CFP: American Dialect Society (Midwest Region) @ Cincinnati, Ohio

Call Deadline: 30-Apr-2012
The Midwest Region meeting of the American Dialect Society (ADS) will be held jointly with the Midwest Modern Language Association (MMLA) on 08-Nov-2012 - 11-Nov-2012 .

Topic: Social Factors in Language Variation and Language Attitudes - We welcome papers dealing with varieties of English and other languages spoken in the United States. Presentations may be based in traditional dialectology or in other areas of language variation and change, including sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, anthropological linguistics, folk linguistics, language and gender/sexuality, language attitudes and ideologies, pragmatics and politeness, linguistics in the schools, or critical discourse analysis.

Abstract Specifications:
We are accepting email submissions only. Abstract should be an attachment of no more than 250 words, excluding title and references. Include word count at the end of the abstract, and omit any identifying information (name, affiliation, etc.) in the attached file. Include contact information, affiliation, and abstract title in the body of your email.