LINGUIST List 23.439 Sun Jan 29 2012 Calls: Hindi, Historical Linguistics, Sociolinguistics/India Editor for this issue: Alison Zaharee <alisonlinguistlist.org> New! Visit LL's Multitree project for over 1000 trees dynamically generated from scholarly hypotheses about language relationships:             http://multitree.linguistlist.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.     Bhoopal Singh , National Conference and Workshop on Language Message 1: National Conference and Workshop on Language Date: 28-Jan-2012 From: Bhoopal Singh <drbhooaplgmail.com> Subject: National Conference and Workshop on Language E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: National Conference and Workshop on Language Short Title: NCWL Date: 12-Mar-2012 - 14-Mar-2012 Location: Agra, India Contact Person: Bhoopal Singh Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Web Site: http://www.nconfhindi.blogspot.com/ Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics; Sociolinguistics Subject Language(s): Hindi Call Deadline: 20-Feb-2012 Meeting Description: Language change due to labor migration is a historic phenomenon. The development of present established languages and new languages is the problem area of this conference and workshop in special reference to the Hindi language and labor migration of its area. This occasion is an opportunity to explore a socio-historical phenomenon of labor migration as major aspect of language change. Call for Papers: Papers may be presented in English or Hindi and the allotted time will be fifteen (15) minutes for each presentation. Possible themes include, but are not limited to: Correlation of labor migration to language development Migration: aspect of literature, memories and history Migration: aspect of language and culture Migration, cultural contact and linguistic implications Mental displacement and cultural crisis Globalization, multicultural centers and new languages Ethnocentrism, other's language and global communications Standardizations, right to language and language development Folk language, dialects and literary language National-international migrations in Hindi belt and development of Hindi language Non Resident Indian labors and different types of Hindi Language of Dalit people: its structure and change Linguistic identities, communalism and migration Perspectives on immigration from the host culture Centers of labor migration in modern India and their Hindi language Urbanization and new Hindies Women labor migration: perspective of language Candidates should submit their abstracts via email to: ac.nconf.hindigmail.com The abstract should contain no more than 300 words and may be written in English or Hindi. Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 29-Jan-2012       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.