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<p>Dear all,</p>
<p>this is a reminder that we are organizing a conference on dialect syntax, variation and contact-induced changes in grammar next February in Tartu:</p>
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<p><strong>Grammar of non-standard varieties in the East of the Circum-Baltic area</strong></p>
<p><strong>University of Tartu, Februrary 1-3, 2018</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://estdiasyn.ut.ee/conference/" target="_blank">http://estdiasyn.ut.ee/conference/</a><br /></strong></p>
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<p>In recent decades, the focus of dialectal research of Western European languages has shifted from lexicography, phonology and morphology to different domains of grammar, such as syntax. Both questionnaire- and corpus-based methods have brought about new ways of collecting dialectological data as well as a new impetus to dialectological fieldwork. Variationist linguists have become interested in dialectal grammars and the ways they interact with each other as well as with standard varieties.</p>
<p>The aim of this conference is to offer a forum for researchers working on various domains of <strong>grammar of non-standard varieties of the Circum-Baltic area</strong>. We envisage submission on topics including but not limited to the following:</p>
<p>- the description of a particular grammatical phenomenon in a non-standard variety from the area;</p>
<p>- comparative studies on non-standard varieties of genetically different languages;</p>
<p>- studies providing evidence for language contact on the basis of non-standard varieties;</p>
<p>- contact-induced variation and change;</p>
<p>- the contribution of the varieties to linguistic theory, typology, etc.;</p>
<p>- the description of accommodation and propagation mechanisms of a borrowed pattern in non-standard varieties.</p>
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<p>Abstract submission deadline: <strong>September 30, 2017</strong></p>
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<p>Invited speakers:</p>
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<li>Benedikt Szmrecsanyi (KU Leuven)</li>
<li>Axel Holvoet (University of Warsaw)</li>
<li>Björn Wiemer (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz)</li>
<li>Nicole Nau (Adam Mickiewicz University)</li>
<li>Ruprecht von Waldenfels (University of Zurich), Nina Dobrushina (National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow)), Michael Daniel (National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow))</li>
<li>Maria Vilkuna (University of Helsinki)</li>
<li>Riho Grünthal (University of Helsinki)</li>
<li>Fedor Rozhanskiy (University of Tartu/Institute of Linguistics RAS), Elena Markus (University of Tartu/Institute of Linguistics RAS)</li>
<li>Petar Kehayov (University of Regensburg)</li>
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<pre>-- <br />Liina Lindström
HV õppeprodekaan / vice dean for academic affairs, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Tartu
vanemteadur, dotsent / senior research fellow, associate professor
Eesti ja üldkeeleteaduse instituut / Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics
tel (+372) 513 8446</pre>
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