the native tongue call for papers university of paris 7 - denis diderot 19-21 march 1999 international conference the native tongue / la langue maternelle deadline for receipt of abstracts : 30 may 1998 invited speakers : henri meschonnic , regine robin , rachel ertel , stella baruk , charles melman , morris halle , antoine culioli , claire blanche - benveniste abstracts are invited for 30 - minute talks on any sociolinguistic , psycholinguistic or psychoanalytic aspect of the relationship of speakers to the mother tongue , whether in a multicultural-multilingual setting or in a context of language substitution , language attrition , language loss or language revival . the role of language in the structuring of the self will also be considered . papers may be presented in french or in english authors are asked to send : * four ( 4 ) copies of an anonymous abstract * one additional camera-ready copy with the author 's name and affiliation ( to be published in the hand-book if the paper is accepted for presentation ) . abstracts should be no more than one page ( a4 or letter size ) in length , with an additional page for references if necessary . please include one more page containing : * the title of the paper * the name and affiliation of the author ( s ) , * the primary author 's postal address , e-mail address , telephone number , and fax number . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - new : we have decided to accept electronic submissions provided you use word 5 or 6 for mac or pc - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - papers presented at the conference will be published in the form of a special issue of a major french journal ( negociations are underway ) and presentation implies consent to such publication . all abstracts should be sent to : marina yaguello / cyril veken ufr d ' etudes anglophones , universite paris vii 10 , rue charles v 75004 paris , france requests for information ( e mail only ) should be addressed to maya @ paris7 . jussieu . fr < marina yaguello > or veken @ paris7 . jussieu . fr < cyril veken > our web site is now open and will be updated regularly http : / / www . charlesv . cicrp . jussieu . fr / charlesv / colloc _ chv / maternel . html schedule : submission of abstracts : 30 may 1998 notification of acceptance : 30 september 1998 final camera ready copy due : 1 february 1999