Conf.: Endangered lgs/Japan

[Johanna Laakso]

Dear All,

forwarded from the Endangered-Languages-List, a conference announcement.
Poster contributions by young linguists are still welcome! For more
information please see below.

Best,
JL
-- 
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Johanna Laakso
Universität Wien € Institut für Europäische und Vergleichende Sprach- und
Literaturwissenschaft (EVSL)
Abteilung für Finno-Ugristik
Universitätscampus AAKH, Spitalg. 2-4 Hof 7, A-1090 Wien
Tel. +43 1 4277 43019 | Fax +43 1 4277 9430
johanna.laakso at univie.ac.at | http://homepage.univie.ac.at/Johanna.Laakso/

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Von: Peter Austin <pa2 at soas.ac.uk>
Antworten an: pa2 at soas.ac.uk
Datum: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 09:32:03 +0000
An: ENDANGERED-LANGUAGES-L at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG
Betreff: Conference announcement

THIRD OXFORD­KOBE LINGUISTICS SEMINAR

THE LINGUISTICS OF ENDANGERED LANGUAGES

KOBE, JAPAN, 2-5 APRIL 2006

INTRODUCTION:

The Third Oxford­Kobe Linguistics Seminar, on 'The Linguistics of Endangered
Languages', is being organized at the St. Catherine's College (University of
Oxford) Kobe Institute, in Kobe, Japan, by Peter Austin (SOAS, University of
London), Masayoshi Shibatani (Rice University & Kobe University), and John
Charles Smith (University of Oxford), between 2 and 5 April 2006.

The goal of the seminar is to elaborate on the point (often made, but less
frequently demonstrated) that the loss of endangered languages means the
loss of unique and unusual linguistic features that we would otherwise have
no knowledge of, and that the extinction of languages inevitably results in
a poorer linguistics and a poorer language and cultural heritage for the
world as a whole.  The Seminar aims to bring together leading authorities in
the field and invites them to summarize their position in 'state of the art'
papers, while simultaneously promoting collaboration and scholarly exchange
between academic colleagues from Japan and other countries in a relaxed and
convivial environment.  We invite everyone with an interest in linguistic
typology and endangered languages to join us on this occasion. A special
welcome is extended to younger scholars and graduate students.

SEMINAR TIMETABLE:

The Seminar will begin in the late afternoon/early evening on Sunday, 2
April 2006, with Registration and a Welcome Reception.  The three days from
Monday, 3 April to Wednesday 5 April, inclusive, will be devoted to papers
and discussion.  It is suggested that participants should arrive during the
morning or early afternoon of Sunday, 2 April, and leave on Thursday, 6
April.  All papers will be invited plenary lectures and will last 50-55
minutes.  The language of the Seminar will be English.

SEMINAR PROGRAMME:

The following scholars have agreed to give papers at the Seminar:

Peter Austin, SOAS, University of London, UK
Peri Bhaskararao, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan
Claire Bowern, Rice University, USA
Shuanfan Huang, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Ritsuko Kikusawa, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan
Friederike Luepke, SOAS, University of London, UK
Martin Maiden, University of Oxford, UK
Elena Maslova, Stanford University, USA
Denny Moore, Museu Goeldi, Belem, Brazil
Osami Okuda, Sapporo Gakuin University, Japan
Keren Rice, University of Toronto, Canada
Malcolm Ross, Australian National University, Australia
Masayoshi Shibatani, Rice University, USA / Kobe University, Japan
Graham Thurgood, California State University, Chico, USA
Tasaku Tsunoda, University of Tokyo, Japan
Roberto Zavala, CIESAS-Sureste, Mexico

A detailed programme, including titles and abstracts of papers, will be
available in the Autumn.

PARTICIPATION ‹ PAPERS AND POSTER SESSION:

The working language of the Seminar will be English.  All papers will be
plenary, and will be followed by discussion.  As before, we hope to publish
a volume of proceedings.

Although the papers at the Seminar will be by invitation only, a period will
be set aside for poster presentations.  This session is intended primarily
as an opportunity for younger scholars, including graduate students, to
present their work.  We welcome proposals for poster presentations,
abstracts of which (not exceeding 250 words) should be emailed (preferably
as BOTH .pdf AND .rtf attachments; .doc format should be avoided) to ALL
THREE organizers at the following addresses by 15 January 2006:

    Peter Austin:        pa2 at soas.ac.uk
    Masayoshi Sibatani:    matt at rice.edu
    John Charles Smith:    johncharles.smith at stcatz.ox.ac.uk

Any queries about the organization and content of the Seminar should also be
emailed to the same addresses.

REGISTRATION:

There will be a registration fee of JPY10,000 (approx. GBP50, EUR75, or
USD90) for participants other than organizers and invited speakers.  Coffee
and tea, buffet lunches, and drinks before dinner will be provided at the
Institute, and are included in the registration fee.  Dinner after the
Welcome Reception and a Conference Dinner (both buffet style) are available
to general participants, students, and poster presenters at JPY3,000
(approx. GBP15, EUR22, or USD27) per meal, subject to advance reservation.
Drinks will be provided in the SCR Bar after each dinner, and are included
in this charge.  Meals for vegetarians will be prepared on request.

To register for the Seminar, and/or to obtain more information about the
Seminar and the Kobe Institute, please contact the Chief Bursar of the Kobe
Institute, Dr Kaizaburo Saito, as follows:

email:     kaizas at kobeinst.com

postal address:  St. Catherine's College (University of Oxford) Kobe
Institute, 53-1 Maruyama, Gomo-Aza, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-0801 Japan

telephone:  +81-78-881-2277    fax:  +81-78-881-2552

web:  http://kobeinst.com/3lg01.htm

A downloadable registration form will be available shortly.

The deadline for registration will be 3 March 2006.



Prof Peter K. Austin
Marit Rausing Chair in Field Linguistics
Director, Endangered Languages Academic Program
Department of Linguistics, SOAS
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG
United Kingdom

web: http://www.hrelp.org




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