LINGUIST List 23.5275

Sat Dec 15 2012

Calls: English, Historical Linguistics/France

Editor for this issue: Alison Zaharee <alisonlinguistlist.org>


Date: 14-Dec-2012
From: Brian Lowrey <blowreyorange.fr>
Subject: 3rd Biennial Conference on the Diachrony of English
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Full Title: 3rd Biennial Conference on the Diachrony of English Short Title: CBDA-3
Date: 06-Jun-2013 - 08-Jun-2013 Location: Amiens, France Contact Person: Brian Lowrey
Meeting Email: < click here to access email >
Web Site: http://www.cbdaconference.org/
Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics

Subject Language(s): English

Call Deadline: 31-Mar-2013

Meeting Description:

The 3rd edition of the Colloque Bisannuel sur la Diachronie de l’Anglais (CBDA-3) will take place in Amiens, France, at the Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Pôle Cathédrale, Placette Lafleur, 80000 Amiens, from Thursday 6 to Saturday 8 June 2013. The aim of the conference is to provide linguists working on the history of English, both in France and elsewhere, with an opportunity to present their work and to discuss recent developments within the field of English historical linguistics.

Parallel to the conference itself, a series of workshops will also be organized, on a variety of topics, including the study of specific texts or genres, or manuscripts.

The registration fee for the conference will be 30 Euros (students: 15 Euros). Information concerning hotels and transport to and from the city of Amiens can be found on the conference website:

http://www.cbdaconference.org/

2nd Call for Papers:

There is no fixed theme. Contributions are welcome on all topics related to the history of English, on all periods, as well as on theoretical issues in historical linguistics illustrated by developments which have taken place in English.

The bulk of the conference will be given over to session papers. 30 minutes will be allotted to each paper (20 minutes presentation, and 10 minutes for questions at the end). If you would like to send a paper, please send an abstract (approximately 300 words) to either Brian Lowrey (brian.lowreyuniv-tours.fr)


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