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uni-landau.de>Dear colleagues, May we draw your attention to the 29th International LAUD Symposium to be held at the University of Koblenz-Landau at Landau (March 25-28, 2002). CALL FOR PAPERS Circular No. 1 29th International LAUD Symposium University of Koblenz-Landau in Landau, Germany March 25-28, 2002 THE LANGUAGE OF POLITICO-SOCIAL IDEOLOGIES Of the many possible types of ideology, the symposium wants to concentrate - for reasons of methodology - on one major category, namely, politico-social ideologies. It is hoped that the symposium will be a meeting ground for cognitive linguistics, critical linguistics and ecolinguistics. Hereby 'ideology' is taken in the sense of Hodge & Kress, Language as Ideology (1993: 6): ... language, typically, is immersed in the ongoing life of a society, as the practical consciousness of the society... We can call it ideology, defining 'ideology' as a systematic body of ideas, organised from a particular point of view. Ideology is thus a subsuming category which includes sciences and metaphysics, as well as political ideologies of various kinds, without implying anything about their status and reliability as guides to reality. Some of the important questions to be discussed in 3 sections are the following: Section 1: The linguistic and conceptual interplay between language and ideology The most fundamental question seems to be whether there is any conceptual connection between language and politics, whereby politics is broadly conceived as the political organisation, social welfare and well-being of a people or culture. The success of a multi-disciplinary discourse appears to rest on some common understanding of the data under consideration. In the case of ideology without any link to language, those data seem quite difficult to identify. With the combined analysis of language and ideology, the task is somewhat easier: we are looking at language constructed for some ideological purpose. What is then the relationship between language and ideology? Is language a core element in any ideology? To what extent can we say that an ideology cannot arise, exist and spread without language?. Section 2: The form and function of politico-social ideologies in spoken and written texts To what extent can politico-social ideologies be called a question of lexical structures and networks and what other resources of language are the unconscious or conscious instruments by which ideologies thrive and are propagated? Do competing ideologies use identical or similar labeling and metaphors and do these ideological discourses display linguistic, discursive, and rhetorical overlaps? This point of departure invites participants to dig analytically and critically into particular texts that have a perceivable ideological purpose. This work can be as data-driven as any other form of linguistic analysis. Section 3: The role of grammar and cultural models in ideology Is the grammar of a language a value-free resource leading to universally valid representations of an objective world, or does it on the contrary impose a number of biases in the perception of the world, of humankind's place in it, of men's relation to women or vice versa, of cultural communities' relations to their own members, to other communities, and to a possible world order? Cultural models reflected by language and reflecting different world views seem to contradict the idea that grammar is value-free and that it leads to universally valid representations of an objective world. Indirectly linked to all this are ecolinguistic questions such as the dominance of European languages in the world, colonialism, English as a global language, and linguistic imperialism In summary, whereas the main purpose of the symposium is to raise the issue of convergence between language and politics in general and to discuss a number of politico-social ideologies in particular, it is also clear that the methodological questions raised here are part and parcel of the methodology of the analyses themselves and can, in some way or other, become an integral part of the analyses brought forward. This interdisciplinary approach includes intercultural analyses and invites the participation of scholars representing both dominant (Western) and so-called marginal (non-Western) languages, cultures and ideologies from around the world. ABSTRACT DEADLINE Deadline for submission of abstracts is July 1, 2001 Abstracts of max. 500 words (one page), including a choice of one of the three main sections/themes, should be sent by email to each of the following, from whom further information can be obtained: Martin P�tz puetzMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
prtc.net>Call for Papers 19th National Conference on Spanish in the United States and Spanish in Contact with Other Languages on the Ibero-American World University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus Rio Piedras, PR April 17, 18, 19, 20, 2002 Submissions for twenty-minute presentations are invited on the following general topics related to Spanish in the United States and Spanish in contact with other languages in the Ibero- American world: language policy and planning, language variation, discourse analysis, language maintenance and shift, language attitudes, language development, testing, heritage language education, language in public life, and other relevant (socio)linguistic topics. Those interested in presenting a paper at the Conference must submit five copies of an anonymous one-page abstract to the address indicated below. Abstracts must be accompanied by a separate page indicating the title of the paper, your name, affiliation, address at which you wish to receive notification concerning acceptance of your abstract, telephone number (including fax and home phone number), and e-mail address. An additional page with bibliography and examples may be included, if necessary. E-mail submissions will not be accepted. Abstracts must be received by NOVEMBER 1, 2001. Queries and abstracts should be addressed to: Dr. Luis A. Ortiz, Conference Chair Linguistic Graduate Program Faculty of Humanities University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus PO BOX 22765 Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico 00931-2765 (787) 764-0000 Ext. 3389 Fax (787) 763-5899 / 764-0000 Ext. 3389 luortizMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue