[Slling-l] Call for Papers “Minority languages spoken or signed and inclusive spaces”

Fri Oct 11 22:55:02 UTC 2019

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<goog_879722064>*Call for papers <http://minoritylanguages.inshea.fr/?q=fr>*

*International conference *“Minority languages spoken or signed and
inclusive spaces”
Paris, France - May 25-26-27, 2020

*Argument of the international conference*
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An inclusive society cannot exclusively define its members as those who can
physically access collective spaces of work, leisure and common cultural
heritage. Beyond openness to differences and the measures taken to prevent
discrimination, which determine accessibility as a constituent of human
rights, the concrete question of the roles played by linguistic systems as
paths to the appropriation of knowledge arises. This knowledge enables to
build the meaning of those spaces as well as the social and personal
identity of the users.

Languages, as an inter-individual and inter-group communicational tool, are
indeed a real “mycelium” ensuring cohesion between individuals, but also
help accomplish collective and personal fulfilment.

Since the 80s, UNESCO has considered language diversity as an essential
component of humankind’s cultural diversity. As such, it has stressed the
importance of assigning a "significant role to minority languages,
according to the necessities of contemporary life, at local as well as
national and international level".
About forty years later, it is important to ask ourselves how the promotion
of this diversity, especially conveyed by the United Nations Convention on
the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the United Nations
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, is compatible and coherent
with the design and implementation of an inclusive society.
In this context, observing linguistic media -through which the contents of
information or knowledge is prioritized and conveyed in social spaces- and
analyzing the institutional and identity issues attached to this construct
is paramount. It makes it possible to initiate dialogue between the
linguistic needs of indigenous peoples, regional language speakers and
people with disabilities in order to identify obstacles to the
establishment of an inclusive society, activating often underestimated
leverage.
This perspective compels to study the contributions and the limits of
languages, whatever their spoken, gestural or written form, regarding the
construction of a societal ideal of inclusion.
The objective of this international conference is to question the way
social “inclusive” spaces (schools, universities, cultural centers, public
services…) take into consideration minor languages (or not). It aims at
fostering original and innovative initiatives in their psychological,
social, glottopolitical, anthropological, linguistic, pedagogical,
didactical and digital dimensions, and discussing those topics.
The discussions will be based on potential leverage tools, but also the
difficulties resulting from internal and external forces of various kinds
(socioeconomic, political, digital…) exerted on these minority languages.
They also interrogate the repercussions on their speakers within these
spaces.

Researchers are invited to follow one of the two main thematic lines:

*Topic 1 : Praxeology : social intervention, work, health, education,…*

   - Transmission and preservation of the linguistic heritage of minority
   languages (spoken or signed)
   - Translangaging (bringing everyone's language skills to life)
   - Artificial intelligence for minority languages (spoken or signed)
   - Linguistic diversity including minority languages (spoken or signed):
   life stories and practices
   - Approaches, materials and tools for minority languages (spoken or
   signed)

* Topic 2 : Paradigms, analysis of professional, institutional or media
representations and discourses.*

   - Minority languages (spoken or signed): Conflicting paradigms
   - Analysis and genealogy of debate on minority languages (spoken or
   signed)
   - Linguistic law and policy for minority languages (spokenspoken or
   signed)

The topics listed here are not exhaustive and any multidisciplinary
presentation proposal will be welcome.

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[image: International sign language]
<http://minoritylanguages.inshea.fr/?q=fr/content/argument#ISL>*Argument in
International Sign Language (ISL)*
<http://minoritylanguages.inshea.fr/?q=fr/content/argument#ISL>

*Call for Papers *
<http://minoritylanguages.inshea.fr/?q=fr/content/call-for-papers#anglais>*TYPES
OF CONTRIBUTIONS*

*Presentations will be welcome in English, Spanish, French, French Sign
language, International Sign Language, Russian. *As far as possible,
interpretation into one of these languages can be provided.
*Please note that you can also present your work in another language. In
this case, you must be accompanied by a professional interpreter, who will
interpret your talk into English, French, Spanish, Russian, French Sign
language or International Sign Language.*
You will have at your disposal a computer and a video projector for your
oral presentation. Please note that internet access will be available but
the quality of the connection cannot be guaranteed.
*Attending in person. Oral presentation:*

Each presentation will last 15 minutes and will be followed by 5 minutes of
questions. It will be presented in parallel thematic sessions.
*Attending in person. Poster presentation:*

Your poster will be exhibited during the conference poster session. Poster
sessions will provide an opportunity for authors to display the results and
conclusions of their papers.
 *ABSTRACTS SUBMISSION*

   - Abstracts should only be *submitted online.
   <http://minoritylanguages.inshea.fr/?q=fr/content/call-abstract>*
   - The deadline for abstract submission is *December 20, 2019*.
   - All abstracts must be submitted and presented in* English, in French,
   in French Sign Language or International Sign Language.*
   - Abstracts should be based on any of the topic areas listed in the
   section topics.
   - *The full title of your abstract must not exceed 150 characters
   (including spaces). The titles offered in French sign language or
   international sign language must not exceed 20 seconds (authorized formats:
   AVI, mp4 or mov).*
   - *Abstracts should not exceed 6000 space characters with 5
   bibliographic references included according to the APA standard. Abstracts
   submitted in French Sign Language or International Sign Language must not
   exceed 4 min (video less than 100 MB. Authorized formats: AVI, mp4 or mov).*
   - *Abbreviations should be defined the first time they appear in your
   text. *Example: HEA (Higher Education Area), before being used as an
   abbreviation only. Please, do not define or use abbreviations in the title.
   - Authors should indicate their presentation preference: *oral, poster.* The
   Organising Committee reserves the right to decide on the final allocation
   and presentation method.
   - The notification of acceptance/rejection of the abstracts submitted
   will be sent to you via email by* January 6, 2020. Please ensure that
   the email address is regularly monitored and remember to check the spam
   folder.*
   - If you encounter any problems during the submission process or you do
   not receive any confirmation by email please contact the Conference
   Secretariat: *minlangconf at inshea.fr <minlangconf at inshea.fr>*

*IMPORTANT DATES*

   - *December 20, 2019:* Abstract submission deadline for Orals and Posters
   - *January 31, 2020:* Notifications of acceptance
   - *25-26-27 May 2020: *Conference

*SUBMIT ABSTRACT*
<http://minoritylanguages.inshea.fr/?q=fr/content/call-abstract>

Scientific Committee

Link to the web page of the Scientific Committee
<http://minoritylanguages.inshea.fr/?q=fr/content/scientific-committee>

Contact

minlangconf at inshea.fr

Conference web page

http://minoritylanguages.inshea.fr

Conference poster

Link to the poster of the conference to download (PDF 500 Ko)
<http://minoritylanguages.inshea.fr/sites/default/files/www/sites/default/files/medias/Affiche%20ENG.pdf>

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