9th Hispanic Linguistics Symposium & 8th Conference on the Acquisition of Spanish and Portuguese as First and Second Languages

Papers are invited on original and unpublished research on all aspects in the domains of theoretical linguistics, sociolinguistics, and psycholinguistics of Spanish, Portuguese or other Iberian languages.

For the Acquisition Conference, all topics in the field of first, second, bilingual and impaired acquisition of Spanish, Portuguese or other Iberian languages (Catalan, Galician, etc.) will be fully considered, including:

Acquisition of phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and the lexicon

Acquisition of discourse and pragmatics

Differences and similarities between L1, L2 and bilingual acquisition

Normal and impaired acquisition

Acquisition in language contact situations

First and second language attrition and loss

Acquisition in language contact situations

First and second language attrition or loss

Classroom second language acquisition

For the Hispanic Linguistics Symposium, all topics in linguistics will be fully considered, including:

Syntax

Morphology

Phonology

Semantics

Discourse

Pragmatics

The joint meeting will be incorporated within a broader context of linguistic activity at The Pennsylvania State University, including the Workshop on Linguistic Convergence (November 10) and the Workshop on Language Processing (November 12). These workshops feature addresses by Manuel Carreiras (Universidad de la Laguna), James Emil Flege (University of Alabama), Antonella Sorace (University of Edinburgh).

Submission Guidelines

Abstract deadline: June 1, 2005.

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. Abstracts must be anonymous.

Submissions are limited to 1 individual and one joint abstract per author or two joint abstracts per author.

Abstracts must be submitted as a PDF file. Electronic should be sent to the following e-mail address: spanconfpsu.edu

Please use 'Hispanic Linguistics Abstract' or 'Hispanic Acquisition Abstract' in the Subject header as appropriate and include the information in (1) - (6), which should constitute the body of the message. Please make sure that all fonts are embedded.

Author Information.

1. Name(s) of author(s)

2. Title of talk

3. Area of specialization

4. Affiliation(s)

5. E-mail address(es)

6. Postal address(es)

Two scholarships in the amount of $500 each will be offered for students of Spanish-language heritage from outside The Pennsylvania State University community; information on applying for these scholarships will be available at the conference website.

Participation by women, by underrepresented minorities, and by persons with disabilities is strongly encouraged.