LINGUIST List 21.4171 Wed Oct 20 2010 Confs: Socioling, Typology, Historical Ling/Italy Editor for this issue: Amy Brunett <brunettlinguistlist.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.     Caterina Mauri , School on Pidgins and Creoles 'Europe beyond Europe' Message 1: School on Pidgins and Creoles 'Europe beyond Europe' Date: 19-Oct-2010 From: Caterina Mauri <caterina.mauriunipv.it> Subject: School on Pidgins and Creoles 'Europe beyond Europe' E-mail this message to a friend School on Pidgins and Creoles 'Europe beyond Europe' Date: 18-May-2011 - 22-May-2011 Location: Pavia, Italy Contact: Emanuele Miola Contact Email: < click here to access email > Meeting URL: http://www.iusspavia.it/eng/LETiSS.springschool Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics; Sociolinguistics; Typology Meeting Description: The Center for Postgraduate Education and Research on 'Languages of Europe: Typology, History and Sociolinguistics' (LETiSS) ANNOUNCES its 2nd International Spring School on 'Europe beyond Europe: New Horizons on Pidgins and Creoles', to be held in Pavia (Italy), 18-22 April 2011. The LETISS Center has been the first center in Italy (and in Europe) specifically dedicated to the linguistic situation of Europe, approached from a variety of perspectives. More information on the aims, the research topics and the activities of the Center can be found at the following URL: www.iusspavia.it/eng/LETiSS The aim of the spring school is to enhance dialogue among young linguists interested in the topics announced in the title, under the guide of leading specialists. This is why the number of participants has been limited (see below), in order to facilitate interactions among them. When And Where: The Spring School will last one week, from Monday 18 until Friday 22 April 2011, at the IUSS Institute in Pavia (viale Lungo Ticino Sforza 56, 27100 Pavia, Italy - www.iusspavia.it). Who and What: Teachers and Courses The everyday schedule, from Monday to Friday, will be as follows: 9-10:45 1st course 11:15-13:00 2nd course 15-16:45 3rd course 17:15-19:00 4th course Friday evening there will be a farewell dinner at 20.00 1st course - Margot van den Berg (Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen): Creoles at Birth? The Role of Nativization 2nd course - Barbara Turchetta (Università della Tuscia): The Contribution of Pidgin and Creole Studies to the General Theory of Language Change 3rd course - Susanne Michaelis (University of Gießen/Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig): Grammatical Structures in Creole Language. First Results from APiCS 4th course - Bettina Migge (University College Dublin): The Sociolinguistics and Pragmatics of Creole Languages The Students: 20 advanced students in linguistics and related fields will be selected by the Scientific Committee of the School. The main criterion will be the degree of relatedness/pertinence of their research interests with the topics of the School. In particular: - Applicants must have achieved at least the B.A. + M.A. level (= a five years cycle); therefore the students may be Ph.D. students, Post-docs, and young researchers; - In the CV applicants should indicate any research activities and publications that may be relevant for the admission; - Applicants should also attach a short description of their past, ongoing and future research projects (up to three pages). Application Guidelines: Please send an e-mail to emanuele.miolaunipv.it with the following information: - Name - Contact info - Position and affiliation - CV (as a separate attachment) - Brief description of past, ongoing and future research projects (as a separate attachment). No Tuition Fee is Required!! LETiSS will even cover attendants' accommodation expenses. Important Dates 15th November: application deadline. 15th December: applicants who have been accepted will receive a communication with all relevant information. Organizers: Caterina Mauri, Emanuele Miola, Paolo Ramat, Andrea Sansò. Please send your application and any questions to: emanuele.miolaunipv.it LETiSS website: www.iusspavia.it/eng/LETiSS LETiSS Spring School 2011 website: http://www.iusspavia.it/eng/LETiSS.springschool Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 20-Oct-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.