[Edling] Invitation to 'Language In The Human-Machine Era' online conference, October 20th, 10-15.30 CET

[Dave Sayers via Edling]

'Language In The Human-Machine Era' is a 'COST Action' (https://cost.eu) running 
2020-24, looking at the rise of new technologies like virtual reality and augmented 
reality and how these will influence language use.

These technologies are set to grow significantly worldwide in the coming years, and 
will have major effects on how we talk, translate, interact, and communicate. 
Instantaneous translation, real-time visual overlays, visual augmentation of facial 
movements, and extensive interaction with highly intelligent virtual characters; all 
these things will radically change our use of language.

Our eight Working Groups consider different aspects of this huge challenge, including 
language variation and change, language ideologies, pragmatics, language contact, 
translation, language rights, linguistic endangerment and vitality, among others.

We welcome everyone to our first online conference showcasing the insights of our 
Working Groups. The conference will be free and online, with parallel sessions 
encouraging dialogue and shared learning among everyone. The event will also include 
a 'rapid networking' session to enable introductions among people.

LITHME online conference
October 20th 10-15.30 CET
Please register: https://link.webropol.com/s/lithme-wac2021

Read more: http://lithme.eu/news/wac

I hope to see you there!

All the best,
Dave

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Dr. Dave Sayers, ORCID no. 0000-0003-1124-7132
Senior Lecturer & Docent, Dept Language & Communication Studies, U. Jyväskylä, 
Finland | www.jyu.fi
Chair, EU COST Action CA19102 'Language in the Human-Machine Era' | www.lithme.eu
Founder & Moderator, TeachLing | https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/teachling
dave.sayers at cantab.net | https://jyu.academia.edu/DaveSayers



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