DOBES-WORKSHOP 2009

Advances in Documentary Linguistics, 15-16 October 2009

We invite Dobes project members to submit papers on the following topics:
1. Language classification
2. The role of anthropology in language documentation
3. Cooperative fieldwork
4. PhD projects

Languages classification

In view of the continuing negotiations on the future of the ISO standard for language codes (639-4/5/6), which assigns a three letter code to each language, this session starts with an overview of the existing state of standardisation and continues with short contributions (max.
10 minutes) and an open discussion. As the expertise of DOBES members covers a wide range of language families, this would be an excellent opportunity for exchanging ideas on language classification and the standardisation of codes.

The role of anthropology in language documentation

This session focuses on the research design and outcome of interdisciplinary linguistic and anthropological research to demonstrate the consequences of anthropological co-research for
language documentation and the effects of language documentation projects on anthropological research.

Cooperative fieldwork

DOBES projects aim at the active participation of community members in language documentation, which not only helps to avoid conflicts between researchers and community members, but may also lead to new kinds of data and unexpected findings. Contributions to this session will highlight such findings and encourage the audience to discuss the problems of cooperative fieldwork

Abstracts (in English) to be sent to: djung-at-uni-koeln.de and umosel-at-linguistik.unikiel.de

Where and when:

Oct 15-16, 2009

MPI, Nijmegen

Important deadlines:

Deadline for abstracts: 1st of June 2009
Notification of acceptance of contribution by 1st of July, 2009

Scientific committee:

Dobes steering committee

Contact:

Paul Trilsbeek