workshop language change japan east asia call papers workshop language change japan east asia university sheffield uk 21st 23rd may 1999 deadline submissions must received january 10 1999 workshop aims provide forum presenting research language change japanese east asian languages chinese korean putting language change individual languages broader east asian context especially encourage presentations investigate one language potential topics include limited emergence vernacular vs classical language historical phonology japanese korean altaic relationship historical syntax neologism loanwords english influence standardisation fate dialects minority languages role kanji etc abstracts submitted must represent original unpublished research presentations 20 minutes long plus 10 minutes questions discussion please submit 1 clearly titled 1 page abstract review examples references may given second page paper accepted abstract included conference handbook changes title authors names possible acceptance 2 author one copy information form printed bottom message please include selfaddressed stamped postcard acknowledgment receipt notice acceptance rejection sent march 1999 pre registration materials preliminary programme schedule also available march 1999 anticipated volume based papers presented workshop published send submissions workshop language change japan east asia school east asian studies university sheffield floor 5 arts tower western bank sheffield s10 2tn telephone 44114 2228400 fax 44114 2228432 e mail e mcauley sheffield ac uk email submission abstracts encouraged author information form one filled completely author title topic area audio visual equipment requests full name affiliation contact address email address contact telephone number