[Athapbasckan-L] Special Session on Dene Verbal Art for SSILA 2018

[Siri Tuttle]

Special Session: Dene (Athabaskan) Languages in Story, Poem, and Song

Organizers: Olga Lovick, First Nations University of Canada, and Siri
Tuttle, University of Alaska Fairbanks



Call for Abstracts:

We invite abstracts for a special session at SSILA 2018: Dene (Athabaskan)
Languages in Story, Poem, and Song

We wish to focus on ways in which language is used in Dene verbal art, both
traditional and modern. Some of the interfaces that interest us include,
but are not limited to:



Narrative structure and syntax

Musical and linguistic rhythm

Variation and consistency in narratives

Translation of songs

Language learning and story, poetry and song



We welcome your 500-word abstract on any of these, or related topics.
Please send in PDF form to:

sgtuttle at alaska.edu

olga at lithophile.com



Abstracts will not be reviewed anonymously, so please include your name and
affiliation.



Deadline: May 20, 2017



Selected abstracts will be included in our Special Session proposal to
SSILA.



-- 
Siri G. Tuttle
Professor of Linguistics
Alaska Native Language Center
Director, Alaska Native Language Archive
907-474-5708
sgtuttle at alaska.edu
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