27.1421, Calls: Na-Dene, Applied Ling, General Ling, Historical Ling, Lang Doc/Canada

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Subject: 27.1421, Calls: Na-Dene, Applied Ling, General Ling, Historical Ling, Lang Doc/Canada

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Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2016 14:30:32
From: Alessandro Jaker [amjaker at gmail.com]
Subject: Dene Languages Conference

 
Full Title: Dene Languages Conference 
Short Title: DLC 

Date: 06-Jun-2016 - 07-Jun-2016
Location: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada 
Contact Person: Alessandro Jaker
Meeting Email: amjaker at gmail.com
Web Site: http://www.uaf.edu/alc/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Language Documentation 

Language Family(ies): Na-Dene 

Call Deadline: 28-Mar-2016 

Meeting Description:

The Dene Languages Conference is the world's most important annual conference
for the study of Dene (Athabascan) languages, bringing together linguists,
educators, language learners, and language activists from all parts of
Denendeh and beyond. The theme for this year’s conference is “Language and
History”. There will also be a special session on “Standardization and
Variation”.

Invited Speakers:
Keren Rice (University of Toronto)
Leslie Saxon (University of Victoria)
James Kari (Alaska Native Language Center)

Keynote Speaker:
Fred Sangris (Yellowknives Dene First Nation)

Conference Theme: “Language and History”
Special Session:  ''Standardization and Variation''

Language is in many ways a product of history.  Language changes over time,
and the languages we speak today are the result of many changes accumulated
over thousands of years.  At the same time, Dene languages are known to be
remarkably conservative, particularly in their verb system, where many
seemingly irregular or fossilized patterns provide a direct window into the
linguistic past.  Finally, learning one’s traditional language creates, for
many people, a sense of connection with history, with one’s ancestors, and
with one’s traditional lands.


Final Call for Papers:

Extended Deadline: 28-Mar-2016

2-page, anonymous abstracts should be sent as attachments to
amjaker at gmail.com, though please include all relevant contact information in
the body of your email message. Oral presentations will be 20 minutes long
plus 10 minutes for questions and discussion. There will also be a limited
number of spaces available for poster presentations; please indicate in your
email message whether you prefer to give an oral presentation, present a
poster, or do either one. Please see our conference website,
http://www.uaf.edu/alc/ for more information.

Call Deadline: 28-Mar-2016
Notification of Acceptance: 18-Apr-2016




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