[Tibeto-burman-linguistics] CfP Typology of small-scale multilingualism, Lyon, April 15-17 2019

[manuel.widmer at uzh.ch]

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The conference "Typology of small-scale multilingualism" will take place April 15-17 2019 at the research unit ‘Dynamique du Langage’ (CNRS & Université Lumière Lyon 2) in  Lyon (France).

About
The conference aims to provide a forum for linguists and anthropologists to discuss issues concerning small-scale multilingualism (Lüpke 2016, Singer & Harris 2016), which is typical for pre-colonial societies with small socio-political groups. The aim of the conference is to develop a set of parameters for comparing different sociolinguistic settings across the world. Topics to be covered include the (in)equality of languages (egalitarian language ecology is usually considered to be a feature of areas with high linguistic diversity), linguistic ideologies, marriage patterns as they are related to the spread of L2s, the sources of second language acquisition, the domains where languages are used, the existence of lingua francas in the context of small-scale societies, and methods for studying multilingual patterns of the past. For further details see The typology of small-scale multilingualism.

Submission
We welcome abstracts from researchers working on all areas where high linguistic diversity is attested. We are interested both in reports on current language ecologies and diachronic studies. BA, MA and PhD students are especially encouraged to apply. We have some additional funds to support students and researchers from low-income countries. In order to apply for financial support (max. 1000 euros/applicant), please include a letter of motivation outlining why it is important for you to participate in the conference, an explanation why your home institution cannot support your attendance, and an overview of the expected expenses. The conference will consist of oral presentations and a poster session. Abstract submitters may choose to have their abstract considered either for a poster only, for a talk only, or for a poster or a talk.

Abstracts
Abstracts (PDF, 12 point font, max 1 page text + 1 page figures and references) should be submitted to the address smallscale.multilingualism at gmail.com before December 15, 2018. You may submit no more than one abstract as first author.

Adjacent workshop
Note that there will be a workshop on "Noun categorization: from grammar to communicative interaction" taking place at DDL on 18-19 April, i.e. immediately adjacent to this workshop.




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Dr. Manuel Widmer
University of Zurich
Dept. of Comparative Linguistics
Plattenstrasse 54
CH-8032 Zürich
0041-(0)44 63 40234
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