35.2288, Calls: 9th International Conference on Language Documentation & Conservation

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Subject: 35.2288, Calls: 9th International Conference on Language Documentation & Conservation

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Date: 16-Aug-2024
From: Bradley McDonnell [mcdonn at hawaii.edu]
Subject: None


Full Title: 9th International Conference on Language Documentation &
Conservation
Short Title: ICLDC 9

Date: 06-Mar-2025 - 09-Mar-2025
Location: Honolulu, USA
Contact Person: Bradley McDonnell
Meeting Email: mcdonn at hawaii.edu
Web Site: http://www.icldc-hawaii.org

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics;
Language Documentation

Call Deadline: 31-Aug-2024

Meeting Description:

Conference theme: “Navigating new realities in diaspora communities”

One notable achievement of the modern language documentation and
conservation movement has been the (re)centering of community in
language work. Rather than viewing language as an abstract system,
documentary practice increasingly begins with the community, is guided
by the community, and contributes to ongoing maintenance of language
in the community. At the same time the nature of community is
changing. Global forces of migration and urbanization have resulted in
the displacement of language teachers and learners from their
traditional communities, and in many cases these diaspora communities
are now larger than the original communities from which they arose.
And yet, whether intentionally or not, the practice of language
documentation and conservation has largely ignored the diaspora in
favor of more traditional undisplaced communities.

At ICLDC 2025 we propose to initiate a dialogue which will turn the
attention of documentary linguistics to the unique needs of diaspora
language communities. The challenges are manifold. Teaching methods
designed for small monolingual rural communities may not be effective
in large multilingual urban settings. Documentation techniques may
need to be adapted to deal with contact scenarios and language shift.
Moreover, displacement may take many forms, so solutions must be
tailored to the unique context in each community. But the challenges
are nevertheless real and pressing. As the pressure of conflict and
climate change increasingly threaten our world, the future of the
world’s Indigenous languages may well hinge on the ability of our
field to engage effectively in diaspora settings. 

The conference program will feature Keynote talks, Talk Story and
Workshop sessions, papers, and posters. An optional Hilo Field Study
(on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi) to visit Hawaiian language
revitalization programs in action will take place immediately after
the conference (March 10-11). The 8th Workshop on Computational
Methods for Endangered Languages (ComputEL-8) will take place in
Honolulu immediately preceding the conference (March 3-4).

2nd Call for Papers:

We welcome proposals for Workshops and Talk Story discussions with a
deadline of August 31, 2024. For more information on how to prepare
and submit a proposal visit our website:
https://ling.lll.hawaii.edu/sites/icldc/wts-sessions/

Talk Story Sessions
Introduced at ICLDC 2017 in response to participant feedback, ICLDC
2025 will again feature “Talk Story” sessions. These discussions will
be led by an expert discussant and limited to 20-30 attendees per
session. Each Talk Story will be repeated three days during the
conference, allowing ample opportunity for conference attendees to
participate in the Talk Story Sessions of their choice. Talk Story
sessions are meant to be fully interactive for participants, rather
than a one-directional presentation of information. This format may be
particularly appropriate for discussion of issues related to working
with diaspora communities.

Workshops
We also welcome proposals for Workshops on topics broadly relating to
working with diaspora communities. Each 90-minute workshop will be
held twice over the four days of the conference, allowing multiple
opportunities for interested attendees to participate. Workshops will
accommodate a larger number of participants and are intended to be
more presentational and instructional in style than the Talk Story
sessions.

Travel Funding
We anticipate being able to offer travel assistance up to US$2500 for
each selected Workshop and Talk Story Session. Funds will be provided
as (partial) flight reimbursements, hotel nights, or per diem
payments, to be determined by the ICLDC Executive Committee. In the
event that a Workshop or Talk Story Session is jointly presented by
more than one individual, the presenter team will inform the ICLDC
Executive Committee how to divide the award across the presenters.



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