29.2626, Calls: Anthropological Linguistics/India

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Subject: 29.2626, Calls: Anthropological Linguistics/India

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Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 17:27:56
From: Arimardan Kumar Tripathi [arimardankt at gmail.com]
Subject: Debating Indian Aspirational Languages

 
Full Title: Debating Indian Aspirational Languages 
Short Title: DIAL-2018 

Date: 09-Sep-2018 - 11-Sep-2018
Location: Santiniketan, India 
Contact Person: Arimardan Kumar Tripathi
Meeting Email: dial.languages at gmail.com
Web Site: https://sites.google.com/view/dial-2018/home 

Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics 

Call Deadline: 15-Jul-2018 

Meeting Description:

It gives us immense pleasure to invite you to participate in the National
Seminar on Debating Indian Aspirational Languages: DIAL-2018 to be held during
9-11 September, 2018 at Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, W.B., organised by Centre
for Endangered Languages (CFEL), Visva-Bharati in the collaboration with
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi. Here Research
paper, Poster presentation and Theme painting are invited within given time
frame. There will be interactive sessions consist of renowned linguists,
interdisciplinary academicians, thinkers, writers, journalists and young
scholars of the field. 

The registration fee can be submitted in cash at the time of registration on 9
September, 2018 during 9:00 to 10:00 AM. Individual registration is compulsory
in case of joint paper and only main presenter will be eligible for T.A. and
accommodation. Registration fee will include certificate, working lunch and
breakfast. Share basis accommodation may be provided to outstation delegates
as per availability on ‘first come, first serve’ method. Early paper
submission and registration will be an advantage to secure accommodation.   

Prices:
- Student: INR 200
- Researcher (M.Phil./Ph.D.): INR 500
- Project Associate/Post Doctoral Fellow/ Faculty Member: INR 1000
- Delegates from SAARC countries: INR 5000
- Indian non-scheduled languages mother-tongue speaker: Free

Patron:
Prof. Sabuj Koli Sen, Vice Chancellor, V.B.

Organizer:
Prof. Kailash Pattanaik, Chairperson, CFEL 

Coordinator:
Arimardan Kumar Tripathi, CFEL

Contact Details:
E-mail ID: dial.languages at gmail.com
Mobile No. : + 91 8005459243


Call for Papers:

Any comprehensive study of a language is not limited to only its structure,
but also demands an enquiry about socio-economic setting of that particular
society. Of course form and structure are basic input for any linguistic
studies, but it should not be limited under Linguistics, as many things are
being changed rapidly around us; hence a cross-disciplinary approaches and
fresh sight to examine languages and its surroundings are needed, thus
responsibility of linguists is becoming more accountable. Now, involvement of
a language in education, research & development, employment and market is
directly related to its survival. Simultaneously medium of education &
research, information technology and operating systems are building a better
path for a language and advancing their potential. Thus study on language
endangerment will not be completed only under preview of traditional
linguistic approaches and paradigms.

In the contemporary multilingual scenario there are around 6000 languages
spoken across the world but there is a widespread consensus that, by end of
this century, about 90% of languages will disappear or become extinct
entirely, replaced by more widely used and economically dominant languages.
This situation is generally referred to as language endangerment, a term used
broadly for languages, which are threatened with absolute loss. Many
culturally rich and developed languages have already been disappeared from
society or real use. The attrition process in language domain is clear alarm
for a society to expand the use of mother tongues in their routine life, to
save the biodiversity around society. There is no doubt that natural
extinction of living organism is taking place since time immemorial, in the
same manner the extinction of civilizations and languages are inevitable.

India is viewed as a pluralistic society that is supportive of all languages-
minor or major. The texture of Indian society has various deep colors from its
root, which are flourishing at least at the current stage, without strict
borderlines between language, culture and ethnicity. The practices of life are
directly associated with biodiversity and natural resources available around
our livelihood, but now the invisible threats from globalization has resulted
complete loss of pluralism. Therefore an alarming signal may be seen in the
path of marginal languages. The Indian constitution is committed to the
language rights of all, including the right to mother tongue education.
However, the education system has encouraged the growth of dominant languages
more, and most of the smaller languages are not included in educational
practices. Internet, which is a strong vehicle of globalisation has always
been promoted to dominant languages; consequently digitalisation process is
another threat zone for Indian marginal languages.  
Now there is an alarming situation in front of academics and humanity to
search appropriate answers for shrinking linguistic diversity and regional
life styles. Aiming these questions, CFEL has planned a three days’ National
Seminar (DIAL-2018) to highlight the practical issues and to sensitize the
academicians, and young scholars involved in language, culture, natural
language processing and other related areas of linguistic studies.

- Abstract submission: 15 July, 2018.
- Abstract acceptance notification:  20 July, 2018 
- Final paper submission by e-mail: 4 August, 2018 
- Registration through Online Form: 4 August, 2018
- Final poster & painting submission (by hand):  8 September, 2018 (up to
16:00 P.M.)




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