<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><div align="center">Call for Abstracts - FEL XV - the Fifteenth Conference of the Foundation for Endangered Languages<br>
</div><br><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: center; "><b><span lang="ES-EC">Endangered Languages - the Voices they Project, and the Images they Present</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: center; "><b><span lang="ES-EC">Quito, Ecuador</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: center; ">
<b><span lang="ES-EC">7-10 September 2001</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US">Language endangerment is now accepted as an important issue of our times, but it is sometimes misrepresented as a problem just for the speaker communities, and not for the wider societies which surround and often penetrate them. In this conference, we want to focus on the impacts that minority languages make on those outside, whether deliberately – through raising their voices – or implicitly, through the images that they give out to outsiders. What messages do endangered languages send to the wider world? These voices and images may play vital roles in the formation of language attitudes. We are therefore asking questions of these kinds:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">How have endangered language communities presented themselves, their languages and their cultures? The audience could be outsiders, but it could also be young, or returning, members of their own families.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">What policies have outsiders used to characterize these communities, across a whole spectrum of possibilities? These will include attempts to vilify, stigmatize or even annihilate them, to seek to assimilate or recruit them, to accept them passively, or even to see some special value in them?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">What uses have endangered language communities made of others’ methods to protect themselves, or to enhance their standing?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">How have endangered language speakers maintained or transformed, or been alienated from, their traditions or identity?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">What alliances have endangered language communities forged for mutual protection?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">How have attitudes to majority languages been affected by greater interest in minority languages?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">How have the techniques derived from majority-language culture, e.g. for teaching, or for documentation, been used for endangered languages?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">How have mass media (as radio, television), and modern networked media (as mobile phones, the internet) affected the image of endangered languages, or given them new voices? Linguistic and sociolinguistic analysis of endangered languages</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US">These are just some of the questions to be discussed in this conference, which aims to learn lessons about the place of minority languages within larger communities. We aim to create awareness about the current situation of endangered languages among the speakers and non-speakers of such languages. Our goal is to promote linguistic maintenance within a wide variety of social contexts. There will be a place to discuss relevant experience of the documentation of endangered languages as well as of language revitalization.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US">Ecuador is well known for its<span> </span>geographical, cultural and linguistic diversity. Besides Spanish, it hosts thirteen indigenous languages, all endangered. Quichua has around 1<span> </span>million speakers in Ecuador, of 8 million along the Andes. The indigenous languages are found on the coast, in the highlands (Sierra) and on the Amazon - representing many of South America’s linguistic families.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 18pt; "><b><span lang="EN-US">IMPORTANT DATES:</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 19px; "><span lang="EN-US"><span>1.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><b><span lang="ES-EC">13 March, 2011</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="ES-EC">Abstract submission deadline</span><span lang="EN-US">.</span></p>
<p><span lang="ES-EC">Abstracts (up to 500 words) to be sent in English or Spanish (or Quichua or Shuar), as a Word document (.doc or .rtf formats). (Please include up to 5 key words or phrases.) Add author names, affiliation, postal address<span> </span>and telephone (of leading author).</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 19px; "><span lang="EN-US"><span>2.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span lang="ES-EC"><b>10 April, 2011</b> : Notification of acceptance/rejection of paper.</span><b><span lang="EN-US"></span></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 19px; "><span lang="EN-US"><span>3.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <b> </b></span></span></span><span lang="ES-EC"><b>1 August, 2011</b>: In case of acceptance, the full paper (in Word) will be due.</span><b><span lang="EN-US"></span></b></p>
<p><span lang="ES-EC">Note: It is a condition of speaking at the conference that authors submit a hard copy of their paper by this deadline. (In Word and as a PDF; further details on the format of text will be specified to the authors.) </span><span lang="EN-US">In the course of the following month, PowerPoint presentations (if any) should be submitted, together with a scanned picture of author.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US"><span>4.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><b><span lang="EN-US">September 7-9, 2011</span></b><span lang="EN-US">:<span> </span>Conference</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 36pt; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; "><span>5.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><b><span lang="EN-US">September 10, 2011</span></b><span lang="EN-US">:<span> </span>Excursion </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; ">to Otavalo (</span><cite><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(118, 118, 118); "><a href="http://www.otavalo.gov.ec/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); "><span style="font-style: normal; ">www.</span><b><span style="font-style: normal; ">otavalo</span></b><span style="font-style: normal; ">.gov.ec/</span></a>,<a href="http://www.otavalovirtual.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); "><span style="font-style: normal; ">www.</span><b><span style="font-style: normal; ">otavalo</span></b><span style="font-style: normal; ">virtual.com/</span></a>) </span></cite><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; ">This trip will include a visit to the indigenous market, lakes, a sacred waterfall,<span> </span>a condor park, and perhaps a visit to local musicians.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 18pt; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; ">(Later excursions may be planned: Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas (at least one more day), and if there is interest, Galápagos Islands or the Selva (jungle).</span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">IMPORTANT ADDRESSES:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 18pt; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; ">Electronic Addresses:</span></p>
<p><b><span lang="EN-US">All abstracts and papers should be sent as attachments to both</span></b><span lang="EN-US">:</span></p><p><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span></span><u><span lang="ES-EC" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: blue; "><a href="mailto:endangeredlanguages2011@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">endangeredlanguages2011@gmail.com</a></span></u><span lang="EN-US"> (Conference Chair) and<span> </span><a href="mailto:nicholas@ostler.net" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">nicholas@ostler.net</a> (Foundation Chair)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 18pt; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; ">Postal Addresses and Telephones (if necessary):</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 18pt; line-height: normal; "><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; ">Conference Chair</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 18pt; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; ">Dr Marleen Haboud,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 18pt; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; ">Facultad de Comunicación, Lingüística y Literatura, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador <span> </span>tel. + </span><span lang="ES-EC" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; ">593 2 2991700</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; "></span></p>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; ">Foundation Chair</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 18pt; line-height: normal; ">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; ">Dr Nicholas Ostler,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 18pt; line-height: normal; ">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; ">Foundation for Endangered Languages, 172 Bailbrook Lane, Bath, England BA1 7AA</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 18pt; line-height: normal; ">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; ">(+44-1225-852865)</span></p><br><font color="#888888"><pre cols="72" style="white-space: pre-wrap; ">-- <br>Nicholas Ostler<br>Chairman: Foundation for Endangered Languages<br>
<a href="http://www.ogmios.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">www.ogmios.org</a></pre></font></span>
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