28.690, Calls: Sociolinguistics, Language Documentation/Nigeria

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Subject: 28.690, Calls: Sociolinguistics, Language Documentation/Nigeria

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Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2017 19:05:58
From: Harrison Adeniyi [harrison.adeniyi at lasu.edu.ng]
Subject: 1st Conference on the Languages of Nigeria

 
Full Title: 1st Conference on the Languages of Nigeria 
Short Title: 1st CLN 

Date: 24-Apr-2017 - 27-Apr-2017
Location: Ibom E-Library, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, Nigeria 
Contact Person: Dr. Ogbonna Anyanwu
Meeting Email: ogbonnaanyanwu at yahoo.com;imeldaudoh at uniuyo.edu.ng

Linguistic Field(s): Language Documentation; Sociolinguistics 

Call Deadline: 30-Mar-2017 

Meeting Description:

The Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages, University of Uyo, in
collaboration with the Linguistic Association of Nigeria (LAN), is planning a
conference on the languages of Nigeria arising from the Nigerian Geopolitical
Languages Survey (NGLS) project. The conference will provide an opportunity to
listen to the reports of the work done so far in the project. This project
conference will, in addition, provide a forum for linkage and collaboration
between speakers of indigenous Nigerian languages, groups and cooperate bodies
interested in the documentation and development of Nigerian languages. There
will also be a platform for sharing and forming working groups to cover the
six geopolitical zones. Beyond that, there will be an opportunity to take
concrete action points and follow-up on the papers that will be received as
well as strategize on how to deal with the issues of the documentation and
development of Nigerian languages in a systematic and sustainable way.

The 1st CLN will mark the 13th year of the NGLS Project, and more importantly
open the discussion to a wider national and international community. While it
opens a discussion to fine-tune the work in progress, it should also provide
an opportunity to strategize on the daunting task of executing what is left to
complete the Project.

Date: 24 – 27 April, 2017
Venue: Ibom E-Library, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Theme: The Languages of Nigeria: Documentation, Description, Sociolinguistic
Dynamics and Geopolitical Profile

Sub-themes:

- Geopolitical Profile of the languages of Nigeria
- Linguistic Situation and Vitality of the languages of Nigeria
- Language Surveys and Classifications
- Language Endangerment and Revitalization
- Language Development
- Language Archiving
- Phonology and Phonetics
- Morphology and Syntax
- Semantics and Pragmatics
- Orthography and Vocabulary Development
- Speech Recognition and Synthesis
- Lexicology and Lexicography

Registration

Corporate Bodies – N50,000
Participants from Nigeria - N15,000
Foreign Participants - $100
PG Students - N5,000
UG Students - N3,000

For more information, please contact: Dr Ogbonna Anyanwu, Secretary, CLN
Organizing Committee, Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages,
University of Uyo. Tel: 08036767731.

Convener: Professor Imelda Udoh, Coordinator, NGLS Project, Department of
Linguistics and Nigerian Languages, University of Uyo (+234 802 350 3066).
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Call for Papers:

Submissions: 

There are two categories of submissions: 
1. Abstracts of papers
2. Proposals for the documentation of Nigerian languages in specific areas. 

All submissions should be one-page maximum in a 12-point font to:
ogbonnaanyanwu at yahoo.com or imeldaudoh at uniuyo.edu.ng.

Deadline for submissions: 30 March 2017.

Guidelines for Subimssions:

1. Abstracts 

Abstracts on the theme/sub-themes of the conference, may be submitted by
e-mail attachments (PDF or Word Documents only). These should be reports of
either completed projects or work in progress in the catchment area of
presenters as much as possible, and could capture interdisciplinary
collaboration. Accepted papers will be published in JOLAN Supplement XIII,
which is dedicated to address the theme: “Language Documentation and Language
Description in Nigeria: Problems and Prospects”.

2. Proposals

Proposals for possible documentation may also be submitted on the
languages/groups in any State of the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. Such
proposals may be accepted for inclusion in the Nigerian Geopolitical languages
Survey (NGLS) Project.

For more information, please contact: Dr Ogbonna Anyanwu, Secretary, CLN
Organizing Committee, Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages,
University of Uyo. Tel: 08036767731.

Convener: Professor Imelda Udoh, Coordinator, NGLS Project, Department of
Linguistics and Nigerian Languages, University of Uyo (+234 802 350 3066).




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