[Linganth] CFP The Anthropology of Language in Mainland Southeast Asia, University of Sydney, August 19-21, 2019

[Jack Sidnell]

“The Anthropology of Language in Mainland Southeast Asia”
August 19-21, 2019

An International Workshop supported by the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre and the Australian Research Council

Overview
Nearly 600 distinct languages are spoken inThey show patterns of both diversity and unity in their origins, cultural contexts, social settings, and linguistic structure, from phonology to morphological profile to person reference systems, and beyond. How do features of language in MSEA relate to patterns of culture and society in the area? While major languages like Thai, Lao, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Burmese, and Chinese are well-studied, they represent only a fraction of the area’s languages. This workshop will look at the languages of the MSEA area through an anthropological lens, with a special emphasis on minority/indigenous languages.

Convenors
Nick Enfield (Sydney)
Jack Sidnell (Toronto)
Chip Zuckerman (Georgetown/Sydney)

International guests
Judith Irvine (U Michigan)
Webb Keane (U Michigan; to be confirmed)
Hy Van Luong (U Toronto)
James Slotta (U Texas)
Huong Vu (Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences)

Submissions
Limited places are available for participation in this International Workshop. Please submit an abstract of your proposed contribution (see workshop description below for guidelines):

Abstract length: 200 words max

Abstracts due date: Feb 28 2019

Submit by email to: nick.enfield at sydney.edu.au<mailto:nick.enfield at sydney.edu.au>

The convenors will rank submissions based on their fit with the workshop description and goals, and their contribution to an appropriate mix of topics and speakers.

Scope of Workshop Content
This workshop will focus on research problems central to the anthropology of language more generally, including:

-       Language and kinship
-       Inter-language contact
-       Language and social identity
-       Language-music relationship
-       Language and political power
-       Language and social interaction
-       Language and media/technology
-       Language style and sociolinguistic variation
-       Language diversity and patterns of thought
-       Language ideology; native beliefs/values about language
-       Relations between culture and language structure/usage
-       Relations between social structure and language structure/usage

This workshop will contribute to research on Mainland Southeast Asian languages by examining language through the lens of anthropologically-oriented disciplines, with special attention to minority/indigenous languages. It will also contribute to linguistic-anthropological literature by looking at the field’s core interdisciplinary questions through the lens of what’s unique about the mainland Southeast Asia language area. We will confront theories of the anthropology of language with new data and analyses from the mainland Southeast Asia area. The aim of the workshop is to develop a state of the art exploration of the anthropology of language in mainland Southeast Asia.

Funding support: There are no fees for participation in the workshop. Our default assumption is that participants will cover costs of their own travel, accommodation, and upkeep during the workshop. However, we will be able to provide some funding assistance for a limited number of participants who can show a clear need. If you would be unable to attend without some form of funding assistance, please specify this clearly in your submission.

Timeline
February – Abstract submissions due
March 2019 – Successful participants notified
June 2019 – First draft contributions submitted to convenors for feedback
July 2019 – Revised draft chapters, for precirculation among all participants
August 2019 – Workshop


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