33.3936, Calls: General Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Lexicography, Ling & Literature, Semantics/Austria

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Subject: 33.3936, Calls: General Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Lexicography, Ling & Literature, Semantics/Austria

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From: Alexander Steiner [A.Steiner at student.uibk.ac.at]
Subject: From Athens to Samarqand: Spatial Perception in Antiquity from the Eastern Mediterranean to the Taklamakan Desert


Full Title: From Athens to Samarqand: Spatial Perception in Antiquity
from the Eastern Mediterranean to the Taklamakan Desert

Date: 17-Jan-2024 - 19-Jan-2024
Location: Innsbruck, Austria
Contact Person: Alexander Steiner
Meeting Email: A.Steiner at student.uibk.ac.at
Web Site: http://www.melammu-project.eu/workshops/mw18prog.html

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Historical Linguistics;
Lexicography; Ling & Literature; Semantics
Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Call Deadline: 30-Mar-2023

Meeting Description:

Spatial perception in antiquity is a fruitful and intriguing research
area that has already received attention since the late 18th century.
The development of separate disciplines dealing with different
cultures and sources has, however, led to an often-isolated treatment
of such topics in the specific fields of History, Philology and
(Historical) Linguistics. This conference intends to provide the
opportunity to overcome such isolated treatment and to strengthen the
cooperation between the fields by establishing interdisciplinary
discussions. The conference will cover two millennia (1st millennium
BCE – 1st millennium CE) and the vast geographical area of
Afro-Eurasia. The workshop will focus on Spatial Perception in an
Imperial Historical and Linguistic Context. The aim is to investigate
the impact of Empires on the conceptualisation of various regions and
its reflection in imperial language and sources. Borderlands as
dynamic regions of constant exchange and mobility serve as suitable
environments for the transmission and transformation of ideas.
Connecting and challenging different prospects and approaches is one
of the key goals of the conference. Our leading questions will be: How
are various regions conceptualised through the lens of empire on the
one hand and through the lens of imperial Borderlands on the other?
How are these frameworks realised in language? What are the
consequences of territorial disputes for the conceptualisation of
later geographical frameworks? How do Borderlands, their boundaries
and their conceptualisations change in relation to trade, mobility and
complex processes of exchange?

One Session of the Conference will be reserved for linguistic papers.
We are looking forward to receive your abstract until 30th of March
2023. The papers might deal with spatial linguistics in Ancient Near
Eastern, Indo-European, Semitic, Hurro-Uartian, Turkic Languages as
well as chinese. Other topics concerning spatial perception in
language in the mentioned time and area will be accepted as well.
For further Informations and if you have any questions, please contact
me via A.Steiner at student.uibk.ac.at

Call for Papers:

We welcome proposals for 20-minute papers. The abstract should not
exceed 250 words and should be submitted to
MWFromAthenstoSmrqnd at gmx.at by 30 March 2023. The conference language
will be English.
Early-career scholars are especially encouraged to send us their
proposals.
Topics that are related to the above-mentioned research topics are
welcomed.
We plan to cover travel and accommodation expenses. However, if a
participant has any travel funds from the own respective project or
institution, we will greatly appreciate if that could be used. If
necessary (due to external factors), we reserve the option to hold the
proceedings online.

For detailed Information and the full Call for Papers as pdf, see the
melammu project's Homepage:
http://www.melammu-project.eu/workshops/mw18prog.html



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