HDLS15: High Desert Linguistics Society 15 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM, United States, November 11-13, 2022

The High Desert Linguistics Society is thrilled to announce the 15th biennial High Desert Linguistics Society Conference! This student-organized conference will take place from Friday, November 11th, through Sunday, November 13th, 2022 in a hybrid format. In-person presentations will be held at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, and streamed simultaneously online. These presentations will be supplemented by virtual talks, lightning talks, poster presentations, and asynchronous discussion.

The central theme of the conference will be “Language and Linguistics in a fast-changing world”, and we invite submissions relating directly to this topic. We also welcome work more broadly in the field of cognitive, functional, typological linguistics, and sociolinguistics, as well as papers that examine language from the point of view of neighboring disciplines including, but not limited to, anthropology, psychology, sociology, education, and computer science.

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. Abstracts may be submitted in any of the three languages of the conference, i.e. English, Spanish, or American Sign Language (ASL). Written abstracts may be no longer than 500 words, not including references and figures, and must be submitted as a .pdf with 12pt font. Signed abstracts should be uploaded to a secure, private location (such as Google Drive), with a link submitted in lieu of a full written submission, and must be no longer than four minutes. Each abstract must be anonymous (signed abstracts should not include the presenter's name or affiliation).

Each applicant may submit: no more than one (1) single-author abstract; and no more than one (1) co-authored abstract, which includes themed panel contributions.

Applicants can submit an abstract for the following categories:

• Stage presentations: all presentations will be 20 minutes with another 10 minutes for Q&A. Stage presentations may be given in any of the three languages of the conference (English, Spanish, or ASL). These presentations may held online or in-person.
• Poster: applicants accepted for posters will be notified with specific guidelines for the poster. All posters will be displayed at the venue and online for asynchronous viewing and discussions. In addition, all poster presentations will be accompanied by lightning talks, with 5 minutes of presentation and an opportunity for live audience Q&A.
• Themed panel: Panels will consist of three (3) presenters. Presenters interested in this format are responsible for deciding who will be part of the suggested panel, as well as the order of presenters. Only one document should be submitted per panel. The document should include the proposed theme (max 300 words or 3 minutes), and how each presenter will contribute to it (max 500 words or 5 minutes for each presenter).

Additional Topics to be Highlighted

• Applied Linguistics
• Sociolinguistics
• Cognitive Linguistics
• Linguistic Typology
• Functional and Usage-based Approaches to Linguistics

HDLS Organizing Committee

• President: Devin Tankersley
• Vice President: Jens Van Gysel
• Secretary: Lukas Denk
• Treasurer: Geunho Cho
• Liaison to Faculty: Ivette González
• Liaison to Hispanic Linguistics: Érick Pineda
• Liaison to Educational Linguistics: Naif Masrahi

Keynote Presenters

• Corrine Occhino (Syracuse University) on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022
• Mary Hermes (University of Minnesota) on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022
• Amalia Skilton (Cornell University) on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022

Venue

The conference will be held at the University of New Mexico, in Albuquerque, NM, and all talks will be simultaneously streamed online.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to hdls@unm.edu.