8-10 January, 1996
Bangkok, Thailand

THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS:
PAN-ASIATIC LINGUISTICS

The International Symposium on Language and Linguistics is organized once
every four years in Thailand. The last symposium hosted by Chulalongkorn
University, Bangkok 1992 had as its theme "Pan-Asiatic Linguistics". For
the upcoming fourth symposium which will be hosted by the Institute of
Language and Culture for Rural Development, Mahidol University, January
8-10, 1996, we plan to continue the theme of "Pan-Asiatic Linguistics".
The symposium will bring together scholars interested in linguistic studies
from Japan to the Middle East, and from Siberia to Indonesia; all are
wellcome.

SUGGESTED AREAS AND TOPICS
We invite papers on all aspects of language description, both theoretical
and applied as follows:
Language Comparison: Historical and Comparative Studies; Language Contact
and Language Change; Typology and Universals of Langages; Dialectology
Language description: Phonetics/Phonology; Morphology; Syntax/Semantics;
Discourse Analysis
Language and related sciences: Computational Linguistics; Pragmatics;
Sociolinguistics; Psycholinguistics; Neurolonguistics; Ethnolinguistics

The symposium will be held at the Central Plaza Hotel, Bangkok

DEADLINES
August 31, 1994: Submission of preliminary registration form
January 31, 1995: Submission of abstract (English)
August 31, 1995: Submission of paper
Papers submitted after this deadline will not be included in the
proceedings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Dr Suwilai Premsrirat
"Pan -Asiatic Linguistics Symposium"
Institute of Language & Culture for Rural Development
Mahidol University at Salaya
Nakornpathom 73170
Thailand
Tel: (662) 441-9514/9343/9327
Fax: (662) 441-9517
E-mail: oissj@chulkn.chula.ac.th