Abstracts are invited for the 16th Linguistics Association of Ghana Annual Conference (LAG 2024) scheduled as follows:
Date: Wednesday, 21st August - Friday, 23rd August, 2024
Venue: University of Ghana, Legon
Mode: In-person/On-site
Theme: Interfaces between Language, Literature and the Sciences
Please note: This year's LAG conference is co-located with the 29th International Lexical-Functional Grammar Conference.
There will be both paper and poster presentations. Contributions that directly address the conference theme are welcome. We also welcome abstracts from core areas of Linguistics such as Phonetics, Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics, Applied Linguistics, and Sociolinguistics,
Other general sub-themes of interest include:
| Corpus stylistics | Corpus linguistics |
| Oral literature in Africa | Forensic Linguistics |
| Language and Religion | Academic Language and Learning |
| Language for Specific Purposes | Language and Literature |
| Language Teaching and Learning | Language and Communication |
| Cultural Linguistics | Language documentation/endangered languages |
| Discourse Analysis | Cognitive Linguistics |
Keynote Speakers:
Prof. Kofi Anyidoho (University of Ghana)
Prof. Mary Dalrymple (University of Oxford)
Dr. Maame Afua Nikabs (Queen Mary, University of London)
Submission Guidelines
- Abstract submission should be done electronically via EasyAbs. Simply create an account if you do not have one already and follow the prompts
- Abstracts should be single-spaced pdf documents and should not exceed 250 words
- Please indicate your preference for a paper or poster presentation
- Authors are allowed one single-authored submission but there is no limit to the number of co-authored submissions
Important Timelines
| Abstract Submission Deadline: | Saturday, 30th March, 2024 |
| Notification of Acceptance: | 30th May, 2024 |
| Registration Begins: | 1st June, 2024 |
| Conference Dates: | Wednesday, 21st August - Friday, 23rd August, 2024 |