36.460, Calls: Anthropological Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Sociolinguistics, Text/Corpus Linguistics: Linguistics Vanguard - The Linguistics of Transient Mobility (Jrnl)

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Subject: 36.460, Calls: Anthropological Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Sociolinguistics, Text/Corpus Linguistics: Linguistics Vanguard - The Linguistics of Transient Mobility (Jrnl)

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Date: 04-Feb-2025
From: Manuela Vida-Mannl [manuela.vidamannl at tu-dortmund.de]
Subject: Linguistics Vanguard - The Linguistics of Transient Mobility (Jrnl)


The Linguistics of Transient Mobility - Special Collection in
Linguistics Vanguard
Guest Editors:
Manuela Vida-Mannl, TU Dortmund University,
manuela.vidamannl at tu-dortmund.de
Sven Leuckert, TU Dresden, sven.leuckert at tu-dresden.de
Theresa Neumaier, TU Dortmund University,
theresa.neumaier at tu-dortmund.de
Language and mobility are almost inseparable. Changes in linguistic
practices might be initiated by socially and/or geographically mobile
speaker groups or be a reflection of ongoing or past mobility. This
means that languages are “turning up in unexpected places [...] [and]
taking unexpected forms” (Heller 2007: 343). New Englishes, i.e., new
varieties of English which develop due to contact between speakers of
different languages who need to interact with each other, might serve
as an example: In such heterogeneous social groups, speaking the
‘right’ or ‘wrong’ language can enable or prevent upward social
mobility (see Iversen et al. 2017 for an overview) or signal
group-belonging, potentially resulting in speakers abandoning or
taking on local or heritage languages practices. As social, cultural,
and other individual factors tend to operate more directly and quicker
in smaller social groups, this special collection focuses on the
reciprocal influence of language use and social/geographical mobility
in and across smaller, transient, or emerging speaker groups. We
invite both contributions that focus on the interdependencies of
language and the formation of (transient) communities of practice and
contributions assessing social and geographical mobility within
existing communities and their relations to potential shifts in the
speakers’ linguistic practices and/or considering factors such as
speaker heritage, agency, and the increasing influence of popular
culture as motivation for linguistic variation and assimilation. As we
aim to emphasize how mobility shapes and is shaped by multilingual
and/or multimodal communicative practices, we explicitly welcome
research on linguistic variation through multiple modalities (spoken,
written, digital, and actional).
We explicitly encourage submissions employing diverse methodologies,
such as ethnographic observation, conversation analysis, discourse
analysis, and corpus-based studies.
Topics might include, but are not limited to:
- The role of multilingual or multimodal resources (speech, writing,
signing, and digital media) in enabling or constraining mobility.
- Reciprocal relationships between linguistic practices and
migration/travel trajectories.
- Multilingualism as a strategy for navigating social and spatial
mobility.
- The semiotics of mobility: signs, symbols, and visual practices in
mobile communities.
- Linguistic practices and multimodal identity construction in
translocal spaces.
- Innovations in digital communication among social groups/communities
of practice.
Timeline
- Submission of Abstracts: 01 March 2025
- Feedback on Abstracts: 31 March 2025
- Submission Date: 31 October 2025
- Review Completion: 31 December 2025
- Publication: 2026
References
Heller, M. (2007). The future of ‘bilingualism’. In M. Heller (ed.)
Bilingualism: A Social Approach (pp. 340–345). New York: Palgrave
Macmillan.
Iversen, V., A. Krishna, & K. Sen (2017). Beyond poverty escapes –
social mobility in the Global South: A survey article. Global
Development Institute Working Paper Series, 2017-017, 1–29.

Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics
                     Applied Linguistics
                     Discourse Analysis
                     Sociolinguistics
                     Text/Corpus Linguistics




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