Language Fair "Endangered Languages in Europe" (DEADLINE EXTENDED - June 15th)

[Vera Ferreira]

*Deadline extended: June 15th, 2013

*CALL FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

*LANGUAGE FAIR*

DATE AND VENUE

October 18-19th, 2013 | Old textile factory Emídio da Silva Raposo, 
Minde (Portugal)

Organizer: CIDLeS - Interdisciplinary Centre for Social and Language 
Documentation

Website: 
_http://www.cidles.eu/events/conference-ele-2013/language-fair/__<mailto:ele2013@cidles.eu>_


ABOUT THE EVENT
The Interdisciplinary Centre for Social and Language Documentation 
(CIDLeS) cordially invites all the European minority language 
communities to participate in the Language Fair -- a socio-cultural 
2-day event which aims at getting the general public acquainted with 
linguistic diversity in Europe, mainly its endangered/minority languages 
(including those spoken by immigrants). Therefore, this event focuses on 
discussion and social, intercultural and scientific exchange between 
different communities that speak endangered/minority languages, on the 
promotion of their cultural and linguistic heritage, as well as on the 
presentation of modern bands that perform in their native languages.

There are three different ways for a community to participate in the 
Language Fair: with an exhibition stand, with a cultural performance or 
both. In this sense, each community will be able to have a stand to 
exhibit its own language (for instance through literary and scientific 
works, films, CDs, DVDs, posters, etc. excepting food), as well as to 
present the language in a 20-to-30-minute cultural performance (theater 
sketch, traditional music, cinema, dance, recitation, etc.). The bands 
will perform in the evening (October 18th and 19th) and their 
performance will be part of the Endangered Languages Music Festival that 
will be launched during this event. The Language Fair aims above all to 
give the voice to the speakers of minority languages in Europe in 
diverse ways.

Financial support (a maximum of EUR300, original receipts are required) 
will be granted to communities participating with an exhibition stand 
and/or a cultural performance.

The Language Fair will take place at an old textile factory in Minde -- 
Fábrica Emídio da Silva Raposo. This factory is emblematic of the 
socioeconomic history of Minde and is intrinsically related to the 
genesis of Minderico, an endangered language (ISO 639-3 [drc]) spoken in 
Minde since the end of the 17th century. Minderico emerged as a 
sociolect, the secret language of a socio-professional group, in this 
case the blanket producers and traders of Minde. But it rapidly 
developed into a full-fledged language and became a medium of everyday 
communication in Minde, used by the whole community. Minderico has 
approximately 150 active speakers (who use the language daily) and 1000 
passive speakers (those who understand the language but do not speak 
it); its existence is currently seriously endangered.

The Language Fair will close the general event dedicated to the 
endangered languages in Europe which takes place in Minde and includes 
the International Conference on Endangered Languages in Europe (October 
17th and 18th, http://www.cidles.eu/events/conference-ele-2013/) and the 
Endangered Languages Music Festival (October 18th and 19th).

CALL FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

There are three types of participation in the /Language Fair/: with 
stand, with cultural performance or with both. According to the kind of 
participation chosen, the participation description should include the 
following information:

_Participation with stand:_

  * Brief description of the language community (language, number of
    speakers, location)
  * Number of people participating in the stand
  * Technical requirements for the stand

_Participation with cultural performance:_

  * Brief description of the language community (language, number of
    speakers, location)
  * Number of people participating in the cultural performance
  * Summary of the cultural performance
  * Technical requirements for the performance

_Participation with stand and cultural performance:_

  * Brief description of the language community (language, number of
    speakers, location)
  * Number of people participating in the stand and in the cultural
    performance
  * Summary of the cultural performance
  * Technical requirements for the exhibition stand and the performance

The descriptions should be no longer than two A4 pages. The event 
accepts all the languages in Europe as working languages. However, for 
intelligibility and dissemination reasons we recommend the use of 
English. Please send your participation description to 
_ele2013 at cidles.eu <mailto:ele2013 at cidles.eu>_


IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for submission of community participation description: June 
15th, 2013
Notification of acceptance: June 30th, 2013
Registration deadline for participating communities: August 31st, 2013

Event Dates:
     Conference: October 17th-18th, 2013
     Language Fair: October 18th-19th, 2013
     Endangered Languages Music Festival: October 18th-19th, 2013

Online registration: http://languagefair.eventbrite.com/

For more information please contact ele2013 at cidles.eu.

-- 
Centro Interdisciplinar de Documentação Linguística e Social / Interdisciplinary Centre for Social and Language Documentation
Rua Dr. António da Silva Ferreira Totta, nº 29
2395-182 Minde
Portugal

Tel.: +351249849123
Email:info at cidles.eu
Web:http://www.cidles.eu

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