LINGUIST List 7.94

Mon Jan 22 1996

Calls: Lg learning, Henry Sweet Society

Editor for this issue: Ann Dizdar <dizdartam2000.tamu.edu>

Directory

1. Operator, AUTONOMY 2000
2. alinnvax2.luton.ac.uk, Henry Sweet Society Spring Colloquium

PLEASE FORWARD THE BELOW MESSAGE TO WHO MIGHT
BE INTERESTED IT.


Announcement and Call for Papers
International Conference on

AUTONOMY 2000
The Development of Learning Independence in Language Learning

November 20-22 1996
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Thonburi
Bangkok Thailand

Organised By :
School of Liberal Arts
Continuing Education Centre
The British Council Bangkok

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AUTONOMY 2000
The Development of Learning Independence in Language Learning

King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Thonburi
November 20-22 1996

PLENARY SPEAKERS INCLUDE

Philip Riley
Anita Wenden
William Littlewood
Leslie Dickinson
Cynthia White

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Accommodation Reservation

For the night of ............. to ..............
(total of ............... days)

I would like to stay at :

1 KMITT .... Single room (500 Bahts/night)
	 .... Twin room (700 Bahts/night)
 (There is a limited number of rooms)
2 Tong Tara Hotel
	 .... Single room (1000 Bahts/night)
	 .... Twin room (1000 Bahts/night)

Address for Correspondence
All correspondence and enquires should be addressed to :

Dr. Metta Limpongsa
School of Liberal Arts
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Thonburi
Bangmod, Ratburana, Bangkok 10140 Thailand
Tel: (662) 4270039 ext. 5309
Fax: (662) 4278050
Email ilesnsoncc.kmitt.ac.th

The Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas is to hold
a one day colloquium on Monday 18 March 1996. I reproduce below i) a
brief description of the Society and its aims; ii) conference
information and the call for papers; iii) the registration form. Any
Linguist subscriber with an interest in the history of the subject is
more than welcome to join the Henry Sweet Society at any time.

i) The Henry Sweet Society was founded in February 1984, its aims
being to promote and encourage the study of the history of all
branches of linguistic thought, theoretical and applied, and including
non-European traditions.
	
Its fields of interest include the history both of the major subject
areas of linguistics and also of more specialized topics, such as
writing systems, literacy, rhetoric, and the application of linguistic
ideas within professional and technical fields.
	
Membership of the Society is open to all persons engaged in scholarly
study and research appropriate to the Society's aims and to graduate
students of not more than five years' standing since graduation.

ii) The HSS Spring Colloquium will take place on Monday 18 March at
the Centre for English Studies, Senate House, London WC1, UK. Papers
are invited on any aspect of the history of linguistics (but
especiually the history of linguistics in England). Please send
abstracts (no longer than a page) to the Secretary (address below) as
soon as possible. There is no registration fee but please fill in the
form if you wish to attend.

Self-catering accommodation is available at a cost of #18. Write to:
The Bursar, Astor College, University College London, 99 Charlotte
Street, London W1P 1LD, UK. Tel: 0171 580 7262.


iii)	REGISTRATION FORM		HSS Spring Colloquium 1996

	I would like to attend the Colloquium on 18th March 1996.

	NAME:


	ADDRESS:




	Please send to Dr Mark Atherton, General Secretary of the Henry Sweet 
	
	Society, Department of English, University of Manchester, Manchester 
	
	M13 9PL, UK.
	
	Membership matters should also be addressed to Dr Atherton.