LINGUIST List 23.87 Thu Jan 05 2012 Confs: Central Okinawan, Sociolinguistics/Japan Editor for this issue: Amy Brunett <brunettlinguistlist.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.     Patrick Heinrich , Symposium on the Ryukyuan Heritage Languages Message 1: Symposium on the Ryukyuan Heritage Languages Date: 27-Dec-2011 From: Patrick Heinrich <wadokuyahoo.com> Subject: Symposium on the Ryukyuan Heritage Languages E-mail this message to a friend Symposium on the Ryukyuan Heritage Languages Date: 02-Mar-2012 - 03-Mar-2012 Location: Tokyo, Japan Contact: Patrick Heinrich Contact Email: < click here to access email > Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics Subject Language(s): Okinawan, Central Meeting Description: The topic of the annual symposium on Ryukyuan Heritage Languages in 2012 will be 'The application of Ryukyuan linguistics'. 4th International Symposium on the Ryukyuan Heritage Languages 2-3 March 2012 (Fri/Sat) Symposium topic: The application of Ryukyuan linguistics Venue: National Institute of Japanese Language and Linguistics Friday 2 March 2012 9:30-9:45 Welcoming remarks Chair: Michinori Shimoji (Gunma Prefectural Women's University) 9:45-10:10 Patrick Heinrich (Dokkyo University): Types of language shift and their implications on language revitalization in the Ryukyus 10:15-10:40 Daniel Kadar (School of Music, Humanities and Media, University of Huddersfield): Multilingualism lost: Chinese in the Ryukyu Islands 10:40-11:00 Joseph DeChicchis (Kwansei Gakuin University): Comments and discussion Coffee break Chair: Shin Matsuo (Tokyo Woman's Christian University) 11:15-11:40 Mark Anderson (Sydney University): After language shift: The linguistic situation in the Ryukyus without language revitalization 11:45-12:10 Kiyoshi Hara (Joshibi University of Arts): Linguistic and cultural revitalization in the Ryukyus 12:10-12:30 Ken'ichiro Kondo (Hokkaido University): Comments and discussion Lunch break Chair: Midori Osumi (Tokyo Women's Christian University) 14:00-14:25 Yuko Sugita (Potsdam University): For long-term repository, maintenance and accessibility of documented endangered languages: possible cooperation with The Language Archive (TLA) 14:30-14:55 Shinji Ogawa (NINJAL): The role of orthography in Ryukyuan language maintenance 14:55-15:15 Yumiko Ohara (University of Hawai'i Hilo) Comments and discussion Coffee break 15:30-17:00 Meeting of the Ryukyuan Heritage Language Society 18:00-19:00 Fundraiser 5/10k   Saturday 3 March 2012 Chair: Hidenori Masiko (Chukyo University) 9:30-9:55 Shinsho Miyara (University of the Ryukyus): Compiling a reference grammar of Uchinaaguchi 10:00-10:25 Michinori Shimoji (Gunma Prefectural Women's University): Training young researchers: a case study 10:25-10:45 Toshihide Nakayama (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies) Comments and discussion Coffee break Chair: Moriyo Shimabukuro (University of the Ryukyus) 11:00-11:25 Yuuto Niinaga (Tokyo University): Application of descriptive studies for educational purposes: Amami Island 11:30-11:55 Reiko Aso (Tokyo University): Application of descriptive studies for educational purposes: Hateruma Island 11:55-12:15 Shinsho Miyara (University of the Ryukyus): Comments and discussion Lunch break Chair: Tatsuro Maeda (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies) 13:45-14:10 Rihito Shirata (Kyoto University): Application of descriptive studies for educational purposes: Kikai Island 14:15-14:40 Akiko Tokunaga (Hitotsubashi University): Language endangerment and vitality in Okinoerabu Island 14:40-15:00 Michinori Shimoji (Gunma Prefectural Women's University): Comments and discussion Coffee break Chair: Patrick Heinrich (Dokkyo University) 15:15-15:40 Tomoko Arakaki (Okinawa Christian University): Language description and language maintenance 15:40-16:00 Eiji Oguma (Keio University): Comments on the symposium 16:00-17:00 Free discussion Conference Dinner Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 05-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.