Call for Reviewers: SSILA 2019 Abstracts

The SSILA Program Committee is seeking volunteers to serve as abstract reviewers for the 2019 Annual Meeting, which will be held in New York City, NY on January 3-6.  Reviewing of abstracts will take place in August 2018.If you would like to volunteer, please complete this short survey.This survey will be used to find the best match for each abstract.  All reviewers must have a PhD and be members of SSILA. If you have any questions please notify the SSILA Program Committee Manager, Martin Kohlberger, by emailing conferences@ssila.org.

Call for Papers -- Tlalocan

TLALOCAN XXIVConvocatoria de recepción de documentos

En nombre de la revista Tlalocan, Revista de fuentes para el conocimiento de las culturas indígenas de México, y de su directora Karen Dakin, le extendemos una cordial invitación para participar en el volumen XXIV. Para este volumen hemos sido designados como editores, Lilián Guerrero y Hiroto Uchihara. La revista Tlalocan, fundada en 1943, está dedicada al estudio de las fuentes, orales o escritas, en las lenguas indígenas americanas pertenecientes a las familias lingüísticas mexicanas. En la revista también se han publicado un buen número de reseñas y notas.Se publican manuscritos escritos en español y en inglés. Para su potencial publicación, se aceptan textos de cualquier lengua de México dentro de un formato que ha sido fijado en los últimos años, el cual se puede consultar en la página https://revistas-filologicas.unam.mx/tlalocan/index.php/tl/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions), así como al final de los últimos volúmenes en la sección titulada “Normas Editoriales”. No contamos con un número máximo de páginas para los textos, en este punto tenemos un criterio amplio y se publican textos de distintos géneros, incluidos mitos, leyendas, rituales y narrativas personales. Se puede consultar la revista en línea para ver ejemplos de los últimos números publicados en http://www.iifilologicas.unam.mx/tlalocan/. Además de la versión impresa, todos los artículos están disponibles en la página de la revista en formato PDF (open-access) y, en la versión electrónica, es posible incluir audio y video que acompañen los textos.Para el volumen XXIV hemos puesto como fecha límite de entrega de manuscritos el 29 de junio de 2018.Le rogamos hacer llegar sus contribuciones en formato word y pdf directamente al correo de Tlalocan: tlalocan@unam.mx. Adicionalmente, ponemos a su disposición nuestros correos para cualquier consulta: lilianguerrero@yahoo.com y hirotouchihara81@gmail.com.Esperamos contar con su colaboración y le mandamos atentos saludos,Lilián Guerrero y Hiroto UchiharaEditores del volumen XXIV de Tlalocan 

TLALOCAN XXIVCall for Papers

The journal Tlalocan, Revista de fuentes para el conocimiento de las culturas indígenas de México (Karen Dakin, Director), which is published by the National Autonomous University of Mexico, is pleased to announce its call for papers for volume XXIV. The journal, founded in 1943, is dedicated to the publication of oral and ethnohistorical texts in indigenous languages of the linguistic families found in Mexico. We are now accepting manuscripts for consideration to be published in the upcoming issue. In addition to oral and written texts, we also accept book reviews and notes.We accept manuscripts in Spanish or English. Manuscripts should be formatted using our style guide which can be found on our website https://revistas-filologicas.unam.mx/tlalocan/index.php/tl/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions, as well as at the end of each issue under the heading “Normas Editoriales”. We do not have a maximum number of pages for manuscripts. There is no restriction as to subject matter, and texts from a variety of genres including myths, legends, rituals, and personal narratives are welcome. Please consult the website for examples of the type of material (and format) we publish (http://www.iifilologicas.unam.mx/tlalocan/). In addition to the printed format, we also make published manuscripts available on our website in pdf format, and we can provide a space for audio or video recordings that accompany the oral text.For manuscripts to be considered in Volume XXIV, the deadline is: June 29th, 2018.Manuscripts and inquiries should be sent via e-mail to tlalocan@unam.mx (word and pdf files). In case of need, you can also contact the editors to their personal e-mail: Lilián Guerrero (lilianguerrero@yahoo.com) and Hiroto Uchihara (hirotouchihara81@gmail.com).Our best,Lilián Guerrero and Hiroto UchiharaEditors of Tlalocan XXIV

Native American languages at CoLang 2018

CoLang 2018 will take place at the University of Florida from June 18-July 20, 2018.   Many Native American languages and communities will be represented.  Among the workshops are a two week mini-practicum on Mississippi Choctaw, and three week long practica on Timucua and Macuiltianguis Zapotec.Registration is open till April 1, 2018.  Don't delay -- CoLang is a very exciting place to be in the summer of 2018!  Full details at https://colang.lin.ufl.edu/.

Call for papers -- Computational modeling of polysynthesis

Call for Papers

All Together Now? Computational Modeling of Polysynthetic Languages 25-26 August, 2018, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Co-located with COLING 2018 http://coling2018.org/ http://languagescience.umd.edu/poly

Polysynthetic languages are languages where words typically consist of many morphemes, each with independent meaning. Polysynthetic languages occur all over the world. In particular, the Indigenous languages of the Americas are polysynthetic, as well as many languages of Australia, Siberia and New Guinea.This workshop aims to bring together specialists in language technology and linguists on one hand with language practitioners and revitalization experts on the other. Our goal is to foster an informed dialogue about these languages with contributions from all workshop attendees, so that polysynthetic languages can benefit from most recent advances of language technology, in a way that is helpful, productive and addresses immediate needs of the language communities. The workshop has been planned around COLING to ensure that computational advances for these complex languages both draws on the knowledge of related communities and contributes to their needs. We seek two types of contribution:

(1) original research papers which present results of linguistic and computational linguistic analysis;

(2) experience papers which present issues such as educational needs, policy processes or practical applications.

 The former type of paper follows the expected academic requirements for research papers; the latter is more experiential so could, by definition, be of a different nature from the typical conference paper. Submitters will be asked to categorize their papers as either type (1) or (2) or both, which will then drive the selection of reviewers. This will ensure that all papers are reviewed fairly. Important Dates: We will have two opportunities for submissions. For those not submitting to the main COLING conference, relevant dates are:- Workshop pre-submission deadline: May 1, 2018 - Notification: May 30, 2018 - Camera-ready submission deadline: June 30, 2018 For those who might also submit to the main conference, dates established by COLING organizers are:- Workshop submission deadline: May 25, 2018 - Notification: June 20, 2018 - Camera-ready submission deadline: June 30, 2018 Note that this very short deadline for authors means that pre-submissions from those authors who are not impacted by the main conference will be accepted earlier.More Information: http://languagescience.umd.edu/poly

Nominations for SSILA Executive Secretary/Treasurer

Nominations for  SSILA Executive Secretary/Treasurer SSILA is looking for an Executive Secretary/Treasurer for the three-year term beginning at the SSILA meeting in New York City in 2019.  Attendance at that meeting is not required but would be helpful. Please nominate yourself or someone else by May 1, 2018.  Please give a brief explanation of why you or person X would be a good fit for this position.  Nominations should be sent to:  Keren Rice, rice@chass.utoronto.ca, or Carolyn MacKay, cjmackay@bsu.edu. Description of the position: The Executive Secretary/Treasurer works closely with the SSILA Chair and Executive Committee, carrying out administrative responsibilities associated with maintaining membership, financial records, preparing ballots, etc. The Executive Secretary/Treasurer is appointed by SSILAʼs Executive Committee and serves for 3 years. Duties include the following: Keep SSILA accounts up to date, maintain bank account, process checks, process credit cards via PayPal’s virtual terminal, pay bills, prepare annual financial reports for SSILA meetings, maintain SSILA’s CA and federal non-profit status. File taxes for the non-profit.Organize Award and Prize submissions.Organize ballots and voting.IJAL: Coordinate IJAL subscriptions and payments. Provide IJAL editor with subscription requests quarterly. Transfer payment to IJAL.Keep track of and correspond with membership. Write up minutes and agendas.Post news to SSILA website and Facebook - with webmaster and Facebook Administrator.Help maintain and update the website (with webmaster).Other responsibilities as they arise. Benefits: $1000 yearly stipendTravel expenses to the SSILA meetingOpportunity to interact with many members of SSILAProfessional advancement experience

SSILA 2019 - Call for Organized Session Proposals

Annual Meeting, New York City, NY

January 3-6, 2019

Call for Organized Session Proposals*

*Please note that there will be a call for regular papers and posters in the coming weeks.  This call is only for organized session proposals.

Deadline for Organized Session Proposals: May 1st, 2018

The annual winter meeting of SSILA will be held jointly with the annual meeting of the Linguistic Society of America in New York City, NY on January 3-6, 2019.

Call for Organized Session Proposals

SSILA welcomes proposals for organized sessions.  This is an opportunity for researchers to present a series of presentations that revolve around a single typological, methodological or areal theme.  The presentations must be based on original research focusing on the linguistic study of the indigenous languages of the Americas.

Organized sessions involve more than one scholar and are expected to make a distinctive and creative contribution to the meeting. Proposals for organized sessions are NOT reviewed anonymously. These sessions may include several presentations focused on a specific theme, a major presentation with invited discussants, and other types of sessions with a clear, specific, and coherent rationale.

Abstract Submission

The deadline for receipt of organized session proposals is midnight (the end of the day) May 1st.

Authors of successful SSILA session proposals may wish to submit their proposals to the LSA for co-sponsorship.  Please note that the LSA deadline for organized sessions is on May 15th.  The SSILA committee will make a decision about these proposals before the LSA submission deadline.  For more information on submitting organized session proposals to the LSA 2018 Annual Meeting, see the LSA website (http://www.linguisticsociety.org/content/lsa-2018-annual-meeting-call-organized-session-proposals).

All organized session proposals should be submitted electronically by e-mail to SSILA Program Committee Administrator Martin Kohlberger (conferences@ssila.org). Any queries prior to the submission deadline can also be sent to this e-mail address.  Proposals should be submitted in English.

The proposal must indicate whether it is intended to be a joint SSILA/LSA session or a SSILA session, and should include:

(1) a session abstract outlining the purpose, motivation, length (maximum: 3 hours), and justification for the session;

(2) names of all participants, including discussants, and titles of papers;

(3) a complete account, including timetable, of what each participant will do. Note that organized sessions do not have to follow the 20-minute paper + 10-minute discussion format. However, the presentation format should be clearly described;

(4) a maximum one-page abstract for each participant, 11pt or 12pt font, 1-inch margins; references can be on a second page.

The entire proposal should be submitted in a single PDF document.

ANLC CoLang Fellowships Awarded

The Alaska Native Langauge Center (ANLC) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has awarded 17 full fellowships to Alaskans to attend CoLang 2018, the endangered language documentation and language continuity institute. CoLang 2018 will take place this summer at the University of Florida from June 18th - July 20th. Full a full description of the institute, see https://colang.lin.ufl.edu/.

WAIL abstracts and travel applications due soon!

Abstracts and applications for travel scholarships to the 21st Annual Workshop on American Indigenous Languages (WAIL 21) are due Friday, February 23.

Meeting Description

The Linguistics department at the University of California, Santa Barbara announces its 21st Annual Workshop on American Indigenous Languages (WAIL), which provides a forum for the discussion of theoretical, descriptive, and practical studies of the indigenous languages of the Americas.

Keynote Speaker: Anthony K. Webster (University of Texas at Austin)

Anthony K. Webster is a linguistic anthropologist and author of the books Explorations in Navajo Poetry and Poetics (UNM, 2009) and Intimate Grammars: An Ethnography of Navajo Poetry (Arizona, 2015). His research focuses on the interplay between language, culture, the individual and the imagination. He has published articles on Navajo ethnopoetics and Navajo language and culture in, among others, the Journal of Linguistic Anthropology; International Journal of American Linguistics; Anthropological Linguistics; Journal de la Société des Américanistes; Anthropology and Humanism; the Journal of Anthropological Research; and the Journal of American Folklore. His third book, The Sounds of Navajo Poetry: A Humanities of Speaking, is due out in 2018.

Call for Papers

Anonymous abstracts are invited for talks on any topic relevant to the study of indigenous languages of the Americas. Talks will be 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for discussion. Abstracts should be 500 words or less (excluding examples and/or references).Individuals may submit abstracts for one single-authored and one co-authored paper. Please indicate your source(s) and type(s) of data in the abstract (e.g. recordings, texts, conversational, elicited, narrative, etc.). For co-authored papers, please indicate who plans to present the paper as well as who will be in attendance.Abstracts should be submitted in .pdf format through the EasyAbs system at www.linguistlist.org/easyabs/WAIL21.Hard copy submissions will be accepted from those who do not have Internet access. Please send four copies of your abstract, along with a 3x5 card with the following information:

  1. your name
  2. affiliation
  3. mailing address
  4. phone number
  5. email address
  6. title of your paper

Send hard copy submissions to:

Workshop on American Indigenous Languages

Attn: Adrienne Tsikewa or Jesús Olguín Martinez

Department of Linguistics

University of California, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA 93106

Deadline for receipt of abstracts: February 23, 2018Notification of acceptance will arrive by email no later than March 9, 2018.

Travel Scholarships

This year WAIL is pleased to offer 3 travel scholarships in the amount of $300 each. To be eligible, applicants must submit an abstract via EasyAbs and complete a brief application at the the following link:https://tinyurl.com/WAIL21TravelScholarshipApplicants will need to provide a statement that addresses the following:

  1. Why you wish to present at WAIL 21 and how it will benefit your studies and/or program milestones
  2. Your financial situation, needs, and if you are receiving any other funding to attend this conference

Successful applicants will be determined based on the quality of the submitted abstract and statement/need.

General Information

Santa Barbara is situated on the Pacific Ocean near the Santa Yñez Mountains. The UCSB campus is located near the Santa Barbara airport. Participants may also fly into LAX airport in Los Angeles, which is approximately 90 miles southeast of the campus. Shuttle buses run between LAX and Santa Barbara.For further information, please contact the conference coordinators, Adrienne Tsikewa or Jesus Olguin Martinez, at wail.ucsb@gmail.com or check out our website, http://osl.sa.ucsb.edu/org/nail/WAIL.

CFP: WAIL 2018

Meeting Description

The Linguistics department at the University of California, Santa Barbara announces its 21st Annual Workshop on American Indigenous Languages (WAIL), which provides a forum for the discussion of theoretical, descriptive, and practical studies of the indigenous languages of the Americas.

Keynote Speaker

Anthony K. Webster (University of Texas at Austin)Anthony K. Webster is a linguistic anthropologist and author of the books Explorations in Navajo Poetry and Poetics (UNM, 2009) and Intimate Grammars: An Ethnography of Navajo Poetry (Arizona, 2015). His research focuses on the interplay between language, culture, the individual and the imagination. He has published articles on Navajo ethnopoetics and Navajo language and culture in, among others, the Journal of Linguistic Anthropology; International Journal of American Linguistics; Anthropological Linguistics; Journal de la Société des Américanistes; Anthropology and Humanism; the Journal of Anthropological Research; and the Journal of American Folklore. His thirdbook, The Sounds of Navajo Poetry: A Humanities of Speaking, is due out in 2018.

Call for Papers

Anonymous abstracts are invited for talks on any topic relevant to the study of indigenous languages of the Americas. Talks will be 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for discussion. Abstracts should be 500 words or less (excluding examples and/or references).Individuals may submit abstracts for one single-authored and one co-authored paper. Please indicate your source(s) and type(s) of data in the abstract (e.g. recordings, texts, conversational, elicited, narrative, etc.). For co-authored papers, please indicate who plans to present the paper as well as who will be in attendance.Abstracts should be submitted in .pdf format through the EasyAbs system at www.linguistlist.org/easyabs/WAIL21.Hard copy submissions will be accepted from those who do not have Internet access. Please send four copies of your abstract, along with a 3x5 card with the following information:

  1. your name
  2. affiliation
  3. mailing address
  4. phone number
  5. email address
  6. title of your paper

Send hard copy submissions to:

Workshop on American Indigenous Languages

Attn: Adrienne Tsikewa or Jesus Olguin Martinez

Department of Linguistics

University of California, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA 93106

Deadline for receipt of abstracts: February 23, 2018Notification of acceptance will arrive by email no later than March 9, 2018.

General Information

Santa Barbara is situated on the Pacific Ocean near the Santa Yñez Mountains. The UCSB campus is located near the Santa Barbara airport. Participants may also fly into LAX airport in Los Angeles, which is approximately 90 miles southeast of the campus. Shuttle buses run between LAX and Santa Barbara.For further information, please contact the conference coordinators, Adrienne Tsikewa or Jesus Olguin Martinez, at wail.ucsb@gmail.com or check out our website, http://osl.sa.ucsb.edu/org/nail/WAIL.

Online Tlingit Verb Dictionary

SSILA members are invited to look the Online Tlingit Verb Dictionary, a database of over 1,000 conjugated Tlingit verbs. This project was funded by the National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Administration for Native Americans, Sealaska Heritage Institute, Goldbelt Heritage Foundation, and the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.Click here to visit the dictionary.For more information, check out this link.