International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics

ICSTLL 53 will be hosted via ZOOM by the University of North Texas, October 2 - 4, 2020 with a pre-conference meeting of the Computational Resource for South Asian Languages on October 1st from 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm. (Central Standard Time)

Advisory committee:

• Mark Turin, Professor, Anthropology, University of British Columbia • Kristine Hildebrandt, Associate Professor, English, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville • Alexis Palmer, Assistant Professor, Linguistics, University of North Texas • Ken Van Bik, Assistant Professor, English, California State University

Organizing committee:

• Shobhana Chelliah (Lead Organizer), Associate Dean and Professor, College of Information, University of North Texas • Mary Burke, 3rd Year PhD Scholar, Information Science - Linguistics Concentration, University of North Texas • Marty Heaton, NSF-funded RA, 1st Year PhD Scholar, Information Science - Linguistics Concentration, University of North Texas • Adam Chavez, UNT College of Information, Web Content Manager • Sadaf Munshi, Professor and Chair, Linguistics, University of North Texas • Taraka Rama, Assistant Professor, Linguistics, University of North Texas • Oksana Zavalina, Associate Professor, Information Science, University of North Texas • Ava Jones, UNT College of Information, Communications Specialist Welcome

As the Dean of the College of Information at the University of North Texas (UNT), it is an honor and a pleasure to welcome you at the International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics (ICSTLL53), taking place online during October 2-4, 2020.

We at UNT are proud to have a world-class Linguistics department, with distinguished researchers who are involved in cutting-edge research funded by NSF, IMLS and others. With that backdrop, I am confident that the hosting of ICSTLL53 will not only benefit from the exchange of those pioneering efforts but also advance the field further, aligned with the expectations of UNT as a Tier 1 Carnegie Research university.

We at UNT have been emphasizing the importance of educational innovation. Specifically, we offer online courses, along with students’ career planning and development. During the outbreak of coronavirus disease, we have managed to respond adequately and ensure students’ rights.

Last but not least, I would like to thank the organizing team for planning and preparing this conference, which is the culmination of months of hard work to provide the community with the fruitful conference. It is particularly noteworthy that the Linguistics Department has continued the tradition of innovation and has quickly restructured the conference to pivot online format, our second international conference since the emergence of pandemic.

I, on behalf of the UNT’s College of Information, hope that you enjoy this conference as both a learning and a virtual yet social event. Thank you again to all of you, colleagues, members and friends for making this online conference happen.

Dr. Kinshuk Dean College of Information University of North Texas Denton, Texas, USA ICSTLL53 will be held via ZOOM in these ROOMS

Location: Four zoom rooms (links provided below)

Passcode: The passcode (same as password) to login for all 4 rooms is UNT2ICSTLL

ICSTLL 53 Conference - Room 1 https://unt.zoom.us/j/96985734702?pwd=RzFxa1VkRmp6NHdOQ3Z6M1BpdzNNdz09 Meeting ID: 969 8573 4702 Passcode: UNT2ICSTLL

ICSTLL 53 Conference - Room 2 https://unt.zoom.us/j/97314322031?pwd=KzFXWE43UDN4aDZ5RDBhbkQwT29DZz09 Meeting ID: 973 1432 2031 Passcode: UNT2ICSTLL

ICSTLL 53 Conference - Room 3 https://unt.zoom.us/j/91893397345?pwd=dC95RlI2Wi83dmRSTFluaG5XSUIrdz09 Meeting ID: 918 9339 7345 Passcode: UNT2ICSTLL

ICSTLL 53 Conference - Room 4 https://unt.zoom.us/j/95775770726?pwd=MXJDMTg5bUZTU2h3eVp2empZNzd5UT09 Meeting ID: 957 7577 0726 Passcode: UNT2ICSTLL

Recordings will be available after the conference