NACAL 36 - Call for Papers
Chicago, IL -- The 36th meeting of the North American
Conference on Afroasiatic Linguistics (NACAL 36) will be held in Chicago,
IL from March 14 to March 16, 2007 (Friday
to Sunday).
Papers on linguistic topics relevant to the languages of the Afroasiatic
phylum (Chadic, Berber, Cushitic, Omotic, Egyptian, Semitic) are requested.
Topics relating to all aspects of Afroasiatic languages will be considered,
particularly including phonology, morphology, syntax, comparative linguistics,
sociolinguistics, and epigraphy. These topics should be considered as general
guidelines and are not intended to be exclusive. No original paper will
be rejected on account of its subject, as long as it relates to the languages
of the Afroasiatic phylum and meets the scholarly standards established
by previous conferences.
In addition to the general sessions, there will be a special panel on Comparative
Afrasian, dedicated to Alan S. Kaye. Participants who wish to contribute
to this panel should indicate their preference when submitting the abstract
or contact Lionel Bender (eswg@siu.edu).
Abstracts describing the precise topic treated with a length
of approximately 200-300 words can be sent as an electronic version (pdf or
word document) or as a paper copy to the addresses specified below. The deadline
for submission is December 1st, 2007.
To Register
Scholars wishing to attend NACAL 36 must register. Prospective conference
participants have three options with which they may register: Online
Registration, Registration by Email,
and Registration via Post. Registration
costs $75 dollars ($45 dollars for students
and those from soft-currency countries). Registration may be made at any
point up to the time of the conference, but early registrations are eligible
for a reduced price of $60 ($30 dollars
for students and those from soft-currency countries). AOS Members who wish
to attend NACAL may pay a reduced registration fee of $30.
Registration must be made on or before January 20th, 2008,
in order to qualify for the reduced price. No registration will be considered
complete until we receive your check or money order, payable to Gene Gragg.
About NACAL
The North American Conference on Afroasiatic Linguistics (NACAL) provides
scholars from North America and around the world with a venue to discuss
the Afroasiatic language phylum. Now in its 36th year, NACAL has held annual
meetings since 1973. Meetings are held in tandem with the annual meeting
of the American Oriental Society,
which shares a joint session with NACAL. Previous meetings have been held
in Ann Arbor, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Cambridge, Chicago, Los Angeles,
Nashville, New Haven, San Diego, Seattle, Toronto, and several other cities
in the United States and Canada.
A list of previous conferences, organizers, and (since 1984) conference
reminiscers is available here. This list is updated
annually.
A partial bibliography of papers given at previous conferences is available
here. If you have offered a paper at NACAL in
the past and cannot find your paper among those mentioned in the bibliography,
please contact us at afroasiatic@gmail.com.
Wolf Leslau, 1906-2006
Wolf Leslau, one of the greatest Semiticist linguists of the post-war generation,
passed away on Nov. 18, at age 100 + four days. Leslau was a frequent participant
in NACAL's annual meetings, and had the unique distinction of serving as NACAL
reminiscer not once but twice, first at NACAL 12 (1984) and then again, two
decades later, at NACAL 32 (2004). Grover Hudson's obituary for Leslau can be found here.
Alan S. Kaye, 1944-2007
Alan S. Kaye, California State University (Fullerton) Professor of English,
Comparative Literature and Linguistics, died at the age of 63 on May 31,
2007. Although Kaye was unable to attend NACAL 35 due to the fact that he
was on scholarly leave from Fullerton and residing at the United Arab Emirates
University from 2006 until his death, he was one of NACAL's most regular
participants, in addition to having organized NACAL 9 (1981), NACAL 18 (1990),
and having served as reminiscer at NACAL 23 (1995). An obituary for Kaye
can be found here.
