29.3454, Calls: Writing Systems/United Kingdom

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LINGUIST List: Vol-29-3454. Sat Sep 08 2018. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 29.3454, Calls: Writing Systems/United Kingdom

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Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2018 13:19:04
From: Anna Judson [awll12.2019 at gmail.com]
Subject: Diversity of Writing Systems: Embracing Multiple Perspectives. Association of Written Language and Literacy's 12th International Workshop

Full Title: Diversity of Writing Systems: Embracing Multiple Perspectives. Association of Written Language and Literacy's 12th International Workshop 
Short Title: AWLL12 

Date: 26-Mar-2019 - 28-Mar-2019
Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom 
Contact Person: Anna Judson
Meeting Email: awll12.2019 at gmail.com
Web Site: https://awll12.wordpress.com/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Writing Systems 

Call Deadline: 30-Sep-2018 

Meeting Description:

The Association of Written Language and Literacy’s twelfth gathering (AWLL12),
organized in conjunction with the Faculty of Classics, University of
Cambridge, will focus on the wealth of diversity within the world’s historical
and contemporary writing systems.  The conference sets out to offer an
opportunity for exchange between a wide range of scholars interested in
writing systems and written language, in order to foster greater mutual
understanding of their multiple perspectives on the typological, structural,
historical, sociocultural, technological, and individual variety present
within writing systems.  Abstracts are therefore welcome from researchers
working on reading and writing within any academic discipline, including, but
not limited to, linguistics, psychology, archaeology, sociology, education and
literacy, technology, digital humanities, and computer science.  PhD students
and early-career researchers are also especially encouraged to apply.

Key issues to be addressed include:

- What fundamental principles underlie the structure and function of the
world’s historical and contemporary writing systems? Is a single unified
typology of writing systems possible or are separate taxonomies preferable?
- What linguistic and psychological processes are at work in the adaptation of
one writing system to another? How are these affected by the cultural and
social context of the adaptation?
- What linguistic, psychological, cultural and social, and technological
factors bring about diversity within writing systems? How do such factors
influence literacy acquisition and shape the use of writing?
- How can studying the development of historical writing systems enhance our
understanding of contemporary writing systems? How can contemporary research
on reading and writing contribute to the study of historical writing systems?
- How are the world’s writing systems likely to develop in the future? What
principles should guide orthography development for as yet unwritten
languages?

The 2.5-day programme will include two keynote lectures, a symposium focusing
on research into ancient Mediterranean and Chinese writing systems at
Cambridge, oral and poster presentations, and a panel discussion.

Keynote speakers:

Sonali Nag, University of Oxford 
Research interests: literacy and language development and the relationship
between writing systems and learning, particularly in South and South-East
Asian languages.

Kathryn Piquette, University College London 
Research interests: Egyptian and Near Eastern writing and art, and the
development and application of advanced imaging techniques for the elucidation
of ‘visual’ culture from the wider ancient world and beyond.

Local organisers:

Robert Crellin and Anna Judson (University of Cambridge, U.K.)

Programme committee:

Lynne Cahill (University of Sussex, U.K.), Robert Crellin (University of
Cambridge, U.K.), Terry Joyce (Tama University, Japan), Anna Judson
(University of Cambridge, U.K.), Dorit Ravid (University of Tel Aviv, Israel)

Further information:

AWLL website: http://faculty-sgs.tama.ac.jp/terry/awll/index.html

Twitter: @awll2014

Facebook: Association for Written Language and Literacy

If you have any queries regarding the conference please contact the local
organisers, Anna and Robert, at AWLL12.2019[at]gmail.com. For queries about
AWLL, please contact Terry Joyce, at terry[at]tama.ac.jp.

2nd call for papers: 

Diversity of Writing Systems: Embracing Multiple Perspectives 
12th International Workshop of the Association for Written Language and
Literacy, Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge
Tuesday 26 – Thursday 28 March 2019

Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be submitted as a PDF attachment to
AWLL12.2019 at gmail.com by September 30 2018. Please indicate whether you would
prefer to be considered for an oral presentation (20-25min) or a poster
presentation (maximum size portrait A0 or landscape A1). Applicants will be
notified on the acceptance of their abstracts by the end of November 2018.
Details of registration for presenters and for others wishing to attend
without presenting will be circulated along with the final programme after
this date.

Further information:

Conference website: https://awll12.wordpress.com/ 
AWLL website: http://faculty-sgs.tama.ac.jp/terry/awll/index.html
Twitter: @awll2014 
Facebook: Association for Written Language and Literacy

If you have any queries regarding the conference please contact the local
organisers, Anna and Robert, at AWLL12.2019 at gmail.com. For queries about AWLL,
please contact Terry Joyce, at terry at tama.ac.jp.

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