33.1339, Calls: Discourse Analysis, General Linguistics, Morphology, Pragmatics, Semantics, Sociolinguistics, Syntax / Minorités linguistiques et société/Linguistic Minorities and Society (Jrnl)

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LINGUIST List: Vol-33-1339. Thu Apr 14 2022. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 33.1339, Calls:  Discourse Analysis, General Linguistics, Morphology, Pragmatics, Semantics, Sociolinguistics, Syntax / Minorités linguistiques et société/Linguistic Minorities and Society (Jrnl)

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Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2022 20:59:25
From: Catherine Leger [cleger at uvic.ca]
Subject: Discourse Analysis, General Linguistics, Morphology, Pragmatics, Semantics, Sociolinguistics, Syntax / Minorités linguistiques et société/Linguistic Minorities and Society (Jrnl)

Full Title: Minorités linguistiques et société/Linguistic Minorities and Society 

Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis; General Linguistics; Morphology; Pragmatics; Semantics; Sociolinguistics; Syntax 

Subject Language(s): French (fra)

Call Deadline: 31-May-2023 

Call for Papers: 

“Perspectives on Morphosyntactic and Pragmatic Variation in Francophone
Minority Communities”

This thematic issue will contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the
field of linguistic variation in the Francophone space, particularly in
morphosyntax and pragmatics. In other words, it will be devoted to the
exploration of subjects in the grammar and discourse of French in Canada and
elsewhere. Many studies have been conducted on the pronunciation (accent) and
lexicon (words) of French varieties around the world. In fact, the
French-speaking world boasts countless dictionaries and glossaries in which
the lexical heritage of French varieties is recorded (Comme on dit chez nous –
Le grand livre du français de nos régions, by Mathieu Avanzi, Alain Rey and
Aurore Vincenti; Usito; Dictionnaire des francophones; Dictionary of Louisiana
French, to name a few). The pronunciation of several varieties of French is
also well documented (see, for instance, the programme Phonologie du français
contemporain [PFC] : Usages, variétés et structure, which presents the results
of numerous inquiries into the sounds of French varieties, or Paradis and
Dolbec’s site [http://phono.uqac.ca/] on the phonetic characteristics of
Québecois French).

In comparison, studies on morphosyntax and pragmatics are much rarer. Aspects
of grammar and discourse are less salient dimensions in languages, which
partly explains the paucity of research in these areas. Through research in
sociolinguistics (e.g., on interrogatives and discourse markers), which
remains fragmentary (see Gadet, 1997; Vinet, 2001), we know that
morphosyntactic and pragmatic forms can vary from one French variety to
another. The proposed thematic issue aims, therefore, to give visibility to
the description of morphosyntactic and pragmatic aspects in order to fill an
obvious gap in the study of variation in the Francophonie. The issue also
focuses on computer-mediated communication (SMS, social network messages,
shared videos, etc.), thus providing a resolutely contemporary picture of
linguistic variation.

Here are the important dates regarding this special issue of Linguistic
Minorities and Society:
Proposals for articles must be submitted before May 31, 2022, and include in
the following form: name(s) of the author(s) and home institution; the title
of the manuscript; and a 500-word summary (maximum) with references (space
unlimited). Authors will be notified by June 15, 2022, as to whether their
proposal has been accepted.

A workshop (Zoom) where authors can present their research will be held on
October 14, 2022.

The tentative deadline for the submission of manuscripts is May 1, 2023. For
the protocol for the presentation of manuscripts, please consult the following
site: https://icrml.ca/images/Editorial_policy_and_ethics_janvier2022.pdf 
Authors who wish to access the French version of the protocol can consult it
by clicking on the following link:
https://icrml.ca/images/Politique_e%CC%81ditoriale_et_e%CC%81thique_janvier202
2.pdf 

In order to stimulate dialogue, submission of a proposal and participation in
the workshop are strongly encouraged but not mandatory for submitting a paper.
The members of the editorial committee of the special issue of Linguistic
Minorities and Society “Perspectives on Morphosyntactic and Pragmatic
Variation in Francophone Minority Communities” are:
Anne-Sophie Bally, Professor, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières,
anne-sophie.bally at uqtr.ca 
Catherine Léger, Professor,  Department of French, University of Victoria,
cleger at uvic.ca

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