27.4787, Calls: Latin, History of Linguistics/Belgium

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LINGUIST List: Vol-27-4787. Tue Nov 22 2016. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 27.4787, Calls: Latin, History of Linguistics/Belgium

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Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2016 15:14:25
From: Tim Denecker [Tim.Denecker at kuleuven.be]
Subject: Latin Language Manuals from Western Christianity (350-750)

Full Title: Latin Language Manuals from Western Christianity (350-750): An International Workshop 

Date: 01-May-2017 - 01-May-2017
Location: Leuven, Belgium 
Contact Person: Tim Denecker
Meeting Email: Tim.Denecker at kuleuven.be

Linguistic Field(s): History of Linguistics 

Subject Language(s): Latin (lat)

Call Deadline: 01-Feb-2017 

Meeting Description:

On Monday 15 May 2017, the Center for the Historiography of Linguistics of KU
Leuven is organizing an international workshop on Latin language manuals from
Western Christianity, 350 to 750.

During Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages, Western European society went
through a number of important transformations. Studies by Banniard, Chin,
Courcelle, Gemeinhardt, Irvine, Kaster, Law, Riché and others have shown the
complex historical developments of cultural education ('Bildung') in the
period concerned. However, many aspects of the textual foundations for this
process remain to be studied in depth. In this respect, the corpus of Latin
language manuals - grammatical, lexicographical and orthographical works -
constitutes a rich but still underexplored source of documentation. The
manuals at issue were composed by authors including Augustine, Cassiodorus,
Isidore, and Bede, who propounded a distinctly Christian education and
lifestyle, while at the same time basing themselves directly or indirectly on
Donatus and the 'pagan' grammatical tradition.

With a view to investigating this corpus in a systematic and comprehensive
way, the Center for the Historiography of Linguistics of KU Leuven is
organizing an international workshop on Latin language manuals from Western
Christianity, 350 to 750, to be held in Leuven on Monday 15 May 2017. The
organizing and scientific committee consists of Tim Denecker (FWO Vlaanderen),
Giovanbattista Galdi, Mark Janse (UGent), Gert Partoens, Pierre Swiggers, and
Toon Van Hal (KU Leuven). 

Confirmed speakers are Guillaume Bonnet (Dijon), Bruno Bureau (Lyon), Thorsten
Fögen (Durham/Berlin), Anne Grondeux (Paris), Louis Holtz (Paris), and Bruno
Rochette (Liège).

Call for Papers: 

Latin language manuals from Western Christianity (350-750): An international
workshop (KU Leuven, Monday 15 May 2017)

The organizers invite proposals for posters or 20-minute papers to be
presented during this one-day workshop, in English or French. Proposals from
early career researchers are especially welcome. Preference will be given to
posters or papers paying attention to transformations of the grammatical
tradition, terminological and structural issues, traces of multilingualism and
the regional differentiation of Latin, textual reflections of didactic
practices, and the manuals' connections with the broader sociocultural context
in which they were produced and used. Proposals, counting 200 words max. for
posters and 400 max. for papers, should be submitted to
Tim.Denecker at kuleuven.be by 1 February 2017. Notification of acceptance will
be given on 1 March 2017.

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