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LINGUIST List 23.4673

Thu Nov 08 2012

Confs: Dutch, Historical Ling, Socioling/Belgium

Editor for this issue: Xiyan Wang <xiyanlinguistlist.org>

Date: 07-Nov-2012
From: Gunther De Vogelaer <devogelaeruni-muenster.de>
Subject: Local and International Perspectives on the Historical Sociolinguistics of Dutch
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Local and International Perspectives on the Historical Sociolinguistics of Dutch

Date: 07-Dec-2012 - 07-Dec-2012
Location: Gent, Belgium
Contact: Gunther De Vogelaer
Contact Email: < click here to access email >

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics; Sociolinguistics

Subject Language(s): Dutch

Meeting Description:

Over the past few years, a growing body of work has emerged dealing with the sociolinguistic history of Dutch. This conference aims at taking stock of the recent developments and at stimulating attempts to integrate findings on neighbouring language areas into the literature on Dutch.

Organizers:

Wim Vandenbussche & Marijke van der Wal

Venue:

Royal Flemish Academy for Dutch Language and Literature, Koningstraat 18, 9000 Gent (Belgium)

Registration is free, but required before December 5.

9.30 - 10.00
Welcome and coffee

10.00 - 10.15
Marijke van der Wal: Introduction

10.15-11.00
Peter Trudgill: The role of Dutch in the development of East Anglian English

11.00-11.30
Chris Joby: Een korte inleiding tot de sociolinguïstische geschiedenis van het Nederlands in vroegmodern Groot-Brittannië

11.30-12.00
Coffee

12.00-12.45
Stephan Elspass: Changing perspectives in Historical Sociolinguistics - the caseof letters from 19th century Germany

12.45-14.30
Lunch

14.30-15.00
Gijsbert Rutten: Language change and language contact in the history of Dutch: Views from below

15.00-15.30
Rik Vosters: Adnominal case and gender marking in Late Modern Dutch. A linguistic stereotype in times of political turmoil

15.30-16.00
Jacques van Keymeulen: Vlaamse brieven uit de 'Franse Tijd'

16.00-16.15
Wim Vandenbussche: Conclusions

16.15
Reception


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