27.2165, Calls: Gen Ling, Historical Ling, Lang Doc, Socioling, Typology/South Africa

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Subject: 27.2165, Calls: Gen Ling, Historical Ling, Lang Doc, Socioling, Typology/South Africa

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Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 13:33:09
From: Andries Coetzee [coetzee at umich.edu]
Subject: Afrikaans Grammar: Descriptive and Theoretical Perspectives

 
Full Title: Afrikaans Grammar: Descriptive and Theoretical Perspectives 

Date: 25-Aug-2016 - 26-Aug-2016
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa 
Contact Person: Andries Coetzee
Meeting Email: afrikaansegrammatika at gmail.com
Web Site: http://www.afrikaansegrammatika.nl/ 

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

Subject Language(s): Afrikaans (afr)

Call Deadline: 15-Jun-2016 

Meeting Description:

Afrikaans is unique among the Germanic languages in several ways: Notably, it
is the only language of the Germanic family that originated outside of Europe
and that is spoken primarily in Africa. Due to the unique historical context
in which Afrikaans developed, it has grammatical features setting it apart
from the rest of the Germanic family. Afrikaans is also the first language of
over seven million people and the third largest language in South Africa.

In spite of its uniqueness and the size of the Afrikaans speech community,
Afrikaans is relatively understudied and under-described from the perspective
of theoretical linguistics. This workshop seeks to address the paucity of
descriptive and theoretical studies of Afrikaans in contemporary linguistics
by bringing together scholars who work on any aspect of Afrikaans grammar for
a two day workshop.


2nd Call for Papers:

We welcome contributions on any aspect of Afrikaans grammar, from both a
descriptive and theoretical perspective. Also welcome are contributions of a
more comparative nature, focusing on the relationship between Afrikaans and
her sister languages (Dutch, Frisian, etc.). Possible topics include (but are
not limited to):

- Phonetics (acoustic, articulatory, perceptual)
- Phonology
- Morphology
- Syntax
- Semantics
- Pragmatics
- History of Afrikaans
- Sociolinguistics of Afrikaans
- Dialectology and varieties of Afrikaans
- Comparative analyses of Afrikaans and her sister languages

Presentation format: 

Presentations will be either 20 minutes (with an additional 10 minutes of
discussion) or 40 minutes (with an additional 10 minutes for discussion).
Please indicate in your submission whether you would like to be considered for
a 20 minute or a 40 minute presentation slot. Please note that depending on
the number of submissions that we receive, we may not be able to honor your
stated preference.

Abstract format:  

We welcome abstracts on any topic related to the workshop topic. Indicate at
the top of your abstract whether you prefer a 20 or a 40 minute presentation
slot. Abstracts should be anonymous and no longer than 2 pages (A4 or letter,
12pt font), including examples, figures and references (if any). Anonymous
abstracts in pdf format should be submitted to afrikaansegrammatika at gmail.com
no later than 23:59 pm South African time on June 15, 2016.
Complete information about the call for abstracts is available on the workshop
webpage: http://www.afrikaansegrammatika.nl/




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