LINGUIST List 22.4479 Wed Nov 09 2011 Calls: Sociolinguistics/ Current Issues in Language Planning (Jrnl) Editor for this issue: Brent Miller <brentlinguistlist.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.     Pauline Bryant , Current Issues in Language Planning Message 1: Current Issues in Language Planning Date: 09-Nov-2011 From: Pauline Bryant <pauline.bryantanu.edu.au> Subject: Current Issues in Language Planning E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Current Issues in Language Planning Call Deadline: 30-Jan-2012 Current Issues in Language Planning is announcing a Call for Papers for a forthcoming issue on 'Language Planning in Urban Spaces'. Cities are hubs where different languages meet. They can present spaces for innovative, forward-looking language planning practices to serve the best interests of the public. They are places where local authorities have significant capacity and instruments to provide equal opportunities for all residents, including those in poorer urban areas (e.g. favelas), where different language varieties than in the urban centre may be spoken. How can urban multilingual ecosystems be harnessed effectively as a resource for economic development and social cohesion in city spaces? How can city services, action plans and practices be used to help build inclusive, resilient communities and contribute to a shared urban prosperity? We welcome empirical studies with a focus on (but not exclusively limited to) innovative language planning practices in urban spaces that: - embrace existing multilingualisms as a social resource - take into consideration different aspects of accessibility (social, cultural, intellectual, physical, and financial) - improve accessibility and inclusion - bring together more discrete planning agendas at different levels - promote the development of social cohesion - impact on culture and economic development - ensure equal opportunities for all, including those in suburbs marked by extreme poverty and high unemployment - pool good practice for future planning directions - are creative. Abstracts (250-300 words) should be sent to the Editor, Dr Gabrielle Hogan- Brun, University of Bristol. G.Hogan-Brunbristol.ac.uk Deadline for submission of abstracts: 30 January 2012. Deadline for submission of final papers: 1 July 2012. Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 09-Nov-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.