28.1668, Calls: Comp Ling, Socioling, Syntax, Text/Corpus Ling/Spain

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Subject: 28.1668, Calls: Comp Ling, Socioling, Syntax, Text/Corpus Ling/Spain

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Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2017 16:43:00
From: Ángel J. Gallego [angel.gallego at uab.cat]
Subject: Geographic Information Systems and Social Networks: Consequences for the Study of Linguistic Variation

 
Full Title: Geographic Information Systems and Social Networks: Consequences for the Study of Linguistic Variation 
Short Title: GISLingVar 

Date: 30-Nov-2017 - 30-Nov-2017
Location: Barcelona, Spain 
Contact Person: Ángel J. Gallego
Meeting Email: spadisyn at gmail.com
Web Site: http://www.asines.org 

Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics; Sociolinguistics; Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics 

Call Deadline: 22-May-2017 

Meeting Description:

In the last years, the study of linguistic variation has widened its empirical
scope, both quantitatively and qualitatively. This is in part due to the fact
that the evolution of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and the appearance
of the emergent social networks, which present themselves as potential tools
to detect and analyze evidence. These developments allow us to manage a large
amount of data and offer a fine-grained analysis of the frequency and nature
of current linguistic variation, making it necessary to reconsider the
relation between such methods and the existing theories to approach language
variation.

In this context, this workshop focuses on the consequences of applying
geographic information systems and social networks to the study of linguistic
variation. The particular topics to be addressed in the workshop include, but
are not limited to, questions like the following:

− How can GIS help us improve our understanding of linguistic variation? 
− How do GIS contribute to the use of traditional methods in dialectology
(questionnaires, interviews, polls, etc.)?
− What is the impact of social networks in the study of phenomena such as
language contact or code switching?
− What is the best way to collect and classify the data obtained through
social networks? 
− How does the emergence of big-data driven approaches interact with
theoretical approaches to linguistic variation?
− What is the relation between our methodological choices and the varying
hypotheses of linguistic theory?

The workshop is framed within the ''Mapping Internet's Linguistic Variation
(PROVAIN)'' project, funded by the Fundación BBVA. 

Invited speakers:

Ricardo ETXEPARE (IKER - CNRS)
Charles YANG (University of Pennsylvania)


Call for Papers:

We invite abstracts for 30 minute presentations (20 minutes talks, plus 10
minutes for discussion) that address any of the topics mentioned in the
meeting description or related questions. 

Abstracts should be anonymous and not exceed 2 pages (A4 format), including
examples and references, using a 12pt font with 2.5 cm (1 inch) margins on all
four sides. Submissions are restricted to one individual and one joint
abstract per author, or two joint abstracts per author.

Please send your abstracts electronically in pdf-format by May 22nd 2017 to
the following email address: spadisyn at gmail.com




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