28.36, Calls: Anthro Ling, Genetic Classification, Lang Doc, Socioling, Typology/Russia

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Subject: 28.36, Calls: Anthro Ling, Genetic Classification, Lang Doc, Socioling, Typology/Russia

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Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2017 00:42:50
From: Andrey Shluinsky [ashl at mail.ru]
Subject: Languages of Africa: Traditions and Perspectives

 
Full Title: Languages of Africa: Traditions and Perspectives 

Date: 17-Oct-2017 - 20-Oct-2017
Location: Moscow, Russia 
Contact Person: Andrey Shluinsky
Meeting Email: conf_africa at mail.ru

Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics; Genetic Classification; Language Documentation; Sociolinguistics; Typology 

Call Deadline: 20-Feb-2017 

Meeting Description:

On October 17–20, 2017 the Institute of Africa RAS will be convening the 14th
Africanists Conference in Moscow. Within the framework of this Conference the
Department of African Languages of the Istitute of Linguistics RAS will host
the section on African languages and linguistics “Languages of Africa:
Traditions and Perspectives”.

The section will actually cover the whole research range of African
linguistics:

- Typological and cross-linguistically oriented studies in the vocabulary and
grammar of African languages
- Comparative and historical studies of African languages
- Issues in genealogical classification of African languages
- Dialectal and areal studies of African languages
- Sociolinguistic problems of Africa
- Language contact in Africa.


Call for Papers:

Applications should be submitted before February 20 2017 to
conf_africa at mail.ru.

The application should contain: 

- Presentation abstract (no more than 300 words in English or in Russian)
- The full name of the author(s)
- Degree, position and affiliation
- Postal address and e-mail, phone and fax numbers.

Attending participants are kindly requested to keep the language examples to
the minimum, especially those with complicated transcription or graphics.

The organizing committee of the section shall reserve its right to select the
presentations.

Regrettably, the Organizing Committees of the Section and of the Conference
cannot afford to financially support the participants. Please, let us know in
advance if you need any help in booking a hotel accommodation in Moscow.

The Section Moderators:

Victor Ya. Porkhomovsky
Andrey B. Shluinsky

the Organizing Committee members:

Antonina I. Koval
Maria A. Kossogorova.




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