36.326, Calls: Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Ling & Literature; Sociolinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics / Netherlands

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Subject: 36.326, Calls: Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Ling & Literature; Sociolinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics / Netherlands

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Date: 24-Jan-2025
From: Organization committee CFH [info at frisianhumanities.frl]
Subject: Conference on Frisian Humanities

Full Title: Conference on Frisian Humanities

Date: 11-Nov-2025 - 14-Nov-2025
Location: Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Contact Person: Organizing committee
Meeting Email: info at frisianhumanities.frl
Web Site: https://www.frisianhumanities.frl/en/

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Ling &
Literature; Sociolinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics
Subject Language(s): Eastern Frisian (frs)
                     Northern Frisian (frr)
                     Old Frisian (ofs)
                     Western Frisian (fry)
Language Family(ies): Frisian

The Fryske Akademy, the Mercator European Research Centre on
Multilingualism and Language Learning, the Professorship
Multilingualism and Literacy of NHL Stenden University of Applied
Sciences, the department of Frisian Studies of the University of
Groningen, and the department Language, Technology and Culture of
UG/Campus Fryslân invite you to the third Conference on Frisian
Humanities.
>From 11-14 November 2025, you are welcome to join us at the Oranje
Hotel in Leeuwarden to discuss the theme Bridges and Boundaries:
Fryslân in a Global Context.
Call for Papers
Geographical subdivisions and connections are a fitting metaphor for
the academic landscape of the Frisian humanities. On the map, the
Frisian lands appear as a sequence of peninsulas and islands, divided
by estuaries, lakes, mudflats, peat marshes, and political borders. A
number of dams, canals, roads, railways, and ferries connects these
areas, although often with detours. Likewise, the academic disciplines
that study Frisian linguistics, history, and culture may seem to be
islands and peninsulas. From an international perspective, the same is
true for pedagogical approaches regarding regional or minority
languages in education as well as for the development of digital
technologies for low-resource languages. With our Third Conference on
Frisian Humanities we aim at connecting and reconnecting these
different fields of research.
At the moment, several distinct Frisian identities co-exist along the
continental North Sea coast, as has been the case for centuries.
Fryslân, Groningen, Ostfriesland, and Nordfriesland, for instance,
have much in common while each also has their own, historically grown
identity.
Besides their common linguistic core, the Frisian language varieties
have been influenced to a great extent by a millennium of
multilingualism and linguistic and cultural contact. The languages,
history, literatures, and cultures that we study have thus always been
marked both by perceptions of authenticity, otherness, and periphery
and by instances of cultural, linguistic, and conceptional borrowing
and exchange.
The Frisian languages are illustrative of Europe’s regional or
minority languages; while each is situated in a specific context and
faces their own challenges, many parallels can be drawn between them.
The Frisian languages can therefore offer various inspiring examples
of best practices in education, digital technologies, and language
policy for both smaller and larger minoritised languages. Conversely,
practices from other regional or minority languages can in turn serve
as inspiration for the Frisian case as well. Within the broader scope
of the Frisian humanities as a whole, we strive to act as a bridge
between the Dutch and the German academic traditions.
The Third Conference on Frisian Humanities aims to bring together
scholars and students across the multidisciplinary field of the
Frisian humanities (including West Frisian, Sater Frisian, and North
Frisian) and/or other minority languages.
We especially welcome contributions on the following topics:
−  Frisian linguistics
−  Multilingualism in a minority context
−  Multilingual education in a minority context
−  Speech and language technology for low-resource languages
−  Frisian History (e.g. the Middle Ages or the ‘long’ 16th century)
−  Literature of minority languages, in particular Frisian literature
−  Films or videos in minority languages
Proposals regarding original, previously unpublished research are
invited in two formats: individual papers and posters. Proposals
should relate to one or more of the conference themes listed above.
The Scientific Committee is open to proposals for colloquia, either
workshops or sessions, comprising of three to four papers. If you
would like to organise a colloquium during the conference, please
contact the organisers at info at frisianhumanities.frl for more
information.
Submission instructions for individual papers and posters
Abstracts for oral or poster presentations should be no longer than
450 words (including references and 3-5 keywords). The abstract should
include enough detail to allow reviewers to judge the scientific
merits of the proposal.
Oral papers will be allotted 30 minutes, allowing 20 minutes for
presenting and 10 minutes for questions.
The official languages of the conference are all varieties of Frisian,
as well as Dutch, German, and English. If a presentation is based on
data in any other language, use of multilingual materials (e.g. on
slides or handouts) is recommended. The sessions on multilingual
education, multilingualism in a minority context, and on speech and
language technologies for minority languages will be in English only.
All abstracts will undergo double-blind review, involving a minimum of
two reviewers from the Scientific Committee of the 3rd CFH. Abstracts
will be evaluated for their contribution to the field, quality of the
content, thematic relevance, and quality of the abstract (i.e.
organisation and clarity of expression). Participants can submit a
maximum of one proposal where they are the first author, and a maximum
of two proposals with any other authorship status.
To submit an abstract for papers and posters, please complete the form
on the website.
During the submission process you will be asked for your name,
affiliation, address, phone number, and email address, but these are
collected solely for administrative purposes.
Key dates
Submission deadline for individual papers and posters: 16 March 2025.
Notification of acceptance of individual papers and posters: 15 May
2025.
Contact
Please visit the website www.frisianhumanities.frl for regular updates
on the Third Conference on Frisian Humanities.
For enquiries, please contact the organisers at
info at frisianhumanities.frl.
We look forward to welcoming you to Leeuwarden in November!

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