LANGUAGE FAIR: CALL FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

[Vera Ferreira]

*Please disseminate the following information to members/representatives 
of European minority language communities:*

CALL FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

*LANGUAGE FAIR*

DATE AND VENUE

October 18-19th, 2013 | Old textile factory Emídio da Silva Raposo, 
Minde (Portugal)

Organizer: CIDLeS - Interdisciplinary Centre for Social and Language 
Documentation
Website: 
_http://www.cidles.eu/events/conference-ele-2013/language-fair/__<mailto:ele2013@cidles.eu>_


ABOUT THE EVENT

The Interdisciplinary Centre for Social and Language Documentation 
(CIDLeS) cordially invites all the European minority language 
communities to participate in the /Language Fair/-- a socio-cultural 
2-day event which aims at getting the general public acquainted with 
linguistic diversity in Europe, mainly its endangered/minority languages 
(including those spoken by immigrants). Therefore, this event focuses on 
discussion and social, intercultural and scientific exchange between 
different communities that speak endangered/minority languages, on the 
promotion of their cultural and linguistic heritage, as well as on the 
presentation of modern bands that perform in their native languages.

There are three different ways for a community to participate in the 
/Language Fair/: with an exhibition stand, with a cultural performance 
or both. In this sense, each community will be able to have a stand to 
exhibit its own language (for instance through literary and scientific 
works, films, CDs, DVDs, posters, etc. but no food), as well as to 
present the language in a 20-to-30-minute cultural performance (theater 
sketch, traditional music, cinema, dance, recitation, etc.). The bands 
will perform in the evening (October 18^th and 19^th ) and their 
performance will be part of the /Endangered Languages Music 
Festival/that will be launched during this event. The /Language 
Fair/aims above all to give the voice to the speakers of minority 
languages in Europe in diverse ways.

The /Language Fair/will take place at an old textile factory in Minde -- 
Fábrica Emídio da Silva Raposo. This factory is emblematic of the 
socioeconomic history of Minde and is intrinsically related to the 
genesis of Minderico, an endangered language (ISO 639-3 [drc]) spoken in 
Minde since the end of the 17^th century. Minderico emerged as a 
sociolect, the secret language of a socio-professional group, in this 
case the blanket producers and traders of Minde. But it rapidly 
developed into a full-fledged language and became a medium of everyday 
communication in Minde, used by the whole community. Minderico has 
approximately 150 active speakers (who use the language daily) and 1000 
passive speakers (those who understand the language but do not speak 
it); its existence is currently seriously endangered.

The /Language Fair/will close the general event dedicated to the 
endangered languages in Europe which takes place in Minde and includes 
the /International Conference on Endangered Languages in Europe/(October 
17^th and 18^th , _http://www.cidles.eu/events/conference-ele-2013/_) 
and the /Endangered Languages Music Festival /(October 18^th and 19^th ).


CALL FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

There are three types of participation in the /Language Fair/: with 
stand, with cultural performance or with both. According to the kind of 
participation chosen, the participation description should include the 
following information:

_Participation with stand:_

  * Brief description of the language community (language, number of
    speakers, location)
  * Number of people participating in the stand
  * Technical requisites for the stand


_Participation with cultural performance:_

  * Brief description of the language community (language, number of
    speakers, location)
  * Number of people participating in the cultural performance
  * Summary of the cultural performance
  * Technical requisites for the performance

_Participation with stand and cultural performance:_

  * Brief description of the language community (language, number of
    speakers, location)
  * Number of people participating in the stand and in the cultural
    performance
  * Summary of the cultural performance
  * Technical requisites for the exhibition stand and the performance

The descriptions should be no longer than two A4 pages. The event 
accepts all the languages in Europe as working languages. However, for 
intelligibility and dissemination reasons we recommend the use of 
English. Please send your participation description to 
_ele2013 at cidles.eu <mailto:ele2013 at cidles.eu>_


IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for submission of community participation description: *May 
31**^st **, 2013*
Notification of acceptance: June 30^th , 2013
Registration deadline for participating communities: August 31^st , 2013


Event Dates:

  * Conference: October 17^th -18^th , 2013
  * Language Fair: October 18^th -19^th , 2013
  * Endangered Languages Music Festival: October 18^th -19^th , 2013


For more information please contact ele2013 at cidles.eu 
<mailto:ele2013 at cidles.eu>.

-- 
Centro Interdisciplinar de Documentação Linguística e Social / Interdisciplinary Centre for Social and Language Documentation
Rua Dr. António da Silva Ferreira Totta, nº 29
2395-182 Minde
Portugal

Tel.: +351249849123
Email:info at cidles.eu
Web:http://www.cidles.eu

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