22.3488, Confs: Historical Ling, Socioling/UK

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Subject: 22.3488, Confs: Historical Ling, Socioling/UK

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Date: 06-Sep-2011
From: Philomen Probert [philomen.probert at wolfson.ox.ac.uk]
Subject: Synchrony and Diachrony: Variation and Change

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Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:50:55
From: Philomen Probert [philomen.probert at wolfson.ox.ac.uk]
Subject: Synchrony and Diachrony: Variation and Change

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Synchrony and Diachrony: Variation and Change 

Date: 16-Mar-2012 - 17-Mar-2012 
Location: Worcester College, Oxford, United Kingdom 
Contact: Philomen Probert 
Contact Email: philomen.probert at wolfson.ox.ac.uk 
Meeting URL: http://www.philsoc.org.uk 

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics; Sociolinguistics 

Meeting Description: 

Synchrony and Diachrony: Variation and Change in Language History 

For much of the 20th century it was common for synchronic and diachronic linguistics, sharply distinguished by Saussure, to be treated as quite distinct disciplines, practised by different scholars. More recently, linguists have increasingly recognised the complex interdependencies between synchrony and diachrony, variation and change. The aim of our symposium is to celebrate this new spirit of partnership and to showcase some of the new research and researchers it will bring to the fore in the 21st century. We therefore invite offers of papers from doctoral students and early career researchers working on topics which link synchrony and diachrony, or variation and change. The two-day event will also feature a hands-on workshop exploring ways in which synchronic and diachronic approaches can enrich each other. The workshop will be led by Professor Ritsuko Kikusawa of the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka. The symposium will conclude with a talk by Dr David Willis (Cambridge), 'Reanalysis and language contact in the Syntactic Atlas of Welsh Dialects', open to all participants as well as to other members of the Philological Society and their guests. 

Outline Programme

Friday 16 March

11.30am-1.00pm:	
Registration

1.00pm-2.00pm:	
Sandwich lunch

2.00pm-3.30pm:	
Workshop led by Prof. Ritsuko Kikusawa

3.30pm-4.00pm:	
Tea break

4.00pm-6.00pm:	
Papers

6.00pm-7.00pm	
Wine reception

Saturday 17 March

9.30am-11.00am:	
Papers

11.00am-11.30am: 
Coffee break

11.30am-1.00pm:	
Papers

1.00pm-3.45pm 	
Free afternoon in Oxford

3.45pm-4.15pm:	
Tea

4.15pm:	
Philological Society paper by Dr David Willis: Reanalysis and language contact in the Syntactic Atlas of Welsh Dialects

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