第四届中国社会语言学国际学术研讨会于2005年12月10-12日在广东外语外贸大学举行。本次会议由广东外语外贸大学、中国社会语言学会、香港理工大学、新加坡国立大学联合主办,由广东外语外贸大学外国语言学及应用语言学研究中心承办,广东外语外贸大学英文学院、科研处、教务处和外国文学文化研究中心协办,并得到卡西欧公司、高等教育出版社、北京大学出版社等单位的资助。会议筹备委员会主任为(以下音序)陈建平、陈瑞端、王初明、周庆生,秘书长为高一虹、冉永平,顾问为曹志耘、桂诗春、李宇明、徐真华。与会正式代表205 The 4th International Symposium on Sociolinguistics in China was held at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies on December 10-12, 2005. The conference was co-sponsored by Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China Society for Social Languages, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and National University of Singapore. It was hosted by Foreign Language Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Research Center of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Office of Academic Affairs and Foreign Literature and Cultural Research Center in collaboration with, and by Casio, Higher Education Press, Peking University Press and other units of funding. The director of the Preparatory Committee for the conference was Chen Jianping, Chen Ruiduan, Wang Chuming and Zhou Qingsheng. The secretary general was Gao Yihong and Ran Yongping. The consultant was Cao Zhiyun, Gui Shichun, Li Yuming and Xu Zhenhua. Participating Officials 205