The High Desert Linguistics Society is pleased to announce our 14th biennial conference, HDLS 14. The conference will take place November 20-22, 2020 at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico. HDLS 14 will focus on research in cognitive and functional linguistics, typology, sociocultural linguistics, indigenous languages, and Hispanic linguistics. This conference will also highlight interdisciplinary research from the point of view of psychology, cognitive science, anthropology, education, and computer science, among others. 

We are honored to announce that our keynote presenters for HDLS 14 are:

Barbara Dancygier - University of British Columbia 

Ryan Lepic - Gallaudet University

Catherine Rhodes - University of New Mexico

Submission Guidelines

Applicants can submit abstracts for presentations, posters, and themed panels. Abstracts for presentations and posters must be no more than 300 words, excluding examples, tables, charts, and references (ASL submission; 2-4 minute video). 

For themed panels, each presenter will have 20 minutes, plus 30 minutes of discussion for the panel as a whole. Presenters interested in the format are responsible for deciding who will be part of the suggested panel. Only one document should be submitted per panel. The document should include the proposed panel topic (300 words; 2-4 minutes), and how each presented will contribute to it (500 words total; 4-6 minutes).

Abstracts may be submitted in English, Spanish, or American Sign Language. Applicants may submit one single authored abstract and one co-authored abstract. All written abstracts should be submitted to EasyChair. Abstracts in ASL should be uploaded to a file-sharing website and shared with hdls@unm.edu.

Contact

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