LINGUIST List 22.2194 Tue May 24 2011 Confs: Sociolinguistics/Germany Editor for this issue: Elyssa Winzeler <elyssalinguistlist.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.     Sebastian Knospe , 3rd Conference on Language Contact in Times of Globalization Message 1: 3rd Conference on Language Contact in Times of Globalization Date: 22-May-2011 From: Sebastian Knospe <seknospeuni-greifswald.de> Subject: 3rd Conference on Language Contact in Times of Globalization E-mail this message to a friend 3rd Conference on Language Contact in Times of Globalization Short Title: LCTG3 Date: 30-Jun-2011 - 02-Jul-2011 Location: Greifswald, Germany Contact: Amei Koll-Stobbe Contact Email: lctg3uni-greifswald.de Meeting URL: http://www.phil.uni-greifswald.de/lctg3/ Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics Meeting Description: From 30 June to 02 July 2011, the University of Greifswald, Germany will host the 'Third Conference on Language Contact in Times of Globalization' (LCTG3). The symposium will take place in the 555th anniversary year of the university and will be organized in cooperation with the University of Groningen, continuing the tradition which was started there with the two forerunner conferences LCTG1 and LCTG2 in 2006 and 2009. The conference will focus on language choice and contact scenarios in real-life settings, the media and multilingual institutions. Additionally, there will a session on linguistic landscapes (i.e. multilingual signage in public space) on metalinguistic discourse on language contact in times of globalization. Thus, the conference offers a broad-ranging programme with registered participants from the USA, Canada, India, Australia, Thailand, Nigeria and various European countries (Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Hungary). It is possible to get registered as a participant (listener) up to 15 June 2011. The conference fee is 50 EUR (to be paid via bank transfer - please ask for further information). LCTG3 Program Our keynote speakers are the following internationally renowned scholars: Durk Gorter (University of the Basque Country Ikerbasque) Yaron Matras (Manchester University) Dennis Preston (Oklahoma State University) Mark Sebba (University of Lancaster) Donald Winford (Ohio State University) The conference, which is funded by the German Science Foundation, is organized in six thematic sections. June 30, 2011 Metalinguistic Discourse on Language Contact and Globalization- http://linguistlist.org/callconf/browse-conf-action.cfm?ConfID=116261 Linguistic Landscapes: Multilingualism in Urban Areas- This session is interested in multilingual signage in public space investigated in the sociolinguistic field of Linguistic Landscapes. July 1, 2011 Contact-Induced Change: From Language Mixing to Mixed Languages- This session will focus on contact-induced change and cover processes of borrowing, language mixing and mixed languages. Language Attitudes, Linguistic Identity and Language Politics- This session will look at questions of identity, language attitudes and language politics related to language contact processes. Language Awareness and Language Choice in Individual Use, Multilingual Speech Communities and Institutional Contexts- Part I This session looks at language awareness and language choice in individual use, multilingual speech communities and institutional contexts. July 2, 2011 Language Awareness and Language Choice in Individual Use, Multilingual Speech Communities and Institutional Contexts- Part II The Creative Potential of Language Contact and Multilingualism- This session is interested in the creative potential of language contact and multilingualism. For further information and a more detailed programme please have a look at our website http://www.phil.uni-greifswald.de/lctg3/ and feel free to contact us via lctg3uni-greifswald.de! Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 24-May-2011       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.