2nd CFP: Georgetown University Linguistic Landscape Symposium

[Corinne Seals]

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Dear Colleagues,

Please find attached the call for the second Georgetown University
Linguistic Landscape Symposium.  Please feel free to email with any
questions.

Thank you!
Corinne Seals
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*Deadline for Abstract Submission: December 17, 2010*
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*Georgetown University Linguistic Landscape Symposium*
*(GULLS)*

The first student-run Georgetown University Linguistic Landscape
Symposium will be held at Georgetown University on April 15, 2011, on
the new and emerging topic of Linguistic Landscape: the use of all
forms of language in public space. With the development of the field
of LL in various places worldwide, we would like to present the
opportunity for our fellow students and researchers to share research
and get feedback from their peers in a supportive environment. Topics
can range from the use of language in urban centers to the  Internet’s
variety of multimodal representations of public messages. The types of
communication that arise from reactions to these media fit the topic
as well, so long as the crucial questions are addressed: how do we
construct and perceive language in the public domain, and how does it
affect our own reactions and interactions?

Symposium participants will include Dr. Elana Shohamy (University of
Tel Aviv), Dr. Cecilia Castillo-Ayometzi (Georgetown University), Dr.
Aneta Pavlenko (Temple University), and other prominent scholars TBA.

We would like to dedicate this symposium to the memory of Ron Scollon,
whose pioneering research was invaluable to the fields of
geolinguistics and discourse analysis. After years of mentoring
students and faculty alike at Georgetown, Dr. Scollon had a
significant impact that was instrumental in the development of LL as a
dynamic area of research. We hope that he would be proud to see
students taking these topics, expanding upon them, and sharing their
findings and theories with others.

*Call for Papers*
As this will be a symposium run primarily for and by students, we are
primarily interested in student work (both undergraduate and graduate)
that will be presented in open forum discussions, paper presentations,
and a poster session. However, we encourage everyone to submit
research for consideration.

Possible topics (including but not limited to): use of text and
language in the virtual landscape, multilingualism in public
discourse, the impact of media on the linguistic landscape, effects of
multimodality in the LL, text in public space as a point of
contention, influence of audio on the construction of space,
interactions between textual artifacts and their viewers, etc.

*Deadline for Abstract Submission: December 17, 2010*
Notification of Acceptance: by January 18, 2011

Abstracts should contain information about the focus of the research,
methodology used, preliminary results, preference of format
(presentation or poster session), and implications of Linguistic
Landscape in its broader definitions. Please note that presentations
will be limited to 15 minutes, with ten minutes for questions/answers
afterward. Abstracts should be limited to 300 words; please indicate
if you will need A/V for your presentation. Accepted participants will
be required to register by the early deadline.

We understand that the definition of LL is still being shaped and
explored. If you aren’t certain that your work fits in, please contact
us regarding your topic/research interest and we will be happy to
discuss your work’s suitability/possible changes and refer to the
number of publications in the area. To read about some of the notable
findings in the area of LL, please refer to the following scholars'
books:

Discourses in Place by Ron and Suzie Wong Scollon (2003)
Linguistic Landscape: A New Approach to Multilingualism by Durk Gorter
(2006)
Linguistic Landscapes by Peter Backhaus (2007)
Linguistic Landscape: Expanding the Scenery, edited by Elana Shohamy
and Durk Gorter (2008)
Linguistic Landscape in the City, edited by Elana Shohamy, Eliezer
Ben-Rafael, and Monica Barni (2010)

For more information about the conference and LL, please have a look
at our website: http://www7.georgetown.edu/students/gjn5/

Registration will open November 1st. Please see the website for details.
Early Registration: $15 by March 15th
Late Registration: $20 after March 15th
Lunch will be provided, and a happy hour will follow the conference.

We are looking forward to your participation and believe it will be a
unique opportunity to share work and encourage new projects that are
relevant to the ecology surrounding us.

Date: 4-15-2011
Location: Georgetown University, exact location TBD
Contacts: Greg Niedt, Corinne Seals
Email: gjn5 at georgetown.edu, cas257 at georgetown.edu

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