32.2171, Confs: Nilo-Saharan; Anthro Ling, Applied Ling, Gen Ling, Genetic Class, Lang Doc/Online

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Subject: 32.2171, Confs: Nilo-Saharan; Anthro Ling, Applied Ling, Gen Ling, Genetic Class, Lang Doc/Online

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Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2021 21:10:50
From: Mirella Blum [nslc2021 at ed.ac.uk]
Subject: 15th Nilo-Saharan Linguistics Colloquium

 
15th Nilo-Saharan Linguistics Colloquium 

Date: 04-Aug-2021 - 06-Aug-2021 
Location: Nairobi (Online), Kenya 
Contact: Bert Remijsen 
Contact Email: b.remijsen at ed.ac.uk 
Meeting URL: 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 
Meeting Description: 

Over several decades, the Nilo-Saharan Linguistics Colloquium has become
established as a valuable forum for the dissemination and discussion of
research findings among linguists investigating the languages that belong to
the Nilo-Saharan language family, which stretches from Algeria to Tanzania.

Due to potential impact from COVID-19, the 15th Nilo-Saharan Linguistics
Colloquium will now take place online, 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. To this end, internet hubs will be organized in five East African
capitals: Nairobi (Kenya), Entebbe (Uganda), Juba (South Sudan), Khartoum
(Sudan), and Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to ensure online access.

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. Three specialists in the field of applied
linguistics are participating as invited speakers: Constance Kutsch Lojenga
(Leiden University and SIL International), Barbara Trudell (SIL
International), and Dorcas Wepukhulu (African Storybook).
 

Program Information: 

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM:
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/nilotic/nslc-2021-preliminary-program-subject-to-change
/

REGISTRATION:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/15th-nilo-saharan-linguistics-colloquium-ticket
s-153482352849





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