International workshop “A new perspective on descriptive linguistics in Africa based on the translingual ecology”

*This event has already been held.

Date/Time

4 November, 2023 (Sat.), 13:00–18:00

Venue

Room 303, 3F, ILCAA, TUFS

Program

1. Daisuke SHINAGAWA (ILCAA)
   “Introduction: Linguistic description in translingual ecology in Africa”
2. Andries COETZEE(ILCAA Joint Researcher, University of Michigan)
   “Patagonian Afrikaans: Identity and History in a Bilingual Speech Community”
3. Nico NASSENSTEIN (ILCAA Joint Researcher/ Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz)
   “The role of Lingala in Eastern Congo’s Swahili ecologies and young speakers’ repertoires (Goma/Lubumbashi)”
4. Sayaka KUTSUKAKE (ILCAA Joint Researcher/Tohoku Gakuin University)
   “Review of recent studies on multilingual practices in Africa and future perspectives”
5. Janika KUNZMANN (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz)
   “What is Mbum and what is not? Addressing multi- and translingualism in the creation of a reference grammar”

Language

English

Admission

Free

Pre-registration

If you would like to attend the workshop, please fill out the application form here.

Jointly Organized by

• Core Project “Description and Documentation of Language Dynamics in Asia and Africa: Toward a More In-depth Understanding of the Languages and Cultures of People Living in Asia and Africa”(DDDLing)
• ILCAA Joint Research Project “A new perspective on descriptive linguistics in Africa based on the translingual ecology”
• ILCAA Joint Research Project “Phonetic typology from cross-linguistic perspectives”

(Posted 16 October, 2023)
(Updated 5 December, 2023)