34.1736, Calls: 55th Meeting of the Linguistics Society of Papua New Guinea

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Subject: 34.1736, Calls: 55th Meeting of the Linguistics Society of Papua New Guinea

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Date: 31-May-2023
From: Ray Stegeman [ld-linguistics_png at sil.org]
Subject: 55th Meeting of the Linguistics Society of Papua New Guinea

Full Title: 55th Meeting of the Linguistics Society of Papua New
Guinea
Short Title: LSPNG 55

Date: 27-Sep-2023 - 28-Sep-2023
Location: SIL-PNG, Ukarumpa, Eastern Highlands Province, PNG, Papua
New Guinea
Contact Person: Ray Stegeman
Meeting Email: ld-linguistics_png at sil.org
Web Site: langlxmelanesia.com

Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics; Applied Linguistics;
General Linguistics; Language Documentation; Typology
Subject Language(s): Tok Pisin (tpi)
Language Family(ies): Austronesian; Papuan Tip

Call Deadline: 28-Jul-2023

Meeting Description:

The 55th Conference of the Linguistic Society of Papua New Guinea,
themed “Celebrating the diversity of indigenous knowledge in language
in IDIL 2022-2032” will take place on 27-28 September 2023, in person
(not virtual), hosted by SIL-PNG, Ukarumpa, Eastern Highlands
Province, Papua New Guinea.
The Linguistic Society of Papua New Guinea was founded at a meeting of
University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) staff and students on 11 October
1967, with the aim of promoting the languages of Papua New Guinea
through research and advocacy of literacy and language education.
LSPNG achievements in these and many other areas of Papuan,
Austronesian and general linguistics have raised the visibility and
awareness of Papua New Guinea on the world stage. Going back over half
a century, the archives of our online journal, Language & Linguistics
in Melanesia (LLM) at www.langlxmelanesia.com, are an invaluable
resource for linguists, anthropologists, and education specialists -
nationally and all over the world.
LSPNG 55 will be part of the vision of the International Decade of
Indigenous Languages 2022-2032. Papua New Guinea is rapidly
transforming into a modern multilingual and multicultural nation,
united in its desire for social progress, justice and prosperity.
There are fears, however, that the colourful tapestry of its
indigenous languages and cultures may fade, diluted by the unstoppable
socio-economic integration and the national English-based education
system. Linguists have worked on hundreds of previously unwritten
indigenous languages, breathing new life into them through orthography
development, descriptions of their structures, and the promotion of
vernacular literacy in remote communities. Working with the last
remaining speakers of many endangered languages, they have preserved
for posterity a record of these languages that may no longer be spoken
by the end of this century.
This conference seeks to bring together researchers from PNG and
around the world, creating a unique opportunity for a face-to-face
exchange of ideas on how best to promote Tok Ples languages and
cultures of the South Pacific region, while also meeting the demands
of the 21st century. ‘Unity in Diversity,’ the long-celebrated
ideology of the Independence era in PNG, will again be the focus of
our discussions. How can the linguistic diversity and cultural
knowledge of Papua New Guinea survive the leveling convergence of
human cultures in our Global Village?
Therefore, we are calling for papers that deal with Papuan and
Austronesian languages spoken in Papua New Guinea, including Tok
Pisin. While papers on any subject dealing with relevant topics in
general and applied linguistics, or any of the subfields of
linguistics, literacy and language use are welcome, preference will be
given to those pertaining to the promotion and preservation of the
indigenous languages of the region.

Call for Papers:

We are calling for papers that deal with Papuan and Austronesian
languages spoken in Papua New Guinea, including Tok Pisin. While
papers on any subject dealing with relevant topics in general and
applied linguistics, or any of the subfields of linguistics, literacy
and language use are welcome, preference will be given to those
pertaining to the promotion and preservation of the indigenous
languages of the region.

Abstract Submission
We invite abstracts for 20-minute presentations followed by 10 minutes
of interaction.
Abstracts (maximum 400 words) should be no more than one A4 page in
length, including references and examples. They should be anonymous
and set in a minimum of 12 pt font. They should be in Word format and
the file name should start with LSPNG2023, followed by an underscore
and then the first author’s surname, e.g. LSPNG2023_surname. After
renaming the abstracts, they will be peer-reviewed by members of the
program committee.
Abstracts must be submitted electronically as an attachment and sent
to ld-linguistics_png at sil.org .

Abstract content
A few suggestions:
1. Your choice of title will help us group your paper with others, to
form thematically cohesive sessions; please make sure the title
clearly reflects the essence of your presentation.
2. State the main point or argument of your presentation.
3. Summarize the significance of your research.

Deadline for abstract submission
28 July 2023. Submitting authors will be notified of abstract
acceptance within three business days of the abstract submission
deadline.

Conference Proceedings will be published on Language & Linguistics in
Melanesia website www.langlxmelanesia.com. LLM uses the Unified
Stylesheet for Linguistic Journals, available for download at
www.langlxmelanesia.com under the ‘Instructions to Authors’ tab.

Registration fee
No conference fees will be collected this year due to logistical
reasons.

Programme
The Conference program will be posted on the LLM website by
mid-September, 2023.

published by the LSPNG 2023 Organizing Committee

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