30.984, Calls: Na-Dene; Applied Linguistics, General Linguistics, Language Documentation/USA

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LINGUIST List: Vol-30-984. Sat Mar 02 2019. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 30.984, Calls: Na-Dene; Applied Linguistics, General Linguistics, Language Documentation/USA

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Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2019 03:08:26
From: Justin Spence [jspence at ucdavis.edu]
Subject: Dene Languages Conference

Full Title: Dene Languages Conference 
Short Title: DLC 

Date: 05-Jul-2019 - 07-Jul-2019
Location: Davis, CA, USA 
Contact Person: Justin Spence
Meeting Email: jspence at ucdavis.edu

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Documentation 

Language Family(ies): Na-Dene 

Call Deadline: 15-Mar-2019 

Meeting Description:

The Dene (also known as ''Athabaskan'') languages comprise one of the most
geographically widespread indigenous language families of North America, with
concentrations of speakers in Alaska and western Canada, the southwestern
United States, and along the coast in northern California and southern Oregon.
Well-known among linguists for the complexity and diachronic stability of
their verb morphology, Dene languages have historically played a major role in
the development of both theoretical linguistics and linguistic typology. Many
Dene languages are also undergoing active documentation, maintenance, and
revitalization efforts, putting them at the forefront of global conversations
about endangered language survival in the 21st century, including the
interplay between academically-oriented linguistic research and applied
domains such as language teaching.

Each year, specialists gather at the Dene Languages Conference (DLC) to share
their research and insights into the the language family (and its Na-Dene
congeners Eyak and Tlingit). Attendees typically include linguists
representing both theoretical and descriptive paradigms, with presentations
drawn from a variety of linguistic sub-disciplines. Moreover, one of the
strengths of the DLC is that it attracts expertise from neighboring
disciplines in the social sciences and humanities such as Linguistic
Anthropology, Comparative Literature and Native American/Indigenous Studies.
Importantly, there is typically robust participation of members of the Dene
speech communities whose languages are the focus of the conference: tribal
linguists, language teachers, elders and master speakers of the languages,
cultural preservation officers, and others who support the well-being of
Dene-speaking communities through language-centered activities. The DLC is
thus strongly cross-disciplinary and presents many opportunities not only for
language practitioners to be exposed to ideas emanating from the field of
linguistics, but also for linguists to gain a better understanding of the
needs of the communities whose languages they study.

2nd Call for Papers:

The 2019 iteration of the Dene Languages Conference will be hosted at the
University of California, Davis on July 6-7, in conjunction with the
Linguistic Society of America’s Summer Institute (http://lsa2019.ucdavis.edu).
The main conference will feature general sessions and two special themed
sessions: ''Dene Epistemologies: Linguistic Stability and Adaptation'' focused
on issues related to the dynamics of linguistic and cultural contact, and
''The Language of Music, Dance, and Performance,'' which will feature papers
related to manifestations of spoken language in various genres of performance.
In addition, a pre-conference workshop focused on the Pacific Coast Dene
languages of California and Oregon will take place on July 5, hosted by the
Native American Language Center.

Invited Keynote Speakers:

- Siri Tuttle (University of Alaska, Fairbanks)
- Wesley Thomas (Navajo Technical University)

The conference invites papers for the general sessions and for the two special
themed sessions: ''Dene Epistemologies: Linguistic Stability and Adaptation''
and ''The Language of Music, Dance, and Performance.'' Papers from both
academic researchers and tribal/community-based programs and organizations are
welcome.

General Sessions:

General session papers can address any topic related to Dene languages (or
Eyak and Tlingit, their Na-Dene congeners), including but not limited to
theoretical or descriptive linguistics, language maintenance and
revitalization, language teaching, linguistic anthropology, and
sociolinguistics.

Special Session: ''Dene Epistemologies: Linguistic Stability and Adaptation''
This session invites papers that explore connections between Dene languages
and Dene peoples’ ways of knowing, value systems, and worldviews, considering
especially ways that these connections have remained constant or changed over
time (hence “stability and adaptation”). This might be over relatively long
time spans as Dene-speaking peoples have interacted with other Indigenous
groups in North America over many centuries, or relatively recently as many
Dene languages have reached a point of critical endangerment due to the
persistent encroachments and violence of colonization. Papers can consider not
only how the languages and the epistemologies they encode came to be how they
are today, but also their prospects and enduring value moving forward.

Special Session: ''The Language of Music, Dance, and Performance''
Music, dance, and genres that can be broadly considered “performance” are
important components of Dene peoples’ ceremonial life and modes of cultural
expression. Dene languages play a central role in defining these genres (e.g.,
the deployment or absence of lyrics in different song types), and they also
provide a powerful means of understanding their cultural value through
analysis of vocabulary and idioms typically used to describe them. This
session will bring together papers on more strictly linguistic aspects of the
language deployed in these genres (such as issues pertaining to lexical tone
and prosody in song or poetry), as well as their pedagogical applications in
language maintenance/revitalization settings (using music and dance in
language teaching), their role as a stimulus for language documentation work,
and their value as reflections of Dene peoples’ understanding of their
cultural significance.

How to Submit
Anonymous 1-page abstracts (12-point Times New Roman, single spaced, 1''
margins) should be submitted in pdf format. References and examples may appear
on a second page. Submit via email to dene2019 at ucdavis.edu.

The extended deadline for submissions is March 15, 2019. Notification of
acceptance will be made by approximately March 31, 2019.

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