31.2670, Calls: Nilo-Saharan; Anthro Ling, Applied Ling, Gen Ling, Genetic Class, Language Document/Kenya

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Subject: 31.2670, Calls: Nilo-Saharan; Anthro Ling, Applied Ling, Gen Ling, Genetic Class, Language Document/Kenya

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Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2020 11:01:20
From: Mirella Blum [nslc2021 at ed.ac.uk]
Subject: 15th Nilo-Saharan Linguistics Colloquium

 
Full Title: 15th Nilo-Saharan Linguistics Colloquium 

Date: 04-Aug-2021 - 06-Aug-2021
Location: Nairobi, Kenya 
Contact Person: Bert Remijsen
Meeting Email: b.remijsen at ed.ac.uk
Web Site: https://www.ed.ac.uk/ppls/linguistics-and-english-language/events/nilo-saharan-linguistics-colloquium-2021-08-04 

Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics; Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Genetic Classification; Language Documentation 

Language Family(ies): Nilo-Saharan 

Call Deadline: 15-Jan-2021 

Meeting Description:

The 15th Nilo-Saharan Linguistics Colloquium will take place in Nairobi, from
Wednesday to Friday, 4-6 August 2021. The conference is organised by
researchers at the University of Edinburgh, with the support of an
international scientific committee (see below). We invite contributions
relating to all aspects of the study of Nilo-Saharan languages, including but
not limited to phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics,
pragmatics, documentation, acquisition, applied linguistics, sociolinguistics,
historical linguistics, and language variation. The conference aims to promote
the participation of African scholars in linguistics.

The special theme of the conference is applied linguistics, which covers
topics such as orthography development, the representation of tone and other
suprasegmentals in orthography, tone teaching, phonology- vs. morphology-based
orthographic conventions, linguistic and sociolinguistic challenges of
orthography and literacy development, orthographic assumptions behind reading
instructional method, the production of literacy materials, literacy in
primary school education, etc. Four specialists in the field of applied
linguistics are participating as invited speakers: Constance Kutsch Lojenga
(Leiden University and SIL International), David Roberts (independent
researcher), Barbara Trudell (SIL International), and Dorcas Wepukhulu
(African Storybook).


Call for Papers: 

To present at the conference, please submit an anonymous abstract for review.
The abstract should be submitted in pdf format to
http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/nslc2021 by 15 January 2021. The text of your
abstract, including examples, should not exceed one page, with a font size no
smaller than 12pt. A bibliography and any images can be included on a second
page. Contributions can be in the form of an oral presentation or as a poster.
The preference for oral vs. poster presentation should be included in the
header of the abstract, stating either [oral] or [poster]. Please ensure that
the pdf is anonymized, also in the document properties, before submitting.
Each abstract will be evaluated by at least two reviewers, and authors will be
informed about the outcome of this process by 15 March 2021.

We also welcome suggestions for satellite events and special sessions.

Organizing committee at University of Edinburgh:
Mirella Blum
Tatiana Reid
Bert Remijsen (convenor)

International scientific committee:
Colleen Ahland (California State University)
Torben Andersen (Aalborg University)
Denis Creissels (University of Lyon)
Richard Griscom (Leiden University)
Jeffrey Heath (University of Michigan)
Angelika Jakobi (University of Cologne)
Prisca Jerono (University of Nairobi)
Angelika Mietzner (University of Cologne)
Alice Mitchell (University of Cologne)
Manuel Otero (Eastern Connecticut State University)
Doris Payne (University of Oregon)
Helga Schroeder (University of Nairobi)
Tim Stirtz (SIL International)
Christine Waag (SIL International)




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