2nd Conference on Elfdalian

[Harold Schiffman]

2nd Conference on Elfdalian
Short Title: COE 2

Date: 12-Jun-2008 - 14-Jun-2008
Location: Alvdalen, Sweden
Contact Person: Yair Sapir
Meeting Email: yair.sapirmultietn.uu.se
Web Site: http://www.multietn.uu.se/information/elfdalian.html



Subject Language(s): Swedish (swe)

Language Family(ies): East Scandinavian

Call Deadline: 01-Feb-2008

Meeting Description:

Elfdalian (autonym övdalska, Swedish älvdalska), is spoken by some
three thousand persons in the parish of Alvdalen (Älvdalen) in the
northern part of  Dalecarlia (Dalarna), Sweden. This threatened
linguistic variety has been  traditionally considered a Swedish
dialect. However, due to the aboundance of features distinguishing it
from Standard Swedish, an increasing number of linguists advocate the
recognition of Elfdalian as a seperate language.

Oðer råðstemna um övdalsku, The Second Conference on Elfdalian, is due
to be held on 2008 June 12 to 14 in Alvdalen. The arrangers are Centre
for Multiethnic Research at Uppsala University, Ulum dalska (The
Association for the Preservation of Elfdalian) and The Municipality of
Alvdalen.

The orientation of the conference is scientifical and likewise popular
scientifical. The purpose of the conference is to depict Elfdalian
from mainly two angles: (1) The structure of Elfdalian and (2) The
revitalization and standardization of the language.

Abstracts should be sent to radstemnayahoo.se on 1 February 2008 at
the latest. The main topics of the conference are (1) The structure of
Elfdalian and (2) The revitalization and standardization of Elfdalian.
Papers depicting Elfdalian from
other angles are also of interest.

http://linguistlist.org/issues/18/18-3665.html

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