Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies, University of Georgia, Athens, GA October 27–29, 2016 Call for papers We invite abstracts for 30-minute presentations (20 minutes + 10 minutes for questions) on any aspect of the linguistics of heritage languages in the Americas (e.g., structural, generative, historical, sociolinguistic, or experimental). Abstracts should be no more than one page in length, but may include a second page with diagrams, charts, and references. Supported files include: .doc, .docx, .pdf, and .tex files. The abstract itself should be anonymous; any and all identifying information is to be provided on the online abstract submission form. Immigrant Languages Workshop Abstract Submission Form Linguistic field(s) Anthropological Linguistics; Bilingualism; General Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Language Documentation; Language Contact; Sociolinguistics Schedule of Events Click here for Schedule Where to Eat and Drink in Athens, GA Click here for a map of Event Locations Sponsoring Institutions: Department of Germanic & Slavic Studies Department of Romance Languages Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute (LACSI) Linguistics Program Keynote Speaker: Silvina Montrul, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Immigrant Languages in the United States: Acquisition, Loss, Transmission and Change Local organizers: Joshua Bousquette Chad Howe Organizers: Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir, University of Iceland Joshua Bousquette, University of Georgia Angela Hoffman, Uppsala University Chad Howe, University of Georgia Janne Bondi Johannessen, University of Oslo Michael Putnam, Penn State University Joseph Salmons, University of Wisconsin-Madison Previous Workshops: The Sixth Annual Workshop on Immigrant Languages in the Americas, September 24-26, 2015, Uppsala University The Fifth Annual Workshop on Immigrant Languages in the Americas, October 17-19, 2014, UCLA The Fourth Annual Workshop on Immigrant Languages in the Americas, September 19-21, 2013, University of Iceland The Third Workshop on Immigrant Languages in the Americas, September 27-29, 2012, Pennsylvania State University The Second Workshop on Immigrant Languages in the Americas, September 21-24, 2011, University of Oslo Investigating Immigrant Languages in America, September 16-17, 2010, University of Wisconsin-Madison
