28.81, Calls: Sociolinguistics/India

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Subject: 28.81, Calls: Sociolinguistics/India

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Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2017 18:33:38
From: Govindasamy Balasubramanian [gbalu123 at gmail.com]
Subject: Minority and Minor Languages of India in the Present Context

 
Full Title: Minority and Minor Languages of India in the Present Context 
Short Title: MMLI 

Date: 21-Feb-2017 - 23-Feb-2017
Location: Andhra Pradesh, India 
Contact Person: Govindasamy Balasubramanian
Meeting Email: gbalu123 at gmail.com

Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics 

Call Deadline: 12-Jan-2017 

Meeting Description:

The contact between the  majority, minority and minor languages for centuries
in India together shaped a complex relationship among the languages with
regard to intra and inter  group communication patterns as well as it effected
commonness among languages. The communities of minority and minor languages
are experiencing various kinds of socio-politico-linguistic pressures from the
''major or dominant'' languages at one side in all spheres of life such as
education, administration, business etc., and at the other side, these
communities are increasingly conscious of their identity and  necessity for
resurgence. The mass media and social media give ample opportunities to the
linguistic minorities of the VIII scheduled languages (even isolated small
groups) whereas the tribal/minor languages are not having this opportunity.
Keeping this context in the background, the seminar aims at giving a platform
to linguists interested in minority and minor language to deliberate on issues
with current perspective. 

There will be plenary talks in all three days in addition to secessions.


Call for Papers:

Papers are invited on the following sub-themes:

- Demographic Status of minority/minor language
- Structural description of minority/minor Languages
- Data from unidentified minor languages
- Linguistic landscape in the minority/minor linguistic context
- Attitudes of linguistic minorities/ communities of minor languages
- Identity and minority/minor linguistic communities
- Maintenance/Shift among minority/minor languages
- Linguistic Convergence in minority/minor languages
- Bilingual/multilingual pattern of minority/minor languages
- Language use among the communities of minority/minor languages
- Minority languages and border area bilingualism
- Modernization and minority/minor languages
- Medium of instruction and minority/minor languages
- Mass media and minority/minor languages
- Social media minority/minor languages
- Script development for minority/minor languages
- Bilingualism and the status of minority/minor languages
- Minority/minor languages and language endangerment

Abstract submission: 12.01.2017
Acceptance of abstracts: 20.01.2017
Submission of full paper: 10.02.2017

Abstracts in English, not exceeding 300 words typed in MSWORD format may be
sent through email: gbalu123 at gmail.com




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