Call for Papers: 5th International Conference on Modern Greek Dialects & Linguistic Theory (Mark Janse)

[Mark Janse]

5th International Conference on Modern Greek Dialects & Linguistic Theory



Universiteit Gent / Ghent University (Belgium), 20-22 September 2012
Contact:  <http://dev.org/null> mgdlt5 at ugent.be 

 

The Greek Section of the Department of Linguistics at Ghent University is
pleased to announce the 5th International Conference on Modern Greek
Dialects & Linguistic Theory (MGDLT5), which will be held 20-22 September
2012 at the Royal Academy of Dutch Language & Literature (
<http://www.kantl.be/index.php?pag=74> KANTL), Koningstraat 18, Ghent.
MGDLT5 continues the series that began in Patras (Greece), 2000, and had its
latest instantiation in Chios (Greece), 2009. As opposed to the Romance
languages and their dialects, the Modern Greek dialects are much less
well-known among general linguists, yet these dialects exhibit a bewildering
variety of phenomena due to the fact that many of them have developed in
relative isolation or in contact-situations with other dialects and/or other
languages. The aim of MGDLT is to highlight the importance of the Modern
Greek dialects for general linguists, whether they are interested in
phonetics & phonology, morphology & word-formation, syntax & semantics,
pragmatics & discourse analysis, psycho- or sociolinguistics,
historical-comparative or contact linguistics. The Modern Greek dialects
offer a plethora of interesting or even intriguing data which can be used to
test prevailing hypothesis about language structure and language use, or
which can be analyzed in different ways, using different methods and
theories developed in modern linguistics. The organizing committee invites
linguists, both senior and junior, to submit a one-page abstract dealing
with any aspect of Modern Greek dialectology relevant for linguistic theory
to  <http://dev.org/null> mgdlt5 at ugent.be (Times New Roman, 12 pt.; please
use a Unicode-based font for Greek text), by January 31, 2012. Notification
of acceptance will be given by the end of February 2012.

Invited Speakers:

§  Geoffrey Horrocks (University of Cambridge)

§  Adam Ledgeway (University of Cambridge)

§  Peter Trudgill (University of Agder)

Permanent Scientific & Organizing Committee

Mark Janse (UGent)
Brian D. Joseph (Ohio State University)
Angela Ralli (University of Patras)

 

Local Organizing Committee:

Mark Janse (UGent), Chair
Metin Bağrıaçık (UGent / University of Patras)
Klaas Bentein (UGent)
Jorie Soltic (UGent)

 

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Best wishes,

Mark Janse

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      Prof. Dr. Mark Janse

      Research Professor in Ancient & Asia Minor Greek

      Department of Linguistics

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      9000 Gent

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