calls workshop american indigenous languages wail workshop american indigenous languages santa barbara ca may 910 1998 linguistics department university california santa barbara issues call papers presented first annual workshop american indigenous languages wail workshop forum discussion theoretical descriptive linguistic studies indigenous languages americas workshop take place saturday sunday may 910 1998 campus university california santa barbara invited speakers nicola bessel wallace chafe marianne mithun dr bessell worked extensively phonetics phonology interface coeur alene salish dr chafe current research involves documentation seneca caddo languages also writing popular book importance native american languages dr mithun completed book languages north america green series put cambridge university press anonymous abstracts invited talks topic linguistics talks 20 minutes followed 10 minutes discussion individuals may submit abstracts one single one coauthored paper abstracts one page 500 word limit separate page data references may included necessary abstracts may submitted hardcopy email deadline receipt abstracts february 22 1998 hardcopy submittal please send four copies anonymous onepage abstract envelope include 3x5 card following information name b affiliation c mailing address phone number e email address f title paper hardcopy abstracts mailed workshop american indigenous languages department linguistics university california santa barbara santa barbara ca 93106 email submissions encouraged submit abstract email information would included 3x5 card body email message anonymous abstract sent attachment email abstracts sent wail humanitas ucsb edu deadline receipt abstracts february 22 1998 notification acceptance email mid march general information santa barbara situated pacific ocean near santa ynez mountains ucsb campus located near santa barbara airport approximately 90 miles north lax airport los angeles shuttle buses run lax santa barbara several times day information hotel accomodations provided request crash space participants may available graduate students ucsb linguistics department arrange early wail cosponsored ucsb linguistics department department native american indian languages nail study group meeting regularly santa barbara since 1990 providing forum discussion issues relating native american language culture information contact conference coordinator wail humanitas ucsb edu 805 8933776