[Dgkl] 2nd CfP: The evolution of writing systems (Theme session at DGfS 2020, Hamburg)

[Stefan Hartmann]

*The evolution of writing systems: Empirical and cross-linguistic 
approaches*

-- Theme session at the 42nd International Conference of the German 
Linguistics Society,

March 04–March 06, 2020, University of Hamburg --

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*Conference website:* https://www.zfs.uni-hamburg.de/dgfs2020/

*Workshop website:* https://evowrite2020.github.io/

*Organizers:***Jessica Nowak, University of Mainz

                        Lisa Dücker, University of Bamberg

                        Stefan Hartmann, University of Bamberg

                        Renata Szczepaniak, University of Bamberg


*2nd Call for papers*

Recent years have seen an increased interest in the investigation of 
graphemic systems both from a linguistic point of view and in a 
decidedly interdisciplinary perspective. In particular, various projects 
have set out to investigate how graphic codes emerge, how they change 
over time, and to what degree the development of writing systems can 
give clues to the cognitive principles underlying language. This 
workshop aims at bringing together researchers who investigate the 
emergence and change of graphemic systems - including ongoing changes - 
using corpus-based and/or experimental approaches. Apart from empirical 
studies investigating the writing system of one specific language or 
variety, we particularly welcome contributions taking a cross-linguistic 
perspective by comparing the dynamics of spelling principles and the 
evolution of graphemic codes in different languages and/or across 
different scripts. Questions to be discussed include - but are not 
limited to - the following:

  * (How) can we detect cross-linguistically widespread principles of
    graphemic change?
  * Do the same or similar principles influence graphemic change in
    contemporary informal writing in computer-mediated communication?
    And how do contextual factors (e.g. public vs. private
    communication) influence graphemic variability?
  * How do different (partly conflicting) spelling principles interact
    in writing systems, and how does the division of labor between these
    principles change over time?
  * Which factors (e.g. medium, mediality; graphical, grammatical,
    textual, socio-pragmatic, cultural factors) influence the
    development of writing systems and how do they interact?

We invite abstracts for 30-minute oral presentations (~20 minutes 
presentation time + discussion) relevant to the theme session. Abstracts 
should clearly state the research question(s), the methodological 
approach, and the (expected) results, and they should not be much longer 
than 500 words. Please send your abstracts to 
*stefan1.hartmann[at]uni-bamberg.de and nowakj[at]uni-mainz.de* by 
*August 15, 2019*. Notifications of acceptance/rejection can be expected 
in early September.


*Travel grants*

Please note that neither we nor the DGfS can cover travel expenses for 
workshop participants. However, *a limited number of travel grants* of 
up to 500 Euros each are available for accepted contributions by DGfS 
members without income or with low income.



*Important dates*

  * *Deadline for abstract submission:* August 15, 2019
  * *Notification of acceptance/rejection:* September 15, 2019
  * *Submission of camera-ready abstracts to DGfS organizers:* tbd
  * *Workshop:* March 4-6, 2020.


-- 
Dr. Stefan Hartmann
Universität Bamberg
Lehrstuhl für deutsche Sprachwissenschaft
Hornthalstraße 2
96047 Bamberg
Raum 00.01
Tel. 0951 / 863-2238
stefan1.hartmann at uni-bamberg.de

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