CALL FOR PAPERS

The Linguistic Association of Finland is organizing a symposium on

LINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVES ON ENDANGERED LANGUAGES

to be held at the University of Helsinki, August 29 – September 1, 2001.

The symposium will bring together linguists interested in questions relating to endangered languages. We invite papers addressing general linguistic questions as well as papers taking the viewpoint of one (or more) particular language(s). Themes include documentation of endangered languages, standardization of language corpora, and the possible effects of endangerment on the grammar of a language. Other topics relating to language endangerment are also welcome.

Invited speakers:

• David Harrison (University of Pennsylvania), Nomads on the internet: Documentation, endangered languages and technologies
• William McGregor (Aarhus Universitet), Structural changes in language shift/obsolescence: a Kimberley (Australia) perspective
• Marja-Liisa Olthuis (Sámi Assizes, Finland): The Inarisaami language as an endangered language
• Tapani Salminen (University of Helsinki), Linguists and language endangerment in north-western Siberia
• Stephen A. Wurm (The Australian National University), Languages of the world and language endangerment

Activities:

• lectures by invited speakers
• presentations by participants (20 min + 10 min for discussion)
• demonstrations by participants

Abstracts:

The deadline for submission of abstracts (in English; max 500 words) is March 30, 2001. Please submit your abstract by e-mail to the following address <el-organizers@ling.helsinki.fi>. The abstract should be included in the body of the message. Participants will be notified about acceptance by April 20, 2001. The accepted abstracts will be published on the webpage of the symposium <http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/sky/el.html>

Demonstrations

The participants are also encouraged to give demonstrations of their projects (research, revitalization, documentation etc). If you are interested in giving a demonstration, please contact the organizers at <el-organizers@ling.helsinki.fi>.

Registration:

The deadline for registration for all participants is June 21, 2001. Register by e-mail to the address above.

Registration fees:

• general: FIM 200
• members of the association: FIM 100
• undergraduate and MA students free
• send by giro account no 800013-1424850 to The Linguistic Association of Finland (SKY)/Symposium. For participants coming from abroad we recommend payment in cash upon arrival. However, it is possible to pay via Eurogiro or SWIFT to our account (number 800013-1424850) with Leonia Bank plc, Helsinki, Finland. SWIFT-address: PSPBFIHH; Telex 121 698 pgiro sf

Accommodation:

The organizers will provide a list of hotels later.

For further information, please contact <el-organizers@ling.helsinki.fi> or visit our homepage <http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/sky/el.html>.

The organizing committee:

• Marja-Liisa Helasvuo, Langnet Graduate School, P.O. Box 4, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland, e-mail: <Marja-Liisa.Helasvuo@Helsinki.fi>
• Seppo Kittilä, Dept of General Linguistics, Hämeenkatu 2 A 7-8, FIN-20014 University of Turku, e-mail: <sepkit@utu.fi>
• Leena Kolehmainen, Dept of German, P.O. Box 4, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland, e-mail: < Leena.Kolehmainen@Helsinki.fi>
• Matti Miestamo, Dept of General Linguistics, P.O. Box 4, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland, e-mail: < matmies@ling.helsinki.fi>
• Krista Ojutkangas, Dept of Finnish Language and General Linguistics, Fennicum, FIN-200014 University of Turku, Finland, e-mail < Krista.Ojutkangas@utu.fi>
• Esa Penttilä, Dept of English, University of Joensuu, P.O. Box 111, FIN-80101 Joensuu, e-mail < Esa.Penttila@Joensuu.fi>
• Pirkko Suihkonen, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Department of Linguistics, Inselstrasse 22, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany, e-mail <suihkonen@eva.mpg.de>