31.2688, Calls: Discipline of Ling, Gen Ling, Lang Acq, Lang Doc, Socioling/Online

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Subject: 31.2688, Calls: Discipline of Ling, Gen Ling, Lang Acq, Lang Doc, Socioling/Online

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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2020 10:05:21
From: Emmanuel Asonye [easonye at unm.edu]
Subject: Indigenous Hands and Voices of African Identity: Discourse on Language Rights

 
Full Title: Indigenous Hands and Voices of African Identity: Discourse on Language Rights 
Short Title: IHAVAI 

Date: 07-Jan-2021 - 08-Jan-2021
Location: Online (Via Zoom), Nigeria 
Contact Person: Emmanuel Asonye
Meeting Email: easonye at unm.edu
Web Site: https://www.s-deli.org/indigenous-hands-and-voices-of-african-identity/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Discipline of Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Language Documentation; Sociolinguistics 

Language Family(ies): African Deaf Sign Languages; African Language Isolate; African Mixed Language; African Pidgin; African Pidgins and Creoles; African Unclassified 

Call Deadline: 31-Oct-2020 

Meeting Description:

Africa contributes profoundly rich linguistic and cultural heritages to the
world’s linguistic diversity, yet many of indigenous African languages are
grossly understudied and underdeveloped, while the foreign languages, the
lasting symbols of colonialism continue to gain strength and space in African
linguistic communities. Many African signed languages are among the earliest
discovered and defined signed language systems, yet indigenous African signed
languages are among the least studied and least developed in the world. As the
United Nations/UNESCO declared the International Decade of indigenous
Languages in 2020, it becomes expedient to accelerate the study of indigenous
African languages and to give them equal growth opportunities in the global
space.  
 
This virtual conference, “Indigenous Hands and Voices of African Identity:
Discourse on Language Rights” is a step in the right direction as it seeks to
bring together sound African and non-African scholars in the field of
indigenous African languages (both signed and spoken) to discuss their works
and contribute knowledge towards the growth and development of indigenous
African languages.


Call for Papers: 

We are inviting contributions from African and non-African Deaf and hearing
Scholars, sign language interpreters, and language activists, working on any
of the indigenous signed or spoken languages of Africa. Papers may be
conceptual or empirical and should address the theme from various areas or
study, but not limited to the following areas of focus:
 - Child language acquisition in African languages (signed and spoken)
 - Interpreting and translation in African languages
 - Indigenous languages in Literacy in Africa
 - Indigenous languages in Education in Africa
 - Indigenous languages in politics in Africa
 - Indigenous languages in religious discourse in Africa
 - Indigenous languages in the Media in Africa
 - Phonology/Morphology/Syntax of African languages
 - Linguistic landscape in Africa

Deadlines: 
 - Submission of 300-word abstracts: 31 October 2020 (For spoken languages,
submit to: eno-abasiurua at uniuyo.edu.ng. For signed languages, submit to:
m.edward at brighton.ac.uk)
 - Feedback to contributors: 1 December 2020
 - Registration: 1 January 2021

Registration Fees: 
 - Presenters from Nigeria – N10,000
 - Presenters from foreign and other African countries - $25
 - Free for all non-presenters

Publication:  
Well researched and peer reviewed papers will be published on open access
online portal. Details of publication will be communicated to those whose
presentations were selected after the conference.

Note: Signed language interpreting will be made available in conventional
signed language generally used in Nigeria.




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