[Tibeto-burman-linguistics] workshop on minority languages of the Chinese Tibetosphere

[Gerald Roche]

*apologies for cross-posting*

Dear all,

On November 3rd and 4th, a workshop on the minority languages of the
Chinese Tibetosphere will take place at Uppsala University. If you are
interested to follow the proceedings, I've set up a Facebook page for the
workshop; please like the page to receive further updates:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Workshop-on-Minority-Languages-of-the-Chinese-Tibetosphere/1499036023702027

I'll also be tweeting the proceedings - @GJosephRoche.

See below for the workshop abstract and schedule.

Day One: November 3rd



Session

Time

Speaker

Title

1

0900-1030

0900-0945

Gerald Roche

Minority Languages of the Chinese Tibetosphere: Contemporary Situation and
Future Prospects

0945-1030

Lhundrum

Struggle for Acceptance: My Experience and the Fate of 'Ghost' Languages in
the Greater Tibetan Region

BREAK: 1030-1100

2

1100-1230

1100-1145

Jon Todal

The Sámi Checkerboard: The Diversity of Sámi Experiences Across Four
Countries

1145-1230

Juha Janhunen

Describing and Transcribing the Phonologies of the Amdo Sprachbund

LUNCH: 1230-1400

3

1400-1530

1400-1445

Hiroyuki Suzuki & Sonam Wangmo

Language Evolution and Vitality of Lhagang [Tagong] Tibetan, a Tibetic
Language as a Minority in Minyag Rabgang

1445-1530

Camille Simon

Salar-Tibetan Contact and the Evolution of the Salar Verbal (Evidential)
Categories

BREAK: 1530-1600

4

1600-1645

1600-1645

Erika Sandman

Linguistic Biographies of Wutun Speakers in Qinghai





Day Two: November 4th



Session

Time

Speaker

Title

1

0900-1030

0900-0945

Joakim Emwall

China's Minority Language Policy - Perspectives from Inner Mongolia

0945-1030

Peng Wenbin

The Language of Autonomy in Khams during the Republican Period: A
Derivative and Indigenized Discourse

BREAK: 1030-1100

2

1100-1230

1100-1145

Caixiangduojie

Experiences of Non-Tibetan Speakers in China's Tibetan Schools: Language
and Education

1145-1230

Françoise Robin

Thriving or Declining? Reflections on the State of Tibetan Language Use in
Qinghai Today

LUNCH: 1230-1400

3

1400-1530

1400-1445

Tenzin Jinba

An Insider's View of Gyalrong Languages and Identities

1445-1530

Konchuk Gelek

Urbanization, Schooling, and Tibetan Dialect Standardization in Khams

BREAK: 1530-1600

4

1600-1730

1600-1645

Matyas Balogh

The Mongolic Idiom of Henan County

1645-1700

Gerald Roche

Closing Comments



The Tibetosphere is a linguistic area that includes all regions influenced
by the Tibetic languages. It is over five times the size of Sweden and is
spread across six countries - China, Burma, India, Bhutan, Nepal, and
Pakistan - with the vast majority of the region in China. Many of the
non-Tibetic minority languages of this region are presently endangered. The
consequences of declining diversity in the region are still unknown, but
given the region's historical, cultural, and geopolitical significance,
this situation shift merits further investigation. This workshop therefore
seeks to explore the diversity and vitality of the minority languages of
the Chinese Tibetosphere, across three broad themes: ancient trends,
contemporary developments, and future prospects. The workshop will employ
UNESCO's nine-factor model of linguistic vitality as a framework within
which to discuss sociolinguistic trends in the Chinese Tibetosphere. This
research is broadly concordant with the increasing attention being paid to
the global crisis in linguistic diversity. Furthermore, despite broad
scholarly interest in language endangerment in China, no previous studies
have dealt with the minority languages of the Chinese Tibetosphere as a
whole.


Best,

Gerald
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