DDDLing Forum: Documentation and Description of Language Contact

*This event has already been held.

Date/Time

2 October, 2024 (Wed.), 15:00–16:45

Venue

Room 304, 3F, ILCAA, TUFS & Online Meeting via Zoom

Program

15:00–16:45
Umberto ANSALDO (Honorary Professor, The University of Hong Kong; Adjunct Professor, University of Western Australia)
“Methods for the study of mixed cultures”

This talk discusses challenges that arise when documenting communities whose language originates from a prolonged situation of language contact. These include the repertoire of languages available in the community, the nature of variation in language use, as well as issues of prestige that can affect the way in which language is perceived. Understanding these matters is important for researchers to identify how to approach descriptive tasks as well as how to interpret existing theories of mixed languages and their origins.

See also here for the program.

Language

English

Admission

Free

Pre-registration

If you would like to attend the forum online, please fill out the application form. (In-person participants do not need to register.)

Sponsored 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)

General Inquiries

Yasuhiro YAMAKOSHI (ILCAA)
E-mail: yamakoshi[at]aa.tufs.ac.jp (Please replace [at] with @)

(Posted 17 September, 2024)
(Updated 3 October, 2024)