New Speakers of Minority Languages symposium

[Julia Sallabank]

*From:* O'Rourke, Bernadette M A [mailto:B.M.A.O'Rourke at hw.ac.uk]
*Sent:* 19 Nollaig 2011 11:05
*Subject:* RE: New Speakers of Minority Languages

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Dear all,****

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Please find attached information on the New Speakers of Minority Languages
Symposium. Please forward this information to others who are working in
this area and who may be interested in participating in the event.****

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Best for now,****

Bernie****

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*New Speakers of Minority Languages: A Dialogue*

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Venue: Celtic and Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh****

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Friday 30th – Saturday 31st March 2012****

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*Confirmed Keynote Speakers*

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Professor Alexandra Jaffe****

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Professor Alan Davies****

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This is a one and half day event hosted by Heriot-Watt University and the
University of Edinburgh. The aim of the Symposium is to bring together
scholars working on “new speakers” of minority languages in different parts
of the world where traditional communities of speakers are being eroded. In
these contexts, new speakers often emerge as a result of revitalization
efforts and more favourable language policies, prompting some individuals
to become speakers of the minority language and to invest in its provision
for the next generation. ****

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In this Symposium we welcome contributions related to the “new speaker”
theme either from a theoretical perspective or/and case studies of new
speakers of specific linguistic minorities. These contributions will be
included in the programme as individual papers or as part of round table
discussions.****

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Please email your abstracts to Bernadette O’Rourke ****

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at *b.m.a.o’rourke at hw.ac.uk by 31 January 2012.*****

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*Heriot-Watt University is the Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year
2011-2012.*

Heriot-Watt University is a Scottish charity registered under charity
number SC000278. ****
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