Call for Papers: Languages in the Contemporary World

Deadline for submission of abstracts: March 14, 2014

Language is a organism in addition to being a complex system and human capacity to communicate.
Languages have always been in change and linguistic studies in development -but in our
contemporary world where all languages are interconnected intensely than ever, the studies on
language or languages and the languages in themselves are apparently in motion.

To discuss the recent developments in linguistics, history of languages and the place of language in
our contemporary world from sociological, political and urban perspectives, DAKAM invites scholars
to LI LA 14 Conference as a forum to present studies for different languages at the same time.

LI LA 14, will be organized on June 16-18, 2014 hosted by MSFAU (Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
/ http://www.msgsu.edu.tr/) in Istanbul.

THEMES
Linguistic Structures
Morphology
Syntax
Semantics
Orthography
Semiotics
Phonetics
Dialects
Mathematical Models

Interdisciplinary Studies
History of Linguistics
History of Languages
Relations among languages
Translation and transcription Issues
Transformation of Languages
History of Literature and Language
Poetry, meaning and form of the language
Ideology of Language
Text analysis and deconstruction
Machine translation and multilingual processing
Language and Philosophy
Anthropological, comparative and historical linguistic studies
Etymology
Sociolinguistics
Language geography

Applied and experimental linguistics
Computational, contrastive and evolutionary linguistic studies
Language acquisition
Language assessment
Language development
Language education
Linguistic anthropology
Neurolinguistics
Psycholinguistics

Theoretical linguistics
Cognitive Linguistics Studies
Generative Linguistics Studies
Quantitative Linguistic Studies
Functional theories of grammar

Descriptive linguistics

AGENDA & PARTICIPATION
AGENDA
Deadline for submission of abstracts: March 14, 2014
Deadline for registration: May 9, 2014
Deadline for full papers submission: May 16, 2014

PARTICIPATION CATEGORIES

Registration fees are he registration fees are 250 Euro for In-person presentation (Student or
several presentations discounts are %10.), 225 Euro for Virtual Presentation, 200 Euro for Poster
Presentation, 900 Euros for Panel session.
Papers will be selected according to double-blind peer reviews by the scientific committee of
DAKAM's Social Sciences section and by several scholars specialized in this field.
In-person participation: Regular conference presentation, the participants attend
personally. One of the authors will present their work in a 15 minutes time, plus 5
minutes for discussion. If you have to cancel your place at the conference after
registration, one of your colleagues can attend in your place. A substitution can
then be made, and no extra charge or cancellation penalty is incurred.
Virtual presentation: A virtual participation is also available if you are unable to
attend the conference in-person. You will submit a PowerPoint presentation with
voice-over or a video before the conference. This presentation will be shown in
one of the venue halls according to the conference program. Your work will be
included in the conference program and proceedings in a special format.
Poster presentation: A poster presentation is also available if you are unable to
attend the conference in-person. Your poster will be exhibited in the exhibition
hall of the conference venue during the conference. Your work will be included in
the conference proceedings.

Panel Session: A proposal for an entire session of 80 minutes including minimum 3,
maximum 5 presentations. A session title and a detailed abstract for the
presentations has to be submitted. Virtual presentations can be included. One of
the participants may present the another's work with a written permission from
the author.

REGISTRATION
Registration fee covers the entrance for all sessions, lunches, coffee breaks and conference
materials. Please register by filling in the online form below as soon as you know that your
attendance is definite and let us know, if the deadline is too soon for you for whatever reason, or if
you will need other payment options. You can find detailed information about accommodation and
other services in the Additional Services page.
The registration fee is independent of the number of the authors. It should be paid per
presentation as part of the registration process. Participants are expected to register for every
presentation separately.
All proposals, presentations and papers must be in English.
Members of the hosting university are exempt from registration fee. Discounts are valid for In-
Person Presentations. Participants can only make use of one discount category.
Student Discount: %10 (valid for undergraduate and graduate students)
Several presentations discount: %10 (only for presentations with same first author).
Mates Rate: %10 (Participants of any DAKAM conference last year)

In case of cancellation or category changes, the refund will be paid with a 30 per cent stoppage and
no cancellation or category change is possible after the registration deadline.
To submit an abstract please enter the online registration system EasyChair and sign up for
an account. Please fill in the registration form below ONLY after receiving an acceptance for
your abstract.

PAPER GUIDELINES
ABSTRACT
Abstracts are to be uploaded to the Easychair online submission system. (You can find the link on
the right column of the web page). You will need to sign-up and fill in the submission form by
clicking on the "Submission" button on the top menu. Check the "Abstract only" button before
submitting the form.
In-person presentation: Text upload: max. 600 words, plus images as a zip file.
Virtual presentation: Text upload: max. 400 words, plus images as a zip file..
Poster presentation: Image upload: jpg file (not necessarily the final version)

FULL PAPER
Please upload your full paper using online submission Easy Chair. If you have submitted a manuscript on the
system before, use your User ID and Password to log on. Go to the "Paper X" on the menu, choose "Submit
New a Version". Upload your text by clicking "Submission" button and your images additionally by clicking the
"Attachment" button as a zip file.
If you do not have an account, click on the "Submission" link at the top left of the screen and then
follow the on-screen instructions to submit your full paper.

In-person presentation:
- Length: Up to 12 pages including title of the paper, names of the authors,
abstract, main text and references. (If you need extra space, please inform us
beforehand). If necessary, write your personal degree and institution on a separate line before
the main text. CV and contact details will have been submitted via the registration form
beforehand.
- The text must be in English.
- Font for the whole document: Calibri. Font size for the whole document: 10 pt.
- Margins: Top: 2 cm; Bottom: 2 cm; Right: 2.5 cm; Left: 2.5 cm
- Paper size: 24 x 16,5 cm (vertical)
- Line spacing: Single.
- Alignment: Left
- Left Indent (First line): 0,5 cm.
- No space after or before paragraphs
- Use italics for non-English words, to emphasize text, and for all kinds of titles
(books, plays, movies, and newspapers). Do not use italics for names of persons or
organizations, or for geographical terms. Titles in italics are not put between
quotation marks.
- Use single quotation marks for quotes. Use double quotation marks only for
quotes inside quotes.
- Quotes up to two sentences are integrated in the text. Quotes longer than two
sentences have to be set apart in a separate paragraph with the same formatting.
Use italics for quotes.
- For referencing and bibliography instructions use Harvard System for Referencing
(no footnotes or endnotes for references, use brackets while referring to a
source) see
http://libweb.anglia.ac.uk/referencing/harvard.htm or
http://libweb.anglia.ac.uk/referencing/files/Harvard_referencing_2010.pdf
for referencing guide.

Virtual presentation: Max. size of 2 GB and length of 15 minutes sharp, in Video format (.avi,
.mpeg, .mov). Powerpoint persentations without voice-over speech will not be accepted.
In addition to this, you will need to submit a full paper up to 8 pages according to
the same guidelines as in-person presentation for proceedings. The full paper and
the virtual presentation shall be submitted according to their respective
deadlines.

Poster presentation: A1 format; vertical; ONLY *.jpg file. No formal restrictions, but please do not
use too small font sizes.

CONTACT
info@lilaconference.org 0212 252 16 00 / 277 Meclis-i Mebusan Cad., Fndkl, ISTANBUL, TR