Endangered and Minority Languages and Language Varieties (fwd CFP)

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CONFERENCE NOTICE AND CALL FOR PAPERS

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Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics 2006

Endangered and Minority Languages and Language Varieties:
Defining, Documenting, and Developing

March 3-5, 2006
Washington, DC

Co-organizers:
Kendall King & Natalie Schilling-Estes
Georgetown University Linguistics Department

The Faculty of Languages and Linguistics at Georgetown University is
pleased to announce the 2006 Georgetown University Round Table on
Languages and Linguistics (GURT). The theme of this year's conference
is 'Endangered and Minority Languages and Language Varieties:
Defining, Documenting and Developing'. GURT will take place on the
campus of Georgetown University in Washington, DC, March 3-5.

Confirmed plenary speakers include Nancy Hornberger, William Labov,
Suzanne Romaine, Elana Shohamy, and Walt Wolfram. The conference will
also feature symposia organized by Joy Kreeft Peyton, Ofelia Garcia,
Teresa McCarty, Leena Huss & Pia Lane, and Cristina Sanz.

We invite proposals for colloquia, individual papers, and poster
presentations related to the conference theme.  The proposal
submission deadline is November 1, 2005.

For more details about the conference or to submit an abstract, please
visit our website at http://www.georgetown.edu/events/gurt/2006/

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Lyn Fogle
GURT 06 Assistant
gurt at georgetown.edu

Please visit our website at
http://www.georgetown.edu/events/gurt/2006/