[Histling-l] Call for papers - 12th Historical Sociolinguistics Network Conference #HiSoN-2023

[Rik Vosters]

Dear colleagues,

(Apologies for cross-posting)

We are proud to launch the call for papers for the 12th Conference of the Historical Sociolinguistics Network, to be held in Brussels from 31 May till 2 June 2023, organised by Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB).

Theme: Language histories from above and from below

Keynote speakers:

• Shana Poplack (Université d’Ottawa)
“En route to change: The circuitous pathways of spontaneous speech”
• Simon Pickl (Paris-Lodron-Universität Salzburg)
Title to follow soon
• Jeroen Darquennes (Université de Namur)
“Voices from oblivion. The forgotten richness of macrosociolinguistic debates on language shift and maintenance”
• Salikoko S. Mufwene (University of Chicago)
“The role of population structure in language change”

The call for papers is open and we are now inviting submissions:

==> Full call for papers and all relevant info: https://www.historicalsociolinguistics.be/hison-2023/
==> Abstract submission: https://www.conftool.pro/hison2023/
==> Deadline: 20 January 2023

We welcome submissions for:

• individual presentations,
• poster presentations, and
• thematic panels, round tables or workshops.

We hope to welcome all of you in Brussels in May!

Yasmin Crombez, Wim Vandenbussche, Julie Van Ongeval & Rik Vosters
Conference organizers

—
Prof. dr. Rik Vosters
Linguistics and Literary Studies
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Rik.Vosters at vub.be
http://www.rikvosters.be/
http://www.historicalsociolinguistics.be/



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