29.5021, Calls: Germanic; Linguistic Theories/Switzerland

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Subject: 29.5021, Calls: Germanic; Linguistic Theories/Switzerland

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Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2018 23:45:19
From: Chris De Wulf [chris.dewulf at ds.uzh.ch]
Subject: Small languages, Big Ideas. The Smaller Germanic Languages from a Theoretical, General and Comparative Perspective

 
Full Title: Small languages, Big Ideas. The Smaller Germanic Languages from a Theoretical, General and Comparative Perspective 
Short Title: SLaBI 

Date: 04-Apr-2019 - 05-Apr-2019
Location: Zürich, Switzerland 
Contact Person: Chris De Wulf
Meeting Email: chris.dewulf at ds.uzh.ch
Web Site: https://www.ds.uzh.ch/de/tagungen/small_languages_big_ideas 

Linguistic Field(s): Linguistic Theories 

Language Family(ies): Germanic 

Call Deadline: 15-Feb-2019 

Meeting Description:

Zürich offers a broad spectrum of Germanic philologies. Apart from English and
German, Dutch and Scandinavian studies are each offered as individual study
tracks, and, furthermore, Frisian, Luxemburgish, Afrikaans, and Germanic
dialects and contact languages are part of the Comparative Germanic
Linguistics study track.

What is the intrinsic value of these smaller languages and varieties, and
their respective linguistics for the general and comparative linguistics
field? In this congress, we will introduce several linguistics disciplines as
seen from different smaller Germanic languages and exchange knowledge as well
as opinions on the value of the study of these languages to linguistic theory.

The motivation stems from the fact that these well-established but sometimes
lesser known philologies of smaller Germanic languages and dialects promise as
much theoretical insight as those of bigger languages (such as English) or
smaller, exotic languages (Pacific, Native American, etc.) that have not the
same in-depth descriptive tradition as ‘local’ Germanic languages. This may
not be a contested opinion necessarily, but it is however a good idea that
well described and data-rich linguistics systems such as these are brought
back into the focus of general linguistics and linguistic theory.

Six plenary talks will be held by experts on different Germanic languages who
will focus on one or more languages, but who are also skilled in the study of
several other overlapping philologies, hence stimulating discussion rather
than parallel one-way knowledge transfer. Further talks will be held by junior
researchers in the Germanic linguistics fields (mostly doctoral candidates and
early post-docs) in parallel open call sessions on the second day. See the
(preliminary) programme attached.

We want to encourage all concerned junior researchers from Switzerland and
abroad to send in their abstract!


Call for Papers:

- Content of the open call sessions
We expect 20-minute presentations from junior researchers that discuss
research in one or more smaller Germanic language(s), regional language(s),
contact language(s) or dialect(s) from a general or comparative perspective,
linking it to linguistic theory, be it from a synchronous or diachronous
perspective. 

- Abstract
Send in your abstract (maximum of 2000 characters, including spaces and
interpunction) as a PDF document via the registration form on our congress
website: 
http://www.ds.uzh.ch/de/tagungen/small_languages_big_ideas.
The deadline for sending in your abstracts is February 15, 2019. You can also
register to attend the congress without presenting your own research.

- Selection procedure
The criteria for selecting the presentations for the open call sessions are:
- fit to the theme,
- addition to a broad scope of different Germanic varieties discussed,
- gender balance.

You will be notified whether your presentation has been accepted by February
22, 2019.

- Registering
If you don't plan to send in an abstract, you can of course still attend as a
listener. The deadline for registering as an attendee is March 1, 2019.

- Further practical information
The congress organisation does not offer any reimbursement of expenses for
travel or hotels. However, the congress is free of charge to encourage as many
people as possible to attend, including those who will not be active
participants. We do offer a luncheon on the second day (in the student
restaurant) for all participants, active or not. It is therefore important to
register (both active participants and other attendees), to ensure comestibles
and seating facilities.

Kind regards and see you in Zürich!

The organising committee,

Dr. Chris De Wulf - Dr. des. Kevin Müller - Jonas Keller, MA - Prof. Dr.
Elvira Glaser




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