LINGUIST List 18.1376

Mon May 07 2007

Calls: Lang Documentation/Sweden

Editor for this issue: Ania Kubisz <anialinguistlist.org>


Directory         1.    Karsten Legère, Bantu Languages: Analysis, Description and Theory


Message 1: Bantu Languages: Analysis, Description and Theory
Date: 04-May-2007
From: Karsten Legère <afrklhum.gu.se>
Subject: Bantu Languages: Analysis, Description and Theory


Full Title: Bantu Languages: Analysis, Description and Theory

Date: 04-Oct-2007 - 06-Oct-2007 Location: Gothenburg/Göteborg, Sweden Contact Person: Karsten Legère Meeting Email: afrklhum.gu.se Web Site: http://www.african.gu.se/BantuConference.htm

Linguistic Field(s): Language Documentation

Call Deadline: 15-May-2007

Meeting Description:

International Bantu Language Conference

Abstracts are invited for conference presentations, addressing any aspect of the analysis and description of Bantu languages, such as phonology, morphology, syntax/semantics, pragmatics, historical, typological and textual studies. We particularly welcome papers combining theoretical analysis with the description of new or lesser known aspects of Bantu languages.

Keynote speakers: Sonja Bosch (Pretoria) Tom Güldemann (Leipzig/Berlin) Bernd Heine (Cologne) Joyce Mathangwane (Gaborone) Alfred Mtenje (Zomba) Ruth Mukama (Kampala)

Time for presentations is 30 minutes including discussion.

Abstracts should be no longer than one page A4, including data and references, with 2.5 cm margins and 12 point font size. Abstracts may be submitted either 1. electronically - see the instructions at the Conference webpage http://www.african.gu.se/BantuConference.htm - or 2. as PDF, RTF, or MS Word email attachment to Karsten Legère [afrkl hum gu se] or Christina Thornell [afrct hum gu se] or 3. as a hard copy by post - addressed to Karsten Legère or Christina Thornell University of Gothenburg - Göteborgs universitet Humanisten/Afrikanska språk Box 200, SE 405 30 Göteborg Sweden/Sverige +46 (0)31 786-1979 (telephone) +46 (0)31 786-5270 (fax)