12505: Call for papers

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

Albert Valdman <Albert.Valdman@unice.fr>

This colloquium will deal with the linguistic adaptation of the
Haitian diaspora in the U.S., so the annoucement might be of interest
to some of the Corbett list subscribers.



Thanks for posting it.


Albert

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>>FRENCH IN THE UNITED STATES
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>>CALL FOR PAPERS - FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
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>>Indiana University is organizing on its Bloomington campus a Colloquium
>>on French in the United States.
>>Date:  April 22-24, 2003
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>>The Colloquium will be followed by the 33rd meeting of the Linguistic
>>Symposium on Romance Languages (LSRL).  The goals of the Colloquium are
>>to assess the state of the research on French as a vernacular language
>>in the United States and to promote more vigorous research and
>>development initiatives in this field.
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>>Keynote speaker (April 22): Henriette Walter, cole pratique des Hautes
>>tudes, Paris, U. de Haute-Bretagne, Rennes
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>>LSRL Opening session speaker (April 24): Shana Poplack, U. of Ottawa
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>>Organizers:  Albert Valdman & Julie Auger
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>>In addition to presentations by invited speakers, the Colloquium will
>>include a selection of competitively evaluated papers.  Proposals are
>>invited on the following topics as well as any others that complement
>>the program (see program listing on reverse side):
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>>o	The description of the speech of endangered enclave communities:
>>Frenchtown, US Virgin Islands; Frenchville, PA; Old Mines, MO; etc.
>>o	The documentation of past French presence in the United States
>>o New francophone communities, for example, Qubcois communities in
>>Florida
>>o	Language maintenance and revitalization initiatives, including use
>>of
>>media, bilingual education
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>>Papers will be allotted 20 minutes plus 10 minutes for discussion.
>>Abstracts of no more than 500 words should be submitted either by post
>>(six [6] copies) or by e-mail attachment to:
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>>French in the U.S.
>>Creole Institute, BH 604
>>1020 E. Kirkwood Avenue
>>Bloomington, IN 47401-7103
>>creole@indiana.edu
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>>Deadline for the submission of proposals:  November 1, 2002
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>>Please include on a separate sheet of paper or in your email the title
>>of the paper, name of author(s), affiliation(s), address, phone number,
>>and e-mail address.
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>>Acceptances will be announced by December 20, 2002.
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>>Publication:  A volume will be published containing a selection of
>>invited presentations and papers complemented by commissioned articles.
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>>Program
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>>o General theoretical and methodological perspectives:
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>>Michel Francard, U. of Louvain-la-Neuve
>>	Pierre Rzeau, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
>>	Albert Valdman, Indiana U.
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>>o The linguistic and sociolinguistic situation in New England
>>(Franco-American)
>>	Gilbert Albert, U. of Maine-Fort Kent
>>	Cynthia Fox, U. at Albany
>>	Jane Smith, U. of Maine
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>>o The linguistic and sociolinguistic situation  in Louisiana (Cadien
and
>>Creole)
>>	Barry Jean Ancelet, U. of Louisiana-Lafayette
>>	Becky Brown, Purdue U.
>>	Sylvie Dubois, Louisiana State U.
>>	Tom Klingler, Tulane U.
>>	Amanda LaFleur, Louisiana State U
>>	Michael D. Picone, U. of Alabama
>>	Kevin Rottet, U. of Wisconsin
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>>o Links to other French communities in North America
>>	Annette Boudreau, U. of Moncton
>>	Raymond Mougeon, York U. (Toronto)
>>	Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh, U. of Regensburg
>>	Claude Poirier, U. Laval
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>>o The role of French and Creole in cultural identity in the Haitian
>>diaspora
>>	F. Zphir, U. of Missouri
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>>For more information, e-mail creole@indiana.edu or visit our web page:
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>>www.indiana.edu/~creole/french_in_the_united_states.htm
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