LINGUIST List 19.1028: General Ling/Netherlands; General Ling/Malaysia

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LINGUIST List 19.1028
Fri Mar 28 2008 Calls: General Ling/Netherlands; General Ling/Malaysia Editor for this issue: F. Okki Kurniawan <okkilinguistlist.org>
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Directory 1. Ben Hermans, Umlaut in West Germanic Dialects 2. Normala Othman, Modified: English and Asia: First International Conference 2008 Message 1: Umlaut in West Germanic Dialects
Date: 28-Mar-2008 From: Ben Hermans <ben.hermansmeertens.knaw.nl> Subject: Umlaut in West Germanic Dialects E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Umlaut in West Germanic Dialects Date: 12-Jun-2008 - 12-Jun-2008 Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Contact Person: Ben Hermans Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics Language Family(ies): Germanic Call Deadline: 02-May-2008 Meeting Description: On June 12th 2008 the Meertens Institute organizes a Workshop on theoretical aspects of West Germanic Umlaut. Call for Papers Umlaut in West Germanic Dialects We welcome papers on all aspects of this phenomenon, but we are particularly interested in those aspects that have a bearing on theoretical issues, be it in the domain of either phonology, morphology or syntax, such as: - what is the representation of umlaut, feature-wise and process-wise? - what is the trigger of the process of umlaut? - how does umlaut interfere with prosodic structure? - how does umlaut interfere with segmental structure? - how can umlaut as a morphological process be accounted for? - how does umlaut interact with morphosyntax? These issues can be discussed from a historical and/or a synchronic dialectological perspective. The presentations will be allotted 30 minutes plus 10 minutes for discussion. Further information: Abstracts may not exceed 2 pages, including examples and references. It is allowed to specify your name, affiliation and email address on the abstract. Deadline for the submission of abstracts is May 2nd 2008. Notification of acceptance is May 6th 2008. Organizers of the Workshop: Ben Hermans; ben.hermansmeertens.knaw.nl Marc van Oostendorp; marc.van.oostendorpmeertens.knaw.nl Marjoleine Sloos; marjoleine.sloosmeertens.knaw.nl Abstracts should be submitted as PDF documents and can be sent to any of these three addresses. More information about the workshop will become available on the website of the Meertens Institute: http://www.meertens.knaw.nl Message 2: Modified: English and Asia: First International Conference 2008
Date: 27-Mar-2008 From: Normala Othman <normalaoyahoo.com> Subject: Modified: English and Asia: First International Conference 2008 E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Modified: English and Asia: First International Conference 2008 Date: 24-Nov-2008 - 28-Nov-2008 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Contact Person: Normala Othman Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics Subject Language(s): English Call Deadline: 15-Jun-2008 Meeting Description: Please Note: this is a modified issue, the original message is found at http://www.linguistlist.org/issues/19/19-795.html#2 The conference intends to bring together scholars, from various disciplines to discuss English language issues in Asia, past, present and future. Paper presentations or posters may be theoretical, experimental or reflective. Call for Papers English and Asia: First International Conference 2008 on Language and Linguistics Dates: November 24 - 28, 2008 Place: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (IIUM & The Crown Princess Hotel) Organiser: Department of English Language and Literature International Islamic University Malaysia Overview English has become the main language of study and communication in many countries in Asia as a result of centuries of British colonialism leading to what appears at times to be a tug of war of roles between English and the vernaculars in the educational, cultural, and economic development of the countries in the region, and the (re)constructions of their identities and ideologies, while preserving the old ones. Even today, the relationship between English and Asia remains equally problematic and ambiguous and is changing in all spheres--economical, technological, academic, social, political. Language unites and divides populations depending on the role it carries within a country. This and other issues deserve to be discussed and explored in a conference that would bring together not just professionals and students in language and linguistics, but also researchers from other disciplines and interested parties from business and industry. Papers are invited from all those interested on the major theme of the conference, which may be theoretical, experimental or reflective. Topics may cover all areas of linguistics and others such as the following: Varieties of Asian Englishes English and Asian cultures History of English in Asia Asian Literatures in English English as a Second Language English in the Asian Classroom English and Asian Nationalisms English and Asian Politics/Diplomacy English and Business in Asian Societies Issues in Translation English and Identity English and Cultural Transformation English and Language Planning/Policies English and Media Postcolonial Linguistics Issues English and the Vernaculars Critical Discourse Analysis Competing Lingua Francas English Pidgins and Creoles English Literature and Asia (Second) Language Acquisition Language and Construction of Identities Pragmatics of English Lingua France English and Intercultural Communication Speakers Dr. Mahathir Mohamad (VIP Speaker) Prof. Richard Young (USA) Prof Emeritus Asmah Hj Omar (Malaysia) Prof Nik Safiah Karim (Malaysia) Assoc. Prof. Ismail Talib (Singapore) Assoc. Prof. Edwin Malachi (Malaysia) Abstract Submission Abstracts should not be more than 250 words for a paper that will be presented in 20 minutes, with 10 minutes of discussion. The language of abstract and presentation will be English. Two members of the abstract committee will review all abstracts and notification of acceptance will be sent out within 2 weeks of submission. Abstracts should have the following information: Title of paper, name of author(s), institutional affiliation, email address, postal address, telephone and fax numbers, body of abstract, brief biodata of 50 to 80 words. Send abstract with the following title ''Your Name Abstract'' via email attachment to: englishasiaconference2008yahoo.com Deadline of abstract submission: June 15, 2008 Deadline for registration and payment: July 31, 2008 Deadline of full paper submission: July 31, 2008 Selected papers will be published in a book titled ''English and Asia'' which will be available during the conference. 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