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<p>Fishman wrote a 1969 article that you might find useful on this point:</p>
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<p>Fishman, J. A. (1969). National languages and languages of wider communication in the developing nations.
<em>Anthropological Linguistics</em>, 11 (4), 111-135.</p>
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<p>Francis</p>
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<td valign="top">Hi everybody , <br>
While teaching today to my graduate students :<br>
the national vs official language dichotomy, I was faced with some incoherence in the definition :<br>
For example : national language is being defined as the language used by the majority of people of the speech community , to reflect the unity of its speakers and is used for correspondence .<br>
However , many national languages are just used by minority people !<br>
So, is it possible to call SOME national languages regional or local languages since they can be used by their group of people who use them in a particular area/region like tamazight in Algeria and other national langauges in India ?<br>
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Your reactions are the welcome!<br>
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Dr Mostari <br>
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Message1: 9th International Symposium on Bilingualism<br>
Date:02-Nov-2012<br>
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LINGUIST List issue <a href="http://linguistlist.org/issues/23/23-4585.html" target="_blank">
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Full Title: 9th International Symposium on Bilingualism <br>
Short Title: ISB9 <br>
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Date: 10-Jun-2013 - 13-Jun-2013<br>
Location: Singapore, Singapore <br>
Contact Person: Jaslyn Tan<br>
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Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Discipline of Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Sociolinguistics; Translation
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Call Deadline: 16-Nov-2012 <br>
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Meeting Description:<br>
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The 9th International Symposium on Bilingualism (ISB9) will be hosted for the first time in Singapore, a country that sits at the doorstep of the most linguistically diversified region in the world. The theme of the conference 'Multilingualism' captures the
diversity in this region. <br>
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Keynote Speakers:<br>
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Nick Evans (Australian National University)<br>
Ofelia Garcia (City University of New York)<br>
Monika S. Schmid (University of Groningen)<br>
Lionel Wee (National University of Singapore)<br>
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Invited Colloquia:<br>
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Scholars interested in submitting abstracts for the invited colloquia should contact the respective chairs as early as possible.<br>
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'Multilingualism in the Chinese Diasporas'<br>
Chaired by Li Wei, University of London, Birkbeck College<br>
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'Multilingual Education and Globalization in the Asian Context'<br>
Chaired by Joe Lo Bianco, The University of Melbourne<br>
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'Neurolinguistic and Psycholinguistic Advances in Bilingualism and Multilingualism Research'<br>
Chaired by Viorica Marian, Northwestern University, USA<br>
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Organised by: Division of Linguistics and Multilingual Studies, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
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2nd Call for Papers:<br>
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In view of the numerous requests received, the submission deadline for papers, posters and colloquium has been extended to 16 November 2012.
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