The focus of the 2020 conference is indigenous languages and cultures of the Americas, for which we are soliciting abstracts on all aspects of the description, documentation and decipherment of texts of pre-colonial traditions. Papers are also invited on the sociolinguistic documentation and revitalization efforts of the speech communities of aboriginal Canada, the US, and Latin America.
Topics may include (but are not limited to) the following:
NOTE: In keeping with the ILA tradition, we also invite individual papers or posters on other areas of linguistics. Each presentation should last no more than twenty-five minutes, including time for questions and discussion. Proposals also may be submitted for three- hour workshops for teachers on topics related to the teaching of language, literacy and/or linguistics.
Papers and Posters
A paper or poster title and abstract of between 300 and 400 words, excluding references, is
required along with a summary abstract for the conference booklet of no more than 150 words.
The author's name, institutional affiliation, mailing address, and phone number must also be
included.
Workshops
A brief presentation/rationale of about 200 words should argue for the relevance of the
theoretical/applied content in language, linguistics or literacy that will be explored and examined
during the workshop. Objectives, a brief description of the activities to be implemented during
the session, and a maximum of five reading references should be included in the proposal. A
separate brief CV (100 words) of the workshop leader/s indicating relevant
workshop/instructional experience is also required.
All proposals will be blind reviewed for quality and originality. Submissions should mainly contain new material and must not have been published previously in order to be considered. All proposals should be emailed in a MSWord (.doc, .docx) file and using "ILA2020" in the subject line, to Antoinette Jones, Conference Coordinator at netta.jones@ilaword.org by Sunday, February 16, 2020. Notification of acceptances will be sent on or before Sunday, March 8, 2020. The author(s) whose proposals have been accepted for the ILA Annual Conference must register by Sunday, March 15, the 2020 pre-registration deadline in order to be included in the Conference Program.
Pre-Registration fees (received by Saturday, February 29, 2020)
Registration fees from Sunday, March 15th, 2020:
For registration payments, please go to
https://hallidaycentre.cityu.edu.hk:2443/ila/payment-proc/07_conference_payment.html