Spectrum
2011
Conference
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Abstract submission is now CLOSED. Thank you to all who submitted an abstract. All notifications of acceptance or otherwise will be sent by the end of March.

The conference addresses topics at the intersection of language, interaction, and culture from theoretical perspectives that employ data from recorded, spontaneous interaction. Further, this year's theme will focus on issues of embodiment and materiality in interaction. This includes, but is not limited to, conversation analysis, discourse analysis, ethnography of communication, ethnomethodology, and interactional sociolinguistics. We welcome abstracts from graduate students and faculty working in the areas of Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Education, Linguistics, Psychology, and Sociology. Presenters will have either:

  1. 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion
    or
  2. 25 minutes for a data session (small group presentation/discussion of research and data).

(The length allotted to each presenter will be be determined by the abstract review committee.)

Submission Guidelines

Abstracts must be submitted via the online abstract submissions system.

Abstracts must be submitted in .doc, .pdf, .txt, or .odt format. Abstracts must be no more than 500 words long and should not include the author's name or any other identifying information. The abstract should include the following:

  1. a clear statement of the main point or argument of the paper
  2. a brief discussion of the problem or research question with reference to previous research and the work's relevance to the area of study
  3. a short piece of data to support the main point or argument
  4. conclusions and/or implications of the research, however tentative.

In the case of an abstract longer than 500 words, only the first 500 words will be read. Papers will be selected based on evaluation of the anonymous abstract. Deadline for submission and receipt of abstracts is now closed. Late submissions will not be accepted. Notification of acceptance or non-acceptance will be sent via email no later than March 31, 2011.