26.2946, Calls: Anthropological Ling, Applied Ling, Disc Analysis, Socioling/Hong Kong

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Subject: 26.2946, Calls: Anthropological Ling, Applied Ling, Disc Analysis, Socioling/Hong Kong

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2015 13:50:01
From: Kara Fleming [kfleming at hku.hk]
Subject: Sociolinguistics Today and Tomorrow: Postgraduate Perspectives

 
Full Title: Sociolinguistics Today and Tomorrow: Postgraduate Perspectives 
Short Title: #STT2015 

Date: 02-Oct-2015 - 03-Oct-2015
Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong 
Contact Person: Aaron Anfinson
Meeting Email: anfinson at hku.hk
Web Site: http://stt2015.com/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics; Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Sociolinguistics 

Call Deadline: 31-Jul-2015 

Meeting Description:

Join us for a reflection on current sociolinguistic theory and practice from the perspective of ongoing postgraduate research. The School of English at the University of Hong Kong invites postgraduates and young researchers to participate in an explicit re-assessment of sociolinguistic theory in the context of their own studies. Led by two influential, international scholars in the field of sociolinguistics, participants will receive feedback and engage in a discussion of research that has continually made Hong Kong an international hub of excellence in sociolinguistics, applied linguistics and discourse analysis.

Keynote Speakers:

- Dr. Helen Kelly-Holmes (University of Limerick)
- Prof. Crispin Thurlow (University of Bern)

Topics:

- Language and Globalisation
- Multimodality
- Language and Social Relations
- Multilingualism
- Language and Institutions
- Media and Mediatisation

Call for Papers:

Abstracts should be no more than 150 words in length and must include an aim, a brief description of the data analysed and the overall outcome or findings. 

Please send the abstracts to anfinson at hku.hk.




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