DSNA-24: Dictionary Society of North America 24th Biennial Conference University of Colorado Boulder, CO, United States, May 31-June 3, 2023 |
Conference website | https://dictionarysociety.com/conference/dsna-24-in-boulder-colorado/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dsna24 |
Submission deadline | December 16, 2022 |
The 24th Biennial Dictionary Society of North America Conference will be held at the University of Colorado, Boulder, 31 May to 3 June, 2023. The conference will feature a workshop and plenary panel on lexicography of indigenous North American languages.
Presentations on any aspect of lexicography and lexicology in any language, historical or contemporary, are welcome. Those focused on aspects of lexicography and lexicology of the American West are particularly encouraged.
All presenters of conference papers must be members of the DSNA but you need not be a member to submit an abstract. To join or renew membership, click on the “Join Us!” link at the website www.dictionarysociety.com.
The program will begin with workshops on the afternoon of Wednesday, 31 May and will run through Saturday afternoon, 3 June 2023.
Papers/presentations: abstracts of 300 to 500 words excluding references for presentations of 20 minutes, 10 minutes Q&A, are invited. Submission of abstracts is via EasyChair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dsna24). Please omit any self-identifying references in your abstract.
Panels and/or workshops: We have room for two or three workshops or panels about various aspects of lexicology or lexicography (e.g., computational linguistics and lexicography, dictionaries in the classroom, etc.), and invite panel or workshop proposals in addition to papers. Proposals should include a list of presenters, focus of the panel/workshop, and a description of its aims. Submit these to Orin Hargraves, the conference organizer, at orin.hargraves@colorado.edu. Please put DSNA panel/workshop proposal in the subject line.
Abstract submission for papers (via EasyChair, see link above) 22 August to 9 December 2022.
Panel/Workshop submissions (to conference organizer, see email above) is open from 22 August to 1 Dec 2022.
Information about the sponsor: The Dictionary Society of North America promotes the development, practice, and study of lexicography, and the use, compilation, curation, marketing, maintenance, and scholarly examination of dictionaries and related reference works. It provides forums for discussion and dissemination of information on all of these topics, including a peer-reviewed journal, a newsletter, a blog, and biennial meetings. The DSNA was formed in 1975 to bring together people interested in dictionary making, study, collection, and use. Our members include people working on dictionaries, academics who engage in research and writing about dictionaries, dictionary collectors, librarians, booksellers, translators, linguists, publishers, writers, collectors, journalists, and people with an avocational interest in dictionaries. The only requirement for membership is an expression of interest in language, in words, dictionaries and lexicography, or any combination of these.