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Calls: Applied Ling, Socioling, Discourse Analysis, Pragmatics/Iceland
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1. Anju
Saxena,
Preserving the Future: Sustainability of Language, Culture and Nature
Message 1: Preserving the Future: Sustainability of Language, Culture and Nature
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Date: 22-Nov-2009
From: Anju Saxena <anju.saxenalingfil.uu.se>
Subject: Preserving the Future: Sustainability of Language, Culture and Nature
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Full Title: Preserving the Future: Sustainability of Language, Culture and Nature
Date: 15-Apr-2010 - 17-Apr-2010
Location: Reykjavik, Iceland
Contact Person: Auður Hauksdóttir
Meeting Email: infovigdishi.is
Web Site: http://www.vigdis.hi.is/
Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Pragmatics;
Sociolinguistics
Call Deadline: 05-Jan-2010
Meeting Description:
This is an invitation to participate in the conference Preserving the Future:
Sustainability of Language, Culture and Nature and a Call for Papers. The
conference is organized by the Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Institute of Foreign
Languages at the University of Iceland and will take place in Reykjavík, 15th-
17th April 2010. It will also celebrate the eightieth birthday of Madame Vigdís
Finnbogadóttir, former President of Iceland and UNESCO's Goodwill Ambassador for
Languages.
The aim of the conference is to examine and discuss how the relevance and
interaction of languages, the natural environment, and intangible cultural
heritages can ensure the development and prosperity of future generations.
Culture is here intended in its broadest meaning to include history, customs,
traditions and folklore, both past and present; language can be perceived as
both foreign and native, local, regional and international, but with the
constant varying attitudes as to which are taught, which are translated, which
are becoming extinct; nature can imply both the beauty, vitality and uniqueness
of a specific locality, region, or the natural environment of the globe itself.
In all instances we need to explore how a viable interaction between language,
culture and/or nature can help create and sustain a sense of identity and
continuity in a world increasingly confronted with rapid environmental and
social change.
Among keynote speakers are:
- Martti Ahtisaari, Former President of the Republic of Finland
- Professor Bernard Comrie, Director of the Department of Linguistics, Max Planck
Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig
- Professor Claire Kramsch, Director of the Berkeley Language Center, University
of California, Berkeley
Call for Papers
Guidelines for submission of abstracts:
The conference will be comprised of parallel sessions organized by the Vigdís
Finnbogadóttir Institute in addition to CFP sessions. We particularly welcome
proposals on the following central themes:
1. Language of Place
- Place of Language Prestige value of the global and the local -
internationalization of language vs. localization
Words and phrases across boundaries (loanwords, idioms etc.)
Cultural history through place names
The environment as a linguistic entity
The role of language in preserving natural heritage
Linguistic diversity
2. Cultural transition through literature, translation and discourse
Preservation through translation
National identity through literature
The presentation and interpretation of Nature through literature
What evidence of cultural transition can be found in discourse?
3. Developing identities and cultural understanding through multilingualism
Can language preserve cultural identity?
Language teaching and cultural understanding, cultural horizons
The interaction of language and culture
How does multilingualism enhance environmental/cultural literacy?
Proposal abstracts (250-500 words) should be sent to the conference organizing
committee by 5th January to the following e-mail address: infovigdishi.is. The
proposal abstract should be attached as a Word document with double spacing, 3cm
(1.25 inch) margins all round, 12pt Times New Roman. Please use the subject
header: Preserving the Future_your last name_first name initials. In the e-mail
message, please include the following:
Title
Theme under which the paper should be placed
Abstract of presentation
Name(s) and affiliation(s) of presenter(s)
Contact address: e-mail & phone number
Each conference presentation should be 20 minutes long with a further 10 minutes
for discussion. All rooms will be equipped with necessary technical equipment,
such as computers and computer projectors. Please inform the organisers if you
have any special technical requirements.
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