About

The Arizona Linguistics Circle (ALC) is an annual linguistics conference hosted by graduate students at the University of Arizona. Our goal is to foster a deeper appreciation for linguistics while providing a healthy environment for academic discussion, especially as it concerns graduate student research. Furthermore, we encourage all of our presenters to submit their conference proceedings to Coyote Papers, our ongoing publication series.

The theme for ALC14 is Language Technology and Media. The conference theme is a common thread in the research conducted by our invited speakers. This theme is not a requirement for abstract submissions, and we welcome research from all areas of linguistics.

Anti-Harassment Policy

We believe that respect for all individuals and groups, the freedom of thought and expression, and the open exchange of ideas are central to the aims of the Arizona Linguistics Circle (ALC). The ALC Organizing Committee is committed to creating a respectful, healthy, and safe working environment for everyone. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Any form of disrespectful or hostile behavior is grounds for expulsion from the conference at the discretion of the conference organizers. Unwelcome behavior includes but is not limited to:

• Coercive, intimidating, harassing, abusive, derogatory or demeaning actions or speech.

• Verbal or written comments that reinforce social structures of domination related to sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, age, religion, nationality, or any other personal characteristics

• Deliberate intimidation or stalking

• Behaviors intended to make a person or group feel unwelcome

• Harassing photography or recording

• Sustained disruption of talks or other events

• Unwelcome sexual attention of any kind

• Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behaviors

Conference attendees asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. If a participant engages in harassing behavior, event organizers retain the right to take any actions to keep ALC a welcoming environment for all participants. If you have any concerns or questions regarding these matters, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the ALC14 Organizing Committee for assistance.

Land Acknowledgement

Although ALC14 will be hosted as a virtual event, the organizing committee wishes to acknowledge the many Native Nations of the Tucson area on whose land the University of Arizona rests. As a Hispanic Serving Institution and as a Land Grant University, UA owes its establishing endowment to the Native Peoples of this region. It sits on the traditional homelands of the Tohono O’odham Nation and the Pascua Yaqui tribe, and benefits from the multilingual, multiethnic and multinational community of the Sonoran Desert.

Information about past conferences can be found at the following links:

• Arizona Linguistics Circle 13 - Research Across Linguistic Subfields [Proceedings]

• Arizona Linguistics Circle 12 - Computational Methods in Linguistics

• Arizona Linguistics Circle 11 - Innovative Methods in Linguistics

• Arizona Linguistics Circle 10 - Endangered Languages

• Arizona Linguistics Circle 9 - Bilingualism and the Mind

• Arizona Linguistics Circle 8 - Language and the Brain

• Arizona Linguistics Circle 7 - Language Acquisition

• Arizona Linguistics Circle 6 - Corpus Linguistics [Proceedings]

• Arizona Linguistics Circle 5 - Middle Eastern Languages; Experimental Linguistics [Proceedings]

• Arizona Linguistics Circle 4 - Morphology in Linguistic Theory [Proceedings]

• Arizona Linguistics Circle 3 - Interfaces and Interactions in Linguistic Theories [Proceedings]

• Arizona Linguistics Circle 2 - The Interface of Language Documentation and Formal Linguistics

• Arizona Linguistics Circle 1