THE 46th ANNUAL BOSTON UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT Date: NOVEMBER 4 - 7, 2021 Location: ONLINE Conference Keynote Speaker: Reiko Mazuka (RIKEN Brain Science Institute; Duke University) Plenary Speaker: Anne Christophe (École Normale Supérieure – PSL University) We will be accepting two kinds of submissions: symposium proposals (due April 1; see below) and abstracts for 20-minute talks or posters (beginning April 1, due May 1). CALL FOR SYMPOSIUM PROPOSALS We are currently soliciting 1000-word proposals for 90-minute symposia for Boston University Conference on Language Development on any topic likely to be of broad interest to the conference attendees. Proposals should include a list of participants, topics, and format, and should name at least one organizer. Send submissions to langconf@bu.edu with "Symposium proposal" in the subject line. Submission deadline: All symposium proposal submissions must be received by Thursday April 1, 2021 at 23:59 Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4). Symposium decision will be made by June. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Submissions of 500-word for 20-minute talks and posters will be accepted beginning April 1, 2021 at: http://www.bu.edu/bucld/abstracts/abstract-submission/ Deadline: Saturday May 1, 2021at 23:59 Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4) Submissions that present research on any topic in the fields of first, second, and additional language acquisition from any theoretical perspectives will be fully considered. Abstracts must be limited to 500 words, with up to one extra page for examples, figures, tables, and references (for a total length of two pages). A suggested format and style for abstracts is available at: http://www.bu.edu/bucld/abstracts/abstract-format/ ---- FURTHER INFORMATION General conference information: http://www.bu.edu/bucld Questions? Email: langconf@bu.edu Thank you, BUCLD 2021 Organizing Committee 96 Cummington Mall, Room 246 Boston, MA 02215 U.S.A