[Linganth] Call for papers on linguistic (in)security

[Marie-Eve Bouchard]

Dear all,

Please see below a call for papers on linguistic (in)security.

2023 THEMATIC ISSUE: CALL FOR PAPERS
>From Linguistic Insecurity to Security: Complexity and Diversity of Contexts

*Editors*
Catherine Levasseur, Université d’Ottawa
Marie-Eve Bouchard, University of British Columbia
Constantin Ntiranyibagira, Université du Burundi

The *OLBI Journal* invites researchers working on linguistic (in)security
to submit an article for its thematic issue to be published in Fall 2023.

*Thematic issue*
Linguistic insecurity has become an important area of concern in recent
years, especially in minority-speaking contexts. Indeed, this insecurity
may have significant consequences on language practices (at the individual
level) and linguistic vitality (at the community level). Linguistic
insecurity emerges when speakers evaluate their language practices
negatively due to a perceived gap between their own practices and valued
and legitimized language forms (Dewaele & Sevinc, 2017; Labov, 2006). For
example, speakers experiencing linguistic insecurity may choose to use a
language that is perceived as more prestigious at the expense of
stigmatised language varieties, for fear of being judged negatively by
their peers (Boudreau & Dubois, 2008).

Linguistic insecurity, often experienced and described at the individual
level, can be analysed at the societal level as the expression of
unbalanced power relations between social groups (Said-Sirhan, 2014).
Behind the struggles of linguistic communities to establish, maintain, or
gain recognition for the legitimacy of their language practices, there are
social issues that go beyond linguistic considerations.

Moreover, linguistic security develops when policies and practices
contribute to a greater status, use, and legitimacy of minoritized
languages (Power et al., 2016). For example, linguistic insecurity observed
in schools (Francard et al., 1993) can be reduced by educational practices
that purposely aim to foster linguistic security (Lamoureux, 2015).
Therefore, it becomes essential to go beyond linguistic insecurity to move
towards policies, practices, and strategies to better support linguistic
security.

For this issue, we invite submissions that address linguistic insecurity or
security from a variety of perspectives, including, but not limited to, the
following topics:
• Minority language communities
• Language attitudes and ideologies
• Language policies
• Neoliberalism, economy, and commodification of languages
• Social, cultural, and historical background of linguistic communities
• Language variation, norms, standards, and practices
• Language endangerment, language preservation policies, and linguistic
revitalisation
• Diglossic dynamics
• Bilingualism, plurilingualism, multilingualism, and translanguaging
• Second language acquisition and learning
• Educational practices
• Individual and collective identities

Articles may come from applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, anthropology,
education, sociology, or any other related discipline.

*Submission information*
Research articles related to the thematic of linguistic insecurity will be
given preference. Theoretical articles, analyses of practices and off-theme
articles will also be considered. Articles may be written and submitted in
French or English. The length of your article must not exceed 9,000 words,
including references.
All articles will go through a peer review process.

The timeline is as follows:
• Final deadline for submissions: January 30, 2023
• Peer review, notifications, and revisions: February 2023 – June 2023
• Issue estimated publication time in open access: Fall 2023

Please visit the OLBI Journal website for more information about the
journal, the Author Guidelines, and online submission.

Questions about this issue may be addressed to cilob at uottawa.ca .
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