Subject: african language association of southern africa

call for papers 10th international biennial conference of the african language association of southern africa general the african language association of southern africa ( alasa ) was established on 26 july 1979 at a special business meeting during the third africa languages congress of the university of south africa ( unisa ) . in 1999 , twenty years later , the department of african languages of unisa will have the privilege of hosting the 10th international biennial conference of the african language association of southern africa in pretoria , south africa . conference theme : new millennium - new paradigms papers papers on prevalent issues within the study of literature and linguistics in african languages are invited for presentation . papers should not exceed 20 minutes followed by 10 minutes for discussion . potential speakers are requested to submit a typed two page summary of the paper with enough detail to ensure acceptance after adjudication ; and an abstract of 150 to 200 words for publication purposes before 1 march 1999 . successful applicants will be notified in mid - april 1999 . receipt of all summaries and abstracts will be acknowledged . pre-conference tutorials on 5 and 6 july 1999 various pre-conference tutorials will take place . details will be announced . registration the closing date for early registration for the conference is 30 may 1999 . registration fees will be announced in january 1999 . accommodation accommodation will be available in reasonably priced technikon guest houses on the unisa campus , as well as in other guest houses and hotels in the vicinity . details will be given in january 1999 . second circular a second call for papers as well as more details on the programme , keynote speakers , social events , transport , fees payable and so forth , will be included in the second circular in january 1999 . if you wish to receive the second circular , please reply to the relevant address below before 15 december 1998 . sonja bosch ( alasa 99 ) department of african languages unisa po box 392 0003 pretoria south africa tel : + 27-12 - 429 8253 fax : + 27-12 - 429 3355 e-mail : boschse @ alpha . unisa . ac . za www . unisa . ac . za / alasa / index . html
