- Title of the paper
- Author’s name
- Author’s affiliation
- Address, phone number, and e-mail address at which the author wishes to be notified
- A 500-word abstract (please send as a Word attachment as well as in the body of the
message. Title of Word file: Lastname.Firstinitial.CILLA.doc ) - Equipment needs for the presentation
Notification of acceptance or rejection will be sent by May 31, 2005.