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Reminder: call for reminiscences for BUCLD 40
by Development, BU Conference On Language 10 Aug '15

10 Aug '15

Hello, We'd like to remind you to send in your reminiscences about past BUCLD conferences, should you have any. We already have a few gems, like Steve Pinker's recounting of his first conference presentation, and tributes to some of the scholars who have founded the field. You have just a few more days to send us your own memories! Please send us your memories and materials by AUGUST 15. In celebration of BUCLD's 40th annual meeting, we are requesting submissions of materials that we can put together in a special booklet commemorating the history of the conference and important individuals in the field. We are particularly interested in brief paragraphs in tribute to founders of the field, and especially individuals who have passed away. Photos from former BUCLD meetings (as high-res as possible, please), memories of your own first (or most memorable) BUCLD experience, or other materials are also welcome. We will need to have all submitted materials by AUGUST 15. Please email them to langconf(a)bu.edu<mailto:langconf@bu.edu>. We cannot guarantee inclusion of all submitted materials, though we will do our best. We also reserve the right to make edits in submissions (for example, if we receive two tributes to the same individual we may combine these). Thank you in advance, and we look forward to seeing you at the 40th annual BUCLD! >From the BUCLD 40 organizing committee

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call for reminiscences for BUCLD 40
by Development, BU Conference On Language 15 Jul '15

15 Jul '15

Greetings. As you may know, this year is the 40th annual Boston University Conference on Language Development. In celebration, we are requesting submissions of materials that we can put together in a special booklet commemorating the history of the conference and important individuals in the field. We are particularly interested in brief paragraphs in tribute to founders of the field, and especially individuals who have passed away. Photos from former BUCLD meetings (as high-res as possible, please), memories of your own first (or most memorable) BUCLD experience, or other materials are also welcome. We will need to have all submitted materials by AUGUST 15. Please email them to langconf(a)bu.edu. We cannot guarantee inclusion of all submitted materials, though we will do our best. We also reserve the right to make edits in submissions (for example, if we receive two tributes to the same individual we may combine these). Thank you in advance, and we look forward to seeing you at the 40th annual BUCLD! >From the BUCLD 40 organizing committee

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BUCLD 40 Call for Papers
by Development, BU Conference On Language 02 May '15

02 May '15

THE 40th ANNUAL BOSTON UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT NOVEMBER 13-15, 2015 Join us for a special 40th anniversary meeting of the Boston University Conference on Language Development! Lila Gleitman (University of Pennsylvania), the keynote speaker of the very first BUCLD meeting, will reprise her role this year. We will also have a celebratory session looking back to where we've come from and where we're going as a field. Any past presenters or attendees with photos from previous BUCLD events are encouraged to share them with the organizing committee at langconf(a)bu.edu. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Submissions of abstracts for 20-minute talks and posters will be accepted beginning April 1 at: http://www.bu.edu/bucld/abstracts/abstract-submission/ DEADLINE. All abstract submissions must be received by 8:00 PM EST, May 15, 2015. Abstracts must be limited to 500 words, with one extra page for examples, figures, tables, and references. Submissions that present research on any topic in the fields of first and second language acquisition from any theoretical perspectives will be fully considered, including but not limited to: Artificial Languages, Bilingualism, Cognition & Language, Creoles & Pidgins, Dialects, Discourse and Narrative, Gesture, Hearing Impairment and Deafness, Input & Interaction, Language Disorders, Linguistic Theory, Neurolinguistics, Pragmatics, Pre-linguistic Development, Reading and Literacy, Signed Languages, Sociolinguistics, and Speech Perception & Production. A suggested format and style for abstracts is available at: http://www.bu.edu/bucld/abstracts/abstract-format<http://www.bu.edu/bucld/abstracts/abstract-format/> FURTHER INFORMATION General conference information is available at: http://www.bu.edu/bucld Questions about abstracts should be sent to langconf(a)bu.edu<mailto:langconf@bu.edu>. Boston University Conference on Language Development 96 Cummington Street, Room 244 Boston, MA 02215 U.S.A.

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BUCLD 40 Call for Papers
by Sudha Arunachalam 13 Mar '15

13 Mar '15

THE 40th ANNUAL BOSTON UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT NOVEMBER 13-15, 2015 Join us for a special 40th anniversary meeting of the Boston University Conference on Language Development! Lila Gleitman (University of Pennsylvania), the keynote speaker of the very first BUCLD meeting, will reprise her role this year. We will also have a celebratory session looking back to where we've come from and where we're going as a field. We will be accepting two kinds of submissions: abstracts for 20-minute talks or posters (due May 15), and symposium proposals (due April 15; see below.) CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Submissions of abstracts for 20-minute talks and posters will be accepted beginning April 1 at: http://www.bu.edu/bucld/abstracts/abstract-submission/ DEADLINE. All abstract submissions must be received by 8:00 PM EST, May 15, 2015. Abstracts must be limited to 500 words, with one extra page for examples, figures, tables, and references. Submissions that present research on any topic in the fields of first and second language acquisition from any theoretical perspectives will be fully considered, including but not limited to: Artificial Languages, Bilingualism, Cognition & Language, Creoles & Pidgins, Dialects, Discourse and Narrative, Gesture, Hearing Impairment and Deafness, Input & Interaction, Language Disorders, Linguistic Theory, Neurolinguistics, Pragmatics, Pre-linguistic Development, Reading and Literacy, Signed Languages, Sociolinguistics, and Speech Perception & Production. A suggested format and style for abstracts is available at: http://www.bu.edu/bucld/abstracts/abstract-format/ CALL FOR SYMPOSIUM PROPOSALS We are also soliciting proposals for 90-minute symposia for the Boston University Conference on Language Development on any topic likely to be of broad interest to the conference attendees. The symposium format is open, but has frequently included 2-3 speakers presenting research from differing angles on a common theme. Proposals should include a list of the participants, specific topics, and a specification of the format, and should name at least one organizer who will be able to work with the BUCLD organizing committee in setting up the symposium. Submissions can be sent by email to langconf(a)bu.edu with " Symposium proposal" indicated in the subject line. Please limit symposium proposals to 1000 words or fewer. DEADLINE: All symposium proposal submissions must be received by April 15, 2015. Decisions on symposia will be made by June. FURTHER INFORMATION General conference information is available at: http://www.bu.edu/bucld Questions about abstracts should be sent to langconf(a)bu.edu. Boston University Conference on Language Development 96 Cummington Street, Room 244 Boston, MA 02215 U.S.A.

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BUCLD 40 - Call for Symposium Proposals
by Development, BU Conference On Language 19 Feb '15

19 Feb '15

THE 40th ANNUAL BOSTON UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT NOVEMBER 13-15, 2015 Join us for BUCLD's 40th anniversary! CALL FOR SYMPOSIUM PROPOSALS We are soliciting proposals for 90-minute symposia for the Boston University Conference on Language Development on any topic likely to be of broad interest to the conference attendees. The symposium format is open, but has frequently included 2-3 speakers presenting research from differing angles on a common theme. Proposals should include a list of the participants, specific topics, and a specification of the format, and should name at least one organizer who will be able to work with the BUCLD organizing committee in setting up the symposium. Submissions can be sent by email to langconf(a)bu.edu<mailto:langconf@bu.edu> with "Symposium proposal" indicated in the subject line. Please limit symposium proposals to 1000 words or fewer. DEADLINE: April 15, 2015 Decisions on symposia will be made by June. NOTE: Submissions of abstracts for 20-minute talks and poster presentations are not being solicited at this time. The deadline for those will be 8:00 PM EST, May 15, 2015. FURTHER INFORMATION General conference information is available at: http://www.bu.edu/bucld Questions about symposia should be sent to langconf(a)bu.edu<mailto:langconf@bu.edu>. Boston University Conference on Language Development 96 Cummington Street, Room 244 Boston, MA 02215 U.S.A. Telephone: (617) 353-3085

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Pre-Registration DEADLINE Approaching
by Development, BU Conference On Language 27 Oct '14

27 Oct '14

Dear all prospective BUCLD39 attendees, This is a message to inform all those who have not yet registered that pre-registration will be ending onWednesday, October 29. The pre-registration prices are as follows: General Student Postdoc/Unaffiliated Preregistration $195 $100 $160 On-site registration will be available at the registration desk through the duration of the conference. After the pre-registration deadline has passed, the on-site registration prices will be: General Student Postdoc/Unaffiliated 3-day $225 $120 $185 1-day $135 $80 $115 Keynote, Lunch Symposium or Sunday Symposium only $25 $25 $25 The cost of registration for the SLD symposium is $20 for members, $10 for student members, $50 for non-members, and $25 for student non-members. For more information visit the SLD website<http://www.bcs.rochester.edu/sld/symposium.html>. Refund policy: In the event that the registrant is unable to attend, the conference fee will be refunded on request after the conference has concluded. Please make sure to pre-register before Thursday, October 30. Please email langconf(a)bu.edu<mailto:langconf@bu.edu> with any questions or concerns. Sincerely, The BUCLD39 Organizing Committee

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BUCLD 39 Schedule and Pre-registration
by BUCLD 20 Aug '14

20 Aug '14

39th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development November 7-9, 2014 Keynote Speaker: Richard Aslin, University of Rochester From sounds to words to grammatical categories: The role of distributional learning Plenary Speaker: Katherine Demuth, Macquarie University Prosodic effects on the emergence of grammatical morphemes: Evidence from perception and production Saturday symposium: Perception and social interpretation of linguistic variation in infants and children - Amanda Seidl, Purdue University - Laura Wagner, Ohio State University - Katherine Kinzler, University of Chicago Sunday symposium: Learning to think ahead – thinking ahead to learn: The role of prediction in language learning and use across the lifespan - Theres Grüter, University of Hawai‘i - Arielle Borovsky, Florida State University - Edith Kaan, University of Florida - Kara D. Federmeier, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Edward W. Wlotko, Tufts University Poster symposium: Linguistics for Everyone: Engaging a broader public for the scientific study of language acquisition. - Co-organizers: Joan Maling (Brandeis University/NSF), Barbara Pearson (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) - University of Arizona: Elly Zimmer, Hui-Yu Huang, and Cecile McKee - The Ohio State University: Kathryn Campbell-Kibler, Cynthia G. Clopper, Kiwako Ito, Leslie Moore, Shari R. Speer, and Laura Wagner - University of Maryland: Jeff Lidz, Rachel Dudley, Katie Leech (UMD/Harvard), Meredith Rowe (Harvard), and Colin Phillips. STUDENT WORKSHOP This year, for the first time, we will be holding a special session aimed at students and post-docs. The speaker will be Jeffrey Lidz (University of Maryland). He will be speaking in his capacity as Editor-in-Chief of Language Acquisition: A Journal of Developmental Linguistics, about the publication process. This session will take place from 1-2:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 9th, after the Sunday symposium. PRE-REGISTRATION Preregistration will be open for BUCLD 39 on September 1, and the deadline to pre-register is Tuesday, October 28, 2014. By pre-registering not only will you receive a reduced rate for the conference, but you will also be able to check-in at the registration desk quickly and proceed to the various exciting talks without waiting in line. Regular full-price registration will continue to be available online from Thursday, October 29 through Tuesday, November 5. To register, please visit the following website: http://www.bu.edu/bucld/conference-info/registration/ SCHEDULE For general information on the conference including the full schedule, please visit: http://www.bu.edu/bucld Also, you can register for the Society for Language Development Symposium "The Representation of Number: Origins and Development" on Thursday November 6, 1-6pm through our website. The SLD would also like to announce their student award. Please see their website for more information: http://www.bcs.rochester.edu/sld/symposium.html HOTELS This year, the BUCLD is competing with another Boston-area conference being held the same weekend, so book your rooms soon. BUCLD has negotiated conference rates with a few different area hotels, although NOTE that the cutoff dates for any individual hotel is set by the hotel itself and bears no relation to the registration deadlines. Further information is available here: http://www.bu.edu/bucld/travel-hotel/ STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS Student presenters have the opportunity to apply for the Paula Menyuk Travel Award, the deadline for applying is October 15, 2014. Details about this award and the application are here: http://www.bu.edu/bucld/travel-hotel/travel-award/ FURTHER INFORMATION For poster presenters: The dimensions of the board for mounting posters is 34 x 46 inches, and although landscape orientation is recommended, you may orient it as you wish. If your poster is larger than 34 x 46 inches, you may have trouble mounting your poster to the board. Binder clips will be provided for your use. Please direct any questions about the conference to langconf(a)bu.edu. Boston University Conference on Language Development 96 Cummington Street, Room 244 Boston, MA 02215 U.S.A. Telephone: (617) 353-3085

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BUCLD 39 Arrangements
by BUCLD 11 Aug '14

11 Aug '14

Dear Prospective BUCLD 39 Attendee, We would like to invite you to begin thinking about hotel accommodations for this year’s Conference on Language Development. It will be particularly important to book early this year because there will be a city wide convention in Boston during the same weekend as the BUCLD. We have reserved blocks at several nearby hotels at a discounted rate for BUCLD attendees. For information on reservations, please see our website (http://www.bu.edu/bucld/travel-hotel). Unfortunately, we were unable to reserve a block at the Hotel Commonwealth because of this convention. However, we were able to secure rooms at a very good rate at the nearby Eliot Hotel, which is a smaller luxury hotel comparable to the Hotel Commonwealth. We look forward to seeing you at BUCLD 39! BUCLD 39 Organizers Boston University langconf(a)bu.edu

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BUCLD 39 Call for Papers
by BUCLD 06 May '14

06 May '14

THE 39th ANNUAL BOSTON UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT NOVEMBER 7-9, 2014 Keynote Speaker: Richard Aslin, University of Rochester “From sounds to words to grammatical categories: The role of distributional learning” Plenary Speaker: Katherine Demuth, Macquarie University “Prosodic effects on the emergence of grammatical morphemes: Evidence from perception and production” Submissions of abstracts for 20-minute are now being accepted at: http://www.bu.edu/bucld/abstracts/abstract-submission/ DEADLINE. All submissions must be received by 8:00 PM EST, May 15, 2014. Submissions that present research on any topic in the fields of first and second language acquisition from any theoretical perspectives will be fully considered, including: Artificial Languages, Bilingualism, Cognition & Language, Creoles & Pidgins, Dialects, Discourse and Narrative, Gesture, Hearing Impairment and Deafness, Input & Interaction, Language Disorders, Linguistic Theory, Neurolinguistics, Pragmatics, Pre-linguistic Development, Reading and Literacy, Signed Languages, Sociolinguistics, and Speech Perception & Production. A suggested format and style for abstracts is available at: http://www.bu.edu/bucld/abstracts/abstract-format/ FURTHER INFORMATION General conference information is available at: http://www.bu.edu/bucld Questions about abstracts should be sent to langconf(a)bu.edu Boston University Conference on Language Development 96 Cummington Street, Room 244 Boston, MA 02215 U.S.A.

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BUCLD 39 Call for Papers
by BUCLD 07 Apr '14

07 Apr '14

THE 39th ANNUAL BOSTON UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT NOVEMBER 7-9, 2014 Keynote Speaker: Richard Aslin, University of Rochester “From sounds to words to grammatical categories: The role of distributional learning” Plenary Speaker: Katherine Demuth, Macquarie University “Prosodic effects on the emergence of grammatical morphemes: Evidence from perception and production” Submissions of abstracts for 20-minute talks are now being accepted at: http://www.bu.edu/bucld/abstracts/abstract-submission/ DEADLINE. All submissions must be received by 8:00 PM EST, May 15, 2014. Submissions that present research on any topic in the fields of first and second language acquisition from any theoretical perspectives will be fully considered, including: Artificial Languages, Bilingualism, Cognition & Language, Creoles & Pidgins, Dialects, Discourse and Narrative, Gesture, Hearing Impairment and Deafness, Input & Interaction, Language Disorders, Linguistic Theory, Neurolinguistics, Pragmatics, Pre-linguistic Development, Reading and Literacy, Signed Languages, Sociolinguistics, and Speech Perception & Production. A suggested format and style for abstracts is available at: http://www.bu.edu/bucld/abstracts/abstract-format/ FURTHER INFORMATION General conference information is available at: http://www.bu.edu/bucld Questions about abstracts should be sent to langconf(a)bu.edu Boston University Conference on Language Development 96 Cummington Street, Room 244 Boston, MA 02215 U.S.A.

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