30.1831, Calls: Applied Linguistics, General Linguistics, Sociolinguistics/Austria

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Subject: 30.1831, Calls: Applied Linguistics, General Linguistics, Sociolinguistics/Austria

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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 22:07:31
From: Rebekah Hayes [elararchive at soas.ac.uk]
Subject: Languages in an Open World

 
Full Title: Languages in an Open World 
Short Title: LOW 2019 

Date: 20-Nov-2019 - 22-Nov-2019
Location: Graz, Austria 
Contact Person: Angelika Heiling
Meeting Email: low2019 at uni-graz.at
Web Site: https://languages-open-world2019.uni-graz.at/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Sociolinguistics 

Call Deadline: 30-Jun-2019 

Meeting Description:

The SOAS World Languages Institute (UK), Mercator European Research Centre,
the Interdisciplinary Centre for Social and Language Documentation, and the
Plurilingualism Research Unit - treffpunkt sprachen (AT) cordially invite
scholars, community organisations and community members to join the
international conference on ''Languages in an Open World'' that will take
place in Graz, Austria, November 20-22 2019, at the European Centre for Modern
Languages of the Council of Europe (ECML).

Although linguistic plurality and the power relations between languages (or
rather their speakers) are subject to constant and accelerating change due to
global migration and ongoing democratisation processes, the general perception
of languages - at least in Europe - still reflects hierarchical
classifications based on a 19th century European nation state ideology.
Differences in status between languages and the accompanying structures of
power, however, cannot be explored through 19th century concepts and
terminologies. This understanding would negate all socio-political and
socio-cultural developments of the last decades. Globalisation, increased
mobility, transnational networking, as well as communication technologies have
over the past decades opened up new modes of language use, more complex and
diverse power relations, and multifaceted perspectives on language in general.

The conference will bring together scholars from linguistics and related
disciplines with an interest and expertise in language and globalisation, with
a focus on status and power relations between languages and their speakers and
their impact and/or transformation in a world characterised by mobility,
increased complexity, and diverse and dynamic formations of cultural,
linguistic, and societal identities.


Call for Papers:

The upcoming conference aims to address relevant aspects in relation to status
dimensions of language against the background of the ideal of an open,
pluralistic society:

- Changes in the linguistic landscape as a consequence of migration and
globalisation

- Role and status of languages in pluralistic societies

- The relationship between native languages, diaspora languages, languages of
migrants, and majority languages

- Languages and the relevance of ICT (Information Communication Technology)

- Power relations between languages

Presentations will last 30 minutes in total, with 20 minutes for the talk and
10 minutes for discussion. Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words, not
including any references. Each author is limited to a single abstract,
including co-authored submissions. Please submit your abstract through
EasyChair (https://easychair.org/cfp/LOW2019).




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