<div dir="ltr"><div>Although geography is not explicitly mentioned, the conference organizers encourage researchers from "any academic discipline" to submit:<br></div><div><br></div><div>Full Title: Diversity of Writing Systems: Embracing Multiple
Perspectives. Association of Written Language and Literacy's 12th
International Workshop </div> Short Title: AWLL12 <br>
<br> Date: 26-Mar-2019 - 28-Mar-2019 <br> Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom <br> Contact Person: Anna Judson<br> Web Site: <a href="https://awll12.wordpress.com/">https://awll12.wordpress.com/</a> <br>
<br> Linguistic Field(s): Writing Systems<br><br> Call Deadline: 30-Sep-2018 <br><br> Meeting Description:<br><br>
The Association of Written Language and Literacy’s twelfth gathering
(AWLL12), organized in conjunction with the Faculty of Classics,
University of Cambridge, will focus on the wealth of diversity within
the world’s historical and contemporary writing systems. The conference
sets out to offer an opportunity for exchange between a wide range of
scholars interested in writing systems and written language, in order to
foster greater mutual understanding of their multiple perspectives on
the typological, structural, historical, sociocultural, technological,
and individual variety present within writing systems. Abstracts are
therefore welcome from researchers working on reading and writing within
any academic discipline, including, but not limited to, linguistics,
psychology, archaeology, sociology, education and literacy, technology,
digital humanities, and computer science. PhD students and early-career
researchers are also especially encouraged to apply. <br> <br>Key issues to be addressed include: <br> <br>-
What fundamental principles underlie the structure and function of the
world’s historical and contemporary writing systems? Is a single unified
typology of writing systems possible or are separate taxonomies
preferable? <br>- What linguistic and psychological processes are at
work in the adaptation of one writing system to another? How are these
affected by the cultural and social context of the adaptation? <br>-
What linguistic, psychological, cultural and social, and technological
factors bring about diversity within writing systems? How do such
factors influence literacy acquisition and shape the use of writing? <br>-
How can studying the development of historical writing systems enhance
our understanding of contemporary writing systems? How can contemporary
research on reading and writing contribute to the study of historical
writing systems? <br>- How are the world’s writing systems likely to
develop in the future? What principles should guide orthography
development for as yet unwritten languages? <br> <br>The 2.5-day
programme will include two keynote lectures, a symposium focusing on
research into ancient Mediterranean and Chinese writing systems at
Cambridge, oral and poster presentations, and a panel discussion. <br> <br>Keynote speakers: <br> <br>Sonali Nag, University of Oxford <br>Research
interests: literacy and language development and the relationship
between writing systems and learning, particularly in South and
South-East Asian languages. <br> <br>Kathryn Piquette, University College London <br>Research
interests: Egyptian and Near Eastern writing and art, and the
development and application of advanced imaging techniques for the
elucidation of ‘visual’ culture from the wider ancient world and beyond.
<br> <br>Local organisers: <br> <br>Robert Crellin and Anna Judson (University of Cambridge, U.K.) <br> <br>Programme committee: <br> <br>Lynne
Cahill (University of Sussex, U.K.), Robert Crellin (University of
Cambridge, U.K.), Terry Joyce (Tama University, Japan), Anna Judson
(University of Cambridge, U.K.), Dorit Ravid (University of Tel Aviv,
Israel) <br> <br>Further information: <br> <br>AWLL website: <a href="http://faculty-sgs.tama.ac.jp/terry/awll/index.html">http://faculty-sgs.tama.ac.jp/terry/awll/index.html</a> <br> <br>Twitter: <img src="https://linguistlist.org/images/address-marker.gif" align="absbottom">awll2014 <br> <br>Facebook: Association for Written Language and Literacy <br> <br>If
you have any queries regarding the conference please contact the local
organisers, Anna and Robert, at AWLL12.2019[at]<a href="http://gmail.com">gmail.com</a>. For queries
about AWLL, please contact Terry Joyce, at terry[at]<a href="http://tama.ac.jp">tama.ac.jp</a>.<br><br> Call for Papers: <br> <br>Abstracts
of no more than 300 words should be submitted as a PDF attachment to
AWLL12.2019[at]<a href="http://gmail.com">gmail.com</a> by September 30 2018. Please indicate whether
you would prefer to be considered for an oral presentation (20-25min) or
a poster presentation (maximum size portrait A0 or landscape A1).
Applicants will be notified on the acceptance of their abstracts by the
end of November 2018. <br> <br>Details of registration for presenters
and for others wishing to attend without presenting will be circulated
along with the final programme after this date.<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Catherine Lee<br><br></div>Department of Linguistics<br>University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa<br>
1890 East-West Road, 569 Moore<br>
Honolulu, HI 96822 USA<br></div></div>
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