The organizers of the WOCAL 5 would like to invite papers that address the conference theme or any other topic relating to African languages and linguistics.Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:- Syntax. - Morphology.- Phonology. - Phonetics. - Semantics.WOCAL Abstracts: Abstracts may be submitted by email (PDF or postscript attachments only) to the following address: afriling@dling.aau.edu.et.In addition ,we are pleased to announce the following symposium to be held at the same time and location:"International Symposium on The Endangered and Marginalized Languages of Africa". The Symposium is open to all WOCAL participants, and WOCAL participants may submit abstracts for presentation at the Symposium. For details, contact Matthias Brenzinger at: Matthias.Brenzinger@uni-koeln.de.The abstract should be one page maximum, in a 12-point font. Submission by fax is not acceptable.If you do not have regular access to e-mail,you may submit one copy of your abstract on a 3.5 inch floppy disk (Microsoft word documents only ).Abstracts receiving address:WOCAL 5Department of Linguistics Addis Ababa UniversityP.O.Box 1176Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Significant Dates :- Abstract acceptance : July 10-Dec 10, 2005.- Notification of acceptance : February 17, 2006.WOCAL 5 Local Organizing Committee :Baye Yimam (Chair) Moges Yigezu (Department of Linguistics) Abebe G/Tsadik (Department of Linguistics) Zelealem Leyew (Department of Linguistics)Teshome Yehualashet (Ethiopia Language Research Center )Belayneh Abune ( Department of Theater Arts)Abdi Ali (Department of Ethiopian Languages and Literature)
