[RNLD] SOAS Sylheti conference -- this week

[Peter Austin]

*​​The Sylheti Language conference*

*Date*: 12 May 2016, 9:30-18:00
Where: SOAS. Brunei building, room B102

We are pleased to announce the Sylheti Language Conference under the
auspices of the Department of Linguistics, SOAS. The conference is
organized by the members of the Sylheti Project that includes postgraduate
students and staff members of the linguistics department, and members of
the Surma Centre in Camden.
This one-day conference will be an opportunity for linguists and other
academics to present and discuss research on Sylheti, in a programme that
ranges from its phonology to its role in communication about climate
change. Find the full programme here.
<https://sylhetiproject.wordpress.com/program/>

Dr Mark Sebba from Lancaster University will present a plenary talk
titled *Spelling
Sylheti: phonology and practice. *Find the abstract here.
<https://sylhetiproject.wordpress.com/abstracts/>

Do join us! Register here
<http://store.soas.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=1&deptid=19&catid=79&prodvarid=383>.
Ticket costs £10 standard or £6  for students

-- 
Prof Peter K. Austin
Marit Rausing Chair in Field Linguistics
Research Tutor and PhD Convenor
Department of Linguistics, SOAS
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG
United Kingdom

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