LabPhon17 will be held July 6–8, 2020 at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC in Canada.
The theme of the conference is:
Laboratory Phonology on the Margins
Not every speaker, community, or data point is at the peak of a distribution. Many communities, individuals, and phenomena are on the tails. The theme of this LabPhon is on these tails, these empirical phonological phenomena that are often understudied and overlooked in data collection and theoretical frameworks. Our phonological theories need to be informed by these understudied patterns, and we seek contributions to the conference that address these patterns and populations that are often left on the margins.
Planned timeline
First call for papers & satellite workshops: ~ June 2019
Deadline for submission of satellite workshop proposals: ~ September 2019
Deadline for abstract submission: ~ November 2019
Notification of acceptance: ~ February 2020
Deadline for sharing first draft of oral presentations with discussants: ~ May 2020
Conference dates: 6–8 July 2020
Satellite events: 5 July 2020 and 9 July 2020
About the LabPhon17 Logo
The LabPhon17 logo is intended to convey both the location and the themes of the conference. The location is reflected in the use of Vancouver’s iconic mountain (green) and ocean (blue) views, with the mountains specifically imitating the local peaks known as “The Lions.” The sun at the edge of the mountains is also reminiscent of the BC flag. The general Laboratory Phonology theme is reflected in the visual metaphor of the mountains and sea imitating a typical waveform, representing the sounds of languages. The specific theme of LabPhon 17, Laboratory Phonology on the Margins, is reflected in the sun’s light shining at the “margin” of the “distribution” of the mountain peaks.
The logo was designed by a user called overmind working through www.crowdspring.com.