http://www.dipartimentolingue.unito.it/slimig2014 Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo. We are pleaded to announce that the 1st International Conference on the Sociolinguistics of Immigration will be held in 25th -26th September 2014, Rapallo (Genova), Italy. The conference is organized by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures and Modern Cultures of the University of Turin (Italy).The languages of the conference are: English, French and Italian. We are delighted to announce that the plenary speakers will be:

• Christian Mair (University of Freiburg)
• Marinette Matthey (University of Grenoble 3)
• Hans Van de Velde (University of Utrecht)

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Call for papers

The First International Conference on the Sociolinguistics of Immigration is a two-day international conference which aims at bringing together scholars working on both the empirical and theoretical challenges posed to sociolinguistics by recent global migratory phenomena. The sociolinguistics of immigration is a relevant multidisciplinary field of language investigation. The focus of attention is, on the one hand, on how immigration can contribute to phenomena of language spread and/or diaspora, language contact, language variation and change, and on the other hand the development of mixed, hybrid patterns of language use and identities.The topics above will be mainly (though not exclusively) examined from the following perspectives of analysis: contact linguistics, bilingualism/multilingualism, language variation and change and language/dialect development.

Abstract Proposal

Each abstract should not exceed 500 words (incl. at least four keywords and references). Text should be justified and single-spaced (font size: Times New Roman 12pt). Name, affiliation, and e-mail address should be on separate first page of the electronic copy. Abstracts can be submitted until 10th March 2014 and sent as a word attachment to Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo.. Each abstract will be reviewed anonymously by at least two peers. Every individual presentation will last 20 minutes (plus 10 minutes for discussion and questions).

Deadlines

• The abstract submission period opens on 10th January 2014.
• Abstracts can be submitted until 10th March 2014 and sent as a word attachment to Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo..
• Confirmation of acceptance: 10th May 2014.
• Registration for the conference starts on 10th May 2014 and closes on 28th July 2014.