9.118, Calls: Convergence/Divergence of Dialects, WAIL
The LINGUIST List
linguist at linguistlist.org
Sat Jan 24 02:24:04 UTC 1998
LINGUIST List: Vol-9-118. Sat Jan 24 1998. ISSN: 1068-4875.
Subject: 9.118, Calls: Convergence/Divergence of Dialects, WAIL
Moderators: Anthony Rodrigues Aristar: Texas A&M U. <aristar at linguistlist.org>
Helen Dry: Eastern Michigan U. <hdry at linguistlist.org>
T. Daniel Seely: Eastern Michigan U. <seely at linguistlist.org>
Review Editor: Andrew Carnie <carnie at linguistlist.org>
Associate Editor: Ljuba Veselinova <ljuba at linguistlist.org>
Assistant Editors: Martin Jacobsen <marty at linguistlist.org>
Brett Churchill <brett at linguistlist.org>
Anita Huang <anita at linguistlist.org>
Julie Wilson <julie at linguistlist.org>
Elaine Halleck <elaine at linguistlist.org>
Software development: John H. Remmers <remmers at emunix.emich.edu>
Zhiping Zheng <zzheng at online.emich.edu>
Home Page: http://linguistlist.org/
Editor for this issue: Martin Jacobsen <marty at linguistlist.org>
==========================================================================
Please do not use abbreviations or acronyms for your conference unless
you explain them in your text. Many people outside your area of
specialization will not recognize them. Also, if you are posting a
second call for the same event, please keep the message short. Thank
you for your cooperation.
=================================Directory=================================
1)
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 22:49:21 +0000 (GMT)
From: Paul Kerswill <P.E.Kerswill at reading.ac.uk>
Subject: Convergence/Divergence of Dialects Conf - final
2)
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 15:28:51 -0800
From: Gary Holton <holton at humanitas.ucsb.edu>
Subject: Calls: Workshop on American Indigenous Languages (WAIL)
-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 22:49:21 +0000 (GMT)
From: Paul Kerswill <P.E.Kerswill at reading.ac.uk>
Subject: Convergence/Divergence of Dialects Conf - final
EUROPEAN SCIENCE FOUNDATION
The Convergence and Divergence of Dialects
in a Changing Europe
University of Reading, 17-19 September, 1998
FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT AND REGISTRATION DETAILS
The final conference of the European Science Foundation Network on the
Convergence and Divergence of Dialects in a Changing Europe will take
place at the University of Reading, England, on 17-19 September,
1998. It will include invited lectures by Gaetano Berruto (Turin),
William Labov (Pennsylvania) and Peter Trudgill (Lausanne), as well as
lectures by members of the Network.
Papers for this event are welcome from everyone working in the
area of dialect convergence and divergence in Europe, both from a
diachronic and a synchronic perspective, using qualitative or
quantitative methodology. Contributions on the smaller languages of
Europe are particularly welcome, as are papers on syntax, prosody and
discourse. Note that we take 'dialect' to refer to any non-standard
language variety, and that we exclude from consideration relations
between what are normally held to be different languages.
Closing date for receipt of abstracts: 16th MARCH 1998 (revised
deadline) Decision on acceptance of abstracts: by 8th May
THEMES:
1. The role of standardisation in dialect convergence/divergence
2. Political boundaries and divergence/convergence
3. The effect of migration on convergence/divergence
4. Historical perspectives on convergence/divergence (earlier periods,
long-term changes, etc.)
5. Methods for the study of convergence/divergence
6. Dialect convergence/divergence and the light they shed on
linguistic and sociolinguistic theory
LANGUAGES OF CONFERENCE: English and French
FORMAT OF PAPERS: 45 minutes (30 minutes plus 15 minutes discussion), or
POSTERS
ABSTRACTS: EITHER Four paper copies of a single-sheet abstract to be
sent to Paul Kerswill at the address below, OR an e-mail version to be
sent to him on p.e.kerswill at reading.ac.uk. State which theme your
abstract comes under, and whether it is for a paper or a poster. At
the top, give your name, institution (university, etc.), address,
e-mail address, fax and phone numbers. ABSTRACTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY
16th MARCH 1998.
REGISTRATION: See the following website and click on 'registration
form':
http://www.linguistics.reading.ac.uk/research/seminars/dialect/
- or e-mail Paul Kerswill.
The site will also contain updates, as will the ESF's:
http://www.esf.org/diala.htm#finalconference
ARRIVAL DETAILS: Reading is in the south of England, between London
and Oxford. London's Heathrow airport is under an hour away by airport
bus. Gatwick airport is easily reached by train (one hour 15
minutes).
Dr Paul Kerswill (ESF)
Department of Linguistic Science
The University of Reading
Whiteknights, PO Box 218
Reading RG6 6AA, UK
tel. +44 118 987 5123
fax +44 118 975 3365
e-mail P.E.Kerswill at reading.ac.uk
Peter Auer (Hamburg), co-chair of network, e-mail
auer at rrz.uni-hamburg.de
Frans Hinskens (Nijmegen), co-chair of network, e-mail
f.hinskens at let.kun.nl
Paul Kerswill, local organiser
24/1/98
-------------------------------- Message 2 -------------------------------
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 15:28:51 -0800
From: Gary Holton <holton at humanitas.ucsb.edu>
Subject: Calls: Workshop on American Indigenous Languages (WAIL)
Workshop on American Indigenous Languages
Santa Barbara, CA
May 9-10, 1998
The linguistics department at the University or California, Santa
Barbara issues a call for papers to be presented at its first annual
Workshop on American Indigenous Languages (WAIL). The workshop will be
a forum for the discussion of theoretical and descriptive linguistic
studies of indigenous languages of the Americas.
The workshop will take place on Saturday and Sunday May 9-10, 1998 on
the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Our invited speakers will be Nicola Bessel, Wallace Chafe, and
Marianne Mithun. Dr. Bessell has worked extensively on the
phonetics/phonology interface in Coeur d'Alene Salish. Dr. Chafe's
current research involves documentation of the Seneca and Caddo
languages. He is also writing a popular book on the importance of
Native American languages. Dr. Mithun has just completed a book on the
Languages of North America for the green series put out by Cambridge
University Press.
Anonymous abstracts are invited for talks on any topic in linguistics.
Talks will be 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for discussion.
Individuals may submit abstracts for one single and one co-authored
paper. Abstracts should be one page with a 500 word limit. A separate
page for data and references may be included, if necessary. Abstracts
may be submitted in hardcopy or by email. The deadline for receipt of
abstracts is February 22, 1998.
For hardcopy submittal, please send four copies of your anonymous
one-page abstract. In the envelope, include a 3x5 card with the
following information:
a. name
b. affiliation
c. mailing address
d. phone number
e. e-mail address
f. title of your paper
Hardcopy abstracts should be mailed to:
Workshop on American Indigenous Languages
Department of Linguistics
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Email submissions are encouraged. To submit an abstract by email, the
information that would be included on the 3x5 card should be in the
body of the email message, with the anonymous abstract sent as an
attachment.
Email abstracts should be sent to:
wail at humanitas.ucsb.edu
DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ABSTRACTS: February 22, 1998
Notification of acceptance will be by email in mid-March.
General Information
Santa Barbara is situated on the Pacific Ocean near the Santa Ynez
mountains. The UCSB campus is located near the Santa Barbara airport,
and is approximately 90 miles north of LAX airport in Los
Angeles. Shuttle buses run from LAX to Santa Barbara several times
each day. Information about hotel accomodations will be provided on
request. Crash space for participants may be available with graduate
students in the UCSB linguistics department for those who arrange
early.
WAIL is co-sponsored by the UCSB linguistics department and the
department's Native American Indian Languages (NAIL) study group,
which has been meeting regularly in Santa Barbara since 1990,
providing a forum for the discussion of issues relating to Native
American language and culture.
For further information contact the conference coordinator at
wail at humanitas.ucsb.edu or (805) 893-3776.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
LINGUIST List: Vol-9-118
More information about the LINGUIST
mailing list