Abstracts are invited for 20-minute talks (plus 10 minutes for discussion) on any aspect of Romance Linguistics. For the Special Parasessions on "Bilingualism and Language Acquisition in Romance Languages", and ''Romance based Creoles'', we seek submissions from any topic area in theoretical linguistics that addresses issues of acquisition of Romance Languages or issues related to bilingual contexts and to Romance based Creoles.Abstracts should be no more than two pages in length (including examples and references), in 12-point type. All margins should be at least one inch wide (or 2.5 cm).Please note: Authors are asked to submit their abstracts in pdf format through the following web site: «pasha.fas.rutgers.edu». Once registered, your username will be your email. If you have already submitted your abstract by email, you need not submit it again. No faxes will be accepted. You will be asked to register with your name, email, affiliation and phone number. During the submission process, please make sure you indicate for which session (MAIN SESSION / BILINGUALISM-SLA/CREOLES) you want to be considered. Submissions are limited to a maximum of one individual and one joint abstract per author. Preference will be given to presentations not duplicated at other major conferences (e.g., LSA, NELS, WCCFL).Deadline for receipt of abstracts: Sunday, November 20, 2005.Contact: lsrl@rci.rutgers.eduSpecial Parasessions:-Bilingualism and Language Acquisition in Romance Languages-Romance based Creoles
