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Upcoming conferences (September 2014)
If you are in Greece, and interested in Theoretical or Applied Linguistics or TESOL, the following events may be of some interest: The Panhellenic [National] Association of State Education Teachers of...
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If Scotland votes for independence, what happens to the language?
More than thirty years ago, linguists ventured a guess that the rise in Scottish nationalism might lead to Scottish English re-asserting itself. Were they right?
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[Call for papers] International Symposium on Bilingualism
The 10th International Symposium on Bilingualism (ISB) will take place on 20-24 May 2015 at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA. The Symposium will focus on the cognitive, linguistic,...
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Can a child left in the wild develop a new language on her own?
If a child is abandoned in the wild, will she develop a language of her own?
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Call for papers: Linguistic and Cognitive Effects of Anaphora Resolution
The Workshop “Linguistic and Cognitive Effects in Anaphora Resolution”, to be held on 15-16 May 2015 in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, will look into theoretical and empirical issues on the...
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Call for Papers: Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition
The 13th Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition conference (GASLA 2015) will take place from 4 March to 6 March 2015 at the University of Indiana, and will focus on the “nature, use and...
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Call for Papers: Teaching English as a Lingua Franca in Japan
An edited collection is being planned, which will focus on English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) in Japan, and submissions are invited from researchers in a variety of settings, including universities,...
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Call for papers: 22nd Annual University of Texas at Arlington Student...
The 22nd Annual University of Texas at Arlington Student Conference in Linguistics & TESOL (UTASCILT 22) will take place in Arlington, Texas, on the 19th and 20th of February 2015. The meeting is...
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Call for papers: 12th International Conference on Greek Linguistics (ICGL12)
The 12th International Conference on Greek Linguistics (ICGL12), a biennial meeting for the study of the Greek Language, will be hosted by the the Freie Universität Berlin (Chair for Modern Greek...
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ELF and World Englishes: dispelling some of the confusion
Almost ten years ago, Barbara Seidlhofer (2005: 339) described English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) as: “part of the more general phenomenon of ‘English as an international language’ (EIL) or ‘World...
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Measuring Linguistic Complexity: A Multidisciplinary Perspective
The Linguistics Research Unit of the Institute of Language and Communication of the Université catholique de Louvain are organising a workshop that will focus on linguistic complexity and on the ways...
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Call for Papers: “English Language & Literature Studies: Tradition and...
The 5th International Conference of the English Department, Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade, titled English Language and Literature Studies: Tradition and Transformation (ELLSTAT) will...
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Call for Papers: 22nd International Symposium of Theoretical and Applied...
The International Symposium of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics (ISTAL) is a biannual event that is organised by the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, of the English Language and...
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Call for papers: Rethinking Language, Diversity and Education
The Rethinking Language, Diversity and Education conference will take place on 28-31 May 2015 in Rhodes, Greece. The conference, which is co-organised by the University of Toronto and the University of...
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Call for papers: World-Conference on Pluricentric Languages and their...
The 4th conference of the Working Group on Non-Dominant Varieties of Pluricentric Languages (WGNDV) will take place in Graz, Austria on 8-11 July 2015. The aim and scope of the conference are described...
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Call for Papers: Third ASSE International Conference on British and American...
One of the first conferences in which I presented as a novice PhD student, and one which I remember very fondly, was organised by a group of academics in Vlora, Albania. If memory serves, these...
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Revisiting the Target Language Democratisation narrative
Back in the early days of English Language Teaching, teachers were keen to make all learners speak the Queen’s English and viciously suppressed linguistic diversity. Thus, they perpetuated Imperial...
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Call for Papers: Manchester Forum in Linguistics (mFiL 2015)
The Manchester Forum in Linguistics (mFiL), an annual international conference that has been organised since 2012, will take place in 6-7 November 2015 at The University of Manchester. The event is...
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