meeting of atlantic provinces linguistic association > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > > > call for papers > > atlantic provinces linguistic association > > 21st annual meeting > ( 20th anniversary meeting ) > > mount saint vincent university , halifax > november 7 - 8 . 1997 > > > keynote speaker : robert rankin , university of kansas > > 1 . the theme for this year 's conference is " language diversity > language origins . " however , papers on all topics in > linguistics are welcome , in english or french . > 2 . papers are 30 minutes in length : 20 minutes for oral > presentation and 10 minutes for discussion . > > 3 . abstracts are due by september 8 , 1997 . they should be > typewritten and single-spaced , and should be no longer than > one page , including bibliographical references . abstracts > will also be accepted through fax or e-mail , provided they > observe the common format ( for email , make sure that margins > are at least 2 . 5 cm ) . abstracts in english should be > addressed to marie - lucie tarpent , department of modern > languages , mount saint vincent university , halifax , n . s . , > b3m 2j6 , tel . ( 902 ) 457-6172 or fax ( 902 ) 445-3960 , email > < marie-lucie . tarpent @ msvu . ca > . for abstracts in french , > contact < michelle . daveluy @ stmarys . ca > . > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > additional information > > 1 . all presenters must be members in good standing of the > association . to take out or renew a membership , please > contact the treasurer , aleksandra steinbergs , department of > linguistics , memorial university of newfoundland , st . john 's , > newfoundland , canada . a1b 3x9 , tel . ( 709 ) 737-8134 , fax ( 709 ) > 737-4000 , email < asteinbe @ morgan . ucs . mun . ca > . alternately , > membership dues can be paid at the conference . the annual > membership fee is $ 15 ( regular ) or $ 10 ( students ) . > > 2 . there will be a $ 30 registration fee for the conference . > > 3 . the conference will begin in the early afternoon of friday , > november 6 and continue through saturday . there will be a > banquet on saturday evening . > > 4 . the official hotel for the conference will be the wandlynn > inn located on the bedford highway within walking distance of > mount saint vincent university . a fixed number of rooms will > be held for conference participants at a flat rate of $ 54 > ( plus hst tax ) , single or double occupancy . other types of > rooms are also available at the hotel , which is wheelchair > accessible . reservations must be made before october 17 , > 1997 ; tel . 902-443 - 0416 , fax 902-457 - 0665 . > details concerning other accommodation in halifax as well as > full information about the conference will be sent to members > in september . > > for further information please contact > > < michelle . daveluy @ stmarys . ca > > > >