33.1274, Calls: English; Sociolinguistics/United Kingdom

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Subject: 33.1274, Calls: English; Sociolinguistics/United Kingdom

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Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2022 20:56:20
From: Alex Baratta [alex.baratta at manchester.ac.uk]
Subject: “China English” or “Chinglish”? Implications for World Englishes in Students’ Academic Writing

 
Full Title: “China English” or “Chinglish”? Implications for World Englishes in Students’ Academic Writing 
Short Title: CE 

Date: 14-Jun-2022 - 14-Jun-2022
Location: Manchester, England (University of Manchester campus), United Kingdom 
Contact Person: Alex Baratta
Meeting Email: alex.baratta at manchester.ac.uk

Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics 

Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Call Deadline: 19-Apr-2022 

Meeting Description:

The conference will bring together educators and linguistics, with the focus
on the variety of World English known as 'China English'. Separate from
'Chinglish' - which largely refers to translation errors - China English is
argued to be a systematic and predictable variety of English in terms of
phonology, lexis and grammar. While not everyone is convinced, there is a
dividing line, though hard to determine sometimes, between error and
innovation. The focus is especially on the implications for Chinese students'
academic writing within inner-circle countries, for instances in which their
use of English, while not inner-circle standard, might not be 'wrong' either.


Call for Papers:
 
“China English” or “Chinglish”? Implications for World Englishes in students’
academic writing Location: University of Manchester, Harwood Room, Barnes
Wallis Building June 14 2022, 09:00 – 18:00.
Free to register.
 
The conference will explore the ways in which grammar and vocabulary as used
in overseas students’ writing differ from what is otherwise expected: standard
British English. The implication of the idea of World Englishes is that
systematic and predictable uses of English by specific groups of language
users, while different from standard English, are not errors. This leads to a
potential dilemma for both students and lecturers, seen in the questions
below, which also serve as potential themes for conference papers (conference
papers are not limited to the themes and topics below):  
- How can we distinguish between grammatical errors and innovations? If the
latter, should such grammatical (and lexical) differences be accepted (however
defined), or should they be considered ‘wrong’?  
- Is difference a ‘deficit’ in any way considering the requirement for
standard English against the reality of thousands of foreign students who may
indeed have their own variety of English(es) (e.g. Indian English, Ghanaian
English, etc.)?  
- Are there ways in which students can “teach the teachers” regarding their
varieties of English, notably as part of Education programmes, thus allowing
for a linguistic – and cultural – exchange?  
- Given the conference title, what are the linguistic features – lexis and
grammar – that indeed distinguish a recognised variety of English – from
random errors?  
- What are the political implications for standard inner-circle Englishes?
This could involve relevant theory such as linguistic hegemony, symbolic
violence, cultural reproduction, linguistic capital.  
- How might we approach linguistic codification given the absence of 
‘traditional’ means of such for non-inner circle Englishes, especially
expanding circle Englishes? For example, the Oxford English Dictionary doesn’t
necessarily have a great deal of lexis for expanding circle Englishes, though
this is slowly changing.  
- Taking a lexicographic approach, what are the key issues regarding online
codification, given the proliferation of World Englishes within web-based
dictionaries, part of the Fourth Industrial Revolution?  
  
  
We welcome empirical, conceptual, or methodological papers. We would also
accept topics for proposed workshops. Please submit your abstracts no later
than April 19, 2022. The abstracts should be no more than 250 words, excluding
references. Please send abstracts to the following email addresses:

alex.baratta at manchester.ac.uk and paul.v.smith at manchester.ac.uk

Also, in your email, please confirm if you plan to attend the conference in
person or would prefer to present your paper, if accepted, online. Details
regarding online presentations will be sent out to individuals whose papers
have been accepted.  
  
The conference will involve paper presentations and workshops. Presentations
will last for 30 minutes – 20 minutes for the talk with up to ten minutes for
Q & A. As for workshops, we anticipate up to one hour being available.  
  
The conference will involve three tea/coffee breaks, and a buffet lunch will
be provided. If you have any dietary requirements, please inform us by email
when you submit your abstract.




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