The TIE conference series has been bringing together researchers biennially since 2004. The focus has been on tone, intonation and all aspects of sentence prosody in languages of the world, employing different methodologies. TIE5 - to be hosted by the Faculty of Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics at the University of Oxford - is now welcoming abstracts for papers and posters dealing on any topic within these areas.
Linguistic subfields: Phonology, Phonetics, Typology, Psycholinguistics, Neurolinguistics

Accommodation:
Accommodation will be available in Somerville College, Oxford. The conference website will provide more details in due course.

Conference website: http://www.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/events/tie/
Abstract submission deadline: May 7, 2012

Abstract Submission:
·             Abstract submission will be through the LinguistList’s Easy Abstract System (http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/TIE5)
·             Abstracts should be submitted in pdf or Word (.doc) formats
·             Abstracts should not be longer than one A4 page for text and examples with 2 cm or equivalent margins, single-spaced, with a font size no smaller than 12pt, and with normal character spacing. One extra page solely for references may also be submitted.
·             Your abstract should be anonymous. Please do not use your name in the file name of your abstract. You will be asked to submit a separate version with your name and affiliation if your abstract is selected for presentation.
·             If using phonetic fonts in your abstract, please submit a pdf file or use Doulous SIL font.
·             Abstracts may be submitted either for a “talk/poster”, or as a “poster only” - please indicate your preference at the end of the abstract.
·             Authors may submit a maximum of one single-authored and one co-authored abstract, OR two co-authored abstracts.
 
Program finalisation: June 15,  2012
Notification of abstract acceptance: June 1,  2012
 
Invited Speakers:
Laura Downing (ZAS, Berlin)
Carlos Gussenhoven (Radboud University Nijmegen & Queen Mary UL) &
Jörg Peters (Oldenburg Universität)
Pilar Prieto (Universitat Pampeu Fabra)
Tomas Riad (Stockholms Universitet)
Elisabeth Selkirk (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
 
Organisers: Aditi Lahiri & Allison Wetterlin
Organising committee: Sandra Kotzor, Elinor Payne, Stephen Parkinson, Adam Roberts, Philip Roberts, Rosalind Temple
Contact Information: Kate.Dobson@ling-phil.ox.ac.uk