27.3102, Calls: Gen Ling, Genetic Classification, Historical Ling/India

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LINGUIST List: Vol-27-3102. Thu Jul 28 2016. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 27.3102, Calls: Gen Ling, Genetic Classification, Historical Ling/India

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Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2016 12:30:24
From: Shailendra Mohan [shailendra.mohan at dcpune.ac.in]
Subject: International Seminar on Munda Linguistics

Full Title: International Seminar on Munda Linguistics 

Date: 16-Mar-2017 - 17-Mar-2017
Location: Pune, India 
Contact Person: Shailendra Mohan
Meeting Email: shailendra.mohan at dcpune.ac.in

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Genetic Classification; Historical Linguistics 

Language Family(ies): Austro-Asiatic 

Call Deadline: 30-Oct-2016 

Meeting Description:

The Department of Linguistics, Deccan College Post-Graduate & Research
Institute, Pune is delighted to announce the International Seminar on Munda
Linguistics to be held at the Deccan College PG & RI, Pune from 16-17 March
2017 in collaboration with the Central Institute of Indian languages, Mysore. 

 The goal of this seminar is to create a forum to discuss issues concerning
linguistic perspectives, anthropological perspectives, genetic perspectives
and others in relation to Munda languages spoken in India. The discussion on
various themes on Munda languages will help us in our studies related to
understanding the relationship among various Munda branches and variation
within branches, a proto-Munda reconstruction, peopling history and
ethno-cultural aspects in detail.

Confirmed speakers thus far:

Prof. Anvita Abbi  (Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi)
Prof. Gregory D.S. Anderson  (Living Tongue Institute, USA)
Prof. Toshiki Osada  (Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Japan)
Prof. Anju Saxena  (Uppsala University, Sweden)
Prof. Arun Ghosh  (University of Burdwan, India)
Prof. Panchanan Mohanty  (University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad)
Prof. Thangaraj Kumarasamy  (CCMB, Hyderabad)
Prof. Gyaneshwar Choubey  (Estonian Biocentre, Estonia)
Prof. Nishant Choksi  (University of Michigan, USA)
Prof. Umarani Pappuswamy  (NEHU, Shillong)

Call for Papers:

We invite researchers to submit abstracts for presentations at the seminar all
with empirical data from various Munda languages, including, but not limited
to topics such as: 

1. How Austro-Asiatic should be split between Munda and other languages?
2. The Linguistic variation among various Munda-sub branches.
3. Distribution of selected linguistic features within various Munda
sub-branches.
4. Deviating features within Munda sub-branches.
5. Cultural history of Munda people.
6. Genetic understanding of Munda population and their migration.
7. Language contact issues in Munda languages

Important Dates:

Deadline for abstract submission: 30 October 2016

Notification of acceptance: 15 November  2017

In case of acceptance, the full paper will be due by 30 January 2017

Date of Seminar: 16-17  March 2017

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