YiLaS2: Yiddish Language Structures 2 Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf Düsseldorf, Germany, June 11-13, 2019 |
Conference website | http://seyd-project.net/YILAS2/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=yilas2 |
Submission deadline | February 1, 2019 |
The chair of Yiddish Culture, Language and Literature at the University of Düsseldorf (Lea Schäfer and Marion Aptroot) invites abstracts for the international conference Yiddish Language Structures 2 to be held June 11–13, 2019 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The main focus will be on structural aspects of the Yiddish language system and includes both theoretical and empirical questions. The organizers intend to bring together specialists from the fields of Yiddish Linguistics and researchers in General Linguistics working with Yiddish in oder to put Yiddish language structures into a broader linguistic context.
The conference follows the example of the workshop Yiddish Language Structures which was held held at the University of Regensburg in 2009. Likewise, we intend to publish a collection of peer reviewed articles based on a selection of conference papers. The workshop is also meant to be a forum for discussing the new project Syntax of Eastern Yiddish Dialects (SEYD) that aims to examine the grammatical structures that can be found in the field notes of the Language and Culture Archive of Ashkenazic Jewry.
The conference languages will be English, Yiddish and German.
Submission Guidelines
The following paper categories are welcome:
- Full papers Maximum length: 500 words or 1 single-spaced page. Abstracts must be anonymous; do not put your name or other identifying information on the abstract.
- Posters Maximum length: 500 words or 1 single-spaced page. Abstracts must be anonymous.
List of Topics
- Phonetics, phonology, lexicology, morphology, and the syntax of Yiddish
- Yiddish in (micro-)typological contexts
- Yiddish dialectology
Invited Speakers
- Molly Diesing (Cornell University)
- Neil Jacobs (Ohio State University, Emeritus)
- Steffen Krogh (University of Aarhus)
Conference Fee
The conference fee is 30 Euro for regular participants. The conference fee for student participants is 10 Euro. Participants must pay their own travel and accommodation expenses.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to yilas2conference@gmail.com