2009 International Conference on Multi Development and Application of Language and Linguistics

Organizer: Graduate Institute and Department of Foreign Languages & Literature, National Cheng Kung University

Conference Venue: Shiou-Chi Building (Building 26) on Kuang-Fu Campus, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan.

Theme: Research and Practice of Corpora

Official Language: English

2009 Multi Development and Application of Language and Linguistics (MDALL II) is a conference dedicated to the mission to provide forum for linguists around the world to gather together to share the knowledge and vision. This time our theme is Research and Practice of Corpora that focuses on the following topic areas:

1.            Compiling a Corpora

2.            Learner Corpora: Design, Development and Applications

3.            Multilingual Corpora: Linguistic Requirements and Technical Perspectives

4.            Contrastive Corpus Linguistics

5.            Corpora And Language Teaching

6.            Corpus-Based Approaches to Figurative Language

7.            E-Learning, M-Learning, And U-Learning With Corpora

8.            Corpus- or text-based lexicography

9.            Corpus-based studies of any language level in any language

10.        The Web as a corpus

11.        Applications of computer-aided text analysis in non-linguistic fields (market research, advertising, media studies, sociology, psychology, etc.)

12.        Other corpus related issues

Important Dates

Deadline for abstract submission                                November 15^th, 2008

Acceptance notification to authors                             December 15^th, 2008

Deadline for submission of full paper                         March 1^st, 2009

Deadline for early registration                                    April 15^th, 2009

MDALL 2009                                                            May 15th-16th, 2009

Abstract and Submission

Abstracts should be at most one page long with one-inch margins and typed in at least 11-point font. An optional second page is allowed for references. Submissions are limited to one individual and one joint abstract per author, or two joint abstracts per author. The abstract should be submitted via Internet as listed in the conference website below. Please visit the section of “abstract submission” in the website. In addition, the basic information should be provided when you submit the abstract, and please also refer to the website.

Contact Information:

Person：Cherry, Wang (assistant)

Email: mdall09@conf.ncku.edu.tw

Tel: 886-6-2088605

Fax: 886-6-238-7730

Address: Department of Foreign Languages and Literature No.1, Ta-Hsueh Road, Tainan City 70101, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Conference homepage:

http://conf.ncku.edu.tw/mdall09/01/index.htm