28.550, Calls: Language Acquisition, Psycholinguistics/UK

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LINGUIST List: Vol-28-550. Fri Jan 27 2017. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 28.550, Calls: Language Acquisition, Psycholinguistics/UK

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Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2017 12:43:57
From: Christy Brewster [christy.brewster at ed.ac.uk]
Subject: The Selectivity of Native Language Attrition

 
Full Title: The Selectivity of Native Language Attrition 
Short Title: SiLA 

Date: 13-Oct-2017 - 14-Oct-2017
Location: University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom 
Contact Person: Roumyana Slabakova
Meeting Email: R.Slabakova at soton.ac.uk
Web Site: http://www.bilingualism-matters.ppls.ed.ac.uk/workshop-selectivity-native-language-attrition/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition; Psycholinguistics 

Call Deadline: 15-Apr-2017 

Meeting Description:

Very broadly, language attrition can be defined as changes in a speaker’s
native  language (L1) as a result of increased use of another language (L2).
Among the most intriguing questions in research on bilingualism is the
selectivity of L1 attrition in first-generation speakers. What exactly changes
in the L1?  Why are some linguistic properties more vulnerable than others to
change under conditions of diminished exposure and use? Are these the same
properties that are variable in heritage speakers, who may have experienced
language attrition at an earlier age? An understanding of the relationship
between L1 attrition and L2 acquisition in late bilinguals can advance our
understanding of language and cognition in multilingualism. 

This is part of the ESRC-funded Seminar Series on Language Attrition
(ES/M001776/1). 

Confirmed Invited Speakers: 

- Kinsey Bice (Penn State University) 
- Laura Dominguez (University of Southampton)
- Janet Grijzenhout (Universität Konstanz)

Organizing Committee:

Antonella Sorace (University of Edinburgh, Bilingualism Matters)
Roumyana Slabakova (University of Southampton)


Call for Papers:

We invite submissions on a large range of topics related to the relationship
between L1 attrition, heritage languages, and generational/diachronic change.
Submissions from a variety of backgrounds are welcome, such as linguistics,
psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, and cognitive neuroscience. 

Important Dates:  

Abstract submission: 1 March – 15 April 2017 
Notification of acceptance: 15 May 2017 
Early bird registration: 1 September – 10 October 2017 
Workshop: 13–14 October 2017

A panel of expert reviewers will choose abstracts for talks (30-minute talks,
20 minutes presentation plus 10 minutes discussion) and posters. Abstracts
should be 500 words in Times New Roman (12 point), excluding tables and
references, on one A4 page. Figures, tables, examples and references can be on
a second page. 

Please submit anonymous abstracts to EasyChair at the following link:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sila2017 .

Indicate a preference for oral or poster presentation. The application will
ask for the title, the name(s) of author(s) and their affiliation(s)
separately.




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