36.3337, Confs: Workshop on Inter- and Intra-generational Dynamics of Multilingualism (Germany)

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Date: 31-Oct-2025
From: Olga Lopopolo [olga.lopopolo at uni-hamburg.de]
Subject: Workshop on Inter- and Intra-generational Dynamics of Multilingualism


Workshop on Inter- and Intra-generational Dynamics of Multilingualism

Date: 25-Jun-2026 - 27-Jun-2026
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Contact: Olga Lopopolo
Contact Email: olga.lopopolo at uni-hamburg.de
Meeting URL: https://www.conferences.uni-hamburg.de/event/669/

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Sociolinguistics

Submission Deadline: 31-Jan-2026

The research group “CODILAC - Convergence on Dominant Language
Constellations: World Englishes in their multilingual ecologies” (DFG
FOR 5728) invites proposals for papers and posters to be presented at
the workshop on “Inter- and intra-generational Dynamics of
Multilingualism” at the University of Hamburg (Germany) on 25-27 June
2026.
The workshop aims to explore the social dynamics of multilingualism as
constantly negotiated and transformed phenomena across generations.
Recognizing language as a social and local practice susceptible to
change (Pennycook 2010), the workshop focuses on how speakers across
and within different generations navigate, influence, and reshape
their language practices.
Speakers possess the historical agency to influence the trajectory of
future generations’ multilingual practices (Purkarthofer 2020; Suslak
2009). While inter- and intra-generational dynamics are usually
investigated within specific age groups and generational identities
(e.g. older vs younger speakers), speakers’ perceptions of what
defines their belonging to a particular generation are closely linked
to their social and local relationships, rather than being determined
solely by a biological line (Eckert 2017; Giles, Makony and Dailey
2005). Consequently, members of the same generation may hold diverse
perspectives on how their multilingualism is shaped by their
historical and socioeconomic backgrounds, societal norms, individual
experiences they have with their languages, as well as global language
dynamics. These factors, in turn, influence their expectations
regarding language use, their current language practices, and the
language transmission to future generations. Therefore, and in the
spirit of third wave sociolinguistics, we understand generational
behavior as a social process shaped and negotiated through
interactions with factors such as location, status, orientation,
beliefs, ideologies, situation, and power (Eckert 2019). We are
especially interested in the resulting multilingual bricolage of
linguistic features.
The workshop aims to be an international platform for research on
multilingualism from different social and geographical contexts, which
are able to highlight the emergent and dynamic nature of multilingual
practices potentially shifting across and within generations and
domains. Frameworks that emphasize these aspects, such as Dominant
Language Constellations (DLC) (Aronin 2006), Complex Dynamic Systems
Theory (CDST) (Larsen-Freeman and Cameron 2008), third wave
sociolinguistics (Eckert 2019), as well as speaker-centered approaches
(Busch 2017), are particularly welcome.
More specifically, the workshop is envisioned as a critical space for
fostering dialogue among early-career researchers, including doctoral
students, postdoctoral researchers, and scholars at the beginning of
their academic careers, working on, but not limited to, the following
topics:
- generational transmission of multilingualism within institutional
domains (e.g., educational sector)
- generational transmission of multilingualism within the private
sphere (e.g., family language policies - FLP)
- multilingual language use in and between different generations
(e.g., adolescents in comparison to adults)
- inter-generational challenges posed by official language policies
(e.g., changes in standardization policies and official language use)
- ideologies surrounding language use within speech communities (e.g.,
national and local language ideologies)
- the status and use of World Englishes across different generations
(e.g., the use of exonormative vs endonormative varieties)
- attitudes towards World Englishes across and within generations
(e.g., individual or group perceptions of varieties of English)
- individual biographies and narratives of language change over life
courses (e.g., turning points of language use, language shift,
shifting DLCs)
- language maintenance in traditional minority context, migration and
diaspora (e.g., heritage language maintenance and revitalization)
- the role of language to promote social cohesion across generations
(e.g., community-driven efforts for social cohesion)
Invited Speakers:
Larissa Aronin (VIZJA University, Warsaw - Poland)
Tobias Bernaisch (Justus Liebig University, Giessen - Germany)
Loy Lising (Macquarie University, Sydney - Australia)
Stefanie Pillai (University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia)
Edgar Schneider (University of Regensburg - Germany)
Daniel Schreier (University of Zurich - Switzerland)
Submissions:
We especially encourage submissions by early career researchers
including doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers, and scholars at
the beginning of their academic careers, working in different contexts
and employing various theoretical and methodological approaches. The
workshop, in fact, is specifically targeted for early career
researchers where emerging scholars can showcase their research and
engage in meaningful dialogue with established experts.
Proposals:
The two categories of proposals are individual papers and posters.
 - Papers: papers are formal presentations on original research by one
or more authors, lasting a total of 30 minutes (20 minutes for
presentation and 10 minutes for discussion). Please note that the time
limit will be strictly adhered to.
 - Posters: poster sessions are for displaying research that offers
the opportunity for individualised, informal discussion of the
research. Posters are especially effective for presenting
work-in-progress, fieldwork and results of empirical research if data
can be presented visually (e.g. charts, graphs, tables). A block of
time will be designated when presenters are available to discuss their
posters and a time slot will be dedicated to poster presentations.
Posters should be in the size of A0 in portrait format.
The working language of the event is English, but we acknowledge the
potential for submissions involving other languages, and we encourage
prospective authors to reach out if this applies to their work.
Instructions:
Please submit your abstracts (max. of 500 words excl. references) via
Indico: https://www.conferences.uni-hamburg.de/event/669/abstracts/
before 31 January 2026 by clicking on the "submit new abstract" field.
To complete your submission, please log in with your Indico profile or
create a new one by selecting your institutional affiliation.



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