Event

　　18th International Congress of Linguists

　　Dates

　　July 21 — 26, 2008

　　Venue

　　Korea University, South Korea

　　Organizer

　　Linguistic Society of Korea

　　Plenary speakers

　　* Susan Fischer, professor of sign language structure, Center for Research on Language, University of California, San Diego, US

　　* Jean Aitchison, professor of language and communication, University of Oxford, UK

　　* Laurence R Horn, professor of linguistics, Yale University, US

　　* Jane Grimshaw, professor of linguistics, Rutgers University, US

　　* James Pustejovsky, professor of computer science, Brandeis University, UK

　　* Suzanne Romaine, professor of English language, Merton College, University of Oxford, UK

　　* Kiyong Lee, professor of linguistics, Korea University, South Korea

　　Call for papers

　　* Language, mind and brain

　　* Language policy

　　* Intercultural pragmatics, language and society

　　* Historical and comparative linguistics

　　* Phonetics and phonology

　　* Lexical semantics

　　* Computational linguistics

　　* Syntax

　　Workshops

　　* English with Asian accents: English for intercultural communication in Asian contexts

　　* Silent issues in linguistic theory

　　* Speech sciences in linguistics: non-native speech production and perception

　　* Writing systems and the linguistic structure

　　* Second language acquisition and applied linguistics

　　* Argument realization in Asian languages

　　* Languages and cultures in contact

　　Registration rate

　　* Student rate: $20

　　* Regular rate: $80

　　* Accompanying: $60

　　Contact

　　Tel/Fax: +82-2-6408-6332

　　E-mail: cil18@cil18.org

　　For more information, go to www.cil18.org