[EDLING:2128] CFP: International Association of World Englishes

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Full Title: International Association of World Englishes
Short Title: IAWE07

Date: 04-Oct-2007 - 06-Oct-2007
Location: Regensburg, Germany
Contact Person: Edgar Schneider
Meeting Email: < click here to access email >
Web Site: http://www-iawe07.uni-regensburg.de

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Sociolinguistics

Subject Language(s): English

Call Deadline: 31-Mar-2007

Meeting Description:

IAWE is an international scholarly association which aims to establish 
links among those who are involved with any aspect of World Englishes in 
research and/or teaching. The association focuses on global issues 
relating to three major aspects of World Englishes, language, 
literature, and pedagogy. IAWE is committed to the study of the forms 
and functions of varieties of Englishes in diverse cultural and 
sociolinguistic contexts. (See www.iaweworks.org/). IAWE has held annual 
conferences in North America, Asia, and Africa; in 2007 the organization 
will meet for the first time in Europe.

The conference theme is 'World Englishes: Problems – Properties – 
Prospects'. It reflects the wide range of interests and concerns of the 
society and the topics which will be discussed, including:
- political, pedagogical, anthropological and cultural issues raised by 
the global spread and the increasing indigenization of English in many 
countries around the globe;
- structural features and conditions of use of these newly-emerging 
varieties, and general linguistic questions raised by these processes of 
contact and change;
- social repercussions and sociolinguistic consequences which will 
result from the 'glocalization' of the English language.

The 13th Annual Conference of the International Association of World 
Englishes (IAWE) will be held at the University of Regensburg, Germany, 
from Oct. 4 to Oct. 6, 2007. Members of the association, scholars 
actively involved in research on World Englishes, and others interested 
in the subject are invited to attend the conference and to submit 
abstracts for conference presentations.

Invited speakers:

The following scholars have agreed to give invited presentations at IAWE 
2007:
Plenary speakers:

Prof. Maria Lourdes S. Bautista (De la Salle University, Manila, The 
Philippines).
Prof. Rajend Mesthrie (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
Prof. Salikoko S. Mufwene (University of Chicago, USA)
Focus speakers:
Prof. Kingsley Bolton (University of Stockholm, Sweden)
Prof. Patricia Friedrich (Arizona State University, USA)
Prof. Saran Kaur Gill (University Kebangsaan Bangi, Malaysia)
Dr. Lisa Lim (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Prof. Christian Mair (University of Freiburg, Germany)
Prof. Pam Peters (Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia)

Abstract submission:

We invite abstracts for paper presentations (20 minutes, + 10 minutes 
for discussion) on the conference theme, as described above, and on all 
aspects related to World Englishes. Please submit abstracts of no more 
than 500 words, including references, as email attachments (in .doc or 
.pdf format) to the address given below. Provide both an anonymous copy 
and one which gives your contact details (name, affiliation, email, 
address).
Colleagues interested in organizing a workshop on a special topic within 
the conference are requested to get in touch with the organizer as soon 
as possible.

Deadline for abstract submission: March 31, 2007.
A local scientific committee and IAWE officials will be involved in the 
abstract selection process. Notifications of acceptance will be mailed 
by April 30, 2007.

Local organizing committee:

Prof. Edgar W.Schneider (Chair)
Dr. Stephanie Hackert
Thomas Hoffmann
Dr. Alexander Kautzsch
Dr. Florian Schleburg
Sonja Schmidt-Zeidler
Lucia Siebers
Maria Steger
Regina Trüb

IAWE 2007, c/o Prof. Edgar W. Schneider
University of Regensburg
Department of English and American Studies
D-93040 Regensburg
Germany

phone: +-49-941-9433470
fax: +-49-941-9431990