Passing the Torch Methods and Innovation N W A V 4 7 New York University October 18-21, 2018 Welcome New York University hosted its first NWAV in 2005. Thirteen years later, my colleagues Greg Guy and Laurel MacK- enzie, the NWAV Organizing Committee, and I warmly welcome you to NWAV 47. New York City continues to excite the senses with its wide array of sights, sounds, and experiences. We hope you appreciate the intellectual engagement that NWAV offers and while here, enjoy a taste of the “Big Apple”. We are particularly excited to share NWAV with our friends and colleagues at the Graduate Center at CUNY. This year, we have two themes for NWAV 47. The secondary theme, Passing the Torch, can be thought of as motivat- ing the primary theme, Methods and Innovation. This year, we reflect on revered senior colleagues who have recently retired or will soon retire. While they continue to be productive scholars, they have opened up spaces for the field to take stock of their contributions, and further contemplate new and renewed areas for scientific inquiry and social ap- plication. NYU’s very own John Singler retired recently, and on Thursday evening, we will salute him and some of our other esteemed colleagues. Our Saturday night plenary will be a public lecture by John Rickford on “Class and Race in the Analysis of Language Variation and the Struggle for Social Justice: Sankofa,” indicating to us that his retirement will give him the opportunities to create anew, again gracing the field with innovative ways of seeing and being. Erez Levon’s plenary, “The Systematicity of Emergent Meaning,” transforms ways of thinking about theory and analysis through interdisciplinary connections that both inform and are informed by sociolinguistics theory. The NWAV 47 organiz- A W V ing committee felt it important to offer a series of workshops that reflect its own N 4 7 intellectual diversity and interconnectedness with the inclusion of computational sociolinguistics, experimental sociolinguistics, and psycholinguistics. In addition to the 6 workshops on Thursday, there are 136 papers, the exact same amount as NWAV 34. Posters have increased to 46 from 30. And while there are no panels, there are 3 lunchtime workshops that address areas that have grown important to our field: the application of our work to industry and public domains and the refinement of the tools integral to our discipline. The variationist sociolin- guistic community has remained strong and continues to strive, and because of Passing the torch Methods & this the submission of quality papers was far greater than we were able to accom- Innovation modate. This year the NWAV Organizing Committee, following the lead of the LSA, replaced student paper and poster prizes with best student abstract awards. Winners received a cash prize, sponsored by the Philadelphia NWAV Committee, and free conference registration. There was a two-way tie. Congratulations to Kayla Palakurthy (UC Santa Barbara), and Jacob B. Phillips and Paige Resnick (University of Chicago). Nine student travel awards were also offered this year with the goal of enhancing the strength of linguistics through the inclusion of underrepresented populations. Again, welcome to New York. Welcome to NYU. Welcome to NWAV 47. Enjoy the conference, the breaks and the social gatherings. On a personal note, this conference is because of the students, faculty, colleagues, communities, publish- ers and donors that have considered and continue to consider this a worthy endeavor. We thank you all. -Renée Blake We wish to add that NWAV 47 operates under NYU’s commitment to equal treatment and opportunity for all and to maintaining an environment that is free of bias, prejudice, discrimination, and harassment. Prohibited discrimination (e.g., adverse treatment of any individual based on race, gender and/or gender identity or expression, color, religion, age, national origin, ethnicity, disability, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or citizenship status), and prohibited harassment (e.g., unwelcome verbal or physical conduct, including conduct that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment or otherwise adversely affects academic opportunities or participation in an NYU activity or benefit) will not be tolerated. [Drawn from NYU’s Non-discrimination and anti-harassment policy and complaint procedure for students 2013] 2 Getting Around Events held at New York University (NYU) will be in one of Events held on Thursday at the three buildings indicated in the map below: the City University of New York (CUNY) • NYU Linguistics will be on the 9th floor in the Graduate Center (10 Washington Place, New York NY 10003) (365 5th Ave, New York NY 10016) • Silver Center for the Arts and Sciences (31 Washington Place, New York NY 10003) A gender neutral restroom can be found in each of the includes Hemmerdinger Hall, Jurow Hall, following places: Silverstein Lounge and 170 Waverly the 7th floor of the Graduate Center (CUNY), • Kimmel Center for University Life the 2nd floor of NYU Linguistics, (60 Washington Square S, New York NY 10012) and the 1st floor of the Kimmel Center. All events at both NYU and CUNY will require either your name badge (which includes our logo below) or an appropriate form of identification (e.g. driver’s license, passport) in order to enter buildings. Students will need an appropriate form of identification (e.g. driver’s license, passport) in addition to their name badge for the student mixer. N W A V 4 7 3 Eating around NYU The following establishments have offered discounts to NWAV47 attendees. Please show your conference name badge in order to receive a discount. For Thursday through Saturday: • Favela Cubana (15% discount) 543 LaGuardia Pl, New York NY 10012 Popular Cuban & Brazilian restaurant with outdoor seating and a variety of drink options. • GRK (15% discount) 51 E 8th St, New York NY 10003 Quick and affordable place to get Greek food with lots of vegetarian options. • Maison de Croque Monsieur (15% discount) 17 E 13th St, New York NY 10003 Hot sandwiches with several vegetarian options. Seating is located upstairs. • Otto Enoteca Pizzeria (15% discount, lunch only) One 5th Ave (at 8th Street), New York NY 10003 Italian-style pasta and pizzeria, great for a quick snack or a large meal and can host large parties. • White Oak Tavern (15% discount) 21 Waverly Pl, New York NY 10003 Casual yet classy pub-style food. For Saturday only: • Bowllin’ (10% discount) 27 Waverly Pl, New York NY 10003 Quick Korean food that’s a favorite among grad students. Union Square, 2018 4 Conference Schedule at a Glance Thursday, October 18 The Graduate Center, City University of New York 10:30 am – 4:00 pm: Registration (CUNY 9th Floor) 11:45 am – 1:45 pm: Workshop Session 1 (CUNY 9th Floor) 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Workshop Session 2 (CUNY 9th Floor) New York University 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Erez Levon’s Plenary Talk (Kimmel Center 10th Floor, Rosenthal Pavilion)* 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Passing the Torch Reception (Kimmel Center 9th Floor, Room 914)* Friday, October 19 New York University 8:00 am – 3:55 pm: Registration (Silver Center, 1st Floor) & Book Display (Silver Center 1st Floor, Silverstein Lounge) 8:00 am – 8:50 am: Breakfast Served (NYU Linguistics) 9:00 am – 10:40 am: Talk Sessions (Silver Center, 1st & 2nd Floor) 11:00 am – 12:40 pm: Talk Sessions (Silver Center, 1st & 2nd Floor) 12:40 pm – 2:15 pm: Lunch Break 12:40 pm – 2:15 pm: Careers, Variation and Change (NYU Linguistics, Room 104) 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm: Reporting Statistics for LVC (NYU Linguistics, Room 103) 2:15 pm – 3:55 pm: Talk Sessions (Silver Center, 1st & 2nd Floor) 4:15 pm – 6:15 pm: Poster Session (Kimmel Center 4th Floor, Eisner & Lubin Auditorium)* 8:00 pm – 12:00 am: Student Mixer (NYU Linguistics) Saturday, October 20 New York University 8:00 am – 3:55 pm: Registration (Silver Center, 1st Floor) & Book Display (Silver Center, Room 410) 8:00 am – 8:50 am: Breakfast Served (NYU Linguistics) 9:00 am – 10:40 am: Talk Sessions (Silver Center, 4th Floor) 11:00 am – 12:40 pm: Talk Sessions (Silver Center, 4th Floor) 12:40 pm – 2:15 pm: Lunch Break (including COSWL Pop-Up Mentoring) 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm: Going Viral: Shopping sociolinguistic research to the media... (Silver Center, Room 207) 2:15 pm – 3:55 pm: Talk Sessions (Silver Center, 4th Floor) 4:15 pm – 5:05 pm: Talk Sessions (Silver Center, 4th Floor) 5:15 pm – 6:30 pm: John Rickford’s Plenary Talk (Kimmel Center 4th Floor, Eisner & Lubin Auditorium)* 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm: Party (Kimmel Center 10th Floor, Rosenthal Pavilion)* Sunday, October 21 New York University 8:00 am – 1:10 pm: Registration (Silver Center, 1st Floor) & Book Display (Silver Center, Room 410) 8:30 am – 9:30 am: Breakfast Served/NWAV Business Meeting (NYU Linguistics) 9:30 am – 11:10 am: Talk Sessions (Silver Center, 4th Floor) 11:30 am – 1:10 pm: Talk Sessions (Silver Center, 4th Floor) 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm: NYC Fourth Floor Walking Tour (NYU Linguistics) *In addition to specific sessions indicated later in the program, ASL interpretation will be available during these events. 5 Acknowledgments We are very grateful to the following organizations for their support of NWAV47: American Dialect Society (ADS) Association for Laboratory Phonology (LabPhon) Cambridge University Press Duke University Press The Linguistics Program at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY) The Advanced Research Collaborative at the City University of New York (CUNY) John Benjamins Publishing Southeastern Conference