From clairebowern at gmail.com Tue Jan 26 07:42:41 2021 From: clairebowern at gmail.com (Claire Bowern) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2021 07:42:41 -0500 Subject: [Histling-l] Fwd: RUEG conference - Dynamics of Language Contact - 21-23-Feb-2021 In-Reply-To: <5efffec2-b03a-034e-ca6f-7f5d5b9c84c6@hu-berlin.de> References: <5efffec2-b03a-034e-ca6f-7f5d5b9c84c6@hu-berlin.de> Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Annika Labrenz Date: Tue, Jan 26, 2021, 4:33 AM Subject: RUEG conference - Dynamics of Language Contact - 21-23-Feb-2021 To: Hello, we would be pleased if you could send the conference announcement below to the list. If you need any further information, please don't hesitate to contact me. Kind regards, Annika Labrenz *RUEG Conference - Dynamics of Language Contact* Date: *21-Feb-2021 - 23-Feb-2021* Location: Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin - *ONLINE* (Zoom, Gather.Town), Germany Contact Email: coordination-rueg at hu-berlin.de Meeting URL: https://www.linguistik.hu-berlin.de/en/rueg/conference2021 Linguistic Field(s): Language contact, Multilingualism, Heritage Languages, Linguistic theory, General linguistics Meeting Description: In linguistics, language contact was often regarded as exceptional, and multilingualism was seen as a potential problem. According to this deficit-oriented view, linguistic practices and competences of multilingual speakers tended to be investigated from the point of view of deviations from a prescriptive monolingual norm. Recently, this perspective has changed in favor of acknowledging linguistic diversity as a normal characteristic of human languages, now regarding bilinguals as regular native speakers (e.g. Grosjean 2008, Bayram 2013, Rothman & Treffers-Daller 2014, Scontras et al. 2015, Guijarro-Fuentes & Schmitz 2015, Kupisch & Rothman 2016, Schroeder 2016, Bak 2017). The Research Unit ?Emerging grammars in language contact situations: A comparative approach? (RUEG; https://www.linguistik.hu-berlin.de/en/rueg) has picked up on this change in perspective, pursuing an integrated, large-scale investigation driven by a positive, multilingual perspective on heritage speakers? linguistic behaviour. Accordingly, we think of dynamics, rather than vulnerability, of differences in the development of linguistic domains, rather than incomplete acquisition, and of innovation, rather than attrition and loss in heritage speaker varieties. This international conference marks the completion of RUEG?s first 3-year period. It aims to bring together researchers from different fields who study the dynamics of language contact from a positive, multilingual perspective. Our conference will have three thematic sessions dedicated to different aspects of heritage speakers? language production and comprehension (?Attrition vs. Innovation?, ?Transfer vs. Internal Dynamics?, and ?Methods in research on patterns outside standard language?), and a poster session. The three thematic sessions will take place on Feb 22, 2021, and Feb 23, 2021, and will include talks of invited speakers. Invited speakers: - *Ad Backus (Tilburg University)* - *Tanja Kupisch (Universit?t Konstanz)* - *Maria M. Pi?ango (Yale University)* - *Anatol Stefanowitsch (Freie Universit?t Berlin)* On the first day, Feb 21, 2021, the conference will connect with the ?International Mother Language Day?, focusing on educational implications for multilingual settings. This opening session will include a live talk by another invited speaker,* Janet Fuller (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)*, followed by a discussion. The full program of the workshop is available on our website at https://www.linguistik.hu-berlin.de/en/rueg/conference2021. If you want to attend the conference as a guest (free of charge), please register by e-mail until Feb 18, 2021. Contact for registration: annika.labrenz at hu-berlin.de. -- Annika Labrenz Research Fellow RUEG Pd Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin Unter den Linden 6 10099 Berlin [Besucheradresse: M?hrenstr. 40/41, R.122] Tel. 030-2093 70677 ------------------------------ The Variationist List - discussion of everything related to variationist sociolinguistics. 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URL: From clairebowern at gmail.com Tue Mar 2 16:58:48 2021 From: clairebowern at gmail.com (Claire Bowern) Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2021 16:58:48 -0500 Subject: [Histling-l] Fwd: [Lingtyp] Job posting: Historical Linguistics @ U Bern In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Fernando Z??iga Date: Tue, Mar 2, 2021 at 1:54 PM Subject: [Lingtyp] Job posting: Historical Linguistics @ U Bern To: Open rank professorship (oP/aoP/AssP TT) in Historical Linguistics 100% The University of Bern offers an open rank professorship, succession of Prof. Dr. George van Driem) in Historical Linguistics as either an Extraordinary, Ordinary, or Assistant Professor with tenure track, depending on qualifications and experience, at the Institute of Linguistics, starting 1st February 2022. Applicants will be expected to cover the whole field of theoretical and empirical studies of language change with respect to both teaching and research, with a focus on languages outside the Indo- European family (e.g., languages from Central, South, and Southeast Asia, or the Pacific) and possibly a complementary focus (e.g., Historical Sociolinguistics). The successful applicant should be willing to co-operate with neighboring disciplines and institutions in the Faculty and the Bernese Center for the Study of Language and Society. As co-director of the institute, s/he will be expected to be involved in academic administration; therefore, a good working knowledge of German is indispensable. Previous experience in negotiating external funding of research projects is essential. Academic requirements for this position are a completed Ph.D. plus a "Habilitation" or an equivalent qualification (ordinary/extraordinary professorship) or an excellent Ph.D. and an elaborate Habilitation project (Assistant professorship with tenure track). An application for job sharing is possible. The University of Bern is committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity in employment. In particular, it strives to increase the number of women in senior academic positions, and supports job sharing and dual-career hiring. The Faculty of Humanities welcomes applications from people with disabilities, People of Color, and people who, in the Swiss context, are from ethnic minority backgrounds. Applications including a CV, teaching concept, list of publications, list of courses taught, list of externally funded projects, and information on previous employment and participation in academic administration are to be submitted in electronic form only as PDF files by March 28th 2021 (to Mr. Korbinian Seitz: korbinian.seitz at histdek.unibe.ch). -- _______________________________________________ Lingtyp mailing list Lingtyp at listserv.linguistlist.org http://listserv.linguistlist.org/mailman/listinfo/lingtyp -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lauersdorf at uky.edu Tue Mar 9 04:48:42 2021 From: lauersdorf at uky.edu (Lauersdorf, Mark R.) Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2021 09:48:42 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] =?windows-1252?q?2021_NARNiHS_Research_Incubator_?= =?windows-1252?q?=96_program_and_registration?= Message-ID: The?(Third) 2021 Research Incubator?of the North American Research Network in Historical Sociolinguistics (NARNiHS)?will take place?entirely online **April 22-24**. The full program can be consulted on our website:?https://narnihs.org/?page_id=1513 . Unlike last year, this year?s Incubator continues our collaboration with?KFLC: The Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Conference?and will be held on the Conference?s platform. Therefore, in order to attend the?NARNiHS?panels, audience members must register for the?KFLC?conference. Registration is $90 ($50 for graduate students). For more information go to?https://kflc.as.uky.edu/register. The deadline to register is **Monday, March 15**. Registration grants access to **all** KFLC presentations and events?across the 15+ conference divisions and special sessions?(not just the NARNiHS?Incubator?panels). The NARNiHS Research Incubator offers a?rich environment?for the exploration of new approaches to theory, methodology, and analytical protocols in historical sociolinguistics.? Please?join us and contribute to the invigorating discussion and brainstorming of fresh ideas in historical sociolinguistics.? We look forward to seeing you at our panels! The?2021?NARNiHS Research Incubator Organizing Committee From caterina.mauri at unibo.it Wed Mar 10 03:47:28 2021 From: caterina.mauri at unibo.it (Caterina Mauri) Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2021 08:47:28 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] Summer School on "Catching Language Data" (21-25 June 2021) Message-ID: ** Apologies for cross-posting ** Summer School on "Catching Language Data" (21-25 June 2021) We invite applications for the "Catching Language Data" Summer School which will take place on 21-25 June 2021 in Bologna, Italy (and online). The School is organized by the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (LILEC) of the University of Bologna and by its newly founded Experimental Lab, funded by ?Department of Excellence? program (2018-2022) granted by the Italian Ministry of Education and Research. The ?Catching Language Data? School intends to establish an interactive forum for PhD students who are looking to advance their skills and knowledge within the field of linguistics. More specifically, the school aims at fostering a theoretical and practical reflection of the diversity of language data (both inter- and cross-linguistically) and how to collect and manage them for subsequent research, with special emphasis on methods and tools to be employed for specific purposes. In particular, the School focuses on the following questions: a) How to select, collect and manage linguistic data? b) What are the available methods and tools? c) How do we use them in practice? The Summer School consists of 4 plenaries and 6 half-day workshops by?world-renowned scholars covering most aspects of the linguistic data collection process, focusing on both spoken and written resources. Each workshop will consist of a theoretical part and a practical tutorial. The participation to the School is free of charge, but limited to 30 people. Modality Although we will try to hold (at least part of) the Summer School in situ, online participation is guaranteed. Depending?on the evolution of the pandemic, we might be forced to move the whole School online. Eligibility criteria Being enrolled in a PhD program. How to apply Applicants should fill out the application form that can be found at the following url:?https://forms.gle/8zCPjWscJryd47aB8. They will be asked to provide information about their PhD project, previous attendance to other schools or tutorials on methodological aspects, and their knowledge of endangered or understudied languages. In addition, they are asked to submit a short motivation letter in English (max?2000 characters including spaces). The applications will be assessed by the?Scientific Board?of the Summer School: the best 30 applications will be admitted. Deadline Applications must be submitted by?April 10, 2021?at 5 pm CET. 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URL: From pcoenen2 at uni-koeln.de Wed Mar 17 15:44:26 2021 From: pcoenen2 at uni-koeln.de (pcoenen2 at uni-koeln.de) Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2021 20:44:26 +0100 Subject: [Histling-l] Conversational Priming Message-ID: <20210317204426.Horde.tZ5iLNlbPnNPalJWPVkMo6e@webmail.uni-koeln.de> Dear colleagues, in a project at the University of Cologne, Eugen Hill, Sonja Gipper, Martin Becker and I are investigating the question as to how conversational priming may facilitate the spread of grammatical (and potentially other) innovations in the course of language change. As a starting point, we examine repetitional responses to polar questions, in which one interlocutor repeats (a part of) the question of the other interlocutor. Hence, if speaker A uses an innovative form in a question, speaker B will probably repeat it, which after several iterations facilitates the integration of the innovative form into his/her own grammar. Given that grammatical innovations spread in this manner, we expect there to be certain asymmetries regarding the speed in which innovations spread. For instance, in languages which mark person on the verb, innovative verb forms should spread faster in the 3rd person singular than in the 1st and 2nd person. For in a question-answer sequence, a verb in the 3rd person has to be repeated exactly whereas one in the 1st/2nd person does not. Consider the following examples from Russian, where the finite verb has to be repeated in order to answer a polar question: (1) Ty leti?? v Pari?? ? Le?u. / Ne le?u. ?Will you fly to Paris?? ? ?Yes.? / ?No.? (2) Ja le?u v Pari?? ? Leti??. / Ne leti??. ?Will I fly to Paris?? ? ?Yes.? / ?No.? (3) Masha letit v Pari?? ? Letit. / Ne letit. ?Will Masha fly to Paris?? ? ?Yes.? / ?No.? In order to investigate our hypothesis further it is vital that we find other such asymmetries in question-answer sequences. Only then can we evaluate whether such synchronic asymmetries are also reflected in the diachronic development of the respective forms. Therefore, we would like to ask you whether you are aware of any asymmetries in the languages you work on that are comparable to the one regarding the person in Russian. If you answer to this email, I would appreciate it if you also cc'd me. (p.coenen at uni-koeln.de). Kind regards and thank you for your input! Pascal Coenen From cynthia.allen at anu.edu.au Fri Mar 19 03:48:11 2021 From: cynthia.allen at anu.edu.au (Cynthia Allen) Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2021 07:48:11 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] Deflexion query Message-ID: Greetings, I've been trying to nail down the earliest use of 'deflexion'/'deflection' in reference to loss of inflection/inflectional categories. It is not a widely used term, but has been prominently used in the early 2000s by Muriel Norde and then myself, for example. The earliest reference I have found is in Trask's (2000) The dictionary of historical and comparative linguistics. I would like to find out who first used this term, and would be grateful for any earlier references. Dr Cynthia L. Allen FAHA Emeritus Fellow, Australian National University Baldessin Precinct Building Room W2.09 School of Literature, Languages, and Linguistics Building 110 Australian National University Acton ACT 2601 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nigel.vincent at manchester.ac.uk Fri Mar 19 04:27:12 2021 From: nigel.vincent at manchester.ac.uk (Nigel Vincent) Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2021 08:27:12 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] Deflexion query In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Cindy, I was intrigued by your query and took a quick look at the indexes of some volumes to hand on my shelves. I found nothing in the immediately obvious places but then came across multiple references (with the spelling 'deflection') in the index of Yakov Malkiel 'From Particular to General Linguistics. Essays 1965-1978'. This a collection of his papers and the earliest that uses the term there is from 1968. He treats it as an ordinary term with no special attempt to define it so I guess it was current well before that time. Best Nigel Professor Nigel Vincent, FBA MAE Professor Emeritus of General & Romance Linguistics The University of Manchester Linguistics & English Language School of Arts, Languages and Cultures The University of Manchester https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/researchers/nigel-vincent(f973a991-8ece-453e-abc5-3ca198c869dc).html ________________________________ From: histling-l on behalf of Cynthia Allen Sent: 19 March 2021 8:48 AM To: histling-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Histling-l] Deflexion query Greetings, I?ve been trying to nail down the earliest use of ?deflexion?/?deflection? in reference to loss of inflection/inflectional categories. It is not a widely used term, but has been prominently used in the early 2000s by Muriel Norde and then myself, for example. The earliest reference I have found is in Trask?s (2000) The dictionary of historical and comparative linguistics. I would like to find out who first used this term, and would be grateful for any earlier references. Dr Cynthia L. Allen FAHA Emeritus Fellow, Australian National University Baldessin Precinct Building Room W2.09 School of Literature, Languages, and Linguistics Building 110 Australian National University Acton ACT 2601 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Johanna.Barddal at ugent.be Fri Mar 19 06:10:57 2021 From: Johanna.Barddal at ugent.be (Johanna Barddal) Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:10:57 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] Deflexion query In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: Dear Cindy, dear Nigel, This is a standard term in Dutch linguistics, which might explain why Muriel used it. You will find it in most if not all Dutch historical reference grammars. J?hann =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ J?hanna Bar?dal, Professor Editor of Brill's Studies in Historical Linguistics Founding Editor of Journal of Historical Linguistics Department of Linguistics Ghent University Blandijnberg 2 BE-9000 Ghent johanna.barddal at ugent.be Phone +32-(0)92643800 (work) Phone +32-(0)478646775 (cell) ________________________________ From: histling-l on behalf of Nigel Vincent Sent: Friday, March 19, 2021 9:27 AM To: Cynthia Allen; histling-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Histling-l] Deflexion query Dear Cindy, I was intrigued by your query and took a quick look at the indexes of some volumes to hand on my shelves. I found nothing in the immediately obvious places but then came across multiple references (with the spelling 'deflection') in the index of Yakov Malkiel 'From Particular to General Linguistics. Essays 1965-1978'. This a collection of his papers and the earliest that uses the term there is from 1968. He treats it as an ordinary term with no special attempt to define it so I guess it was current well before that time. Best Nigel Professor Nigel Vincent, FBA MAE Professor Emeritus of General & Romance Linguistics The University of Manchester Linguistics & English Language School of Arts, Languages and Cultures The University of Manchester https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/researchers/nigel-vincent(f973a991-8ece-453e-abc5-3ca198c869dc).html ________________________________ From: histling-l on behalf of Cynthia Allen Sent: 19 March 2021 8:48 AM To: histling-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Histling-l] Deflexion query Greetings, I?ve been trying to nail down the earliest use of ?deflexion?/?deflection? in reference to loss of inflection/inflectional categories. It is not a widely used term, but has been prominently used in the early 2000s by Muriel Norde and then myself, for example. The earliest reference I have found is in Trask?s (2000) The dictionary of historical and comparative linguistics. I would like to find out who first used this term, and would be grateful for any earlier references. Dr Cynthia L. Allen FAHA Emeritus Fellow, Australian National University Baldessin Precinct Building Room W2.09 School of Literature, Languages, and Linguistics Building 110 Australian National University Acton ACT 2601 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From freek.vandevelde at kuleuven.be Fri Mar 19 07:49:43 2021 From: freek.vandevelde at kuleuven.be (Freek Van de Velde) Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2021 11:49:43 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] Deflexion query In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: Hi Cynthia, Not sure if the term really originated in these publications, but the earliest references to this term I have are: * Nijen Twilhaar, Jan. 1992. 'Deflexie en genusverlies'. De Nieuwe Taalgids 85: 147-160. * Weerman, Fred & Petra de Wit. 1999. 'The decline of the genitive in Dutch'. Linguistics 37(6): 1155-1192. As Johanna says, could be a 'Dutch linguistics' thing. It also features in the work of Joop van der Horst, who was a member of the PhD jury of Muriel Norde, if I remember correctly, so there is a transmission link there as well. Best regards, Freek Van de Velde. From: histling-l On Behalf Of Johanna Barddal Sent: vrijdag 19 maart 2021 11:11 To: Nigel Vincent ; Cynthia Allen ; histling-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Histling-l] Deflexion query Dear Cindy, dear Nigel, This is a standard term in Dutch linguistics, which might explain why Muriel used it. You will find it in most if not all Dutch historical reference grammars. J?hann =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ J?hanna Bar?dal, Professor Editor of Brill's Studies in Historical Linguistics Founding Editor of Journal of Historical Linguistics Department of Linguistics Ghent University Blandijnberg 2 BE-9000 Ghent johanna.barddal at ugent.be Phone +32-(0)92643800 (work) Phone +32-(0)478646775 (cell) ________________________________ From: histling-l > on behalf of Nigel Vincent > Sent: Friday, March 19, 2021 9:27 AM To: Cynthia Allen; histling-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Histling-l] Deflexion query Dear Cindy, I was intrigued by your query and took a quick look at the indexes of some volumes to hand on my shelves. I found nothing in the immediately obvious places but then came across multiple references (with the spelling 'deflection') in the index of Yakov Malkiel 'From Particular to General Linguistics. Essays 1965-1978'. This a collection of his papers and the earliest that uses the term there is from 1968. He treats it as an ordinary term with no special attempt to define it so I guess it was current well before that time. Best Nigel Professor Nigel Vincent, FBA MAE Professor Emeritus of General & Romance Linguistics The University of Manchester Linguistics & English Language School of Arts, Languages and Cultures The University of Manchester https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/researchers/nigel-vincent(f973a991-8ece-453e-abc5-3ca198c869dc).html ________________________________ From: histling-l > on behalf of Cynthia Allen > Sent: 19 March 2021 8:48 AM To: histling-l at mailman.yale.edu

Message-ID: <12b9d00a-6eb1-bc56-f29e-d9bb076f04c5@isfas.uni-kiel.de> Dear Cynthia, dear all, I found the term used in Dutch texts from the 1850s, e.g. in a Dutch monograph from 1858 (Brill, W. G. 1858. Opmerkingen op het gebied der engelsche spraakkunst. Leiden): [page 2, footnote 1; context: deflexion as a result of language contact] Hier wordt de oorzaak van de *deflexie *der taal gevonden in de ontmoeting van twee talen op ??n grondgebied. Maar de Duitsche taal, zal men zeggen, is sedert de negende eeuw *gedeflexeerd* zonder dat op den bodem van Duitschland eene ontmoeting van verschilende taalelementen heeft plaats gehad. Even back then, the term was apparently used as an ordinary term without any definition. Best regards, Steffen H?der Am 19. 3. 2021 um 12.49 schrieb Freek Van de Velde: > > Hi Cynthia, > > Not sure if the term really originated in these publications, but the > earliest references to this term I have are: > > * Nijen Twilhaar, Jan. 1992. ?Deflexie en genusverlies?. /De Nieuwe > Taalgids/ 85: 147-160. > * Weerman, Fred & Petra de Wit. 1999. ?The decline of the genitive > in Dutch?. /Linguistics/37(6): 1155-1192. > > As Johanna says, could be a ?Dutch linguistics? thing. It also > features in the work of Joop van der Horst, who was a member of the > PhD jury of Muriel Norde, if I remember correctly, so there is a > transmission link there as well. > > Best regards, > > Freek Van de Velde. > > *From:*histling-l *On Behalf Of > *Johanna Barddal > *Sent:* vrijdag 19 maart 2021 11:11 > *To:* Nigel Vincent ; Cynthia Allen > ; histling-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Histling-l] Deflexion query > > Dear Cindy, dear Nigel, > > This is a standard term in Dutch linguistics, which might explain why > Muriel used it. You will find it in most if not all Dutch historical > reference grammars. > > J?hann > > =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ > J?hanna Bar?dal, Professor > Editor of Brill's Studies in Historical Linguistics > > Founding Editor of Journal of Historical Linguistics > > Department of Linguistics > Ghent University > Blandijnberg 2 > BE-9000 Ghent > johanna.barddal at ugent.be > > Phone +32-(0)92643800 (work) > Phone +32-(0)478646775 (cell) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:*histling-l

> on behalf of Nigel > Vincent > > *Sent:* Friday, March 19, 2021 9:27 AM > *To:* Cynthia Allen; histling-l at mailman.yale.edu > > *Subject:* Re: [Histling-l] Deflexion query > > Dear Cindy, > > I was intrigued by your query and took a quick look at the indexes of > some volumes to hand on my shelves. I found nothing in the immediately > obvious places but then came across multiple references (with the > spelling 'deflection') in the index of Yakov Malkiel 'From Particular > to General Linguistics. Essays 1965-1978'. This a collection of his > papers and the earliest that uses the term there is from 1968. He > treats it as an ordinary term with no special attempt to define it so > I guess it was current well before that time. > > Best > > Nigel > > Professor Nigel Vincent, FBA MAE > Professor Emeritus of General & Romance Linguistics > The University of Manchester > > Linguistics & English Language > School of Arts, Languages and Cultures > > The University of Manchester > > https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/researchers/nigel-vincent(f973a991-8ece-453e-abc5-3ca198c869dc).html > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:*histling-l

> on behalf of Cynthia > Allen > > *Sent:* 19 March 2021 8:48 AM > *To:* histling-l at mailman.yale.edu > > > *Subject:* [Histling-l] Deflexion query > > Greetings, > > I?ve been trying to nail down the earliest use of > ?deflexion?/?deflection? in reference to loss of > inflection/inflectional categories. It is not a widely used term, but > has been prominently used in the early 2000s by Muriel Norde and then > myself, for example. The earliest reference I have found is in Trask?s > (2000) /The dictionary of historical and comparative linguistics. /I > would like to find out who first used this term, and would be grateful > for any earlier references. > > Dr Cynthia L. Allen FAHA > > Emeritus Fellow, Australian National University > > Baldessin Precinct Building Room W2.09 > > School of Literature, Languages, and Linguistics > > Building 110 > > Australian National University > > Acton ACT? 2601 > > > _______________________________________________ > histling-l mailing list > histling-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/histling-l -- Prof. Dr. Steffen H?der Skandinavistische Sprachwissenschaft/Scandinavian Linguistics s.hoeder at isfas.uni-kiel.de steffenhoeder.de Leibnizstra?e 8, Raum/Room 215 +49 (431) 880-4587 Christian-Albrechts-Universit?t zu Kiel Institut f?r Skandinavistik, Frisistik und Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft Christian-Albrechts-Platz 4 24098 Kiel Deutschland Kiel University Institute of Scandinavian Studies, Frisian Studies and General Linguistics Christian-Albrechts-Platz 4 24098 Kiel Germany -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mithun at linguistics.ucsb.edu Fri Mar 19 10:02:41 2021 From: mithun at linguistics.ucsb.edu (Marianne Mithun) Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2021 07:02:41 -0700 Subject: [Histling-l] Deflexion query In-Reply-To: References:

Message-ID: Yakov did tend to invent terminology. Marianne On Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 4:50 AM Freek Van de Velde < freek.vandevelde at kuleuven.be> wrote: > Hi Cynthia, > > Not sure if the term really originated in these publications, but the > earliest references to this term I have are: > > - Nijen Twilhaar, Jan. 1992. ?Deflexie en genusverlies?. *De Nieuwe > Taalgids* 85: 147-160. > - Weerman, Fred & Petra de Wit. 1999. ?The decline of the genitive in > Dutch?. *Linguistics* 37(6): 1155-1192. > > As Johanna says, could be a ?Dutch linguistics? thing. It also features in > the work of Joop van der Horst, who was a member of the PhD jury of Muriel > Norde, if I remember correctly, so there is a transmission link there as > well. > > Best regards, > > Freek Van de Velde. > > > > *From:* histling-l *On Behalf Of *Johanna > Barddal > *Sent:* vrijdag 19 maart 2021 11:11 > *To:* Nigel Vincent ; Cynthia Allen < > cynthia.allen at anu.edu.au>; histling-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Histling-l] Deflexion query > > > > Dear Cindy, dear Nigel, > > > > This is a standard term in Dutch linguistics, which might explain why > Muriel used it. You will find it in most if not all Dutch historical > reference grammars. > > > > J?hann > > > > =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ > J?hanna Bar?dal, Professor > Editor of Brill's Studies in Historical Linguistics > > Founding Editor of Journal of Historical Linguistics > > Department of Linguistics > Ghent University > Blandijnberg 2 > BE-9000 Ghent > johanna.barddal at ugent.be > > Phone +32-(0)92643800 (work) > Phone +32-(0)478646775 (cell) > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* histling-l on behalf of > Nigel Vincent > *Sent:* Friday, March 19, 2021 9:27 AM > *To:* Cynthia Allen; histling-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Histling-l] Deflexion query > > > > Dear Cindy, > > I was intrigued by your query and took a quick look at the indexes of some > volumes to hand on my shelves. I found nothing in the immediately obvious > places but then came across multiple references (with the spelling > 'deflection') in the index of Yakov Malkiel 'From Particular to General > Linguistics. Essays 1965-1978'. This a collection of his papers and the > earliest that uses the term there is from 1968. He treats it as an ordinary > term with no special attempt to define it so I guess it was current well > before that time. > > Best > > Nigel > > > > > > Professor Nigel Vincent, FBA MAE > Professor Emeritus of General & Romance Linguistics > The University of Manchester > > > > Linguistics & English Language > School of Arts, Languages and Cultures > > The University of Manchester > > > > > > > > > https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/researchers/nigel-vincent(f973a991-8ece-453e-abc5-3ca198c869dc).html > ------------------------------ > > *From:* histling-l on behalf of > Cynthia Allen > *Sent:* 19 March 2021 8:48 AM > *To:* histling-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* [Histling-l] Deflexion query > > > > Greetings, > > I?ve been trying to nail down the earliest use of ?deflexion?/?deflection? > in reference to loss of inflection/inflectional categories. It is not a > widely used term, but has been prominently used in the early 2000s by > Muriel Norde and then myself, for example. The earliest reference I have > found is in Trask?s (2000) *The dictionary of historical and comparative > linguistics. *I would like to find out who first used this term, and > would be grateful for any earlier references. > > > > Dr Cynthia L. Allen FAHA > > Emeritus Fellow, Australian National University > > Baldessin Precinct Building Room W2.09 > > > > School of Literature, Languages, and Linguistics > > Building 110 > > Australian National University > > Acton ACT 2601 > > > _______________________________________________ > histling-l mailing list > histling-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/histling-l > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Fr?n: histling-l F?r Nigel Vincent Skickat: den 19 mars 2021 09:27 Till: Cynthia Allen ; histling-l at mailman.yale.edu ?mne: Re: [Histling-l] Deflexion query Dear Cindy, I was intrigued by your query and took a quick look at the indexes of some volumes to hand on my shelves. I found nothing in the immediately obvious places but then came across multiple references (with the spelling 'deflection') in the index of Yakov Malkiel 'From Particular to General Linguistics. Essays 1965-1978'. This a collection of his papers and the earliest that uses the term there is from 1968. He treats it as an ordinary term with no special attempt to define it so I guess it was current well before that time. Best Nigel Professor Nigel Vincent, FBA MAE Professor Emeritus of General & Romance Linguistics The University of Manchester Linguistics & English Language School of Arts, Languages and Cultures The University of Manchester https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/researchers/nigel-vincent(f973a991-8ece-453e-abc5-3ca198c869dc).html ________________________________ From: histling-l > on behalf of Cynthia Allen > Sent: 19 March 2021 8:48 AM To: histling-l at mailman.yale.edu

> Subject: [Histling-l] Deflexion query Greetings, I?ve been trying to nail down the earliest use of ?deflexion?/?deflection? in reference to loss of inflection/inflectional categories. It is not a widely used term, but has been prominently used in the early 2000s by Muriel Norde and then myself, for example. The earliest reference I have found is in Trask?s (2000) The dictionary of historical and comparative linguistics. I would like to find out who first used this term, and would be grateful for any earlier references. Dr Cynthia L. Allen FAHA Emeritus Fellow, Australian National University Baldessin Precinct Building Room W2.09 School of Literature, Languages, and Linguistics Building 110 Australian National University Acton ACT 2601 _______________________________________________ histling-l mailing list histling-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/histling-l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The earliest reference I have found is in Trask?s (2000) The dictionary of historical and comparative linguistics. I would like to find out who first used this term, and would be grateful for any earlier references. > > Dr Cynthia L. Allen FAHA > Emeritus Fellow, Australian National University > Baldessin Precinct Building Room W2.09 > > School of Literature, Languages, and Linguistics > Building 110 > Australian National University > Acton ACT 2601 > > _______________________________________________ > histling-l mailing list > histling-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/histling-l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From frans.plank at ling-phil.ox.ac.uk Sat Mar 20 05:52:00 2021 From: frans.plank at ling-phil.ox.ac.uk (Frans Plank) Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2021 09:52:00 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] Deflexion query In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <43C6E9E1-AD94-4600-BF61-832B1D2E31D2@OX.AC.UK> Cynthia, are you really interested in terms for loss of inflection in general, by whatever means (?deflexie? in Dutch, ?Flexionsschwund? in German ?), or more specifically for the rare case of the reananlysis/degrammaticalisation of inflectional (word-)affixes as clitics (or phrase affixes or what not). Isn?t it just the latter that has latterly sometimes been called ?deflection/deflexion? in English? Frans On 19. Mar 2021, at 08:48, Cynthia Allen > wrote: Greetings, I?ve been trying to nail down the earliest use of ?deflexion?/?deflection? in reference to loss of inflection/inflectional categories. It is not a widely used term, but has been prominently used in the early 2000s by Muriel Norde and then myself, for example. The earliest reference I have found is in Trask?s (2000) The dictionary of historical and comparative linguistics. I would like to find out who first used this term, and would be grateful for any earlier references. Dr Cynthia L. Allen FAHA Emeritus Fellow, Australian National University Baldessin Precinct Building Room W2.09 School of Literature, Languages, and Linguistics Building 110 Australian National University Acton ACT 2601 _______________________________________________ histling-l mailing list histling-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/histling-l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lauersdorf at uky.edu Sat Mar 20 14:36:06 2021 From: lauersdorf at uky.edu (Lauersdorf, Mark R.) Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2021 18:36:06 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] Call for Abstracts: NARNiHS special sessions at NWAV 49 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The North American Research Network in Historical Sociolinguistics (NARNiHS) *** NARNiHS special sessions at *** NWAV 49 ? Diversity in Variation *** University of Texas at Austin, 19-24 October 2021 -- virtual conference Deadline for submission of abstracts to NARNiHS: ==> Sunday, 11 April 2021, 11:59 PM US Eastern Time. Late abstracts will not be considered. Contact NARNiHistSoc at gmail.com with questions. We are soliciting abstracts for NARNiHS-sponsored special session(s) in historical sociolinguistics at the New Ways of Analyzing Variation (NWAV) Conference, which is fully virtual for its 49th edition. We welcome 20-minute papers that study the interaction of language and society in historical periods and from historical perspectives. A wide range of linguistic areas, subdisciplines, and methodologies easily find their place within the field of historical sociolinguistics, including, but not limited to: - the study of language usage in historical context(s); - the application/development of sociolinguistic theories to historical data; - the use of contemporary sociolinguistic models to explain historical linguistic variation; - methods for the study of historical language variation and change over time. Papers analyzing data in a quantitative way as well as those with an explicit focus on this year's NWAV special topic areas are particularly welcome: - Variation in less studied communities; - Computational sociolinguistics; - Methodological innovation; - Combination of multiple methods. Abstracts will be evaluated on the following criteria: - explicit discussion of which theoretical frameworks, methodological protocols, and analytical strategies are being applied or critiqued; - sufficient (if brief) presentation of data sources and examples to allow reviewers a clear understanding of the scope and claims of the research; - clear articulation of how the research advances knowledge in the field of historical sociolinguistics. See the shortened "program abstracts" from our special session at NWAV 48 for an idea of work in historical sociolinguistics that has been accepted to NWAV in the past: Allen et al.: https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.uoregon.edu/dist/a/17125/files/2019/10/NWAV48_Program_Booklet_Oct07.pdf#page=75 . Verheyden: https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.uoregon.edu/dist/a/17125/files/2019/10/NWAV48_Program_Booklet_Oct07.pdf#page=77 . Pappas & Tsolakidis: https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.uoregon.edu/dist/a/17125/files/2019/10/NWAV48_Program_Booklet_Oct07.pdf#page=78 . Raynor: https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.uoregon.edu/dist/a/17125/files/2019/10/NWAV48_Program_Booklet_Oct07.pdf#page=80 . Mufwene: https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.uoregon.edu/dist/a/17125/files/2019/10/NWAV48_Program_Booklet_Oct07.pdf#page=81 . See also NWAV 49?s webpage for further details on the conference and this year?s special topics (https://www.nwav49.org/) Authors will be notified with a decision about acceptance for inclusion in the NARNiHS @ NWAV special session proposal(s) by Friday, 30 April 2021. Authors whose abstracts are not accepted are encouraged to submit their abstracts for inclusion in the NWAV general sessions by NWAV?s 15 May 2021 deadline. Note that acceptance into the NARNiHS-sponsored special session proposal(s) does not guarantee acceptance into NWAV 49, as all special session proposals are further reviewed by NWAV reviewers for final acceptance into the conference. General Requirements 1. Abstracts for 20-minute papers must be submitted to NARNiHS electronically, using the following link: http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/NARNiHSatNWAV49 2. Authors may submit a maximum of two abstracts, one single-authored abstract and one co-authored abstract. 3. Authors are expected to attend the online conference and present their own papers. 4. After an abstract has been submitted, no changes of author, title, or wording of the abstract, other than those due to typographical error, are permitted. If accepted, authors will be contacted for a final version for the conference program. 5. Papers must be delivered as projected in the abstract or represent bona fide developments of the same research. 6. 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In addition, be sure to anonymize your PDF document (you may do so in Adobe Acrobat Reader by clicking on ?File?, then ?Properties?, removing your name if it appears in the ?Author? line of the ?Description? tab, and re-saving before submitting it). Please be aware that abstract file names may not be automatically anonymized; do not use your name (e.g. Smith_Abstract.pdf) when saving your abstract in PDF format, rather, use non-identifying information (e.g. HistSoc4Lyfe_NARNiHS.pdf). -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stephen.wright.horn at gmail.com Sat Mar 20 20:33:15 2021 From: stephen.wright.horn at gmail.com (Stephen Horn) Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2021 09:33:15 +0900 Subject: [Histling-l] Pioneering Linguistic Works in Japan Message-ID: Papers deserving wider attention have been selected for translation into English by members of the National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics. From 2018 to the present, translations of 11 papers have been uploaded and are available through this website: https://www2.ninjal.ac.jp/plwj/ Translations will be added to the "Pioneering Linguistic Works in Japan" series periodically. Some of these papers touch directly on the history of the Japanese language. All are of interest with regard to the history of linguistics. HATTORI Shiro, On the Accent of Japanese from the Phonological Point of View WATANABE Minoru, The ?Self? Versus ?Other? Perspective and Grammatical Theory UWANO Zendo, What is an N-pattern Accent System? 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URL: From cynthia.allen at anu.edu.au Sat Mar 20 22:00:17 2021 From: cynthia.allen at anu.edu.au (Cynthia Allen) Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2021 02:00:17 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] Deflexion query In-Reply-To: References:

Message-ID: At the moment, I am specifically trying to find the earliest use of ?deflexion? or ?deflection? in English to describe loss of inflectional categories, rather than terms in general for the loss of inflection. I wouldn?t say that recent discussions have called the reanalysis/degrammaticalisation of inflections as clitics ?deflexion?, which is what your wording suggests to me, but rather that they are looking at the role of deflexion in such changes. It?s certainly true that the term has played a prominent role in debates about degrammaticalisation, but one recent paper I?m aware of treats deflexion as the final stage of grammaticalisation of the English passive (i.e. the loss of agreement morphology on the participle): Mart?n Arista, Javier, and Ana Elvira Ojanguren L?pez. 2018. "Grammaticalization and Deflexion in Progress. The Past Participle in the Old English Passive." Studia neophilologica 90 (2):155-175. doi: 10.1080/00393274.2018.1463823. It?s certainly true that the English term is usually used by people who are looking at the effects of the loss of inflection, but in the 2007 ed. of The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics, deflexion is simply defined as ?Loss of inflections, e.g. in the history of English in the early Middle Ages.? That?s pretty vague and broad, since it would seem to encompass syncretism between forms (e.g. nominative and accusative singular in masculine a-stem nouns in OE) when category distinctions like nominative and accusative still exist, although the reference to ?early Middle Ages? is probably alluding to complete loss of categories. It?s of course important to distinguish between loss of exponents of a category and loss of the category itself, and it seems to me best to reserve ?deflexion? for the loss of one or more inflectional categories. Dr Cynthia L. Allen FAHA Emeritus Fellow, Australian National University Baldessin Precinct Building Room W2.09 School of Literature, Languages, and Linguistics Building 110 Australian National University Acton ACT 2601 From: Uni KN Sent: Saturday, 20 March 2021 8:56 PM To: Cynthia Allen Cc: histling-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Histling-l] Deflexion query Cynthia, are you really interested in terms for loss of inflection in general, by whatever means (?deflexie? in Dutch, ?Flexionsschwund? in German ?), or more specifically for the rare case of the reananlysis/degrammaticalisation of inflectional (word-)affixes as clitics (or phrase affixes or what not). Isn?t it just the latter that has latterly sometimes been called ?deflection/deflexion? in English? Frans On 19. Mar 2021, at 08:48, Cynthia Allen > wrote: Greetings, I?ve been trying to nail down the earliest use of ?deflexion?/?deflection? in reference to loss of inflection/inflectional categories. It is not a widely used term, but has been prominently used in the early 2000s by Muriel Norde and then myself, for example. The earliest reference I have found is in Trask?s (2000) The dictionary of historical and comparative linguistics. I would like to find out who first used this term, and would be grateful for any earlier references. Dr Cynthia L. Allen FAHA Emeritus Fellow, Australian National University Baldessin Precinct Building Room W2.09 School of Literature, Languages, and Linguistics Building 110 Australian National University Acton ACT 2601 _______________________________________________ histling-l mailing list histling-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/histling-l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cynthia.allen at anu.edu.au Sat Mar 20 22:10:16 2021 From: cynthia.allen at anu.edu.au (Cynthia Allen) Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2021 02:10:16 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] Deflexion query In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks, Evie! It had already struck me that the earliest uses I had seen of the term were from Dutch linguists writing in English, and it is useful to have this background. Cindy Dr Cynthia L. Allen FAHA Emeritus Fellow, Australian National University Baldessin Precinct Building Room W2.09 School of Literature, Languages, and Linguistics Building 110 Australian National University Acton ACT 2601 From: histling-l On Behalf Of Evie Couss? Sent: Friday, 19 March 2021 7:43 PM To: histling-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Histling-l] Deflexion query Dear Cindy, The term strikes me as very common in Dutch. I looked for it as in some historical grammars of Dutch and found it spelled as "deflexie" in the index of: Marijke van der Wal (1992) Geschiedenis van het Nederlands. Houtem: Spectrum Marijke Mooijaart & Marijke van der Wal (2008) Nederlands van Middeleeuwen tot Gouden Eeuw. Leiden: Vantilt. These references are not very old but they might be an indication that Muriel Norde maybe got the term from a Dutch linguistic tradition. Kind regards, Evie Couss? Fr?n: histling-l > F?r Nigel Vincent Skickat: den 19 mars 2021 09:27 Till: Cynthia Allen >; histling-l at mailman.yale.edu ?mne: Re: [Histling-l] Deflexion query Dear Cindy, I was intrigued by your query and took a quick look at the indexes of some volumes to hand on my shelves. I found nothing in the immediately obvious places but then came across multiple references (with the spelling 'deflection') in the index of Yakov Malkiel 'From Particular to General Linguistics. Essays 1965-1978'. This a collection of his papers and the earliest that uses the term there is from 1968. He treats it as an ordinary term with no special attempt to define it so I guess it was current well before that time. Best Nigel Professor Nigel Vincent, FBA MAE Professor Emeritus of General & Romance Linguistics The University of Manchester Linguistics & English Language School of Arts, Languages and Cultures The University of Manchester https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/researchers/nigel-vincent(f973a991-8ece-453e-abc5-3ca198c869dc).html ________________________________ From: histling-l > on behalf of Cynthia Allen > Sent: 19 March 2021 8:48 AM To: histling-l at mailman.yale.edu

> Subject: [Histling-l] Deflexion query Greetings, I've been trying to nail down the earliest use of 'deflexion'/'deflection' in reference to loss of inflection/inflectional categories. It is not a widely used term, but has been prominently used in the early 2000s by Muriel Norde and then myself, for example. The earliest reference I have found is in Trask's (2000) The dictionary of historical and comparative linguistics. I would like to find out who first used this term, and would be grateful for any earlier references. Dr Cynthia L. Allen FAHA Emeritus Fellow, Australian National University Baldessin Precinct Building Room W2.09 School of Literature, Languages, and Linguistics Building 110 Australian National University Acton ACT 2601 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cynthia.allen at anu.edu.au Sat Mar 20 23:07:40 2021 From: cynthia.allen at anu.edu.au (Cynthia Allen) Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2021 03:07:40 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] Deflexion query In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks very much to everyone who took the time to supply me with comments and references on this query; they were very helpful. To summarize, deflexie has been used for a long time in Dutch, and 'deflexion'/'deflection' in reference to the loss of inflection appears to have come into English through Dutch linguists towards the end of the last century. This seems to have been done without any comment that it was a neologism-which, given the fact that deflexie was a well-established term in the Dutch historical linguistics tradition, is hardly surprising. 'Deflection' is also sometimes used in a very different meaning as a nominalization of the verb 'deflect' ('knock off course). Best wishes to all, Cindy/Cynthia Dr Cynthia L. Allen FAHA Emeritus Fellow, Australian National University Baldessin Precinct Building Room W2.09 School of Literature, Languages, and Linguistics Building 110 Australian National University Acton ACT 2601 From: Cynthia Allen Sent: Friday, 19 March 2021 6:48 PM To: histling-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Deflexion query Greetings, I've been trying to nail down the earliest use of 'deflexion'/'deflection' in reference to loss of inflection/inflectional categories. It is not a widely used term, but has been prominently used in the early 2000s by Muriel Norde and then myself, for example. The earliest reference I have found is in Trask's (2000) The dictionary of historical and comparative linguistics. I would like to find out who first used this term, and would be grateful for any earlier references. Dr Cynthia L. 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C: First language acquisition, with a strong interest in typological variation, corpus linguistics and quantitative methods. Solid background in a scripting language is required (preferred languages R or Python). The candidate will work with the ACQDIV database including longitudinal first language acquisition data (age range 2-4) of 15 typologically diverse languages. Research environment: We offer work in an interdisciplinary and international team located at the University of Zurich.? Researchers are expected to have a strong commitment to? interdisciplinary collaboration and teamwork. Doctoral students will be embedded in the Linguistics Doctoral Program of the University of Zurich. Postdoctoral positions include teaching obligations of maximally one course per semester. Salaries correspond to SNSF pay scales. The department places great emphasis on gender balance; we particularly encourage women to apply. Application: Starting date: September 1, 2021 The positions are available until filled; we start reviewing applications May 1, 2021. For consideration please compile the following documents into a single PDF labelled ?LingUnits-YourSurname-Position.pdf? (where Position is either ?A?, ?B?, or ?C? and ?PhD? or ?Postdoc?, e.g. LingUnits-Meyer-A-PhD) and send to jobs at ivs.uzh.ch: - a cover letter (motivation and qualifications, 2 pages max); - curriculum vitae; - contacts of two referees; - writing sample (2 pages max, e.g. abstracts); - for PhD applications also transcripts of bachelor?s and master?s courses; - for Postdoc applications also a publication list and a dissertation abstract. For questions contact paul.widmer at uzh.ch. * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From g.j.rutten at hum.leidenuniv.nl Mon Mar 29 11:27:27 2021 From: g.j.rutten at hum.leidenuniv.nl (Rutten, G.J.) Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:27:27 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] =?windows-1252?q?Historical_Sociolinguistics_Young_?= =?windows-1252?q?Researchers_Forum_2021_=96_online_events?= In-Reply-To: <27df8b6c3ce64ca0bb95e3589a57dcf0@hum.leidenuniv.nl> References: <27df8b6c3ce64ca0bb95e3589a57dcf0@hum.leidenuniv.nl> Message-ID: Historical Sociolinguistics Young Researchers Forum 2021 ? online events Hosted by Vrije Universiteit Brussel & Leiden University Six Tuesdays and Fridays in April and May 2021 The Historical Sociolinguistics Network (HiSoN), as sponsored by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) as part of its Historical Sociolinguistics Research and Training Program, is proud to announce the fourth edition of the Historical Sociolinguistics Young Researchers Forum (HSYRF) as a series of online keynotes and workshops! The event is aimed at early career researchers ? MA and PhD students, postdocs, and other young (at heart) researchers ?, offering a (now digital) mix of keynote lectures and hands-on workshops on various topics relevant to anyone interested in historical sociolinguistics or language history more generally. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 edition will be held as a series of online events, spread out over six Tuesdays and Fridays in April and May 2021. ? Click here to see the program and to register for the keynotes and/or workshops! ? Organizers: Rik Vosters (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) Gijsbert Rutten (Universiteit Leiden) Prof. dr. G.J. Rutten Director of Education | Professor of Historical Sociolinguistics of Dutch [https://www.leidenuniv.nl/assets/signatures/logoUL-NL.jpg] Universiteit Leiden | Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen - Leiden University Centre for Linguistics Reuvensplaats 3-4 | Leiden 2311 BE | +31 71 527 2112 | www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/gijsbert-rutten -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lauersdorf at uky.edu Thu Apr 1 13:29:43 2021 From: lauersdorf at uky.edu (Lauersdorf, Mark R.) Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2021 17:29:43 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] *2nd* Call for Abstracts: NARNiHS special sessions at NWAV 49 In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: ************************* 2nd Call for Abstracts ************************* The North American Research Network in Historical Sociolinguistics (NARNiHS) *** NARNiHS special sessions at *** NWAV 49 ? Diversity in Variation *** University of Texas at Austin, 19-24 October 2021 -- virtual conference Deadline for submission of abstracts to NARNiHS: ==> Sunday, 11 April 2021, 11:59 PM US Eastern Time. Late abstracts will not be considered. Contact NARNiHistSoc at gmail.com with questions. We are soliciting abstracts for NARNiHS-sponsored special session(s) in historical sociolinguistics at the New Ways of Analyzing Variation (NWAV) Conference, which is fully virtual for its 49th edition. We welcome 20-minute papers that study the interaction of language and society in historical periods and from historical perspectives. A wide range of linguistic areas, subdisciplines, and methodologies easily find their place within the field of historical sociolinguistics, including, but not limited to: - the study of language usage in historical context(s); - the application/development of sociolinguistic theories to historical data; - the use of contemporary sociolinguistic models to explain historical linguistic variation; - methods for the study of historical language variation and change over time. Papers analyzing data in a quantitative way as well as those with an explicit focus on this year's NWAV special topic areas are particularly welcome: - Variation in less studied communities; - Computational sociolinguistics; - Methodological innovation; - Combination of multiple methods. Abstracts will be evaluated on the following criteria: - explicit discussion of which theoretical frameworks, methodological protocols, and analytical strategies are being applied or critiqued; - sufficient (if brief) presentation of data sources and examples to allow reviewers a clear understanding of the scope and claims of the research; - clear articulation of how the research advances knowledge in the field of historical sociolinguistics. See the shortened "program abstracts" from our special session at NWAV 48 for an idea of work in historical sociolinguistics that has been accepted to NWAV in the past: Allen et al.:? https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.uoregon.edu/dist/a/17125/files/2019/10/NWAV48_Program_Booklet_Oct07.pdf#page=75 . Verheyden:? https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.uoregon.edu/dist/a/17125/files/2019/10/NWAV48_Program_Booklet_Oct07.pdf#page=77 . Pappas & Tsolakidis:? https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.uoregon.edu/dist/a/17125/files/2019/10/NWAV48_Program_Booklet_Oct07.pdf#page=78 . Raynor:? https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.uoregon.edu/dist/a/17125/files/2019/10/NWAV48_Program_Booklet_Oct07.pdf#page=80 . Mufwene:? https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.uoregon.edu/dist/a/17125/files/2019/10/NWAV48_Program_Booklet_Oct07.pdf#page=81 . See also NWAV 49's webpage for further details on the conference and this year's special topics (https://www.nwav49.org/) Authors will be notified with a decision about acceptance for inclusion in the NARNiHS @ NWAV special session proposal(s) by Friday, 30 April 2021. Authors whose abstracts are not accepted are encouraged to submit their abstracts for inclusion in the NWAV general sessions by NWAV's 15 May 2021 deadline. Note that acceptance into the NARNiHS-sponsored special session proposal(s) does not guarantee acceptance into NWAV 49, as all special session proposals are further reviewed by NWAV reviewers for final acceptance into the conference. General Requirements 1. Abstracts for 20-minute papers must be submitted to NARNiHS electronically, using the following link: http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/NARNiHSatNWAV49 2. Authors may submit a maximum of two abstracts, one single-authored abstract and one co-authored abstract. 3. Authors are expected to attend the online conference and present their own papers. 4. After an abstract has been submitted, no changes of author, title, or wording of the abstract, other than those due to typographical error, are permitted. If accepted, authors will be contacted for a final version for the conference program. 5. Papers must be delivered as projected in the abstract or represent bona fide developments of the same research. 6. If accepted, authors may not submit identical abstracts for presentation in the NARNiHS-sponsored panel(s) and in the NWAV general sessions.? NWAV Abstract Guidelines (from https://www.nwav49.org/call-for-papers) Please follow these NWAV guidelines in preparing your abstract (as a PDF file, US Letter format): "Abstracts should be anonymous, a maximum of one single-spaced page in length, and be written in a standard 12-point font. Bibliography, glossed and/or transcribed examples, and images may appear on a second page and do not count towards the word limit." For your submission to NARNiHS, please note that your name should only appear in the online form accompanying your abstract submission. If you identify yourself in any way on the abstract itself (including indirect identification, e.g. "In Bly (1992)...I"), the abstract will be rejected without being evaluated. In addition, be sure to anonymize your PDF document (you may do so in Adobe Acrobat Reader by clicking on "File", then "Properties", removing your name if it appears in the "Author" line of the "Description" tab, and re-saving before submitting it). Please be aware that abstract file names may not be automatically anonymized; do not use your name (e.g. Smith_Abstract.pdf) when saving your abstract in PDF format, rather, use non-identifying information (e.g. HistSoc4Lyfe_NARNiHS.pdf). From udemske at uni-potsdam.de Wed Apr 7 10:13:34 2021 From: udemske at uni-potsdam.de (Ulrike Demske) Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2021 16:13:34 +0200 Subject: [Histling-l] Job Posting: Postdoc position Message-ID: Dear colleagues, some of you might be interested in the following position: The German Department at the University of Potsdam invites applications for a three-year postdoctoral position (40h/week). The salary is based on the German pay scale TV-L E13. The position is funded by the German Research Foundation as part of the project 'Word Order and Discourse Structure in the Early Modern Period', led by Ulrike Demske. We are looking for a highly motivated person with a strong background in the historical syntax of a Germanic language. The candidate is expected to conduct internationally visible research within the research agenda of the project. Deadline for application: **May 15, 2021** Intended starting date: **July 1st, 2021** Expected Qualifications: - An excellent PhD in linguistics (degree in hand at the latest when the position starts) - Expertise in the morphosyntax of a Germanic language (as documented by peer-reviewed publications in international journals) - Background in discourse and information structure - Expertise in corpus linguistics and statistical evaluation of corpus data - Proficiency in German and English The University of Potsdam hosts leading groups in the field of linguistics and cognitive sciences. Linguistics is part of the University?s research focus on cognitive science and contributes to the Collaborative Research Centre 1287 on the 'Limits of Variability in Language' (https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/sfb1287/index). The Berlin/Potsdam area represents a vibrant international research community in the domain of linguistics. Applications should be submitted as a single PDF to the application email and include: - A CV (with a list of publications/talks, the names of two referees) - Copy of the PhD degree (or a draft/outline of the thesis) - 2 writing samples. Deadline: Applications sent until **May 15, 2021** receive full consideration; applications sent later can be considered until the position is filled. Email Address for Applications: ulrike.demske at uni-potsdam.de Please pass this information to interested candidates. Sincerely, Ulrike Demske -- Prof. Dr. Ulrike Demske | Universit?t Potsdam | Institut f?r Germanistik | Am Neuen Palais 10 | 14469 Potsdam | Deutschland | Email: udemske at uni-potsdam.de | Tel.: +49(0)331-977-4228 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From evie.cousse at sprak.gu.se Thu Apr 8 13:59:51 2021 From: evie.cousse at sprak.gu.se (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Evie_Couss=E9?=) Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2021 17:59:51 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] Invitation webinar release EDGeS Diachronic Bible Corpus - 28 May 2021 Message-ID: Dear colleague, You are cordially invited to join the webinar release of the EDGeS Diachronic Bible Corpus: - Friday 28 May 2021 - 14:00-15:00 (CEST) - Zoom link: https://gu-se.zoom.us/j/64960898660?pwd=RXU4L1JOWC9DNjVIUDdRQTVVOTFoUT09 The EDGeS Corpus is a newly compiled corpus of historical Bible translations in English, Dutch, German and Swedish from the fourteenth century until the present day. The corpus brings together thirty-six historical Bible translations in one searchable format and connects them with each other on the verse level. This makes the EDGeS Corpus a so-called parallel corpus in both the synchronic and diachronic dimensions. The corpus is compiled as part of the research project The rise of complex verb constructions in Germanic (sponsored by the Swedish Research Foundation, based at the University of Gothenburg) and is made freely available for other researchers to use and build upon. Program of the release webinar: - Potential of historical parallel texts for studying language change - Digitizing historical Bible translations through crowd sourcing - Choices and challenges in building a historical Bible corpus - Demonstration of the EDGeS Corpus - Some preliminary results - Future plans Contributors: - Evie Couss? (University of Gothenburg) - Gerlof Bouma (University of Gothenburg) - Nicoline van der Sijs (Dutch Language Institute, Leiden) - Eloisa Ruppert (KULeuven) Event website: https://www.gu.se/en/event/release-edges-diachronic-bible-corpus Kind regards, Evie Couss? University of Gothenburg Department of Languages and Literatures Box 200 405 30 Gothenburg Sweden -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nora.dornbrack at ilos.uio.no Tue Apr 13 05:19:51 2021 From: nora.dornbrack at ilos.uio.no (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Nora_D=F6rnbrack?=) Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:19:51 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] Masterclass on Migrant Ego-Documents in Late Modern English Message-ID: <1618305503646.31656@ilos.uio.no> Dear Colleagues, We are delighted to announce that the upcoming masterclass on Migrant Ego-Documents in Late Modern English will be held as an online event on 10 May 2021 at the University of Oslo, Norway. Four scholars active in the field of English historical sociolinguistics will explore theoretical and applied perspectives on migrant ego-documents over the course of four lectures: Examining 'Bad Data': Ego Documents in the History of English Raymond Hickey, University of Limerick, Historical sociolinguistic and heritage linguistic perspectives on ego-documents Anita Auer, University of Lausanne, "And me at the age that I am": Scotticisms in Emigrants' Letters Marina Dossena, University of Bergamo, 'A beginning and an end of it'. The transition from eighteenth to nineteenth century English as represented in ego-documents from the foundation of the penal colony of New South Wales'. Robert McColl Millar, University of Aberdeen. Please find further information on the programme and how to register on the masterclass' website. Registration and attendance is free and open to the public. We are looking forward to welcoming you virtually in Oslo! Best wishes, Nora D?rnbrack (on behalf of the organising committee) ___________________ Nora D?rnbrack Doctoral Research Fellow Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages University of Oslo https://www.hf.uio.no/ilos/english/people/aca/norado/index.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From a_schapper at hotmail.com Tue Apr 20 02:25:10 2021 From: a_schapper at hotmail.com (Antoinette Schapper) Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2021 06:25:10 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] Two PhD positions in Amsterdam Message-ID: ***Apologies for cross-postings*** My project on West Papuan languages has two PhD vacancies to fill. Positions start at the latest on 1 September 2021. Very attractive conditions: 4 year position, pension payments, lots of travel and research funding. The positions have slightly different requirements, but a Masters or BA with first class Honours in Linguistics is essential, as is an interest in fieldwork. Are you interested in these positions? Please apply via the link below. You need to submit a curriculum vitae including academic transcripts, a cover letter including two references (names and emails) and a writing sample in English of circa 5000 words before May 15, 2021. In your cover letter you should describe which PhD project you are applying for, and your motivation and qualifications. Apply here: https://werkenbij.vu.nl/ad/phd-in-erc-project-papuans-on-the-move/tb8j8v/en?fbclid=IwAR01FZvdEqEOCTkkamYQelboLyikX1T1Iy014EFA8Y6O0X-9O5FgpyNWXCY If you have any questions regarding the positions, please email me at a.c.j.schapper at vu.nl -Antoinette Schapper -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It also allows junior scholars the ability to receive double-blind reviews of their working papers, sections of their thesis and grants before they officially submit. What do you gain as a mentor? For those who are curious about the benefits of mentoring junior scholars, see: https://figbox.co/benefit/ is it free? yes, it's open source. mentors and mentee can sign up safely and securely using their ORCID account With best regards, Emmanuel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From johncharles.smith at stcatz.ox.ac.uk Mon May 31 13:47:59 2021 From: johncharles.smith at stcatz.ox.ac.uk (John Charles Smith) Date: Mon, 31 May 2021 17:47:59 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] ISHL Nominations Message-ID: IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS Dear Friends and Colleagues, I hope you are all as well as possible in these difficult times. This is, I?m afraid, an even longer message than usual about nominations to positions within the Society. As you are aware, our 25th Conference, in Oxford, has been postponed until next year, on account of the Covid pandemic. However, several positions in the Society will still fall vacant this year, and the Constitution (which defines tenure in terms of biennia rather than intervals between ICHLs) requires nominations to be made to these positions. Indeed, regardless of the constitutional point, it is important for the future Conference Director to be nominated now in order to give them the customary four years to prepare. In the absence of an ICHL this year, the ?handover? date will be 1 September 2021. Nominations should be ratified by a Business Meeting of the Society. However, the next such meeting will not be held until the Oxford Conference. The Executive Committee and the Nominating Committee have discussed this issue and propose that the ratification take place at that meeting and that the nominees serve as normal until then. I hope that this procedure will be acceptable to members. The Nominating Committee has made the following nominations: i) FUTURE PRESIDENT/CONFERENCE DIRECTOR (for 2025) Ver?nica Mariel Orqueda (Pontificia Universidad Cat?lica de Chile, Santiago, Chile) ii) MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (to serve until 2027) Joseph Salmons (University of Wisconsin?Madison, Madison WI, USA) iii) MEMBER OF NOMINATING COMMITTEE (to serve until 2029) Elly van Gelderen (Arizona State University, Tempe AZ, USA) iv) SECRETARY The Nominating Committee proposes that John Charles Smith (University of Oxford, UK) should continue to serve as Secretary of the Society. NOTE: JOINT PRESIDENCY, 2021-2022 Jadranka Gvozdanovi? is due to assume the Presidency this year, whilst Aditi Lahiri would normally become Former Conference Director, remaining on the Executive Committee. However, constitutionally, Aditi needs to be President in order to organize and preside at the Oxford Conference. It is therefore proposed that Aditi and Jadranka serve as Joint Presidents for the year 2021-2022. Aditi will be ?President: Conference Director 2022?, and Jadranka will be ?President: Conference Director 2023?, becoming sole President in 2022-2023. The Nominating Committee, the Executive Committee, and both the colleagues involved have agreed to this arrangement. With these nominations, the composition of the Society's Committees will be as follows: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Until ICHL 25. Joint Presidents: Aditi Lahiri (Oxford) Jadranka Gvozdanovi? (Heidelberg) After ICHL 25. President and Director of the 2023 Conference: Jadranka Gvozdanovi? (Heidelberg) After ICHL 25. Former Conference Director: Aditi Lahiri (Oxford) Future President and Conference Director (2025): Ver?nica Mariel Orqueda (Santiago de Chile) Secretary: John Charles Smith (Oxford) Other Members: Lyle Campbell (UH M?noa), until 2023 Mark Harvey (Newcastle NSW), until 2025 Joseph Salmons (UW Madison), until 2027 NOMINATING COMMITTEE Chair: Brigitte L. M. Bauer (Max Planck Instituut / UT Austin), until 2023 Other Members: Robert Mailhammer (Western Sydney), until 2025 Eugen Hill (K?ln), until 2027 Elly van Gelderen (ASU, Tempe), until 2029. According to the Society's Constitution, individual members may also make nominations. Should anyone wish to do so, could they please let both the Secretary (johncharles.smith at stcatz.ox.ac.uk) and the current Chair of the Nominating Committee (ellyvangelderen at asu.edu) know by email as soon as possible, and in any event before 1 July. Nominations will require the signatures of six proposers and the written consent of the nominee. The nominee and all of the proposers should be members of the Society. Thank you for your patience in reading through this interminable message. I look forward to seeing you in Oxford next year. All good wishes, John Charles Smith Secretary, ISHL ? John Charles Smith St Catherine's College, Oxford, OX1 3UJ, UK Research Centre for Romance Linguistics, University of Oxford College phone: +44 1865 271700; College Fax: +44 1865 271768 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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More than half of the material is based on online editions published by the Base de Fran?ais M?di?val (BFM). The corpora are distributed under a Creative Commons License Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/), which allows you to add information of your own to the data (say, lemmatization). The corpora can be downloaded at https://github.com/beatrice57/mcvf-plus-ppchf/ The following information is included in the github repository, but is also available online for stand-alone reference, so that you can get a sense of the contents before downloading: Source information about the texts https://www.ling.upenn.edu/~beatrice/corpus-ling/french-corpora-sources/index.html Annotation guidelines https://www.ling.upenn.edu/~beatrice/corpus-ling/annotation-french Best regards, Beatrice Santorini -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From patrick.honeybone at ed.ac.uk Thu Jun 3 11:49:42 2021 From: patrick.honeybone at ed.ac.uk (HONEYBONE Patrick) Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2021 15:49:42 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] McIntosh-Patterson PhD Studentship (for historical linguistics): Applications open (deadline 14 June) References: <433BC709-0E38-4E1B-97B2-F63C03C2DF3E@ed.ac.uk> Message-ID: <5477F8DA-09EA-408A-A624-2CAECF247C18@ed.ac.uk> The Angus Macintosh Centre for Historical Linguistics is happy to announce that applications are now open for the third McIntosh-Patterson doctoral studentship. This is a fully-funded (UK, EU or Overseas fees + stipend), three-year PhD studentship at the Angus McIntosh Centre for Historical Linguistics, starting September 2021 (or very shortly thereafter). The successful applicant?s primary research focus is expected to be on any aspect of historical linguistics that is within the expertise of the staff of Linguistics and English Language at Edinburgh. Due to Covid-related delays, the window for applications is particularly brief this year (closing 14 June), so please encourage potential applicants to start the process as soon as possible. More information about the fellowship can be found here: http://www.amc.lel.ed.ac.uk/students/prizes/the-mcintosh-patterson-schollarship Applications should be made following instructions on this page: https://www.ed.ac.uk/ppls/linguistics-and-english-language/prospective/postgraduate/funding-research-students/mcintosh-patterson-phd-studentship The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. Is e buidheann carthannais a th? ann an Oilthigh Dh?n ?ideann, cl?raichte an Alba, ?ireamh cl?raidh SC005336. From medievalist at w-sts.com Tue Jun 15 08:54:52 2021 From: medievalist at w-sts.com (Amy West) Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:54:52 -0400 Subject: [Histling-l] systemic functional linguistics and Old Norse? Message-ID: <5d9527ed-6c1a-cb31-a406-fb808ae9158d@w-sts.com> Hi folks, I just recently discovered Cummings' _An Introduction to the Grammar of Old English: A Systemic Functional Approach_. I was wondering if anyone has done any work applying systemic functional linguistics to Old Norse. ---Amy West From lauersdorf at uky.edu Thu Jul 1 15:39:56 2021 From: lauersdorf at uky.edu (Lauersdorf, Mark R.) Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2021 19:39:56 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] =?windows-1252?q?Call_for_Abstracts_=96_North_Ameri?= =?windows-1252?q?can_Research_Network_in_Historical_Sociolinguistics_=28N?= =?windows-1252?q?ARNiHS=29_=96_Fourth_Annual_Meeting_=28NARNiHS_2022=29?= Message-ID: *** Call for Abstracts. *** North American Research Network in Historical Sociolinguistics. *** Fourth Annual Meeting. *** (NARNiHS 2022). Despite recent improvements in pandemic indicators in some parts of the world, travel restrictions and health concerns continue for many communities as of the summer of 2021. In light of these concerns, our NARNiHS 2022 Annual Meeting will be taking place as an **entirely online event**. This presents a great opportunity for scholars in historical sociolinguistics from all over the world to participate as presenters and/or attendees without the limitations imposed by international travel. We encourage our fellow historical sociolinguists and scholars from related fields from our global scholarly community (in addition to North America) to join us online for our Fourth Annual Meeting. Abstract submission deadline: Monday, 27 September 2021, 11:59 PM US Eastern Time. Please see our call for abstracts below and send us your latest work in historical sociolinguistics! ---------- Call for Abstracts ----------. The North American Research Network in Historical Sociolinguistics (NARNiHS) is accepting abstracts for its Fourth Annual Meeting (NARNiHS 2022), Friday, January 7 - Tuesday, January 11, 2022. Since NARNiHS is a Sister Society of the Linguistic Society of America (LSA), this meeting will partially overlap with the LSA 2022 Annual Meeting. The NARNiHS 2022 Annual Meeting, however, will be organized independently - please note that participation in the NARNiHS 2022 Annual Meeting does not grant attendance and/or participation rights to the LSA 2022 Annual Meeting. Deadline for receipt of abstracts: ==> Monday, 27 September 2021, 11:59 PM US Eastern Time <==. Late abstracts will not be considered. NARNiHS welcomes abstracts in all areas of historical sociolinguistics, which is understood as the application/development of sociolinguistic theories, models, and methods for the study of historical language variation and change over time, or more broadly, the study of the interaction of language and society in historical periods and from historical perspectives. Thus, a wide range of linguistic areas, subdisciplines, and methodologies easily find their place within the field, and we encourage submission of abstracts that reflect this broad scope. Abstracts will be accepted for 20-minute presentations to be delivered "live" through an online video-conferencing platform. Abstracts will be evaluated on the following criteria: - explicit discussion of which theoretical frameworks, methodological protocols, and analytical strategies are being applied or critiqued; - sufficient (if brief) presentation of data sources and examples to allow reviewers a clear understanding of the scope and claims of the research; - clear articulation of how the research advances knowledge in the field of historical sociolinguistics. Abstracts should also be anonymized to allow for blind peer review. Failure to adhere to these criteria will increase the likelihood of non-acceptance. General Requirements: 1) Abstracts must be submitted electronically, using the following link: http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/narnihs2022 . 2) Authors may submit a maximum of two abstracts: one single-author abstract and one co-authored abstract. 3) Authors may not submit identical abstracts for presentation at the NARNiHS meeting and at the LSA Annual Meeting or one of the other LSA Sister Societies (ADS, ANS, NAAHoLS, SCiL, SPCL, SSILA). 4) After an abstract has been submitted, no changes of author, title, or wording of the abstract, other than those due to typographical errors, are permitted. If accepted, authors will be contacted for a final version for the abstract booklet. 5) Papers must be delivered as projected in the abstract or represent bona fide developments of the same research. 6) Authors are expected to attend the conference and present their own papers. 7) Presentations will be delivered via a video-conferencing platform, most likely Zoom. Technical details and instructions regarding the platform for our NARNiHS Annual Meeting will be sent to authors in due time. 8) After acceptance, authors will be given an option to have their live presentation recorded during the meeting and archived for future online viewing. Abstract Format Guidelines: 1) Abstracts must be submitted in PDF format. 2) Abstracts must fit on one standard 8.5x11 inch page, with margins no smaller than 1 inch and a font style and size no smaller than Times New Roman 12 point. All additional content (visualizations, trees, tables, figures, captions, examples, and references) must fit on a single (1) additional page. No exceptions to these requirements are allowed. 3) Anonymize your abstract. We realize that sometimes it is not possible to attain complete anonymity, but there is a difference between "inability to anonymize completely" (due to the nature of the research) and "careless non-anonymizing" (for example: "In Jones 2021, I describe...""). In addition, be sure to anonymize your PDF file (you may do so in Adobe Acrobat Reader by clicking on "File"", then "Properties"", removing your name if it appears in the "Author" line of the "Description" tab, and re-saving before submitting it). Please be aware that abstract file names might not be automatically anonymized by the system; do not use your name (e.g. Smith_Abstract.pdf) when saving your abstract in PDF format, rather, use non-identifying information (e.g. HistSoc4Lyfe_NARNiHS.pdf). Your name should only appear in the online form accompanying your abstract submission. Papers that are not sufficiently anonymized wherever possible (whether in the text of the abstract or in the metadata of the digital file) risk being rejected. Contact us at NARNiHistSoc at gmail.com with any questions. From M.Ramsammy at ed.ac.uk Fri Jul 16 13:36:10 2021 From: M.Ramsammy at ed.ac.uk (RAMSAMMY Michael) Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2021 17:36:10 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] Conference announcement: Fifth Edinburgh Symposium on Historical Phonology Message-ID: Dear colleagues, The Fifth Edinburgh Symposium on Historical Phonology will take place online in December 2021. Further information and the Call for Papers can be found on the conference website: http://www.lel.ed.ac.uk/symposium-on-historical-phonology/eshp5/. The deadline for abstract submission is 6th September, 2021. Abstracts can be submitted using the EasyAbs submission page (full details on the website): https://linguistlist.org/easyabs/eshp5. We look forward to seeing you in December! The ESHP Organising Committee eshp-org at mlist.is.ed.ac.uk. The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. 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The main goal of the Archaeolinguistic Research Group is to use language as a source of information on human prehistory in North and East Asia, essentially the time span prior to the development of written records back to about 10 000 years ago. Our focus is on the genealogical and areal relationships between the Transeurasian languages, i.e. the Turkic, Mongolic, Tungusic, Koreanic and Japonic languages. We offer research in an interdisciplinary and international team located at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena. Doctoral students will be embedded in the Doctoral Program of the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz. Renumeration is based on the TV?D (Bund) guidelines (65% of EG 13). Applicants should have completed an MA with excellent study results in linguistics or in at least one of the Transeurasian languages. They should be familiar with historical comparative linguistics. Ideally, they have linguistic knowledge of one or more Transeurasian languages and some command of Russian. Candidates are expected to have a strong commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration and teamwork. The Max Planck Society is committed to employing more individuals with disabilities and especially encourages them to apply. The Max Planck Society also seeks to increase the number of women in areas where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply. We are committed to encouraging diversity and actively challenging biases based on gender, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion and other components of identity. The Max Planck Society is supporting the compatibility of family and career and is certified according to the "berufundfamilie" audit. For consideration, please compile the following documents into a single PDF file with max. 5 MB and upload it following this link: https://lotus2.gwdg.de/mpg/mjws/perso/shh_d021.nsf/application - a cover letter (motivation and qualifications, 1 page max) - curriculum vitae - contacts of two referees - research proposal (3 pages max) Research proposals may cover a broad range of topics relating to the historical comparison of the Transeurasian languages, including diachronic phonology, morphology or typology, cultural reconstruction, ancient language contact, modelling language dispersal in time and space, interdisciplinary research triangulating archaeology and genetics, etc. We start reviewing applications August 16, 2021. The position is available until filled. The earliest possible starting date is October 1, 2021. For supplementary information and questions contact the group?s principal investigator, Prof. Dr. Martine Robbeets (robbeets at shh.mpg.de). Prof. Dr. habil Martine Robbeets Archaeolinguistic Research Group Leader Max-Planck-Institut f?r Menschheitsgeschichte Kahlaische Strasse 10, room 035; 07745 Jena; Germany robbeets at shh.mpg.de http://www.shh.mpg.de/100886/eurasia3angle_group?seite=1 https://www.facebook.com/Eurasia3angle-145343112998944/?modal=admin_todo_tour -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ichl25 at ling-phil.ox.ac.uk Mon Aug 2 05:18:22 2021 From: ichl25 at ling-phil.ox.ac.uk (ICHL25) Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2021 09:18:22 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] ICHL25 Workshop Announcement Message-ID: The Faculty of Linguistics, Philology, and Phonetics at the University of Oxford will be hosting the 25th International Conference on Historical Linguistics (ICHL25), from 1st to 5th August 2022 (with the possibility that some workshops will take place immediately before the conference, on Sunday 31st July). This conference has been postponed from the originally planned year of 2021. The ICHL brings together historical linguists and specialists in related fields to explore advances in areas including methods and practices of linguistic reconstruction, formal approaches to language change, historical sociolinguistics, computational approaches to historical linguistics, contact and areal linguistics, interfaces between historical linguistics and other disciplines, and many other related areas. Abstracts are invited for workshop proposals to be submitted by 1st October 2021. Workshops * The afternoon of Tuesday 2nd August has been reserved for 6 workshops, with a maximum of 7 talks (20 + 10 minutes) * Sunday 31st July has also been reserved for two workshops (full or half-day) Workshop proposals submissions Organisers should: * submit an anonymous pdf, maximum 2 pages (excluding references), in 12pt font * give a description that includes the workshop?s research questions and goals * list up to 5 potential participants with their possible topics (further appropriate papers may be added from the general call; see below) * indicate the intended length of the workshop (full day/half-day) * submit by email to ICHL25 at ling-phil.ox.ac.uk by 17.00 BST on 1st October 2021 with the subject line ICHL WORKSHOP * include in the email: name(s) and affiliations of the organiser(s) plus the title of the proposed workshop Notification of acceptance will be given by mid-November 2021, and the list of workshops will then be published on the webpage. The general call for papers will be published soon, with the deadline of 1st December, and abstracts for papers and posters may be submitted for the general session or for one of the agreed workshops; if authors wish to submit an abstract for a workshop, they are encouraged to contact the workshop organisers ahead of time for advice on workshop coherence. Abstracts submitted for a workshop, but not accepted there, will be automatically considered for inclusion in the general session. Workshop proposals will be reviewed (in anonymized form) by members of the ICHL25 Abstract Reading Committee. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ichl25 at ling-phil.ox.ac.uk Wed Aug 4 10:56:42 2021 From: ichl25 at ling-phil.ox.ac.uk (ICHL25) Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2021 14:56:42 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] ICHL25 Call for Papers Message-ID: The Faculty of Linguistics, Philology, and Phonetics at the University of Oxford will be hosting the 25th International Conference on Historical Linguistics (ICHL25), from 1st to 5th August 2022 (with the possibility that some workshops will take place immediately before the conference, on Sunday, 31st July). This conference has been postponed from the originally planned year of 2021. The ICHL brings together historical linguists and specialists in related fields to explore advances in areas including methods and practices of linguistic reconstruction; formal approaches to language change; historical sociolinguistics; computational approaches to historical linguistics; contact and areal linguistics; interfaces between historical linguistics and other disciplines; and many other related areas. Abstracts are now invited for papers in the general session and for poster presentations: Each paper accepted will be allocated 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for questions and discussion. In addition, two 90-minute poster sessions are planned. Please note the following points ? Abstracts should be submitted as an anonymous, single pdf document in 12pt Times Roman font, and be no more than one A4 page long (you may include a second page for references). ? Abstracts should be submitted via EasyChair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ichl25). The deadline for submission is 15th December 2021. [Please note this is later than originally advertised!] ? You should indicate whether you wish your paper to take the form of a talk or a poster (or whether you will accept either format). ? You should indicate whether you would prefer your talk to be assigned to a workshop* (see below). Details of workshops will be announced in early November 2021. ? Acceptance of papers will be announced by the end of January 2022. Authors may submit a maximum of two abstracts, whether sole authored or co-authored: this includes submissions to workshops. * Abstracts may be submitted for the general session or for one of the workshops. Abstracts submitted for a workshop, but not accepted there, will automatically be considered for inclusion in the general session. If authors wish to submit an abstract for a workshop, we encourage them to contact the workshop organizers ahead of time for advice on workshop coherence. Workshop proposals and abstracts for the general session will be reviewed (in anonymized form) by members of the ICHL25 Abstract Reading Committee. Workshops: ? The afternoon of Tuesday, 2 August is reserved for six workshops, with a maximum of seven talks each (20 + 10 minutes each) ? Sunday, 31 July has also been reserved for two workshops; which may be full-day or half-day. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lauersdorf at uky.edu Wed Aug 4 23:11:06 2021 From: lauersdorf at uky.edu (Lauersdorf, Mark R.) Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2021 03:11:06 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] =?windows-1252?q?*2nd*_Call_for_Abstracts_=96_North?= =?windows-1252?q?_American_Research_Network_in_Historical_Sociolinguistic?= =?windows-1252?q?s_=28NARNiHS=29_=96_Fourth_Annual_Meeting_=28NARNiHS_202?= =?windows-1252?q?2=29?= In-Reply-To: References: , , Message-ID: ***** 2nd Call for Abstracts *****. North American Research Network in Historical Sociolinguistics. Fourth Annual Meeting. (NARNiHS 2022). Despite recent improvements in pandemic indicators in some parts of the world, travel restrictions and health concerns continue for many communities as of the summer of 2021. In light of these concerns, our NARNiHS 2022 Annual Meeting will be taking place as an **entirely online event**. This presents a great opportunity for scholars in historical sociolinguistics from all over the world to participate as presenters and/or attendees without the limitations imposed by international travel. We encourage our fellow historical sociolinguists and scholars from related fields from our global scholarly community (in addition to North America) to join us online for our Fourth Annual Meeting. Abstract submission deadline: Monday, 27 September 2021, 11:59 PM US Eastern Time. Please see our call for abstracts below and send us your latest work in historical sociolinguistics! ---------- Call for Abstracts ----------. The North American Research Network in Historical Sociolinguistics (NARNiHS) is accepting abstracts for its Fourth Annual Meeting (NARNiHS 2022), Friday, January 7 - Tuesday, January 11, 2022. Since NARNiHS is a Sister Society of the Linguistic Society of America (LSA), this meeting will partially overlap with the LSA 2022 Annual Meeting. The NARNiHS 2022 Annual Meeting, however, will be organized independently - please note that participation in the NARNiHS 2022 Annual Meeting does not grant attendance and/or participation rights to the LSA 2022 Annual Meeting. Deadline for receipt of abstracts: ==> Monday, 27 September 2021, 11:59 PM US Eastern Time <==. Late abstracts will not be considered. NARNiHS welcomes abstracts in all areas of historical sociolinguistics, which is understood as the application/development of sociolinguistic theories, models, and methods for the study of historical language variation and change over time, or more broadly, the study of the interaction of language and society in historical periods and from historical perspectives. Thus, a wide range of linguistic areas, subdisciplines, and methodologies easily find their place within the field, and we encourage submission of abstracts that reflect this broad scope. Abstracts will be accepted for 20-minute presentations to be delivered "live" through an online video-conferencing platform. Abstracts will be evaluated on the following criteria: - explicit discussion of which theoretical frameworks, methodological protocols, and analytical strategies are being applied or critiqued; - sufficient (if brief) presentation of data sources and examples to allow reviewers a clear understanding of the scope and claims of the research; - clear articulation of how the research advances knowledge in the field of historical sociolinguistics. Abstracts should also be anonymized to allow for blind peer review. Failure to adhere to these criteria will increase the likelihood of non-acceptance. General Requirements: 1) Abstracts must be submitted electronically, using the following link: http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/narnihs2022 . 2) Authors may submit a maximum of two abstracts: one single-author abstract and one co-authored abstract. 3) Authors may not submit identical abstracts for presentation at the NARNiHS meeting and at the LSA Annual Meeting or one of the other LSA Sister Societies (ADS, ANS, NAAHoLS, SCiL, SPCL, SSILA). 4) After an abstract has been submitted, no changes of author, title, or wording of the abstract, other than those due to typographical errors, are permitted. If accepted, authors will be contacted for a final version for the abstract booklet. 5) Papers must be delivered as projected in the abstract or represent bona fide developments of the same research. 6) Authors are expected to attend the conference and present their own papers. 7) Presentations will be delivered via a video-conferencing platform, most likely Zoom. Technical details and instructions regarding the platform for our NARNiHS Annual Meeting will be sent to authors in due time. 8) After acceptance, authors will be given an option to have their live presentation recorded during the meeting and archived for future online viewing. Abstract Format Guidelines: 1) Abstracts must be submitted in PDF format. 2) Abstracts must fit on one standard 8.5x11 inch page, with margins no smaller than 1 inch and a font style and size no smaller than Times New Roman 12 point. All additional content (visualizations, trees, tables, figures, captions, examples, and references) must fit on a single (1) additional page. No exceptions to these requirements are allowed. 3) Anonymize your abstract. We realize that sometimes it is not possible to attain complete anonymity, but there is a difference between "inability to anonymize completely" (due to the nature of the research) and "careless non-anonymizing" (for example: "In Jones 2021, I describe..."). In addition, be sure to anonymize your PDF file (you may do so in Adobe Acrobat Reader by clicking on "File", then "Properties", removing your name if it appears in the "Author" line of the "Description" tab, and re-saving before submitting it). Please be aware that abstract file names might not be automatically anonymized by the system; do not use your name (e.g. Smith_Abstract.pdf) when saving your abstract in PDF format, rather, use non-identifying information (e.g. HistSoc4Lyfe_NARNiHS.pdf). Your name should only appear in the online form accompanying your abstract submission. Papers that are not sufficiently anonymized wherever possible (whether in the text of the abstract or in the metadata of the digital file) risk being rejected. Contact us at NARNiHistSoc at gmail.com with any questions. From brinton at mail.ubc.ca Fri Aug 6 14:51:23 2021 From: brinton at mail.ubc.ca (Laurel Brinton) Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2021 11:51:23 -0700 Subject: [Histling-l] Position in the History of English at the University of British Columbia Message-ID: <8ED8D20B-4877-4DB1-9CF3-37013426D1D4@mail.ubc.ca> The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, English Department, is advertising a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the History of the English Language with a focus on World/Global Englishes to begin July 2022. The deadline for receipt of applications is October 1, 2021. Please see the attached for details. Laurel Brinton Department of English Language and Literatures #397-1873 East Mall University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1 Canada (604) 822-4461 http://blogs.ubc.ca/laurelbrinton/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Assist. 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This workshop aims to bring together researchers from different linguistic subdisciplines and theoretical perspectives with an interest in an interdisciplinary approach to the study of sound change, following recent trends that have proven fruitful in the study of the historical phonologies of many linguistic families. We invite proposals for 20-minute talks that explore specific topics in the study of sound change from any or multiple of the following (or related) subfields of linguistics: Historical linguistics; phonology; philology; phonetics; typology; sociolinguistics; corpus linguistics, etc. The workshop will feature selected short talks as well as two keynote speakers - morning and afternoon. Selected posters will be included in the main poster session. We are planning for a hybrid conference: presentations are planned to be in person - but we will be streaming all lectures live and collecting questions in real time. Website: https://understandingsoundchange.netlify.app/ Convenor: Ander Egurtzegi (CNRS-IKER) Invited speakers: Juliette Blevins (The Graduate Center, CUNY) Stefano Coretta (IPS-LMU Munich) *Call for papers* The study of sound change has long been at the center of historical phonology and historical linguistics more generally, with regular sound correspondences due to regular sound change serving as the basis of lexical reconstruction of proto-languages spoken thousands of years ago. During the last 40 years, a nuanced theory of sound change based on articulatory, aerodynamic, and acoustic properties of speech has evolved from a great deal of interdisciplinary research, inspired by the research agenda of Ohala (see, for example, Ohala 2003), and has played a central role in the explanation of synchronic sound patterns as well (Blevins 2004, 2015). The possibility of applying recent analyses of linguistic change to problems in which the classical approach yielded limited results is one of the reasons behind this resurgence (Honeybone & Salmons 2015). These new interdisciplinary approaches include phonetic analyses of spoken data and laboratory experimentation (Yu 2015; Harrington et al. 2019 and references therein), the study of the influence of language contact and social and population factors in its geographic spread (Labov 1994; Trudgill 2011), as well as continued typological comparison between similar sound patterns found in unrelated languages (K?mmel 2015). Innovations in these interdisciplinary approaches have illuminated multiple aspects of sound change, including: - The inception of sound change - Bias factors that condition sound change - Accommodation and imitation - Trading relationships between phonetic cues - The production-perception feedback loop (e.g. compensation for coarticulation) - The medium-term dynamics of sound change (and sound change in isolation) - The longitudinal study of variation and change across the lifespan - The implementation of the apparent time construct - Sound change typology (sound change and phonological inventories, segment patterning) - Rare or previously unattested sound changes and sound patterns - The influence of linguistic contact in sound change - Replication of reconstructed sound changes under laboratory conditions - Exemplar-based approaches to phonology and sound change - The development of new methods to simulate change (e.g. agent-base modelling) This workshop aims to bring together researchers from different linguistic subdisciplines and theoretical perspectives with an interest in interdisciplinary approaches to the study of sound change. These include studies of phonetic, phonological and other structural factors playing a role in sound change, and external approaches such as computational modeling of change, probabilistic evaluation of change, theories of language contact and the role of sociolinguistic variables in determining the course of sound change. We invite abstracts (to be presented as 20-minute talks or posters) that explore topics in the study of sound change from one or more subfields of linguistics, or related disciplines. Although submissions dealing with sound changes in any language are welcome, abstracts presenting data or dealing with case studies of lesser studied languages and language varieties are especially encouraged. *Submission guidelines* We welcome submissions on any topic related to sound change from any theoretical perspective and methodology. We invite abstracts for talks (20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of discussion) or posters. Each individual may submit a maximum of one abstract as first author (or sole author), and a maximum of two abstracts in total. Abstracts will be blindly peer-reviewed by an international panel of reviewers. *Abstract guidelines* Must be written in English Maximum 2 pages of A4 paper, including references, examples, tables, and figures 12 pt Times New Roman font 2.54 cm (one inch) margins on all sides Anonymous PDF format Abstracts not following these guidelines will not be reviewed. Abstract submission, reviewing, and notification of acceptance will be handled using Easy Chair. Abstract submission opening soon. *Important Dates* Abstract Submission Deadline: September 21 Notification of acceptance: Late October Workshop: January 27 2022 References: Blevins, J. 2004. *Evolutionary phonology: The emergence of sound patterns*. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Blevins, J. 2015. Evolutionary Phonology: A holistic approach to sound change typology. In P. Honeybone & J. Salmons (eds.), *Handbook of Historical Phonology*. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 485-500. Harrington, J., Kleber, F., Reubold, U., Schiel, F. & Stevens, M. 2019. The phonetic basis of the origin and spread of sound change. In W. Katz & P. Assmann (eds.), *The Routledge Handbook of Phonetics*. Oxford: Routledge, 401-426. Honeybone, P. & Salmons, J. (eds.). 2015. *The Oxford handbook of historical phonology*. Oxford: Oxford University Press. K?mmel, M. J. 2015. The role of typology in historical phonology. In P. Honeybone & J. Salmons (eds.), *The Oxford handbook of historical phonology*. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 121-132. Labov, W. 1994. *Principles of linguistic change. Vol. 1: Internal factors*. Oxford: Blackwell. Ohala, J. J. 2003. Phonetics and historical phonology. In B. Joseph & R. Janda (eds.), *The handbook of historical linguistics*. Malden: Wiley-Blackwell, 669-686. Trudgill, P. 2011. *Sociolinguistic typology*. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Yu, A. C. L. 2015. The role of experimental investigation in understanding sound change. In P. Honeybone & J. Salmons (eds.), *The Oxford handbook of historical phonology*. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 410-428. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lauersdorf at uky.edu Fri Aug 13 11:51:05 2021 From: lauersdorf at uky.edu (Lauersdorf, Mark R.) Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2021 15:51:05 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] special NARNiHS Call for Abstracts - Studies in the History of the English Language (SHEL-12) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ***** Special NARNiHS Call for Abstracts ***** Historical Sociolinguistics thread at SHEL-12 The North American Research Network in Historical Sociolinguistics (NARNiHS) is pleased to partner with the organizers of the biennial conference, Studies in the History of the English Language, to sponsor a special thread on the Historical Sociolinguistics of English at the upcoming SHEL-12 at the University of Washington on 19-21 May 2022. For this special SHEL-12 historical sociolinguistic thread, NARNiHS welcomes abstracts in all areas of English historical sociolinguistics, which is understood as the application/development of sociolinguistic theories, models, and methods for the study of historical English language variation and change over time, or more broadly, the study of the interaction of English language and society in historical periods and from historical perspectives. A wide range of linguistic areas, subdisciplines, and methodologies easily find their place within the field, and we encourage submission of abstracts that reflect this broad scope in the study of the historical sociolinguistics of English. Abstracts will be evaluated on the following criteria: - explicit discussion of which theoretical frameworks, methodological protocols, and analytical strategies are being applied or critiqued; - sufficient (if brief) presentation of data sources and examples to allow reviewers a clear understanding of the scope and claims of the research; - clear articulation of how the research advances knowledge in the historical sociolinguistics of English. The official Call for Papers for SHEL-12, including abstract format and submission information, is included below.? We look forward to receiving your abstracts by the submission deadline: ==> 01 November 2021 <==. -----------------------------------. ?*** CALL FOR PAPERS - SHEL-12 *** Full Title: Studies in the History of the English Language Short Title: SHEL-12 Date: 19-May-2022 - 21-May-2022 Location: University of Washington, Seattle, USA Contact Person: Colette Moore Meeting Email: SHEL12 at uw.edu Web Site: https://depts.washington.edu/shel12/ Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics Subject Language(s): English Call Deadline: 01-Nov-2021 Meeting Description: Biennial conference examining aspects of the history of the English language. Call for Papers: We invite abstracts and proposals for all linguistic approaches and methodological perspectives on HEL, and welcome presentations on all varieties of English and chronological periods of the language. We hope to have several threads/workshops included in the conference program: * Historical English Sociolinguistics. Organizers: North American Research Network in Historical Sociolinguistics (NARNiHS) (NARNiHistSoc at gmail.com). * English and Empire. Organizers: David West Brown (dwb2 at andrew.cmu.edu) and Taryn Hakala (taryn.hakala at csuci.edu). * HEL and Writing Studies. Organizers: Chris C. Palmer (cpalme20 at kennesaw.edu) and Amanda Sladek (sladekam at unk.edu). * Advocacy in HEL and HEL as Advocacy for the Humanities. Organizers: K. Aaron Smith (kasmit3 at ilstu.edu) and Susan Kim (smkim2 at ilstu.edu). * Teaching the Future of English: Pedagogy in the HEL Course. Organizers: Melinda Menzer (Melinda.Menzer at furman.edu) and Felicia Jean Steele (steele at tcnj.edu). Deadline for abstracts: Nov 1, 2021. Submission procedure: Please submit proposals to SHEL12 at uw.edu. Indicate A/V needs on the cover email. * regular submissions (20 minute papers): please submit an abstract of no more than 1 page. * threads: If you are interested in participating in one of the proposed threads above, please indicate that in your email. Please submit an abstract of no more than 1 page. Feel free to contact the session organizer in addition to submitting to the conference email. If you are interested in convening a workshop or thread of related papers, please contact the organizers as soon as possible to discuss a proposal. We will provide information about accommodation, schedule, and registration on the conference website (https://depts.washington.edu/shel12/). Please send questions to SHEL12 at uw.edu. From patrick.honeybone at ed.ac.uk Fri Aug 27 11:45:15 2021 From: patrick.honeybone at ed.ac.uk (HONEYBONE Patrick) Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:45:15 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] Second call: Fifth Edinburgh Symposium on Historical Phonology In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: FIFTH EDINBURGH SYMPOSIUM ON HISTORICAL PHONOLOGY To be held ONLINE, around 6th December 2021 SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS Deadline for abstracts: 6th September 2021 What do we need to consider in order to understand the innovation and propagation of phonological change, and to reconstruct past phonological states? The Fifth Edinburgh Symposium on Historical Phonology will offer an opportunity to discuss fundamental questions in historical phonology as well as specific analyses of historical data. There will be no invited speaker this year, given that the conference will need to be online: we don?t think long online talks work very well. We will be organising some special events during the conference, however, including a forum to discuss fundamental questions in historical phonology, and opportunities for people to chat with each other informally. We will advertise these when the programme is announced. http://www.lel.ed.ac.uk/symposium-on-historical-phonology/eshp5/ ------------------------ BACKGROUND We see historical phonology as the branch of linguistics which links phonology to the past in any way. Its key concerns are (i) how and why the phonology of languages changes in diachrony, and (ii) the reconstruction of past synchronic stages of languages? phonologies. These are inextricably linked: we need to understand what the past stages of languages were in order to understand which changes have occurred, and we need to understand which kinds of changes are possible and how they are implemented in order to reconstruct past synchronic stages. We define phonology, broadly, as that part of language which deals with the patterning of the units used in speech, and we see historical phonology as an inherently inter(sub)disciplinary enterprise. In order to understand (i) and (ii), we need to combine insights from theoretical phonology, phonetics, sociolinguistics, dialectology, philology, and, no doubt, other areas. We need to interact with the traditions of scholarship that have grown up around individual languages and language families and with disciplines like history, sociology and palaeography. The kinds of questions that we ask include at least the following: - Which changes are possible in phonology? - What is the precise patterning of particular changes in the history of specific languages? - How do changes arise and spread through communities? - Are there characteristics that phonological changes (or particular types of changes) always show? - What counts as evidence for change, or for the reconstruction of previous stages of languages? phonologies? - What kinds of factors can motivate or constrain change? - Are there factors which lead to stability in language, and militate against change? - To what extent is phonological change independent of changes that occur at other levels of the grammar, such as morphology, syntax or semantics? - What is the relationship between the study of completed phonological changes and of variation and change in progress? - What is the relationship between phonological change and (first and second) language acquisition? - What types of units and domains, at both segmental and prosodic levels, do we need in order to capture phonological change? - How can the results of historical phonology inform phonological theorising? - How does phonologisation proceed ? how do non-phonological pressures come to be reflected in phonology? - How can contact between speakers of different languages, or between speakers of distinct varieties of the same language, lead to phonological change, or to the creation of new phonological systems? - How has historical phonology developed as an academic enterprise? We invite one-page abstracts addressing these, or any other questions relevant to the symposium topics, by 6th September 2021. ------------------------ SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Please submit your abstracts via EasyAbs. Abstracts should not exceed one A4 or US Letter page with 2.5 cm or 1 inch margins in a 12pt font. The file should not include any information identifying the author(s). All examples and references in the abstract should be included on the one single page, but it is enough, when referring to previous work, to cite ?Author (Date)? in the body of the abstract ? you do not need to give the full reference at the end of the abstract. Please do not submit an abstract if it goes over one page ? it will be rejected. To submit an abstract, use the EasyAbs submission page here: https://linguistlist.org/easyabs/eshp5 We expect to have two types of presentation at ESHP5: (i) talks (of around 20 minutes in length) and (ii) poster-like presentations, which will take the place of posters in a traditional conference, and will involve presenters producing a text-based poster-like paper and a short video (to be played to everyone), and having a live discussion slot, as at regular poster sessions. When submitting your abstract, you can choose to be considered for (i) either type of presentation, or (ii) only poster-like presentation. If you choose (i), we will assume that you would rather have a talk. ------------------------ ORGANISERS The conference email address is: sympo-org at mlist.is.ed.ac.uk. COMMIITTEE Laura Arnold Julian Bradfield Jiayin Gao Patrick Honeybone Pavel Iosad Benjamin Molineaux Rebekka Puderbaugh Michael Ramsammy ADVISORY BOARD Ricardo Berm?dez-Otero (University of Manchester) Fernando O. de Carvalho (Universidade Federal do Amap?) Andr?s Cser (P?zm?ny P?ter Catholic University) Silke Hamann (University of Amsterdam) Nathan Hill (Trinity College Dublin) Ad?le Jatteau (Universit? de Lille) Darya Kavitskaya (University of California Berkeley) James Kirby (University of Edinburgh) Bj?rn K?hnlein (Ohio State University) Donka Minkova (University of California Los Angeles) Martha Ratliff (Wayne State University) Nikolaus Ritt (University of Vienna) Michela Russo (Universit? Lyon III ? Jean Moulin) Joseph C. Salmons (University of Wisconsin ? Madison) Jade J. Sandstedt (Volda University College) Tobias Scheer (University of Nice) Ranjan Sen (University of Sheffield) Patrycja Strycharczuk (University of Manchester) Meredith Tamminga (University of Pennsylvania) Danielle Turton (Lancaster University) The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. Is e buidheann carthannais a th? ann an Oilthigh Dh?n ?ideann, cl?raichte an Alba, ?ireamh cl?raidh SC005336. From caterina.mauri at unibo.it Thu Sep 2 14:12:33 2021 From: caterina.mauri at unibo.it (Caterina Mauri) Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2021 18:12:33 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] New journal 'Linguistic Typology at the Crossroads' - First Issue Message-ID: ** APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTING ** We are happy to announce that the first issue of the newly founded journal Linguistic Typology at the Crossroads has been published and is freely available athttps://typologyatcrossroads.unibo.it Linguistic Typology at the Crossroads (LTC) is a new journal dedicated to the crossroads where linguistic typology meets its neighboring fields. Thanks to the advanced infrastructure provided by ABIS-AlmaDL at the University of Bologna, LTC provides immediate and free open access to all publications, with no embargo and no publication fees (Diamond OA). Submissions for the second and subsequent issues are now open: Submit a paper We especially encourage submissions investigating typological questions in the light of methods and data coming from neighboring fields, such as historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, psycho- and neurolinguistics, corpus linguistics, educational linguistics, and computational linguistics. Submissions dealing with a small set of languages or with a single language are also welcome if they are typologically informed and have a theoretical impact (e.g. by containing new empirical evidence or challenging current interpretations of available data). Papers accepted for publication are selected solely on the basis of scientific quality and scholarly standing, after undergoing a double-blind peer-review. For more information, please visit the journal website: https://typologyatcrossroads.unibo.it If you are curious about the journal name, check the Editorial paper. We look forward to receiving your submissions! 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URL: From P.Karatsareas at westminster.ac.uk Mon Sep 6 03:14:06 2021 From: P.Karatsareas at westminster.ac.uk (Petros Karatsareas) Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2021 07:14:06 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] English Language and Linguistics Research Seminars 2021/2022 Message-ID: <0330DE79-44A0-4510-9025-5C1070DA221E@westminster.ac.uk> Dear colleagues, I am delighted to announce this year?s English Language and Linguistics Research Seminars at the University of Westminster. This year?s programme (attached) features talks on a diverse and fascinating range of topics: from language learning in late medieval Western Europe to the linguistic style of Boris Johnson, obscene Language in the Oxford English Dictionary, and Vietnamese Pidgin French ? and more! Seminars will take place on Blackboard Collaborate on even-week Wednesdays at 16:00 (UK time). The first seminar for this year is on 6 October, when Sophie Whittle (University of Sheffield) will present a paper on ?Investigating the decline of verb-second (V2) in the history of English: what were the factors involved in driving language change??. All colleagues are welcome to attend via https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/676e4080f0df4c5c9150af085853fe6e Google Chrome is the recommended browser. If you have technical difficulties before or during seminars, log into https://meet.google.com/gka-ahck-dbm, and someone will be there to help. We are looking forward to seeing you there. With all best wishes, Petros ?? 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Name: ELL Seminar Programme 2021-2022.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 41301 bytes Desc: ELL Seminar Programme 2021-2022.pdf URL: From mario.serrano at ucm.es Mon Sep 6 12:10:37 2021 From: mario.serrano at ucm.es (Mario Serrano Losada) Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2021 18:10:37 +0200 Subject: [Histling-l] CFP UPCEL Conference: English on the move Message-ID: *CALL FOR PAPERS* *4th International UCM Predoctoral Conference on English Linguistics (UPCEL 2022)* *English on the move: discourse and cognitive-functional approaches to linguistic variation* January 24-25, 2022 Universidad Complutense de Madrid With apologies for cross-posting. The 4th International UCM Predoctoral Conference on English Linguistics (UPCEL 2022) will take place at the *Facultad de Filolog?a**, Universidad Complutense* on *January 24-25, 2022* and is organized by the UCM English Linguistics PhD programme. UPCEL gatherings are envisaged as a forum in which doctoral candidates and young researchers in English linguistics can share their research in an inclusive, dynamic, and supportive environment. The steering committee is pleased to invite postgraduate students (master?s and predoctoral) as well as early-career researchers in English Linguistics to submit their abstracts to participate in the fourth edition of the UPCEL conference series. This year?s conference theme is ?English on the move: discourse and cognitive-functional approaches to linguistic variation.? We welcome *proposals* on English (alone or in contrast to other languages) from a broad range of linguistic disciplines, especially those in line with ?but not limited to? our conference theme. *ABSTRACT SUBMISSION* Submission is open for both oral presentations and posters: ? *Oral presentations* will last 20 minutes and will be followed by 10 minutes for discussion. ? *Posters* will be presented in a dedicated session and will remain on display in key areas during the conference. Each participant may submit a maximum of two proposals in English (i.e., a single-authored abstract and a co-authored one or two co-authored abstracts). Proposals must clearly state the research questions, methodology, data and (expected) results. They should not exceed *500 words*, including references and keywords, and must be submitted through *EasyChai* *r* (https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=upcel2022) by *September 14, 2021*. *INVITED SPEAKERS* Teresa Fanego (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela) Luc?a Loureiro-Porto (Universitat de les Illes Balears) Pilar Mur Due?as (Universidad de Zaragoza) *IMPORTANT DATES* ? Abstract submission deadline: September 14, 2021 ? Notification of acceptance: October 14, 2021 ? Early bird registration: from October 14, 2021 ? Late registration (full fee): from November 23, 2021 ? Conference dates: January 24-25, 2022 *CONTACT* Questions regarding submissions should be sent to: upcel22 at ucm.es For further information, please visit our website: www.eventos.ucm.es/go/upcel2022 You may follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/upcel2022 -- *Mario Serrano-Losada* Profesor Ayudante Doctor Departamento de Estudios Ingleses: Ling??stica y Literatura Facultad de Filolog?a mario.serrano at ucm.es http://www.usc-vlcg.es/MSL.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lauersdorf at uky.edu Sun Sep 12 11:20:25 2021 From: lauersdorf at uky.edu (Lauersdorf, Mark R.) Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2021 15:20:25 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] =?windows-1252?q?*Final*_Call_for_Abstracts_=96_Nor?= =?windows-1252?q?th_American_Research_Network_in_Historical_Sociolinguist?= =?windows-1252?q?ics_=28NARNiHS=29_=96_Fourth_Annual_Meeting_=28NARNiHS_2?= =?windows-1252?q?022=29?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ***** Final Call for Abstracts *****. North American Research Network in Historical Sociolinguistics. Fourth Annual Meeting. (NARNiHS 2022). Despite recent improvements in pandemic indicators in some parts of the world, travel restrictions and health concerns continue for many communities as of the summer of 2021. In light of these concerns, our NARNiHS 2022 Annual Meeting will be taking place as an **entirely online event**. This presents a great opportunity for scholars in historical sociolinguistics from all over the world to participate as presenters and/or attendees without the limitations imposed by international travel. We encourage our fellow historical sociolinguists and scholars from related fields from our global scholarly community (in addition to North America) to join us online for our Fourth Annual Meeting. *** Two more weeks to submit! *** - abstract submission deadline: Monday, 27 September 2021, 11:59 PM US Eastern Time. Please see our call for abstracts below and send us your latest work in historical sociolinguistics! ---------- Call for Abstracts ----------. The North American Research Network in Historical Sociolinguistics (NARNiHS) is accepting abstracts for its Fourth Annual Meeting (NARNiHS 2022), Friday, January 7 - Tuesday, January 11, 2022. Since NARNiHS is a Sister Society of the Linguistic Society of America (LSA), this meeting will partially overlap with the LSA 2022 Annual Meeting. The NARNiHS 2022 Annual Meeting, however, will be organized independently - please note that participation in the NARNiHS 2022 Annual Meeting does not grant attendance and/or participation rights to the LSA 2022 Annual Meeting. Deadline for receipt of abstracts: ==> Monday, 27 September 2021, 11:59 PM US Eastern Time <==. Late abstracts will not be considered. NARNiHS welcomes abstracts in all areas of historical sociolinguistics, which is understood as the application/development of sociolinguistic theories, models, and methods for the study of historical language variation and change over time, or more broadly, the study of the interaction of language and society in historical periods and from historical perspectives. Thus, a wide range of linguistic areas, subdisciplines, and methodologies easily find their place within the field, and we encourage submission of abstracts that reflect this broad scope. Abstracts will be accepted for 20-minute presentations to be delivered "live" through an online video-conferencing platform. Abstracts will be evaluated on the following criteria: - explicit discussion of which theoretical frameworks, methodological protocols, and analytical strategies are being applied or critiqued; - sufficient (if brief) presentation of data sources and examples to allow reviewers a clear understanding of the scope and claims of the research; - clear articulation of how the research advances knowledge in the field of historical sociolinguistics. Abstracts should also be anonymized to allow for blind peer review. Failure to adhere to these criteria will increase the likelihood of non-acceptance. General Requirements: 1) Abstracts must be submitted electronically, using the following link: http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/narnihs2022 . 2) Authors may submit a maximum of two abstracts: one single-author abstract and one co-authored abstract. 3) Authors may not submit identical abstracts for presentation at the NARNiHS meeting and at the LSA Annual Meeting or one of the other LSA Sister Societies (ADS, ANS, NAAHoLS, SCiL, SPCL, SSILA). 4) After an abstract has been submitted, no changes of author, title, or wording of the abstract, other than those due to typographical errors, are permitted. If accepted, authors will be contacted for a final version for the abstract booklet. 5) Papers must be delivered as projected in the abstract or represent bona fide developments of the same research. 6) Authors are expected to attend the conference and present their own papers. 7) Presentations will be delivered via a video-conferencing platform, most likely Zoom. Technical details and instructions regarding the platform for our NARNiHS Annual Meeting will be sent to authors in due time. 8) After acceptance, authors will be given an option to have their live presentation recorded during the meeting and archived for future online viewing. Abstract Format Guidelines: 1) Abstracts must be submitted in PDF format. 2) Abstracts must fit on one standard 8.5x11 inch page, with margins no smaller than 1 inch and a font style and size no smaller than Times New Roman 12 point. All additional content (visualizations, trees, tables, figures, captions, examples, and references) must fit on a single (1) additional page. No exceptions to these requirements are allowed. 3) Anonymize your abstract. We realize that sometimes it is not possible to attain complete anonymity, but there is a difference between "inability to anonymize completely" (due to the nature of the research) and "careless non-anonymizing" (for example: "In Jones 2021, I describe..."). In addition, be sure to anonymize your PDF file (you may do so in Adobe Acrobat Reader by clicking on "File", then "Properties", removing your name if it appears in the "Author" line of the "Description" tab, and re-saving before submitting it). Please be aware that abstract file names might not be automatically anonymized by the system; do not use your name (e.g. Smith_Abstract.pdf) when saving your abstract in PDF format, rather, use non-identifying information (e.g. HistSoc4Lyfe_NARNiHS.pdf). Your name should only appear in the online form accompanying your abstract submission. Papers that are not sufficiently anonymized wherever possible (whether in the text of the abstract or in the metadata of the digital file) risk being rejected. Contact us at NARNiHistSoc at gmail.com with any questions. From claire.bowern at yale.edu Wed Sep 22 09:44:54 2021 From: claire.bowern at yale.edu (Claire Bowern) Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2021 09:44:54 -0400 Subject: [Histling-l] Studies in Language Change Message-ID: Posting on behalf of Harold Koch: The editorial board of *Studies in Language Change, *a monograph series published by De Gruyter Mouton, is calling for submissions of book proposals. Included in submissions suitable for the series are monographs based on Masters and PhD theses that fit the following description: *Studies in Language Change* presents empirically based research that extends knowledge about changes in languages over time and historical relations among the world?s languages without restriction to any particular language family or region. While not devoted explicitly to theoretical explanations, the series hopes to contribute to the advancement in understandings of language change as well as adding to the store of well-analysed historical-comparative data on the world?s languages. The series also covers synchronic studies of earlier stages of languages which can serve as a basis for investigation of developments in later stages of those languages. Visit https://www.degruyter.com/serial/SLC-B/html for more information. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ichl25 at ling-phil.ox.ac.uk Mon Sep 27 17:31:08 2021 From: ichl25 at ling-phil.ox.ac.uk (ICHL25) Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2021 21:31:08 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] =?windows-1252?q?ICHL25_Call_for_Workshop_Proposals?= =?windows-1252?q?_=96_extended_deadline?= Message-ID: The Faculty of Linguistics, Philology, and Phonetics at the University of Oxford will be hosting the 25th International Conference on Historical Linguistics (ICHL25), from 1 to 5 August 2022 (with the possibility that some workshops will take place immediately before the conference, on Sunday, 31 July). This conference has been postponed from the originally planned year of 2021. The ICHL brings together historical linguists and specialists in related fields to explore advances in areas including methods and practices of linguistic reconstruction; formal approaches to language change; historical sociolinguistics; computational approaches to historical linguistics; contact and areal linguistics; interfaces between historical linguistics and other disciplines; and many other related areas. Abstracts are invited for workshop proposals, to be submitted by the extended deadline of 15 October 2021. Workshop slots The afternoon of Tuesday, 2 August has been reserved for six workshops, with a maximum of seven talks (20 + 10 minutes) in each workshop Sunday, 31 July has also been reserved for two workshops (full- or half-day as required) Workshop proposal requirements Please submit an anonymous, single PDF document, maximum two A4 pages (excluding references) in 12pt Times New Roman font, which should: * give the title of the workshop * provide a description that includes the workshop?s research questions and goals * list up to five participants, with their possible topics (further appropriate papers may be added from the general call; see below) * indicate the intended length of the workshop (full-day/half-day). The proposal should be submitted by email to ICHL25 at ling-phil.ox.ac.uk by 15 October 2021 (at the latest) * with the subject line ICHL WORKSHOP * including the names and emails of all authors in the email message. Notification of acceptance will be given by early November 2021, and the list of workshops will then be published on the ICHL webpage. The general call for papers is also currently open, with a deadline of 15 December, and abstracts for papers and posters may be submitted for the general session or for one of the agreed workshops; if authors wish to submit an abstract for a workshop, they are encouraged to contact the workshop organisers ahead of time for advice on workshop coherence. Abstracts submitted for a workshop, but not accepted there, will be automatically considered for inclusion in the general session. Workshop proposals will be reviewed (in anonymized form) by members of the ICHL25 Abstract Reading Committee. For more information about the conference, as well as details of how to submit an abstract for the general session, please visit the ICHL25 website: https://ichl.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ikersalaberri at gmail.com Tue Sep 28 07:21:15 2021 From: ikersalaberri at gmail.com (Iker Salaberri) Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2021 13:21:15 +0200 Subject: [Histling-l] CfP SLE 2022 workshop Subordination and language change: new cross-linguistic approaches and perspectives Message-ID: ***Apologies for cross-posting*** Dear colleagues, We would like to draw your attention to the call for papers for the workshop "Subordination and language change: new cross-linguistic approaches and perspectives", which (if accepted) will take place during the 55th Annual Meeting of the *Societas Linguistica Europaea* to be held in Bucharest, August 24-27, 2022. Kind regards, Iker Salaberri, Annemarie Verkerk and Anne Wolfsgruber *** *Subordination and language change: new cross-linguistic approaches and perspectives* Deadline for abstract submission: November 1st, 2021 A recurrent claim in the literature on language change concerns the conservativeness of subordinate clauses, i.e., the tendency for innovations to arise in main clauses and only later, if at all, extend to embedded contexts (Lightfoot 1982: 154, Bybee et al. 1994: 230?231, Crowley & Bowern 2010: 231). A number of cross-linguistic grammatical asymmetries mapped along different clause types have been accounted for by this view, concerning, for instance, word order in Biblical Hebrew (Giv?n 1977: 191?234), Chadic (Frajzyngier 1996: 165?173), Germanic (Hock 1991: 330?336) and Niger-Congo (Giv?n 1979: 259?261). The emergence of innovative morphology in main clauses vs. preservation of obsolete morphology in subordinate clauses in Basque (Aldai 2000: 48), Cairene Arabic (Mitchell 1956: 83?85) and Tokyo Japanese (Matsuda 1993) has been explained in the same terms. Matsuda (1998) and Bybee (2002) provide an extensive overview of the reasons for this contrast between clause types. There are, however, several issues with the view that subordinate clauses preserve old features in the face of language change. First of all, some scholars argue for the exact contrary, namely that innovative patterns emerge in embedded contexts and only later extend to root clauses; this point has been made in studies on reanalysis (Campbell 1991: 285?299), word order change (Stockwell & Minkova 1991: 399?400) and the loss of null referential pronouns in languages such as Old High German (Axel 2007: 307?314), Middle French (Vance 1997: 294?321, Ledgeway 2021 among others) and Old Russian (Luraghi & Pinelli 2015). Second, other contributions state that language change ensues at equal rates in all contexts affected by the change (Kroch 1989: 206). Third, comparative research on this topic is hampered by the fact that the concepts clause and subordination have, despite their frequent use in the literature, numerous definitions that vary depending on the conception of grammar. As a result, there is a lack of comprehensive cross-linguistic studies on the diachronic behavior of different clause types. This is despite the fact that the increasing availability of grammatical descriptions and access to digital corpora would enable such comparative research. The aim of this workshop is to bring together scholars from different theoretical persuasions working on historical linguistics, both in languages with a well-documented history and languages for which less diachronic evidence is available, but which can nonetheless provide valuable data on the basis of comparative analysis. We welcome abstracts dealing with specific languages as well as those which adopt a more general cross-linguistic perspective. The following is a non-exhaustive list of possible topics: - What evidence is there that specific clause (sub)types are more innovative/conservative in the face of language change? - To what extent do divergent conceptions of clause and subordination condition our understanding of language change in different clause types? - What are the causes for the divergent diachronic behavior of different clause types? - Does the diachronic behavior of different clause types vary depending on the language, language stage, linguistic family or area under discussion? - Does contact between languages influence the way in which change ensues in different kinds of clauses? - How do frequency effects affect language change in different clause types? - How can different statistical analyses help model the diachronic behavior of various kinds of clauses? Please send your non-anonymous abstract of max. 300 words to ikersalaberri at gmail.com by 01-Nov-2021. The convenors will carry out a first round of review and notify authors of their decision by mid-November. Accepted abstracts will be sent to the SLE conference organizers as part of the workshop proposal. Notification of acceptance or rejection of the workshop proposal will be by 15th December. *References* Aldai, Gontzal. 2000. Split ergativity in Basque: the pre-Basque antipassive-imperfective hypothesis. *Folia Linguistica Historica* 21(1/2). 31?97. Axel, Katrin. 2007. *Studies on Old High German syntax: left sentence periphery, verb placement and verb-second*. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins. Bybee, Joan. 2002. Main clauses are innovative, subordinate clauses are conservative: consequences for the nature of constructions. In Joan Bybee & Michael Noonan (eds.), *Complex sentences in grammar and discourse: essays in honor of Sandra A. Thompson*, 1?18. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins. Bybee, Joan, Revere Perkins & William Pagliuca. 1994. *The evolution of grammar: tense, aspect, and modality in the languages of the world*. Chicago/London: University of Chicago Press. Campbell, Lyle. 1991. Some grammaticalization changes in Estonian and their implications. In Elizabeth C. Traugott & Bernd Heine (eds.), *Approaches to grammaticalization*, volume 1: *Theoretical and methodological issues*, 285?299. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins. Crowley, Terry & Claire Bowern. 2010. *An introduction to historical linguistics* (4th edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Frajzyngier, Zygmunt. 1996. *Grammaticalization of the complex sentence: a case study in Chadic*. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins. Giv?n, Talmy. 1977. The drift from VSO to SVO in Biblical Hebrew: the pragmatics of tense-aspect. In Charles N. Li (ed.), *Mechanisms of syntactic change*, 181?254. Austin/London: University of Texas Press. Giv?n, Talmy. 1979. *On understanding grammar*. Orlando: Academic Press. Hock, Hans H. 1991. *Principles of historical linguistics* (2nd edition). Berlin/New York: De Gruyter. Kroch, Anthony S. 1989. Reflexes of grammar in patterns of language change. *Language Variation and Change* 1(3). 199?244. Ledgeway, Adam. 2021. V2 beyond borders: the Histoire Ancienne jusqu?? C?sar. *Journal of Historical Syntax* 29(5). 1?65. Lightfoot, David W. 1982. *The language lottery: toward a biology of grammars*. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press. Luraghi, Silvia & Erica Pinelli. 2015. The loss of referential null subjects in Russian: what subordinate clauses can tell us. Paper presented at the Slavic corpus linguistics: the historical dimension conference, Arctic University of Norway, April 21-22, 2015. Matsuda, Kenjir?. 1993. Dissecting analogical leveling quantitatively: the case of the innovative potential suffix in T?ky? Japanese. *Language Variation and Change* 5(1). 1?34. Matsuda, Kenjir?. 1998. On the conservatism of embedded clauses. *Theoretical and applied linguistics at Kobe Shoin* 1. 1?13. Mitchell, Terence F. 1956. *An introduction to Egyptian colloquial Arabic*. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Stockwell, Robert P. & Donka Minkova. 1991. Subordination and word order change in the history of English. In Dieter Kastovsky (ed.), *Historical English syntax*, 367?408. Berlin/New York: De Gruyter. Vance, Barbara S. 1997. *Syntactic change in medieval French: verb-second and null subjects*. Dordrecht: Springer Science & Business Media. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The topics and contents of past special issues can be consulted by viewing back issues on the ELL website: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/english-language-and-linguistics As a rough guideline, a special issue should be a collection of 5-10 targeted (often commissioned) articles, including a lead article or 'perspectivizing' introduction by the editor(s), with a maximum length of 100,000 words for the volume. However, no strict format is prescribed and editors are welcome to propose novel formats (for example, articles may be followed by responses from others), although all articles submitted for a special issue will be subjected to the same rigorous quality and reviewing standards as regular submissions to English Language and Linguistics. The issue's editor(s) will collaborate closely with one of the regular editors of the journal during the reviewing stage and when deciding upon the ultimate selection of papers to be published. The deadline for the first drafts of articles is expected to be around 1 August 2022, and the final revised versions of all articles in the special issue must be submitted by 1 April 2023 at the latest (to be ready for publication in the third issue of the year). Proposals for a possible special issue should be no longer than 4 pages, including: information on the relevance of the topic and on what makes it attractive to the international English Linguistics community the special expertise of the editor(s) a preliminary list of contributors potentially, short abstracts of the papers Please send proposals by 15 October 2021 to the following email address: ellsubmissions at cambridge.org This will distribute the proposal to all three editors of ELL. Feel free to contact any or all of us in advance of this deadline if you have any queries about any of this this. We would encourage those thinking of submitting a proposal to contact us to discuss it. 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Title : Language Pedagogy of Modern and Ancient Languages of Asia A panel at the Deutscher Orientalistentag 2022 Organisers: Antonia Ruppel (University of Munich, antonia.ruppel at lmu.de) & Robin Meyer (University of Lausanne, robin.meyer at unil.ch) Date: 12?17 September 2022 Place: Free University Berlin Website: https://bit.ly/DOT-pedagogy Submission deadline: 23h59 CET, 30 November 2021 Please do not hesitate to contact me with any queries, and feel free to pass on this CfP to colleagues in other disciplines. With many thanks and best wishes, Robin ___________ Robin MEYER Professeur assistant en linguistique diachronique Associate Editor, Journal of Indo-European Studies Universit? de Lausanne Section des sciences du langage et de l'information Anthropole ? bureau 3141.3 CH?1015 Lausanne Suisse -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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This presents a great opportunity for scholars in historical sociolinguistics from all over the world to participate as presenters and/or attendees without the limitations imposed by international travel, and we encourage our fellow historical sociolinguists, and scholars from related fields, from our global scholarly community (in addition to North America), to join us online for our Research Incubator this spring. ==> Abstract submission deadline: 15 November 2021, 11:59 PM (U.S. Eastern Time) ==> Abstract submission portal: https://kflc.as.uky.edu/ The North American Research Network in Historical Sociolinguistics (NARNiHS) is accepting abstracts for its 2022 NARNiHS Research Incubator. Building on the great success of the first three years, this new kind of NARNiHS conference seeks to provide a collaborative environment where presenters bring work that is in-progress, exploratory, proof-of-concept, prototyping; and the audience actively participates in the brainstorming and workshopping of those new ideas. We see the NARNiHS Research Incubator as a place for testing/pushing boundaries; developing new theories, methods, models, tools; seeking feedback from peers willing to engage in productive assessment of fledgling ideas and nascent projects. Successful abstracts for this research incubator environment will demonstrate thorough grounding in the field, scientific rigor in the formulation of research questions, and promise for rich discussion of ideas. NARNiHS welcomes papers in all areas of historical sociolinguistics, which is understood as the application/development of sociolinguistic theories, methods, and models for the study of historical language variation and change over time, or more broadly, the study of the interaction of language and society in historical periods and from historical perspectives. Thus, a wide range of linguistic areas, subdisciplines, and methodologies easily find their place within the field, and we encourage submission of abstracts that reflect this broad scope. We are soliciting abstracts for *25-minute presentations*. Abstracts should be no more than 500 words (not including examples and references). Abstracts will be accepted until 15 November 2021 - late abstracts will not be considered! Successful abstracts will be explicit about which theoretical frameworks, methodological protocols, and analytical strategies are being applied or critiqued; and data sources and examples should be sufficiently (if briefly) presented, so as to allow reviewers a full understanding of the scope and claims of the research. Please note that the connection of your research to the field of historical sociolinguistics should be explicitly outlined in your abstract. Failure to adhere to these criteria will likely result in non-acceptance. To encourage maximum exchange of ideas in the brainstorming/workshopping environment of the NARNiHS Research Incubator, presentations will be grouped into thematic panels of three presentations, each panel followed by an hour-long discussion with the audience led by specialists. Discussion will encompass specific feedback on the individual papers as well as consideration of overarching questions of theory, methods, and models emerging from the papers. To facilitate such discussion, authors will be required to submit a draft of their presentation materials for distribution to the panel discussants and to the other presenters 10 days prior to the start of the conference. Abstracts are submitted through the KFLC website - (https://kflc.as.uky.edu/): 1) create an account and log in. 2) follow the menu path: Call for Papers > Submit an Abstract. 3) read carefully and follow the general KFLC abstract submission guidelines and instructions. 4) NARNiHS is only accepting individual submissions, so the KFLC instructions regarding pre-organized panels do not apply for the NARNiHS Research Incubator sessions. 5) select the "Linguistics" track and indicate clearly at the very top of your abstract: "NARNiHS Abstract". *** Note for students ***: We are able to offer a limited number of stipends to cover conference registration for *student* papers accepted for presentation at the 2022 NARNiHS Research Incubator. Information about applying for the stipend will be sent after acceptance of abstracts. The NARNiHS Research Incubator is hosted within the framework of the longstanding conference, KFLC: the Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Conference, at the University of Kentucky. The KFLC has a tradition of attracting scholars from a broad range of languages and specializations and is pleased to include historical sociolinguistics in its linguistics division. Acceptance of a paper implies a commitment on the part of all participants to register and attend the Research Incubator. All presenters must pay the appropriate registration fee by 01 March 2022 to be included in the program. For NARNiHS-specific questions please contact the program committee for the NARNiHS Research Incubator at: NARNiHistSoc at gmail.com . For general information about the overall conference please visit the KFLC website: https://kflc.as.uky.edu/ . From mark.post at sydney.edu.au Mon Oct 11 19:05:43 2021 From: mark.post at sydney.edu.au (Mark Post) Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2021 23:05:43 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] Histling software? Message-ID: Dear Listmembers, I was wondering if anyone could point me to any database software for historical phonology purposes that improves in any way on a spreadsheet. There are references to various apps on LINGUIST and SIL sites but most if not all seem to be missing/broken? Grateful for any assistance, Mark Dr. Mark W. Post The University of Sydney Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Room N367, John Woolley Building A20, Science Road | The University of Sydney | NSW | 2006 | AUSTRALIA +61 2 8627 6854 (ofc) | +61 4 5527 0776 (mob) mark.post at sydney.edu.au | sydney.academia.edu/MarkWPost From sivakalyan.princeton at gmail.com Tue Oct 12 06:14:32 2021 From: sivakalyan.princeton at gmail.com (Siva Kalyan) Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2021 21:14:32 +1100 Subject: [Histling-l] Histling software? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Mark, EDICTOR comes to mind (though it's a web-based tool rather than a program): https://digling.org/edictor/ . Also, the following program developed in the conlanging community seems worth a look: http://draquet.github.io/PolyGlot/index.html . Siva > On 12 Oct 2021, at 10:05 am, Mark Post wrote: > > Dear Listmembers, > > I was wondering if anyone could point me to any database software for historical phonology purposes that improves in any way on a spreadsheet. There are references to various apps on LINGUIST and SIL sites but most if not all seem to be missing/broken? > > Grateful for any assistance, > Mark > > Dr. Mark W. Post > The University of Sydney > Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Room N367, John Woolley Building A20, Science Road | The University of Sydney | NSW | 2006 | AUSTRALIA > +61 2 8627 6854 (ofc) | +61 4 5527 0776 (mob) > mark.post at sydney.edu.au | sydney.academia.edu/MarkWPost > > > > _______________________________________________ > histling-l mailing list > histling-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/histling-l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From harald at bombo.se Tue Oct 12 03:50:38 2021 From: harald at bombo.se (=?UTF-8?Q?Harald_Hammarstr=C3=B6m?=) Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2021 09:50:38 +0200 Subject: [Histling-l] Histling software? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Mark! Possibly you could be interested in RefLex. See Segerer, Guillaume. (2016) RefLex: la reconstruction sans peine. Faits de Langues 47. 201-214. all the best, H Pada tanggal Sel, 12 Okt 2021 pukul 01.05 Mark Post menulis: > Dear Listmembers, > > I was wondering if anyone could point me to any database software for > historical phonology purposes that improves in any way on a spreadsheet. > There are references to various apps on LINGUIST and SIL sites but most if > not all seem to be missing/broken? > > Grateful for any assistance, > Mark > > Dr. Mark W. Post > The University of Sydney > Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Room N367, John Woolley Building A20, Science Road | The University of > Sydney | NSW | 2006 | AUSTRALIA > +61 2 8627 6854 (ofc) | +61 4 5527 0776 (mob) > mark.post at sydney.edu.au | sydney.academia.edu/MarkWPost > > > > _______________________________________________ > histling-l mailing list > histling-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/histling-l > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This workshop aims to bring together researchers from different linguistic subdisciplines and theoretical perspectives with an interest in an interdisciplinary approach to the study of sound change, following recent trends that have proven fruitful in the study of the historical phonologies of many linguistic families. We invite proposals for 20-minute talks that explore specific topics in the study of sound change from any or multiple of the following (or related) subfields of linguistics: Historical linguistics; phonology; philology; phonetics; typology; sociolinguistics; corpus linguistics, etc. The workshop will feature selected short talks as well as two keynote speakers - morning and afternoon. Selected posters will be included in the main poster session. We are planning for a hybrid conference: presentations are planned to be in person - but we will be streaming all lectures live and collecting questions in real time. Website: https://understandingsoundchange.netlify.app/ Convenor: Ander Egurtzegi (CNRS-IKER) Invited speakers: Juliette Blevins (The Graduate Center, City University of New York) Stefano Coretta (University of Edinburgh) *Call for papers* The study of sound change has long been at the center of historical phonology and historical linguistics more generally, with regular sound correspondences due to regular sound change serving as the basis of lexical reconstruction of proto-languages spoken thousands of years ago. During the last 40 years, a nuanced theory of sound change based on articulatory, aerodynamic, and acoustic properties of speech has evolved from a great deal of interdisciplinary research, inspired by the research agenda of Ohala (see, for example, Ohala 2003), and has played a central role in the explanation of synchronic sound patterns as well (Blevins 2004, 2015). The possibility of applying recent analyses of linguistic change to problems in which the classical approach yielded limited results is one of the reasons behind this resurgence (Honeybone & Salmons 2015). These new interdisciplinary approaches include phonetic analyses of spoken data and laboratory experimentation (Yu 2015; Harrington et al. 2019 and references therein), the study of the influence of language contact and social and population factors in its geographic spread (Labov 1994; Trudgill 2011), as well as continued typological comparison between similar sound patterns found in unrelated languages (K?mmel 2015). Innovations in these interdisciplinary approaches have illuminated multiple aspects of sound change, including: - The inception of sound change - Bias factors that condition sound change - Accommodation and imitation - Trading relationships between phonetic cues - The production-perception feedback loop (e.g. compensation for coarticulation) - The medium-term dynamics of sound change (and sound change in isolation) - The longitudinal study of variation and change across the lifespan - The implementation of the apparent time construct - Sound change typology (sound change and phonological inventories, segment patterning) - Rare or previously unattested sound changes and sound patterns - The influence of linguistic contact in sound change - Replication of reconstructed sound changes under laboratory conditions - Exemplar-based approaches to phonology and sound change - The development of new methods to simulate change (e.g. agent-base modelling) This workshop aims to bring together researchers from different linguistic subdisciplines and theoretical perspectives with an interest in interdisciplinary approaches to the study of sound change. These include studies of phonetic, phonological and other structural factors playing a role in sound change, and external approaches such as computational modeling of change, probabilistic evaluation of change, theories of language contact and the role of sociolinguistic variables in determining the course of sound change. We invite abstracts (to be presented as 20-minute talks or posters) that explore topics in the study of sound change from one or more subfields of linguistics, or related disciplines. Although submissions dealing with sound changes in any language are welcome, abstracts presenting data or dealing with case studies of lesser studied languages and language varieties are especially encouraged. *Submission guidelines* We welcome submissions on any topic related to sound change from any theoretical perspective and methodology. We invite abstracts for talks (20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of discussion) or posters. Each individual may submit a maximum of one abstract as first author (or sole author), and a maximum of two abstracts in total. Abstracts will be blindly peer-reviewed by an international panel of reviewers. *Abstract guidelines* Must be written in English Maximum 2 pages of A4 paper, including references, examples, tables, and figures 12 pt Times New Roman font 2.54 cm (one inch) margins on all sides Anonymous PDF format Abstracts not following these guidelines will not be reviewed. Abstract submission, reviewing, and notification of acceptance will be handled using Easy Chair. Please upload your abstract following this link: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ocp19 *Important Dates* Abstract Submission Deadline: October 15 2021 Extended Abstract Submission Deadline: November 1 2021 Notification of acceptance: November 2021 Workshop: January 27 2022 References: Blevins, J. 2004. *Evolutionary phonology: The emergence of sound patterns*. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Blevins, J. 2015. Evolutionary Phonology: A holistic approach to sound change typology. In P. Honeybone & J. Salmons (eds.), *Handbook of Historical Phonology*. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 485-500. Harrington, J., Kleber, F., Reubold, U., Schiel, F. & Stevens, M. 2019. The phonetic basis of the origin and spread of sound change. In W. Katz & P. Assmann (eds.), *The Routledge Handbook of Phonetics*. Oxford: Routledge, 401-426. Honeybone, P. & Salmons, J. (eds.). 2015. *The Oxford handbook of historical phonology*. Oxford: Oxford University Press. K?mmel, M. J. 2015. The role of typology in historical phonology. In P. Honeybone & J. Salmons (eds.), *The Oxford handbook of historical phonology*. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 121-132. Labov, W. 1994. *Principles of linguistic change. Vol. 1: Internal factors*. Oxford: Blackwell. Ohala, J. J. 2003. Phonetics and historical phonology. In B. Joseph & R. Janda (eds.), *The handbook of historical linguistics*. Malden: Wiley-Blackwell, 669-686. Trudgill, P. 2011. *Sociolinguistic typology*. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Yu, A. C. L. 2015. The role of experimental investigation in understanding sound change. In P. Honeybone & J. Salmons (eds.), *The Oxford handbook of historical phonology*. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 410-428. -- *Ander Egurtzegi* CNRS-IKER (UMR 5478) Gaztelu Berria / Ch?teau-Neuf 15 Paul Bert plaza / 15 Place Paul Bert 64100 Baiona / 64100 Bayonne (France) webpage -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lauersdorf at uky.edu Sun Oct 24 22:14:33 2021 From: lauersdorf at uky.edu (Lauersdorf, Mark R.) Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 02:14:33 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] 2nd / Final Call -- special NARNiHS thread at SHEL-12 -- Historical Sociolinguistics of English In-Reply-To: References: <3819CAC5-4510-419B-B7E2-B08E17FCC835@uky.edu> , Message-ID: *** 2nd / Final Call *** Special NARNiHS Thread at SHEL-12 Historical Sociolinguistics of English ? The North American Research Network in Historical Sociolinguistics (NARNiHS) is pleased to partner with the organizers of the biennial conference, Studies in the History of the English Language (SHEL), to sponsor a special thread on the **Historical Sociolinguistics of English** at the upcoming SHEL-12 at the University of Washington on 19-21 May 2022. ? For this special SHEL-12 historical sociolinguistic thread, NARNiHS welcomes abstracts in all areas of English historical sociolinguistics, which is understood as the application/development of sociolinguistic theories, models, and methods for the study of historical English language variation and change over time, or more broadly, the study of the interaction of English language and society in historical periods and from historical perspectives. A wide range of linguistic areas, subdisciplines, and methodologies easily find their place within the field, and we encourage submission of abstracts that reflect this broad scope in the study of the historical sociolinguistics of English. ? Abstracts for the NARNiHS thread will be evaluated on the following criteria: - explicit discussion of which theoretical frameworks, methodological protocols, and analytical strategies are being applied or critiqued; - sufficient (if brief) presentation of data sources and examples to allow reviewers a clear understanding of the scope and claims of the research; - clear articulation of how the research advances knowledge in the historical sociolinguistics of English. ? The official Call for Papers for SHEL-12, including abstract format and submission information, is included below.? We look forward to receiving your abstracts by the **submission deadline: 01 November 2021**. ? ----------------------------------------------------------------------. ? *** Second circular: CFP Studies in the History of the English Language (SHEL-12, 2022) ***. SHEL-12 website: https://depts.washington.edu/shel12/ . Please join us in Seattle for the twelfth meeting of SHEL on **May 19-21, 2022**.?SHEL has been meeting biennially for two decades; it is the preeminent gathering in North America that examines the English language and its history.?The conference is returning to the University of Washington after 20 years, and we are excited to welcome you back. Conference highlights include plenary lectures to be given by Anne Curzan (University of Michigan), Mark Liberman (University of Pennsylvania), and Haruko Momma (New York University). We invite abstracts and proposals for all linguistic approaches and methodological perspectives on the History of the English Language, and welcome presentations on all varieties of English and chronological periods of the language. We hope to have several threads/workshops included in the conference program: - Historical English Sociolinguistics. Organizers: North American Research Network in Historical Sociolinguistics (NARNiHS) (NARNiHistSoc at gmail.com). For more info, see https://narnihs.org/?page_id=8 - English and Empire. Organizers: David West Brown (dwb2 at andrew.cmu.edu) and Taryn Hakala (taryn.hakala at csuci.edu). - HEL and Writing Studies. Organizers: Chris C. Palmer (cpalme20 at kennesaw.edu) and Amanda Sladek (sladekam at unk.edu).? View the full CFP at https://bit.ly/HELWriting. - Advocacy in HEL and HEL as Advocacy for the Humanities. Organizers: K. Aaron Smith (kasmit3 at ilstu.edu) and Susan Kim (smkim2 at ilstu.edu). - Teaching the Future of English: Pedagogy in the HEL Course. Organizers: Melinda Menzer (Melinda.Menzer at furman.edu) and Felicia Jean Steele (steele at tcnj.edu). ==> Deadline for abstracts: Nov 1, 2021 <==. Submission procedure: Please submit proposals to SHEL12 at uw.edu.? Indicate A/V needs on the cover email. 1. regular submissions (20 minute papers): please submit an abstract of no more than 1 page.? 2. threads: If you are interested in participating in one of the proposed threads above, please indicate that in your email.?Please submit an abstract of no more than 1 page. You can feel free to contact the session organizer in addition to submitting to the conference email.?If you are interested in convening a workshop or thread of related papers, please contact the organizers as soon as possible to discuss a proposal. We will provide information about accommodation, schedule, and registration on the conference website (http://depts.washington.edu/shel12/). Please send questions to SHEL12 at uw.edu . We look forward to welcoming you to Seattle! Colette Moore (for the conference committee) From lauersdorf at uky.edu Mon Nov 1 20:22:43 2021 From: lauersdorf at uky.edu (Lauersdorf, Mark R.) Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2021 00:22:43 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] NEW extended deadline!!! -- special NARNiHS thread at SHEL-12 -- Historical Sociolinguistics of English Message-ID: ==> Two more weeks to submit! ==> New deadline: 15 November 2021. *** With an important note from SHEL ***: "In case it helps with your consideration: Seattle is a very COVID-careful location (everyone in stores and public transit is masked, restaurants require proof of vaccination, etc.). The University of Washington, likewise, has a vaccine requirement for faculty, students, and staff, and requires people who attend events to show proof of vaccination. At present, there are careful protocols about food distribution, too. Looking forward to it!" --------------------------------------------------. *** Extended Deadline! *** Special NARNiHS Thread at SHEL-12 Historical Sociolinguistics of English The North American Research Network in Historical Sociolinguistics (NARNiHS) is pleased to partner with the organizers of the biennial conference, Studies in the History of the English Language (SHEL), to sponsor a special thread on the **Historical Sociolinguistics of English** at the upcoming SHEL-12 at the University of Washington on 19-21 May 2022. For this special SHEL-12 historical sociolinguistic thread, NARNiHS welcomes abstracts in all areas of English historical sociolinguistics, which is understood as the application/development of sociolinguistic theories, models, and methods for the study of historical English language variation and change over time, or more broadly, the study of the interaction of English language and society in historical periods and from historical perspectives. A wide range of linguistic areas, subdisciplines, and methodologies easily find their place within the field, and we encourage submission of abstracts that reflect this broad scope in the study of the historical sociolinguistics of English. Abstracts for the NARNiHS thread will be evaluated on the following criteria: - explicit discussion of which theoretical frameworks, methodological protocols, and analytical strategies are being applied or critiqued; - sufficient (if brief) presentation of data sources and examples to allow reviewers a clear understanding of the scope and claims of the research; - clear articulation of how the research advances knowledge in the historical sociolinguistics of English. The official Call for Papers for SHEL-12, including abstract format and submission information, is included below. We look forward to receiving your abstracts by the **submission deadline: 15 November 2021**. --------------------------------------------------. *** Second circular: CFP Studies in the History of the English Language (SHEL-12, 2022) ***. SHEL-12 website: https://depts.washington.edu/shel12/ . Please join us in Seattle for the twelfth meeting of SHEL on **May 19-21, 2022**. SHEL has been meeting biennially for two decades; it is the preeminent gathering in North America that examines the English language and its history. The conference is returning to the University of Washington after 20 years, and we are excited to welcome you back. Conference highlights include plenary lectures to be given by Anne Curzan (University of Michigan), Mark Liberman (University of Pennsylvania), and Haruko Momma (New York University). We invite abstracts and proposals for all linguistic approaches and methodological perspectives on the History of the English Language, and welcome presentations on all varieties of English and chronological periods of the language. We hope to have several threads/workshops included in the conference program: - Historical English Sociolinguistics. Organizers: North American Research Network in Historical Sociolinguistics (NARNiHS) (NARNiHistSoc at gmail.com). For more info, see https://narnihs.org/?page_id=8 . - English and Empire. Organizers: David West Brown (dwb2 at andrew.cmu.edu) and Taryn Hakala (taryn.hakala at csuci.edu). - HEL and Writing Studies. Organizers: Chris C. Palmer (cpalme20 at kennesaw.edu) and Amanda Sladek (sladekam at unk.edu). View the full CFP at https://bit.ly/HELWriting . - Advocacy in HEL and HEL as Advocacy for the Humanities. Organizers: K. Aaron Smith (kasmit3 at ilstu.edu) and Susan Kim (smkim2 at ilstu.edu). - Teaching the Future of English: Pedagogy in the HEL Course. Organizers: Melinda Menzer (Melinda.Menzer at furman.edu) and Felicia Jean Steele (steele at tcnj.edu). ==> Deadline for abstracts: Nov 15, 2021 <==. Submission procedure: Please submit proposals to SHEL12 at uw.edu. Indicate A/V needs on the cover email. 1. regular submissions (20 minute papers): please submit an abstract of no more than 1 page. 2. threads: If you are interested in participating in one of the proposed threads above, please indicate that in your email. Please submit an abstract of no more than 1 page. You can feel free to contact the session organizer in addition to submitting to the conference email. If you are interested in convening a workshop or thread of related papers, please contact the organizers as soon as possible to discuss a proposal. We will provide information about accommodation, schedule, and registration on the conference website (https://depts.washington.edu/shel12/). Please send questions to SHEL12 at uw.edu . We look forward to welcoming you to Seattle! Colette Moore (for the conference committee) From george.walkden at gmail.com Tue Nov 2 05:19:04 2021 From: george.walkden at gmail.com (George Walkden) Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2021 10:19:04 +0100 Subject: [Histling-l] Fwd: 32.3441, Jobs: English; Historical Linguistics; Psycholinguistics; Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Postdoctoral Researcher in Language Contact and Change, University of Konstanz References: Message-ID: <00D4039F-B1EC-4295-BC76-1F9474F798CD@gmail.com> Dear all, I?m looking for a postdoc to come and work with me for 2.5 years in Konstanz, on historical English syntax. Details are below and attached. Unfortunately the deadline is relatively soon, but please pass it along to any good candidates you know of. Best, - George > Begin forwarded message: > > From: The LINGUIST List via LINGUIST > Subject: 32.3441, Jobs: English; Historical Linguistics; Psycholinguistics; Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Postdoctoral Researcher in Language Contact and Change, University of Konstanz > Date: 1 November 2021 at 21:34:45 CET > To: LINGUIST at listserv.linguistlist.org > Reply-To: linguist at listserv.linguistlist.org > > LINGUIST List: Vol-32-3441. Mon Nov 01 2021. ISSN: 1069 - 4875. > > Subject: 32.3441, Jobs: English; Historical Linguistics; Psycholinguistics; Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Postdoctoral Researcher in Language Contact and Change, University of Konstanz > > Moderator: Malgorzata E. Cavar (linguist at linguistlist.org) > Student Moderator: Jeremy Coburn, Lauren Perkins > Managing Editor: Becca Morris > Team: Helen Aristar-Dry, Everett Green, Sarah Robinson, Nils Hjortnaes, Joshua Sims, Billy Dickson > Jobs: jobs at linguistlist.org | Conferences: callconf at linguistlist.org | Pubs: pubs at linguistlist.org > > Homepage: http://linguistlist.org > > Please support the LL editors and operation with a donation at: > https://funddrive.linguistlist.org/donate/ > > Editor for this issue: Lauren Perkins > ================================================================ > > > Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2021 16:34:15 > From: George Walkden [george.walkden at uni-konstanz.de] > Subject: English; Historical Linguistics; Psycholinguistics; Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Postdoctoral Researcher in Language Contact and Change, University of Konstanz, Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany > > > University or Organization: University of Konstanz > Department: Linguistics > Job Location: Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany > Web Address: https://www.ling.uni-konstanz.de/en/ > Job Title: Postdoctoral Researcher in Language Contact and Change > Job Rank: Post Doc > > Specialty Areas: Historical Linguistics; Psycholinguistics; Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics > > Required Language(s): English (eng) > > Description: > > This position is part of the brand new DFG-funded Research Unit SILPAC > (Structuring the Input in Language Processing, Acquisition and Change), which > aims to build bridges between psycholinguistics and historical linguistics. > For more background, see https://silpac.uni-mannheim.de/. The position is > situated in project H4, "Modelling lexical diffusion in syntax: non-finite > complementation in Modern English". The starting date is between January 2022 > and April 2022, by agreement. The position is available for two and a half > years (30 months). > > The candidate will be expected to conduct original research, using historical > corpora of Early Modern English and child language corpora, on the development > of patterns of non-finite complementation in English. Candidates are expected > to have: > - a strong PhD in a relevant field (language acquisition, language contact, > historical linguistics), > - excellent academic writing skills and fluency in English, and > - experience in at least two of the following areas: historical linguistics, > syntax, corpus linguistics. > > Also desirable are: > - experience with predictive quantitative models of acquisition > - experience working with Early Modern English. > > Please apply via the application email below. The required application > documents include: > - a cover letter outlining your research background and suitability for the > role, > - a CV with contact details of two academic referees, > - a list of publications (including work under review or accepted but not yet > published), > - a description of relevant research experience, > - scans of degree certificates and transcripts of records. > > Please note that an incomplete application will not be considered. > > > > Application Deadline: 19-Nov-2021 > > Email Address for Applications: george.walkden at uni-konstanz.de > Contact Information: > Professor George Walkden > Email: george.walkden at uni-konstanz.de > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *************************** LINGUIST List Support *************************** > The 2020 Fund Drive is under way! 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This presents a great opportunity for scholars in historical sociolinguistics from all over the world to participate as presenters and/or attendees without the limitations imposed by international travel, and we encourage our fellow historical sociolinguists, and scholars from related fields, from our global scholarly community (in addition to North America), to join us online for our Research Incubator this spring. ==> Abstract submission deadline:? 15 November 2021, 11:59 PM (U.S. Eastern Time). ==> Abstract submission portal:? https://kflc.as.uky.edu/ . The North American Research Network in Historical Sociolinguistics (NARNiHS) is accepting abstracts for its 2022 NARNiHS Research Incubator.? Building on the great success of the first three years, this new kind of NARNiHS conference seeks to provide a collaborative environment where presenters bring work that is in-progress, exploratory, proof-of-concept, prototyping; and the audience actively participates in the brainstorming and workshopping of those new ideas.? We see the NARNiHS Research Incubator as a place for testing/pushing boundaries; developing new theories, methods, models, tools; seeking feedback from peers willing to engage in productive assessment of fledgling ideas and nascent projects.? Successful abstracts for this research incubator environment will demonstrate thorough grounding in the field, scientific rigor in the formulation of research questions, and promise for rich discussion of ideas. NARNiHS welcomes papers in all areas of historical sociolinguistics, which is understood as the application/development of sociolinguistic theories, methods, and models for the study of historical language variation and change over time, or more broadly, the study of the interaction of language and society in historical periods and from historical perspectives.? Thus, a wide range of linguistic areas, subdisciplines, and methodologies easily find their place within the field, and we encourage submission of abstracts that reflect this broad scope. We are soliciting abstracts for **25-minute presentations**.? Abstracts should be no more than 500 words (not including examples and references).? Abstracts will be accepted until 15 November 2021 -- late abstracts will not be considered! Successful abstracts will be explicit about which theoretical frameworks, methodological protocols, and analytical strategies are being applied or critiqued; and data sources and examples should be sufficiently (if briefly) presented, so as to allow reviewers a full understanding of the scope and claims of the research.? Please note that the connection of your research to the field of historical sociolinguistics should be explicitly outlined in your abstract. Failure to adhere to these criteria will likely result in non-acceptance. To encourage maximum exchange of ideas in the brainstorming/workshopping environment of the NARNiHS Research Incubator, presentations will be grouped into thematic panels of three presentations, each panel followed by an hour-long discussion with the audience led by specialists.? Discussion will encompass specific feedback on the individual papers as well as consideration of overarching questions of theory, methods, and models emerging from the papers.? To facilitate such discussion, authors will be required to submit a draft of their presentation materials for distribution to the panel discussants and to the other presenters 10 days prior to the start of the conference. Abstracts are submitted through the KFLC website -- https://kflc.as.uky.edu/ : 1) create an account and log in. 2) follow the menu path: Call for Papers > Submit an Abstract. 3) read carefully and follow the general KFLC abstract submission guidelines and instructions. 4) NARNiHS is only accepting individual submissions, so the KFLC instructions regarding pre-organized panels do not apply for the NARNiHS Research Incubator sessions. 5) select the "Linguistics" track and indicate clearly at the very top of your abstract: "NARNiHS Abstract". *** Note for students ***: We are able to offer a limited number of stipends to cover conference registration for **student** papers accepted for presentation at the 2022 NARNiHS Research Incubator.? Information about applying for the stipend will be sent after acceptance of abstracts. The NARNiHS Research Incubator is hosted within the framework of the longstanding conference, KFLC: the Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Conference, at the University of Kentucky.? The KFLC has a tradition of attracting scholars from a broad range of languages and specializations and is pleased to include historical sociolinguistics in its linguistics division.? Acceptance of a paper implies a commitment on the part of all participants to register and attend the Research Incubator.? All presenters must pay the appropriate registration fee by 01 March 2022 to be included in the program.? For NARNiHS-specific questions please contact the program committee for the NARNiHS Research Incubator at: NARNiHistSoc at gmail.com .? For general information about the overall conference please visit the KFLC website: https://kflc.as.uky.edu/ . From Benjamin.Molineaux at ed.ac.uk Tue Nov 23 10:09:27 2021 From: Benjamin.Molineaux at ed.ac.uk (MOLINEAUX RESS Ben) Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2021 15:09:27 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] Fifth Edinburgh Symposium on Historical Phonology (ESHP5) Message-ID: Apologies for cross-posting. We're excited to announce that registration is now open for the Fifth Edinburgh Symposium on Historical Phonology (ESHP5), to take place between the 6th and 8th of December online via Zoom and Discord. The full details and programme can be found on the Symposium?s website. Attendance is free, but registration is key. We hope to see many of you there! The organisers: Laura Arnold Julian Bradfield Stefano Coretta Jiayin Gao Patrick Honeybone Pavel Iosad Benjamin Molineaux Rebekka Puderbaugh Michael Ramsammy ---- Benjamin Molineaux (he/him), Lecturer in Linguistics The University of Edinburgh http://www.homepages.ed.ac.uk/bmolinea/ The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. Is e buidheann carthannais a th? ann an Oilthigh Dh?n ?ideann, cl?raichte an Alba, ?ireamh cl?raidh SC005336. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From guglielmo.inglese01 at universitadipavia.it Wed Nov 24 11:43:09 2021 From: guglielmo.inglese01 at universitadipavia.it (GUGLIELMO INGLESE) Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2021 17:43:09 +0100 Subject: [Histling-l] Call for papers ICHL 25 Message-ID: Dear colleagues, we would like to share with you the call for paper for a workshop scheduled at the upcoming International Conference on Historical Linguistics (apologies for cross-posting). *Conference*: International Conference on Historical Linguistics 2022 (ICHL 25), Oxford (UK), 2 August, 2022 *Workshop title*: Acting on actuation ? Why here, why now? *Website*: https://ichl.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/ichl25-workshops *Convenors*: Hendrik De Smet, Guglielmo Inglese & Malte Rosemeyer *Contact information*: Guglielmo Inglese, guglielmo.inglese at kuleuven.be *Workshop description* For any theory of language change the ultimate challenge is the actuation problem, as formulated by Weinreich, Labov and Herzog (1968: 102): ?Why do changes in a structural feature take place in a particular language at a given time, but not in other languages with the same feature, or in the same language at other times?? The actuation problem is a problem of explanation and prediction. Why is this particular change occurring here and now? Or, given the here and now, what change is going to occur? A solution to these problems is so difficult to achieve because of the intrinsic complexities of language and change. Any specific change may involve a multiplicity of causes. Those causes may be language-external, reflecting the contiguities of history. On the internal side, language is a complex-adaptive system that can recruit a variety of resources to achieve a variety of communicative goals, again making it hard to predict how such a system will respond to any new situation. However, over the past decades, conceptual and empirical developments have contributed to bringing solutions to the actuation problem within closer reach. Conceptually, substantial advances have been made in unifying external and internal perspectives on language change, typically by focusing on the process of linguistic selection (Haspelmath 1999; Croft 2000; Schmid 2020). Theoretical advances also include more accurate models of change in contact situations (Thomason & Kaufmann 1988; Matras & Sakel 2007; Walkden 2017: 415-417). Moreover, the relevant models embrace probabilistic thinking, describing speakers? choices in terms of likelihoods (Plunkett & Marchman 1993; Bod 2015). As such, a probabilistic approach to actuation, informed by models of the cognitive processes underlying linguistic choices, and of the dynamics of language contact, comes within reach. Empirically, efforts in worldwide language documentation and cross-linguistic comparison have offered a much firmer basis to recognize regularities of language change, such as grammaticalization (Hopper & Traugott 2003). Moreover, the discipline has seen a surge in the availability of usage-data, which allow description of change in much greater detail (Petr? & Anthonissen 2020; De Smet 2016). With an improved empirical basis to start from, new and better opportunities arise for testing and fine-tuning our hypotheses of what drives language change. In light of these hopeful developments, the goal of this workshop is to persuade historical linguists that the actuation problem is not unassailable. To that end, we bring together researchers with different backgrounds and expertise ? variationists, typologists, phonologists, and historical linguists ? to jointly tackle the most basic question about language change. Confirmed speakers (in alphabetic order): ? Tamsin Blaxter (University of Cambridge): Contact ? analogy ? innovation: mapping cascades in the loss of the Middle Norwegian nominative ? John Hawkins (University of Cambridge) & Luna Filipovic (University of East Anglia): Bilingualism-induced language change: What can change, when and why? ? Rena Torres Cacoullos (Penn State University) & Catherine Travis (Australian National University): Changing modals, changing mores: Obligation in Australian English across real and apparent time. ? Donald Tuten (Emory College, Atlanta): Integrating sociodemographic and sociocultural factors in contact-based accounts of actuation. ? Anne-France Pinget (University of Utrecht): Sound change in present-day Dutch: a variationist, synchronic approach to the actuation problem. *Call for papers* Deadline: 15 December, 2021 We invite empirically-driven reflections and case studies on the following topics: ? Longitudinal historical analyses that tackle actuation by comparing languages/dialects/idiolects etc. ? Typological, interactional, or experimental studies that investigate change in synchrony ? Studies of extralinguistic factors representing language ecology, e.g. contact, demographic change, standardization etc. ? Methodological reflections on how to solve the actuation problem: new types of data and analyses Please submit abstracts through the general ICHL25 website using EasyChair ( https://ichl.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/). When you submit your abstract, do not forget to specify the workshop. To optimize the coherence of the volume and the quality of the workshop participants are asked to circulate a draft of their contributions before the workshop. First drafts and workshop discussions are to form the basis of chapter contributions to a thematic volume on the actuation problem. Our proposal for a thematic volume has already been accepted in the open access series Conceptual Foundations of Language Science (Language Science Press). The volume is to contain short and accessible yet data-driven contributions on the actuation problem from different theoretical and methodological angles. Please contact us for more information. Best regards, Guglielmo, Hendrik, and Malte -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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A list of confirmed workshops is now available on the conference website: https://ichl.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/, and conference registration will open soon. Call for Papers The Faculty of Linguistics, Philology, and Phonetics at the University of Oxford will be hosting the 25th International Conference on Historical Linguistics (ICHL25), from 1 to 5 August 2022. This conference has been postponed from the originally planned year of 2021. The ICHL brings together historical linguists and specialists in related fields to explore advances in areas including methods and practices of linguistic reconstruction; formal approaches to language change; historical sociolinguistics; computational approaches to historical linguistics; contact and areal linguistics; interfaces between historical linguistics and other disciplines; and many other related areas. Abstracts are now invited for papers in the general session and in workshops, and for poster presentations: Each paper accepted will be allocated 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for questions and discussion. In addition, two 90-minute poster sessions are planned. Please note the following points: * Abstracts should be submitted as an anonymous, single pdf document in 12pt Times Roman font, and be no more than one A4 page long (you may include a second page for references). * Abstracts should be submitted via EasyChair. * The deadline for submission is 15 December 2021. * You should indicate whether you wish your paper to take the form of a talk or a poster (or whether you will accept either format). * You should indicate whether you would prefer your talk to be assigned to a workshop. Details of workshops are now available on the website. * Acceptance of papers will be announced by the end of January 2022. Authors may submit a maximum of two abstracts, whether sole authored or co-authored: this includes submissions to workshops. * Abstracts may be submitted for the general session or for one of the workshops. Abstracts submitted for a workshop, but not accepted there, will automatically be considered for inclusion in the general session. If authors wish to submit an abstract for a workshop, we encourage them to contact the workshop organizers ahead of time for advice on workshop coherence. Abstracts will be reviewed (in anonymized form) by members of the ICHL25 Abstract Reading Committee. Workshops * These will take place on the afternoon of Tuesday 2nd August. * If you wish your abstract to be considered for a workshop, please state this clearly in your submission. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stefanie.dipper at rub.de Fri Dec 10 10:00:22 2021 From: stefanie.dipper at rub.de (Stefanie Dipper) Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2021 16:00:22 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Histling-l] Reference Corpus of Early New High German (ReF) Message-ID: We are happy to announce the public release of the Reference Corpus of Early New High German (ReF), which is available from the following website: https://www.linguistics.rub.de/ref/ The Reference Corpus of Early New High German (1350?1650) consists of approx. 3.8 million tokens, providing a careful selection of Early New High German texts from 1350 to 1650. The corpus was compiled in the context of a series of projects at the Universities of Bonn, Bochum, Halle and Potsdam, beginning in the 1970s. The corpus is composed of three sub-corpora: ReF.RUB, ReF.MLU, ReF.UP. For detailed documentation, see https://www.linguistics.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/ref. The corpus can be accessed via ANNIS under the following URL: https://annis.linguistics.rub.de/ref/ ReF.RUB and ReF.MLU can be downloaded in Cora-XML format (see https://www.linguistics.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/comphist/resources/cora); ReF.UP is provided in TIGER-XML format (see https://www.ims.uni-stuttgart.de/documents/ressourcen/werkzeuge/tigersearch/doc/html/TigerXML.html), all under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license (CC BY-SA 4.0). From georg.vogeler at gmx.de Fri Dec 10 13:30:04 2021 From: georg.vogeler at gmx.de (Georg Vogeler) Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2021 19:30:04 +0100 Subject: [Histling-l] PostDoc Position Historical Linguistics/Computational Linguistics in ERC project "DiDip" Message-ID: Dear Historical Linguists, may I point to an open position in the context of the recently granted ERC ADG project "From Digital to Distant Diplomatics" (https://www.didip.eu)? We are looking for a postdoctoral fellow interested in studying the language in late medieval documents (mostly Latin, but German, French, Czech and others as well, drawn from the Monasterium.net collection https://www.monasterium.net/home). If you are interested in historical linguistics with application of digital methods or in computational linguistics with focus on historical texts, don't hesitate to get in contact with me (georg.vogeler at uni-graz.at) or apply directly via https://uni-graz.jobbase.io/job/4bzg23ii21l4f8zvkup9n1p8yy4ak5k Best regards Georg Vogeler -- Prof. Dr. Georg Vogeler Professur f?r Digital Humanities - Zentrum f?r Informationsmodellierung Universit?t Graz A-8010 Graz | Elisabethstra?e 59/III Tel. +43 316 380 8033 - Director of the Austrian Center for Digital Humanities at OeAW Institut f?r Dokumentologie und Editorik e.V. International Center for Archival Research ICARus Digital Medievalist Text Encoding Initiative From ichl25 at ling-phil.ox.ac.uk Mon Dec 13 03:50:36 2021 From: ichl25 at ling-phil.ox.ac.uk (ICHL25) Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2021 08:50:36 +0000 Subject: [Histling-l] ICHL25: Abstract submission deadline extended! Message-ID: The deadline for abstracts for ICHL has been extended to 22 December 2021. A list of confirmed workshops is now available on the conference website: https://ichl.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/, and conference registration is now open (see the website for more details). Call for Papers The Faculty of Linguistics, Philology, and Phonetics at the University of Oxford will be hosting the 25th International Conference on Historical Linguistics (ICHL25), from 1 to 5 August 2022. This conference has been postponed from the originally planned year of 2021. The ICHL brings together historical linguists and specialists in related fields to explore advances in areas including methods and practices of linguistic reconstruction; formal approaches to language change; historical sociolinguistics; computational approaches to historical linguistics; contact and areal linguistics; interfaces between historical linguistics and other disciplines; and many other related areas. Abstracts are now invited for papers in the general session and in workshops, and for poster presentations: Each paper accepted will be allocated 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for questions and discussion. In addition, two 90-minute poster sessions are planned. Please note the following points: * Abstracts should be submitted as an anonymous, single pdf document in 12pt Times Roman font, and be no more than one A4 page long (you may include a second page for references). * Abstracts should be submitted via EasyChair. * The extended deadline for submission is 22 December 2021. * You should indicate whether you wish your paper to take the form of a talk or a poster (or whether you will accept either format). * You should indicate whether you would prefer your talk to be assigned to a workshop. Details of workshops are now available on the website. * Acceptance of papers will be announced by the end of January 2022. Authors may submit a maximum of two abstracts, whether sole authored or co-authored: this includes submissions to workshops. * Abstracts may be submitted for the general session or for one of the workshops. Abstracts submitted for a workshop, but not accepted there, will automatically be considered for inclusion in the general session. If authors wish to submit an abstract for a workshop, we encourage them to contact the workshop organizers ahead of time for advice on workshop coherence. Abstracts will be reviewed (in anonymized form) by members of the ICHL25 Abstract Reading Committee. Workshops * These will take place on the afternoon of Tuesday 2nd August. * If you wish your abstract to be considered for a workshop, please state this clearly in your submission. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ikersalaberri at gmail.com Tue Dec 21 03:28:41 2021 From: ikersalaberri at gmail.com (Iker Salaberri) Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2021 09:28:41 +0100 Subject: [Histling-l] =?utf-8?q?Third_Call_for_Papers_SLE_2022_=E2=80=93_?= =?utf-8?q?WS_12_Subordination_and_language_change=3A_new_cross-lin?= =?utf-8?q?guistic_approaches_and_perspectives?= Message-ID: ***Apologies for cross-posting*** Dear Colleagues, We are glad to let you know that our workshop ?Subordination and language change: new cross-linguistic approaches and perspectives? has been accepted for the upcoming 55th Annual Meeting of the *Societas Linguistica Europaea* (Bucharest, Romania, August 24-27, 2022). For an updated version of the workshop, please see: https://zenodo.org/record/5795050#.YcGNBVko-5c. We now welcome 500 word-abstracts to be submitted via Easychair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sle2022. When submitting, please choose ?WS12: Subordination and language change: new cross-linguistic approaches and perspectives?. The *deadline for submission is January 15th, 2022*. Please note that *submitters must be SLE members*. Moreover, *one person may be the first author of only one submission of any kind* (workshop paper, general session paper, poster, or workshop proposal). Practical information on how to submit abstracts: https://societaslinguistica.eu/sle2022/abstractsubmission/. Guidelines about what long abstracts should contain: https://societaslinguistica.eu/sle2022/third-call-for-papers/. Link for joining the SLE: https://societaslinguistica.eu/membership/. Best, Iker Salaberri Annemarie Verkerk Anne Wolfsgruber -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: