The Center for the Study of Languages (CSL),
The Center for East European and Russian/Eurasian Studies (CEERES),
The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures,
and the Department of Linguistics at the University of Chicago
present

THE SEVENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF 
THE SLAVIC COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS ASSOCIATION (SCLA)


The Slavic Cognitive Linguistics Association (SCLA) announces the Call for Papers for the 2007 annual conference. The conference will be held on the University of Chicago campus at the new Center for the Study of Languages on Friday, October 12 through Sunday, October 14, 2007.

2007 SCLA Keynote Speakers

William Croft
Professor of Linguistics
University of New Mexico

Mark Turner
Institute Professor and Professor of Cognitive Science
Case Western Reserve University

Lawrence Zbikowski
Associate Professor of Music
University of Chicago

CALL FOR PAPERS

Abstracts are invited for presentations addressing issues of significance for cognitive linguistics. We define cognitive linguistics as
any linguistic endeavour aimed at providing explanations of linguistic phenomena which are psychologically plausible, i.e. characterizing "the
psychological structures that constitute a speaker's linguistic ability" (Langacker). As long as there is a cognitive orientation, papers may be in any of the traditional areas of synchronic or diachronic phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, discourse analysis or sociolinguistics. 

MAIN SESSIONS (Saturday and Sunday)
Each presentation for the main sessions will be given 20 minutes and will be followed by a 10-minute discussion period.

POSTER SESSIONS (Saturday and Sunday)
We also welcome submissions for parallel poster sessions. Posters may consist of traditional posters, handouts, or multimedia presentations. Participants should plan for 15 minute presentations that will be repeated 3 times during a 60 minute session.

Presentations may be in the native language of the presenter; however, if the presentation is not to be made in English we ask that you provide the abstract in English in addition to an abstract in any other language.

SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS

NOTE: The abstract deadline (extended to July 31, 2007) has now passed. We are currently reviewing submitted abstracts and will post a preliminary conference program in late August 2007.

Abstracts may be submitted anytime before July 15, 2007 to Steven Clancy <sclancy@uchicago.edu>. Please indicate if you would like
your submission to be considered for a 20-minute presentation or the poster session. Abstracts should be 500-750 words, but strict word limits are not required. Notification of acceptance will be provided by August 20, 2007.

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE
Thursday, October 11: for those wishing to arrive one day early, Prof. William Croft will be speaking at 4:00pm on campus as part of the weekly Linguistics Colloqium in the Department of Linguistics
 Friday, October 12: conference begins in evening with reception, keynote address, and dinner
Saturday, October 13: main sessions and poster presentations as well as keynote addresses, lunch and dinner
Sunday, October 14: main sessions and poster presentations continue throughout the day with keynote and conclusion Sunday afternoon

Information on transportation, accommodations, and the conference venue will be forthcoming.

CONFERENCE WEBSITE
http://languages.uchicago.edu/scla

We hope you will be able to join us for our seventh annual conference. Please forward this call for papers to your colleagues and graduate students who may be interested in presenting or attending.

Sincerely,

Steven Clancy Tore Nesset
President, SCLA Vice-President, SCLA

on behalf of the SCLA officers and the 2007 SCLA organizing committee