International Spring School - Europe beyond Europe: new horizons on pidgins and creoles - Italy, April 2011

Caterina Mauri caterina.mauri at unipv.it
Mon Oct 18 09:42:36 UTC 2010


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INTERNATIONAL SPRING SCHOOL 2011
"Europe beyond Europe: new horizons on pidgins and creoles"
LETiSS - Center for Postgraduate Education and Research
Pavia, 18-22 April 2011

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Dear list members,

the Center for Postgraduate Education and Research on “Languages of  
Europe: Typology, History and Sociolinguistics” (LETiSS) ANNOUNCES its  
2nd International Spring School on

"Europe beyond Europe: new horizons on pidgins and creoles", to be  
held in Pavia (Italy), 18-22 April 2011.

The LETISS Center has been the first center in Italy (and in Europe)  
specifically dedicated to the linguistic situation of Europe,  
approached from a variety of perspectives. More information on the  
aims, the research topics and the activities of the Center can be  
found at the following URL: www.iusspavia.it/eng/LETiSS

The aim of the spring school is to enhance dialogue among young  
linguists interested in the topics announced in the title, under the  
guide of leading specialists. This is why the number of participants  
has been limited (see below), in order to facilitate interactions  
among them.

WHEN AND WHERE:
The Spring School will last one week, from Monday 18 until Friday 22  
April 2011, at the IUSS Institute in Pavia (viale Lungo Ticino Sforza  
56, 27100 Pavia, Italy – www.iusspavia.it).

WHO AND WHAT: TEACHERS AND COURSES
The everyday schedule, from Monday to Friday, will be as follows:
9-10.45: 1st course
11.15-13.00: 2nd course
15-16.45: 3rd course
17.15-19.00: 4th course
Friday evening there will be a farewell dinner at 20.00

1st course – Margot van den Berg (Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen):  
Creoles at birth? The role of nativization
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2nd course – Barbara Turchetta (Università della Tuscia): The  
contribution of Pidgin and Creole studies to the general theory of  
language change
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3rd course – Susanne Michaelis (University of Gießen/Max Planck  
Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig): Grammatical  
structures in creole language. First results from APiCS
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4th course – Bettina Migge (University College Dublin): The  
Sociolinguistics and Pragmatics of Creole languages

THE STUDENTS:
20 advanced students in linguistics and related fields will be  
selected by the Scientific Committee of the School. The main criterion  
will be the degree of relatedness/pertinence of their research  
interests with the topics of the School. In particular:
• applicants must have achieved at least the B.A. + M.A. level (= a  
five years cycle); therefore the students may be Ph.D. students, Post- 
docs, and young researchers;
• in the CV applicants should indicate any research activities and  
publications that may be relevant for the admission;
• applicants should also attach a short description of their past,  
ongoing and future research projects (up to three pages).
APPLICATION GUIDELINES:
Please send an e-mail to emanuele.miola at unipv.it with the following  
information:

	• Name
	• Contact info
	• Position and affiliation
	• CV (as a separate attachment)
	• Brief description of past, ongoing and future research projects (as  
a separate attachment).

NO TUITION FEE IS REQUIRED!!
LETiSS will even cover attendants’ accommodation expenses.

IMPORTANT DATES
15th November: application deadline.
15th December: applicants who have been accepted will receive a  
communication with all relevant information.

ORGANIZERS:
Caterina Mauri, Emanuele Miola, Paolo Ramat, Andrea Sansò.

Please send your application and any questions to: emanuele.miola at unipv.it

LETiSS website: www.iusspavia.it/eng/LETiSS
LETiSS Spring School 2011 website: http://www.iusspavia.it/eng/LETiSS.springschool


Caterina Mauri, Emanuele Miola, Andrea Sansò, Paolo Ramat



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