28.4820, Calls: Sociolinguistics/Russia

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Subject: 28.4820, Calls: Sociolinguistics/Russia

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Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 15:02:01
From: Julia Mazurova [mazurova.julia at gmail.com]
Subject: Urban Linguistic Diversity

 
Full Title: Urban Linguistic Diversity 

Date: 09-Apr-2018 - 10-Apr-2018
Location: Moscow, Russia 
Contact Person: Julia Mazurova
Meeting Email: mazurova.julia at gmail.com
Web Site: http://languages.msk.ru/en/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics 

Call Deadline: 15-Dec-2017 

Meeting Description:

The international conference “Urban Linguistic Diversity” aims to bring
scholars working in different fields of linguistics together to discuss topics
related to the investigation of language in urban contexts. We invite papers
linked to the overarching conference theme with special emphasis on
metropolitan cities, including, but not limited to, urban sociolinguistics,
geographical linguistics, anthropological linguistics, psycholinguistics,
multilingual education, multilingual societies/communities, linguistic aspects
of migration processes.

Confirmed keynote speakers:

Dick Smakman (Leiden University)
Vladimir I. Belikov (Lomonosov Moscow State University and Russian State
University for the Humanities)


Call for Papers:

Urban Linguistic Diversity
Institute of Linguistics RAS, Moscow, Russia; April 9-10, 2018

There has been a steady growth of population in urban centres across the
globe. The processes of urbanization have been hastened due to the cities’
rapid technological advancement, broader range of financial and educational
opportunities, and better health care services among many other factors.
According to the United Nations’ Population Division (UN, 2014), approximately
54% of the world’s population lived in cities in 2014, and it is estimated
that this figure will increase to 66% by mid 21st century. One of the
consequences of urbanization is linguistic and ethnocultural diversity. A
remarkable increase in the number of languages spoken in urban contexts as
well as the fact that people belonging to different ethnic, cultural,
religious backgrounds come in contact with each other on a regular basis have
contributed considerably to the formation of a multilingual and multicultural
nature of the 21st century city.

The international conference “Urban Linguistic Diversity” aims to bring
scholars working in different fields of linguistics together to discuss topics
related to the investigation of language in urban contexts. We invite papers
linked to the overarching conference theme with special emphasis on
metropolitan cities, including, but not limited to, urban sociolinguistics,
geographical linguistics, anthropological linguistics, psycholinguistics,
multilingual education, multilingual societies/communities, linguistic aspects
of migration processes. The preferred topics of the talks will be: 

- Multilingual/global city
- Language and migration
- Language policy and planning
- Language and identity
- Language contacts
- Linguistic landscape
- Language, education and diversity
- Heritage language maintenance
- Ethnolects
- Mixed languages
 
The conference will be held primarily in English (some Russian sections are
also possible). The deadline for abstract submission is December 15, 2017.
Notifications of (non)acceptance will be sent via email by January 20, 2017.
Please submit an abstract, up to 500 words (including references), to the
following conference email address: urban.linguistic.diversity at gmail.com.
Proposals will be evaluated in terms of thematic relevance, quality of content
and significance.

Important dates

December 15, 2017 - Deadline for abstract submission
January 15, 2018 - Notifications of acceptance / non-acceptance
April 9-10, 2018 - Conference at the Institute of Linguistics, RAS, Moscow

Organizing Committee:

Julia Mazurova (Institute of Linguistics, RAS)
Andrej Kibrik (Institute of Linguistics, RAS)
Yuri Koryakov (Institute of Linguistics, RAS)
Denis Zubalov (Higher School of Economics, Moscow)
Mira Bergelson (Higher School of Economics, Moscow)
Vlada Baranova (Higher School of Economics, Institute for Linguistic Studies,
Saint Petersburg)
Olga Sinyova (Lomonosov Moscow State University)

Conference e-mail: urban.linguistic.diversity at gmail.com

Conference website: http://languages.msk.ru




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