32.325, Calls: Anthro Ling, Lang Doc, Socioling/Poland or Online

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LINGUIST List: Vol-32-325. Tue Jan 26 2021. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 32.325, Calls: Anthro Ling, Lang Doc, Socioling/Poland or Online

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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:59:46
From: Maciej Mętrak [maciej.metrak at ispan.waw.pl]
Subject: Conventional and unconventional ways of transmitting and revitalizing minoritized languages

Full Title: Conventional and unconventional ways of transmitting and revitalizing minoritized languages 
Short Title: CUWTRML 

Date: 08-Sep-2021 - 09-Sep-2021
Location: Warsaw, Poland 
Contact Person: Maciej Mętrak
Meeting Email: maciej.metrak at ispan.waw.pl
Web Site: https://ispan.waw.pl/default/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics; Language Documentation; Sociolinguistics 

Call Deadline: 31-Mar-2021 

Meeting Description:

Originally planned for 2020, the event was postponed and will take place in
September 2021 (in a hybrid or virtual form if needed). 

Over the last few decades, we can observe a great interest in sustaining the
linguistic diversity of the world. Not only are there a growing number of
language activists and activities aimed at protecting minority languages at
the legal level so that they are recognized by states and dominant
communities, but also to maintain them in use and to reinstate their lost
domains of usage. Scholars researching language shift and loss, language
revival and revitalization underline that the chosen strategy and its
effectiveness depend on multiple factors, such as the ethnolinguistic vitality
of a speech community, the level of language loss, language attitudes and
language trauma. All these factors influence (potential) speakers’
opportunities, capacity and motivation to use and to transmit the language
which always has a lower position on the linguistic market than the dominant
languages.

The aim of language revitalization is ‘to bring a language back to some level
of use within their communities after a period of reduction in usage’ (Hinton,
2011, p. 291). Hence, it demands looking for new speakers and new domains of
its use. Family language transmission is perceived to be a crucial factor in
sustaining minority languages. Yet, where the intergenerational transmission
has been disrupted, it is also the most difficult to achieve. In today’s
context, both conventional and unconventional ways of minority language
transmission should be appreciated. Minority language communities, speakers
and language activists invent new ways of transmitting the language concerned.

The aim of this conference, then, is to explore these ways of transmitting
minority and minoritized languages and discuss different aspects of language
revitalization and maintenance.

The conference is open to researchers, PhD students and stakeholders from
across the multidisciplinary field of minority languages.

Call for Papers: 

Proposals regarding original research on minority and minoritized languages
are invited in two formats: individual papers and panels.

Proposals for panels: 
Panels are collections of paper presentations that relate to a narrowly
defined topic of interest and are offered in a three-hour time block,
including at least 30 minutes for discussion. Proposals for panels are limited
to 700 words and should include brief summaries (150 words) of each of the
papers, along with paper titles and individual authors’ names. The person
submitting a proposal for a panel is responsible for securing the permission
and co-operation of all participants before the proposal is submitted. A chair
for the session must also be identified. The deadline for panels proposal
submissions is 31 March 2021. Please send an abstract – of no more than 700
words plus the list of panelists, and their individual abstracts of no more
than 150 words each – to conference.revitalization at gmail.com. Successful
applicants will be notified by 30 April 2021.

Proposals for individual papers: 
The deadline for individual paper proposal submissions is 31 March 2021.
Please send an abstract – of no more than 200 words plus references, if
necessary – to conference.revitalization at gmail.com. Successful applicants will
be notified by 30 April 2021.

Language policy: The language of the conference is English. If a presentation
is based on data in any other language, the use of multilingual material (e.g.
in PowerPoint slides, handouts) is recommended. Selected papers will also be
considered for a post-conference publication in a special issue of a
peer-reviewed academic journal.

Full conference fee of 100 euro and reduced fee of 60 euro for PhD students
covers conference materials, drinks and lunches during the daytime. Social
dinner will be paid additionally.

You can find information on the Conference here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/2584137801816600/

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