34.1496, Calls: Fundamentals and Advances in Balkan Linguistics

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LINGUIST List: Vol-34-1496. Sat May 13 2023. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 34.1496, Calls: Fundamentals and Advances in Balkan Linguistics

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Date: 13-May-2023
From: Đorđe Božović [djordje.bozovic at fil.bg.ac.rs]
Subject: Fundamentals and Advances in Balkan Linguistics

Full Title: Fundamentals and Advances in Balkan Linguistics
Short Title: FABL

Date: 16-Nov-2023 - 18-Nov-2023
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Contact Person: FABL Belgrade
Meeting Email: balkanlinguistics at gmail.com
Web Site: https://sites.google.com/view/fabl2023

Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics; General Linguistics;
Historical Linguistics; Sociolinguistics; Typology

Call Deadline: 15-Jul-2023

Meeting Description:

We are pleased to announce that the University of Belgrade, Faculty of
Philology will host an international conference on Fundamentals and
Advances in Balkan Linguistics (FABL) on 16-18 November 2023.

FABL 2023 aims to foster networking and to provide a forum for
high-quality research in all (sub)domains of Balkan linguistics /
linguistics of the Balkan languages / languages of the Balkans, and
related topics in language contact studies and areal linguistics, by
creating an opportunity for both established and emerging researchers
in the field to meet, present and discuss their work in a friendly and
stimulating atmosphere.

Invited speakers
Ana Stulic (Bordeaux Montaigne)
Lumnije Jusufi (Berlin Humboldt)
Adina Dragomirescu (Bucharest)

2nd Call for Papers:

Abstracts are invited for 20-minute presentations, followed by a
10-minute discussion, on any aspect of Balkan linguistics, including
but not limited to:

- structure of Balkan languages and dialects in synchrony and
diachrony
- (micro)variation in Balkan languages and dialects
- divergent and convergent features in Balkan languages and dialects
- linguistic corpora and corpus languages in the Balkans
- (historical) sociolinguistics in the Balkans
- bilingualism and multilingualism in the Balkans
- history of Balkan linguistics / history of linguistics in the
Balkans
- mechanisms of contact-induced language change and retention
- linguistic areas, micro and macro areas in the Balkans and
neighbouring zones

**Abstract submission**
Abstracts should not exceed one page (including examples and figures,
excluding references). They should have 2.5 cm or 1 inch margins and
be written in a font size not smaller than 12 pt. The abstracts,
including authors’ name, affiliation and email address, should be sent
as a doc(x) or pdf file to balkanlinguistics at gmail.com. The organizers
will anonymize all submissions and send them for review to the members
of the Programme Committee.

In order to guarantee diversity, one person may be the first author of
only one submission. Preferred language of submissions as well as
presented papers is English.

The deadline for abstract submissions is 15 July 2023. Notification of
acceptance will be given by 31 August 2023.

**Important dates**
Abstract submission deadline: 15 July 2023
Notification of acceptance: 31 August 2023
Registration: September – October 2023
Conference dates: 16-18 November 2023

The meeting is planned as an in-person event. Online participation may
be allowed, too, under specific circumstances (such as travel
restrictions or overlapping events). Requests for online participation
will be considered on a case-by-case basis and should be directed to
the organizers by email.

**Publication**
Publication of a collective volume is planned in 2024. Authors of
papers presented at FABL will be invited to submit their papers for
publication in the first half of 2024.

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More info can be found on the conference website at
sites.google.com/view/fabl2023 and on social media (fb group "Balkan
linguistics": https://www.facebook.com/groups/934434441237107).

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