Call for Papers: January 15th 2007

This year we are accepting submissions by e-mail only. The 500 word abstract should be sent to LISOconference@gmail.com with "Conference Submission" in the subject line. The abstract should be attached in Rich Text Format (.rtf), and should contain no information that identifies the author(s). In a second attached document, please include the following information:

Name(s) of author(s)
Affiliation(s) of author(s)
Email address(es) of the author(s)
Title of the paper
A note indicating equipment requirements
Additional comments

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. In your abstract, make sure to clearly state the main point or argument of the paper. Briefly discuss the problem or research question situated by reference to previous research and by the work's relevance to developments in your field. The 500 word abstract must include a short data excerpt with a brief analysis to support your argument. State your conclusions, however tentative. Deadline for email submission and receipt of abstracts is January 15, 2007. Late submissions will not be accepted. Notification of acceptance or non-acceptance will be sent via email by March 31, 2007. Submission and questions can be sent to: LISOconference@gmail.com.

About the Annual LISO/CLIC Conference:

The annual conference promotes interdisciplinary research and discussion in the analysis of naturally occurring human interaction. Papers will be presented by national and international scholars on a variety of topics in the study of language, interaction, and culture. The papers primarily employ analysis of naturally occurring data drawing from methodologies that include conversation analysis, discourse analysis, ethnographic methods, ethnomethodology, interactional linguistics, and interactional sociolinguistics.

The Conference is jointly organized and sponsored by the Language, Interaction, and Social Organization (LISO) group and the Center for Language, Interaction, and Culture (CLIC).

About LISO and CLIC:

LISO is an interdisciplinary faculty and graduate student organization located on the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara. whose members share an interest in the analysis of recorded social interaction through various approaches, including conversation analysis, interactional sociolinguistics, and functional linguistics. LISO is composed of faculty and graduate students from linguistics, sociology, and education, among other departments. LISO offers an interdisciplinary Ph.D. emphasis and hosts colloquia sharing the diverse research of these fields.

CLIC is located at the University of California, Los Angeles. The purpose of CLIC is to promote cross-disciplinary discussion about issues regarding language as a complex resource for thinking and acting in the world. CLIC is composed of faculty and graduate students from anthropology, applied linguistics, education, psychology, and sociology. 

Special Theme Symposium
Language and the Body in a Material World

The 2007 LISO Conference has been organized by the LISO Conference Organizing Committee Co-chairs; Jesse Gillispie, Kevin Whitehead, and Madeleine Adkins.

For more information contact jgillispie@gmail.com

University of California, Santa Barbara 

Department of Linguistics South Hall 3605 

Santa Barbara, CA 93106

 
This conference has been sponsored in part by the following organizations:

UCSB: School of Education, Department of Linguistics, Department of Sociology, Department of Anthropology, Women's Studies Program, Graduate Division, Interdisciplinary Humanities Center, the Associated Students Board, and the Graduate Student Association

UCLA: CLIC Graduate Student Association