[Lgpolicy] Graduate student conference at the University of Memphis

[Lyn Wright via Lgpolicy]

Call For Papers, “Transdisciplinary Approaches to Linguistic Diversity”

The English Department at the University of Memphis will host a graduate student conference on “Transdisciplinary Approaches to Linguistic Diversity,” April 12-13, 2024, in Memphis, Tennessee. This conference will bring scholars from diverse fields of study (including, but not limited to, linguistics, literature, rhetoric, composition, creative writing, anthropology, history, and others) to examine different theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of linguistic diversity across modalities and genres.  Keynote speakers will be Kendall King (University of Memphis) and Joshua (Lokosh) Hinson (Chickasaw Nation).

 Conference Topics

We are particularly interested in papers that engage with multilingual language use, minority languages, dialects, and various other forms of linguistic diversity from a variety of disciplines and perspectives.

Paper topics for consideration include:

Language policy and planning

Family language policy

Translanguaging (code-switching, style shifting)

Dialect use and/or variation

Bi- and multilingualism

Translingual writing

Writing non-standard varieties

Language(s) and identity

Linguistic diversity and art

Multilingual education

Indigenous language reclamation

Invented languages

Language shift

Heritage languages

Archival research on linguistic diversity

Writing systems

Language documentation

Multimodal language use

Linguistic diversity and technology

 

Submission Guidelines

 Abstracts should be no more than 300 words.

Submissions must be sent to ewfogle at memphis.edu <mailto:ewfogle at memphis.edu> by March 1, 2024.

Notifications regarding acceptance will be sent via email on or before March 15, 2024.

 

Conference Details

Date: April 12-13, 2024

Location: University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee

Conference website and registration information tba
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