LINGUIST List 13.3296

Sat Dec 14 2002

Confs: Conference on Minority Languages

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  • birger.winsa, Conference on Minority Languages, Kiruna Sweden

    Message 1: Conference on Minority Languages, Kiruna Sweden

    Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 04:39:28 +0000
    From: birger.winsa <birger.winsafinska.su.se>
    Subject: Conference on Minority Languages, Kiruna Sweden




    9th International Conference on Minority Languages

    Short Title: ICML - IX Location: Kiruna, Sweden Date: 06-JUN-03 - 07-JUN-03

    Web Site: http://www.finska.su.se/konf03.html Contact Person: Organizing Committee Meeting Email: fguestfinska.su.se

    Linguistic Subfield(s): Anthropological Linguistics, Sociolinguistics

    Meeting Description:

    The conference will be held in Kiruna [Kiruna municipality] Sweden, June 6-7, 2003. Four official languages of Sweden are spoken in the municipality of Kiruna: Finnish, Me�nkieli, Saami and Swedish.

    The main theme of the conference will be revitalization of use of languages, especially languages spoken by small groups of people. - Case studies of revitalization of minority languages. - Language emancipation. - Implementation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages with particular attention to smaller language groups. - Language policies and language planning. - Cultural development (literature, theatre, music etc.) and social capital in minority regions. - Experiences from bilingual education and immersion classes for children who use smaller languages. - Any topic concerning minority languages in the Barents and Baltic regions