LINGUIST List 21.3822 Thu Sep 30 2010 Calls: Anthro Ling/Socioling/International Journal of the... (Jrnl) Editor for this issue: Justin Petro <justinlinguistlist.org> LINGUIST is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new feature: Easy Abstracts! Easy Abs is a free abstract submission and review facility designed to help conference organizers and reviewers accept and process abstracts online. Just go to: http://www.linguistlist.org/confcustom, and begin your conference customization process today! With Easy Abstracts, submission and review will be as easy as 1-2-3! Directory         1.    Glenn Martinez, International Journal of the Sociology of Language Message 1: International Journal of the Sociology of Language Date: 29-Sep-2010 From: Glenn Martinez <martinezgutpa.edu> Subject: International Journal of the Sociology of Language E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: International Journal of the Sociology of Language Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics; Sociolinguistics Call Deadline: 30-Oct-2010 Borders and Language: International Perspectives As globalization continues to impact ways of knowing, ways of being, and ways of speaking around the world, the contribution of border-oriented scholarship will move from the margins of social and humanistic inquiry to the center of disciplinary inquiry and engagement (cf. Mignolo 2000). Border-oriented sociolinguistics is no exception in this impending conceptual shift. Following Omoniyi, border sociolinguistics has been characterized as a study of language in society that foregrounds spatial adjacency between two or more polities and that highlights the communicative dynamics of the populations that inhabit these polities. Border sociolinguistics may thus be characterized as an intentional transcendence of bounded speech communities and a heightened awareness of the effects of boundaries and bordelessness on language practices and language ideologies. The purpose of this thematic issue of The International Journal of the Sociology of Language is to highlight the salient role of border sociolinguistic research in the understanding of the impact of globalization on the languages and communicative practices of the world. We are seeking 300 word abstracts on any aspect of languages in border regions throughout the world. We are particularly interested in studies that focus on borders in Eastern Europe or India. Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 30-Sep-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.