On 22–23 September 2022, the 5th Saami Linguistics Symposium will take place at the University of Tartu, Estonia.

The Symposium is the continuation of a series of international symposia previously held in Tromsø in 2006 and 2009, in Freiburg in 2017 and in Uppsala in 2019. The purpose of the symposium is to give researchers the opportunity to present current research to their peers, participate in formal and informal discussions on relevant topics, and explore potential opportunities for future collaborative work. We especially encourage younger researchers at the Master's and Ph.D. levels to present their work.

Papers related to any aspects of Saami languages and linguistics, including the sociology of language, language teaching, and language revitalization, are welcome. The keynote speech will be given by Maria Polinsky (University of Maryland, College Park) and address the topic of heritage languages and endangered languages. With this in mind, we are particularly looking forward to papers about heritage and/or endangered language research concerning Saami languages.

There is no registration or participation fee. Coffee and snacks during breaks will be provided for participants free of charge, but no other costs (such as travel, accommodations and meals) will be covered.

Submission Guidelines

Extended abstract submission deadline: 22 April

Please submit an anonymous, one-page abstract in English or Saami via this link to EasyChair by 15 April 22 April 2022 (this requires you to have an EasyChair-account). On that page, you must submit your abstract as plain text in the field 'Abstract'. If your abstract contains images or special formatting, you can also upload your abstract as a pdf file in the 'Uploads' section. If you choose to upload a pdf, you are responsible for ensuring that your name does not appear anywhere in the pdf (to ensure it is anonymous). Talks will be 20 minutes plus an additional 10 minutes for discussion.

Organizing Committee and Sponsors

The symposium is being organized by Joshua Wilbur, Helen Türk and Merit Niinemägi from the Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics at the University of Tartu. Financial and organizational support come from the Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics and the University of Tartu's structural support fund.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to joshua.wilbur@ut.ee.