FW: Conference on endangered languages - call for papers

[Johanna Laakso]

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Von: Edith A Moravcsik <edith at UWM.EDU>
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                 SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS
 
LANGUAGE DEATH, ENDANGERMENT, DOCUMENTATION AND REVITALIZATION
 
26th UWM Linguistics Symposium
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI, USA
October 20-22, 2011
 
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Fred Eckman, Elena Mihas, Edith Moravcsik, Sally Noonan, Hamid Ouali,
Bernard Perley, Gabriel Rei-Doval, Bozena Tieszen, Kathleen Wheatley
 
DESCRIPTION
In a globalized world where hundreds of languages are expected to become
extinct in the 21st century, it is highly relevant to analyze the viability
and continuity of threatened languages. The purpose of this symposium is to
discuss this impending loss to humankind from a multidisciplinary
perspective.
 
We invite contributions for the assessment of this process from Linguistics,
Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Education, and related fields. Equally
welcome is the participation of practitioners in language revitalization
efforts. We wish to combine theoretical and practical perspectives for the
analysis of the linguistic and social processes involved in language death,
endangerment, documentation and revitalization.



Possible topics include the following:
- The genetic and areal distribution of endangered
  languages
- Structural characteristics of endangered
  languages
- Cultural characteristics of endangered language
  communities
- Causes of language endangerment
- Documentation of endangered languages
- Language revitalization programs and practices
- Academic ethics and advocacy in language
  endangerment
 
SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS
(a)   Length: 

      The abstract may be up to one page of text

      plus up to half a page containing possible

      examples, charts, and references.

 

(b)   Format:

      The abstract should include the title of the

      paper and the text of the abstract but not

      the author¹s name or affiliation. The e-mail

      message to which it is attached should list

      the title, the author¹s name, and the

      author¹s affiliation. Abstracts will be

      evaluated anonymously.

 

Please send the message with the abstract to
26thlinguistics-symposium at uwm.edu <mailto:26thlinguistics-symposium at uwm.edu>

 

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 1st, 2011
Authors will be notified on their acceptance status by April 30th, 2011.
 
CONFERENCE WEBSITE:
https://www4.uwm.edu/letsci/conferences/linguistics2011
<https://www4.uwm.edu/letsci/conferences/linguistics2011>
or search for UWM Linguistics Symposium


-- 
Edith A. Moravcsik
Professor Emerita of Linguistics
Department of Linguistics
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413
USA


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