Lunch will available for order for $10 each day of the conference from Cafe Ottimo (order at the conference registration table by 9am daily). Please see the 'Organizers' page for details.
Current Conferences
Free Linguistics Conference 2008
Free Linguistics Conference
Department of Linguistics
University of Sydney
NSW 2006
Camperdown, AU
October 11, 2008 – October 12, 2008
FOR THE 2009 CONFERENCE, PLEASE GO TO OUR NEW WEBSITE: www.freelinguistics.org
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The aim of this conference is to provide scholars, researchers, postgraduate and undergraduate students with current research issues from all fields of linguistics & TESOL in an open and widely accessible forum.
The main feature that distinguishes this conference is its focus on freedom:
- freedom from linguistic subfield divisions,
- freedom from an established and rigid theme for presentations, and
- freedom from fees
Confirmed focus speakers:
Linda Barwick
Liz Ellis
M.A.K. Halliday
Ruqaiya Hasan
Aek Phakiti
Trevor Johnston
Please click on the 'Overview' button on the right to access the abstracts for the focus speakers.
Information about accommodation can be found here.
For enquiries, please contact Ahmar Mahboob and Naomi Knight at freeling@arts.usyd.edu.au
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VENUE: THE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD IN THE EASTERN AVENUE BUILDING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY.