9.1805, Calls: Major Varieties of English

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-9-1805. Fri Dec 18 1998. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 9.1805, Calls: Major Varieties of English

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Date:  Fri, 18 Dec 1998 13:32:29 GMT
From:  "P Bhaskaran Nayar" <pnayar at humber.ac.uk>
Subject:  2nd International Conference on Major Varieties of English

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Date:  Fri, 18 Dec 1998 13:32:29 GMT
From:  "P Bhaskaran Nayar" <pnayar at humber.ac.uk>
Subject:  2nd International Conference on Major Varieties of English

THIRD AND FINAL  CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
2nd International Conference on Major Varieties of English - MAVEN 2

September 9 - 11, 1999 at Lincoln University, England
Guest Speakers:  Salikoko Mufwene (Chicago), Nik Coupland (Wales)
                    Erik Fudge (Reading) Robert Phillipson (Roskilde)

(Lincoln is an attractive cathedral city  easily accessible by air
rail and road.)

CONFERENCE THEMES:
Formal and functional developments and changes in English
Mediated uses of English
International profile of English
English and corporate culture
English language in literature
English and world communication
Competing target carities for learners
Text and corpus analysis etc.

ATTRACTIVE CONFERENCE PACKAGE OF GBP 150
inclusive of board, breakfasts, lunches and refreshements

Abstracts to and information from:

The Conference Secretary - MAVEN 2,
 Department of Journalism &Humanities,
University of Lincolnshire & Humberside,
Brayford Pool, Lincoln LN6 7TS,
United Kingdom.
Fax: +44 1522 886021
 Ph: +44 1522 886251
e.mail: PNAYAR at ULH.AC.UK  or
LJOHNSON at LINCOLN.AC.UK

Deadline for abstracts:  January 31, 1999

Abstracts can be e.mailed to either of the above addresses

SELECT PAPERS FROM MAVEN1 HAVE ALREADY BEEN PUBLISHED
P. Bhaskaran Nayar
Department of Journalism & Humanities
University of Lincolnshire & Humberside
Brayford Pool
Lincoln LN6 7TS
Ph: +44 1522 886251/6209 Fax: +44 1522 6021

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