29.3493, Calls: English; Gen Ling, History of Ling, Linguistic Theories, Typology/Japan

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Subject: 29.3493, Calls: English; Gen Ling, History of Ling, Linguistic Theories, Typology/Japan

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Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 20:47:15
From: Stephen Laker [laker.stephen at gmail.com]
Subject: English in Contact

 
Full Title: English in Contact 
Short Title: EIC 

Date: 28-Mar-2019 - 29-Mar-2019
Location: Fukuoka, Japan 
Contact Person: Stephen Laker
Meeting Email: englishincontact2019 at gmail.com

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; History of Linguistics; Linguistic Theories; Typology 

Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Call Deadline: 31-Oct-2018 

Meeting Description:

Outline:

Kyushu University will host a two-day symposium on current research into
language contact and the development of new varieties of English. The first
day will include plenary lectures on developments in language contact theory
and a variety of general sessions resulting from the call for papers. A broad
range of papers is expected, covering contact with varieties of English at any
period from medieval times to the present day. Studies may consider contact
with distinct languages, closely related linguistic varieties, or other
dialectal and social varieties of English. All approaches and methodologies
are welcome, using either qualitative or quantitative data analysis, and
interdisciplinary approaches are especially encouraged. 

The second day will host a special session on the rise of new varieties with
an emphasis on the stabilisation of these varieties and the conditions that
favour or disfavour this process. Virtually all models of new variety
formation predict an increasing stabilisation of varieties over time (see e.g.
Trudgill 2004: 84-89; Schneider 2007; Winford 2003: 157). Cases of arrested
stabilisation are known, but it is unclear what factors contribute to a
temporary suspension, complete standstill or even reversal of this process.
One such factor is perhaps the presence of another dominant language, as in
the cases of English in the Philippines, Malaysia and Cameroon (Schneider
2007), but there are other cases in which such a competing dominant language
does not exist, e.g. varieties of Australian Aboriginal English. Consequently,
existing models have a ''blind spot'' in that they assume an increasing
stabilisation of new varieties, even though exceptions are known and cannot
convincingly be accounted for in standard models. 

Confirmed Speakers:

Eric Anchimbe (University of Bayreuth) 
Ariane Macalinga Borlongan (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies) 
Stephanie Hackert (University of Munich)
Edgar Schneider (University of Regensburg)
Sali Tagliamonte (University of Toronto)

Abstract Submission:

See the ''Call for Papers'' page on LinguistList and submit using Easyabs.
Deadline for submissions is 31 October 2018.

Contact:

Stephen Laker (Kyushu University) 
Email: laker.stephen at gmail.com or laker at kyushu-u.ac.jp
Robert Mailhammer (Western Sydney University) 
Email: R.Mailhammer at westernsydney.edu.au

Sponsor:

RINK for Humanities and Social Sciences, Kyushu University


Call for Papers:

We invite abstracts for a 20-minute presentation in the general or special
sessions (please indicate preference). 

Day 1, General session: and may cover a wide range of topics and approaches,
such as: 
- Advances in language contact theory;
- Language contact in any period of English; 
- Contact with different languages and varieties of English
- Quantitative or qualitative approaches; 
- Interdisciplinary approaches.

Day 2, Special session: ''Rise and (de-)stabilisation of new contact
varieties'', addressing topics such as: 
- Case studies on (de-)stabilisation including arrested stabilisation;
- Theoretical contributions on existing models that factor in arrested
stabilisation and/or destabilisation;
- Factors constraining stabilisation;
- Alternative theoretical models;
- Methodological ramifications/solutions.

Abstracts should be no more than 500 words in length (excluding references,
figures and tables), and sent using EasyAbs.

Closing date for abstracts: 31 October 2018
Notification of acceptance: 30 November 2018 (or earlier)

Abstract submission: http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/EIC2019




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