First call for papers Sociolinguistics Symposium 14

[Mieke Van Herreweghe]

FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS


Sociolinguistics Symposium 14

Gent (Belgium), April 4-6, 2002


Plenary speakers:

Prof. John HAVILAND (Reed College, Portland)
Prof. Don KULICK (University of Stockholm)
Prof. Ceil LUCAS (Gallaudet University, Washington DC)
Dr. Ben RAMPTON (King's College, London)


Conference theme:

Discourse resources:  the sociolinguistics of access, availability and
distribution.

In addition to papers in any area of sociolinguistics, the academic
programme committee particularly welcomes papers which address the
connections between sociolinguistics and discourse analysis by foregrounding
issues of inequality with regard to resources of language, discourses,
styles and genres. Contributors are encouraged to pay special attention to
international as well as local sites of language use and to signed as well
as spoken languages.


Deadlines  call for papers

          1 June 2001: outline proposals for colloquia
          1 October 2001: abstracts
          15 November 2001: communicate outcome refereeing process
          15 January 2002: registration presenters
          1 March 2002: registration other conference participants

Organising Committee:

          Prof. J. Blommaert, Department of African Studies, University of
Gent
          Mr. P. Flynn, English Department, University of Gent
          Dr. G. Jacobs, Faculty of Applied Economic Sciences, University of
Antwerp
          Dr. J. O'Driscoll, English Department, University of Gent
          Ms. K. Maryns, Department of African Studies, University of Gent
          Prof. S. Slembrouck, English Department, University of Gent
          Prof. A-M. Vandenbergen, English Department, University of Gent
          Dr. M. Van Herreweghe, English Department, University of Gent and
FEVLADO
          Ms. E. Van Praet, English Department, University of Gent

Contact:

     Sociolinguistics Symposium 14
     c/o English Department
     University of Gent
     Rozier 44
     B-9000 Gent (Belgium)

     Tel: 32-9-264-3788
     Fax: 32-9-264-4179
     E-mail: ss14 at bank.rug.ac.be
     Website: http://bank.rug.ac.be/ss14



Mieke Van Herreweghe, Ph.D.
Post-doctoral researcher Fund for Scientific Research Flanders
Gent University
English Department
Rozier 44
9000 Gent
Belgium
tel. +32-9-264 3792
fax +32-9-264 4179