Subject: bilingualism

2nd international symposium on bilingualism 15-17 april , 1999 ( provisional dates ) university of newcastle upon tyne , uk 1st announcement submissions are invited for oral or poster presentations , on all aspects of bilingualism . papers which are based on empirical research and which seek to forge new links between established fields ( e . g . linguistics , psychology , speech & language pathology , sociology , and education ) or to develop new sub-fields are particularly welcome . all submissions will be peer-reviewed , anonymously , and selected on the grounds of originality , clarity , and significance of findings and conclusions . special features of the symposium include panel sessions on : i ) cross-linguistics studies of language acquisition and disorder ; ii ) bilingual social interaction ; iii ) trilinguals ; iv ) grammar and code-switching ; v ) childhood bilingualism ; vi ) acquired communication disorders in bilinguals ; and vii ) bilingualism and the deaf community , and a round - table on \ 145issues of identification and intervention in multilingual / multicultural speech therapy clinics \ 146 . important dates : 31 january , 1998 : 2nd announcement 1 september , 1998 : deadline for submission of abstract 31 october , 1998 : notice of acceptance 1 january , 1999 : closing date for registration for further details , please contact : mrs gillian cavagan , isb organising committee , department of speech , university of newcastle upon tyne , ne1 7ru , uk , e - mail : gillian . cavagan @ ncl . ac . uk ; fax : + 44 ( 0 ) 191 222 6518 ; or consult : http : / / www . ncl . ac . uk / ~ nspeech zhu hua editorial assistant international journal of bilingulism
