Date: 02-Mar-2011
From: Olga Fullana <olga.fullana udg.edu>
Subject: Problems and Methods of the History of Language
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Problems and Methods of the History of Language
Date: 20-Jun-2011 - 22-Jun-2011
Location: Girona, Spain
Contact: Olga Fullana
Contact Email: olga.fullanaudg.edu
Meeting URL: http://www.udg.edu/ghl
Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics; Sociolinguistics
Meeting Description:
The 8th International Colloquium 'Problems and Methods of History of
Language: The Space of Languages' will focus on the emergence and
death of languages, fundamental processes that have become very topical,
both in the Catalan context and for understanding the role of languages in a
globalized world. In these processes two factors are decisive: the first is the
magnitude (of the language, of each dialect, of the groupings of dialects)
that makes a language viable; the second is the distance (purely linguistic
distance between each dialect, or between the dialect and its language or,
more precisely, its linguistic prototype) that allows or prevents the
'individuation' of a language. We start from the premise that languages, as
social constructions, can neither be too large nor too small. This approach
differs from the prevailing politically correct or mainstream view, because it
may collide with the basis for certain linguistic rights (those of excessively
small minorities) or with certain 'scientifically objective' approaches.
However, we suspect that these issues have a much greater importance
than specialists have traditionally recognised, at least overtly. If a language
is always an abstraction of a set of 'real' lects, which is given the value of
the linguistic 'representation' of a community, it raises the question: are
there any basic requirements - a minimum and maximum magnitude or a
minimum and maximum distance - for producing the necessary abstraction?
Invited Speakers
The Colloquium will bring together renowned specialist who will give the
following lectures:
Josep M. Nadal i Francesc Feliu (Universitat de Girona): Sobre invencions
necessàries: elogi de la lingüística.
Carme Junyent (Universitat de Barcelona): És possible un concepte de
llengua universal?
José Luís Mendívil (Universidad de Zaragoza): El concepto de lengua
natural. El lenguaje y las lenguas desde el punto de vista biolingüístico.
Jean Michel Eloy (Université de Picardie-Jules Verne): La question de la
distance linguistique et le concept de langue.
John E. Joseph (University of Edinburg): (title to be confirmed)
Henri Boyer (Université Paul-Valéry-Montpellier III): La force du nombre de
locuteurs, l'impact des représentations ethnosociolinguistiques.
Juan Carlos Moreno (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid): Lengua, dialecto y
población de competencias.
Paolo D'Achille (Università degli Studi di Roma3): (title to be confirmed)
Ramon Sistac (Universitat de Lleida): De la construcció de la llengua a la
destrucció dels dialectes.
Rosanna Sornicola (Università degli Studi di Napoli - Frederico II): Abbiamo
bisogno di una lingüística emozionale?
Registration
Reduced fee: 50 (includes conference material, lunches and coffee breaks)
Full Fee: 85 (includes conference material, lunches, coffee breaks and the
dinner on the 21st)
You can find the registration form at the http://www.udg.edu/ghl website and
send it to olga.fullanaudg.edu. Once confirmed the registration, you will
be notified by email where you must pay.
Participants are limited and the registration period ends on June 15 th.
Grants for students: the organization announces grants for ungraduate
students from the University of Girona, and postgraduate students of any
university. The grant will exempt from paying the registration fee. Those
students interested should send a written request no later than May 9,
accompanied by a copy of the registration form and proof of student status
at the e-mail address ilccudg.edu. The resolution will be communicated
directly to the beneficiaries the day after the deadline for applications.
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