[lg policy] LANGUAGE FAIR: CALL FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

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 LANGUAGE FAIR: CALL FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

CAL Language Policy Research Network
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*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>.

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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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