30.3729, Calls: Language Acquisition, Sociolinguistics/Finland

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Subject: 30.3729, Calls: Language Acquisition, Sociolinguistics/Finland

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Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 05:09:22
From: Thorsten Brato [thorsten.brato at ur.de]
Subject: Studying Children and Adolescents in World Englishes: Rethinking Paradigms and Approaches

 
Full Title: Studying Children and Adolescents in World Englishes: Rethinking Paradigms and Approaches 

Date: 03-Jun-2020 - 03-Jun-2020
Location: Joensuu, Finland 
Contact Person: Thorsten Brato
Meeting Email: thorsten.brato at ur.de
Web Site: http://www.uef.fi/en/web/isle6/pre-conference-workshops 

Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition; Sociolinguistics 

Call Deadline: 31-Dec-2019 

Meeting Description:

Full-day pre-conference workshop at ISLE 6 (3 June 2020)

The focus in World Englishes has shifted away from classifying and describing
linguistic entities as static and clearly delimitable varieties (like Outer or
Expanding Circle Englishes) to the evolution and development of these
varieties. While the paradigm gap between World Englishes and Second Language
Acquisition has long been theorised, most research in the field does not take
into account the role of children and adolescents. This is also true for
current models of the evolution of Englishes and (variationist)
sociolinguistics. In the latter, most research is based on western, usually
monolingual societies. Studies of children and teenagers informed by
sociolinguistics and World Englishes are still rare.

The aim of this workshop is to open up new research avenues that allow us to
question what is considered 'common knowledge' in both language acquisition
and sociolinguistics and may help understand how current changes in World
Englishes proceed and allow us to model future developments.

Convenors: 
Thorsten Brato (University of Regensburg), Sarah Buschfeld (TU Dortmund),
Mirjam Schmalz (University of Zurich)


Call for Papers:

This workshops mainly aims to bring together researchers working on the
language of children and adolescents within a World Englishes paradigm, but we
also encourage scholars researching these groups in migrant communities in L1
contexts (such as Canada or Australia) to contribute. The range of topics may
include, but is not limited to the following areas:

- first and second language acquisition
- sociolinguistic variation and awareness
- language use and choice
- family language policies
- methodologies of eliciting speech and writing from children and adolescents 
- child-directed speech 
- language attitudes and perception
- modelling children’s and adolescents’ language in World Englishes
- the role of child language acquisition in processes of language change

In line with the general conference pattern, papers in this workshop will be
allotted 20 minutes for presentation followed by a 10-minute discussion. The
workshop will be rounded off by a summary from a (more) theoretical
perspective by Paul Kerswill and a general discussion. 

We plan the publication of selected papers in an edited volume or journal
special issue following the successful completion of the workshop.

Please submit your abstract of 300-500 words (excluding references) by email
to thorsten.brato at ur.de by 31 December 2019. Notification of acceptance will
be sent out by 31 January 2020.

A full outline of the workshop and further information may be found on the
conference website at:
http://www.uef.fi/en/web/isle6/pre-conference-workshops




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