20.2272, Calls: General Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Dutch/Belgium

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Subject: 20.2272, Calls: General Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Dutch/Belgium

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Date: 24-Jun-2009
From: Gunther De Vogelaer < gunther.devogelaer at ugent.be >
Subject: The Formation of Regiolects in the Low Countries
 

	
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Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:57:01
From: Gunther De Vogelaer [gunther.devogelaer at ugent.be]
Subject: The Formation of Regiolects in the Low Countries

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Full Title: The Formation of Regiolects in the Low Countries 

Date: 20-Nov-2009 - 20-Nov-2009
Location: Ghent, Belgium 
Contact Person: Gunther De Vogelaer
Meeting Email: gunther.devogelaer at ugent.be

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Sociolinguistics 

Subject Language(s): Dutch (nld)

Call Deadline: 15-Jul-2009 

Meeting Description:

In this workshop we hope to provide an overview of the more recent developments in the field, thereby focusing on the following three issues: 

1. Methodological innovations: since the 1990s, new, mainly quantitative methods have been introduced to measure the effect of the relevant factors (see, e.g., Britain 2002 for geographical mobility; Gooskens 2007 for intelligibility), yielding more precise estimates on the weight of each of the alleged factors.

2. Theoretical innovations: the fact that regiolectization phenomena have been described for a large number of European languages (e.g., Auer 2005; Auer, Hinskens & Kerswill eds. 2005) allows for cross-linguistic comparison, which should, in turn, facilitate language-independent theorizing on the nature of the factors in regiolectization.

3. Broader empirical coverage: the past decade has witnessed the emergence of a wealth of empirical data, such as new dialect atlases for Dutch phonology, morphology and syntax, and the Corpus of Spoken Dutch. These new data allow a considerable refinement of the current theories, as well as a proper description of the developments that have occurred the past 10-20 years, including the rise of new, regionally flavoured varieties of Standard Dutch (e.g. Poldernederlands in the Netherlands, 'tussentaal' in Flanders). 

Invited Speakers:

The following invited speakers have confirmed their participation:
Peter Auer (Freiburg)
David Britain (Essex)
Frans Hinskens (Meertens Institute / Vrije Universiteit)
Jürgen-Erich Schmidt and Roland Kehrein (Marburg)

The Organizing Committee:

Sjef Barbiers (Meertens Institute - University of Utrecht)
Luk Draye (University of Leuven)
Gunther De Vogelaer (FWO-Flanders - Ghent University)
Magda Devos (Ghent University)
Wilbert Heeringa (Meertens Institute)
Roeland van Hout (Radboud University Nijmegen)

Venue:

The workshop will take place in Ghent, in the 'Royal Academy for Dutch 
Linguistics and Literature' (or 'Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en 
Letterkunde' (KANTL)), Koningstraat 18 (i.e. in the historical centre of the 
city). Anyone in need of accommodation for the night may contact the organizers 
(gunther.devogelaer at ugent.be). 

Call for Papers:

As in many European languages, traditional dialects in the Low Countries are shifting towards regiolects, i.e. non-standard vernacular varieties characterizing a region rather than a specific locality. For Dutch, the relevant developments have been described in the 1990s (e.g., by Hoppenbrouwers 1990 and Hinskens 1996 for the Netherlands, and by Vandekerckhove 2000 for Flanders; see also Hinskens, Hoppenbrouwers & Taeldeman, eds. 1993). The main factors in regiolectisation include both sociological and linguistic ones, such as an increased social and geographical mobility on the language user's part, changing attitudes towards dialects and standard languages, intelligibility differences between dialects and standard languages, and tendencies towards simplification in situations of dialect contact (where 'koineization' is observed).

While the workshop centers on the Dutch language area, we also welcome contributions targeting other areas. To participate, send your one-page abstract (including references) to gunther.devogelaer at ugent.be or wilbert.heeringa at meertens.knaw.nl, to arrive no later than July, 15. Talks are 20 min. (+ 10 min. discussion). Decisions on the acceptance of the abstract can be expected before September, 1. A selection of papers will appear as a theme issue of Taal & Tongval (http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/taalentongval/).




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