Arctic Languages: Syntax, Morphology, Lexicon
24-26 September 2009
An international conference at CASTL in Tromsø
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Deadline for registration: Thursday 17 September 2009
Brief description
The Arctic regions are home to a diverse collection of languages, many of which are under increased duress in these times of climate change, high mobility and communication, and increased pressure on natural resources.
Map: Demography of indigenous people of the arctic based on linguistic groups
This conference brings together researchers working on languages spoken in the far north of every longitudinal region, including but not restricted to the Uralic, Chukotko-Kamchatkan, Yukaghir, Eskimo-Aleut, and Na-Dene language families.
Invited Speakers
Mikael Svonni, University of Tromsø
Irina Muravyova, Russian State University for the Humanities
Irina Nikolaeva, School of Oriental and African Studies, London
Alana Johns, University of Toronto
Keren Rice, University of Toronto
Seth Cable, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
One of the objectives of the conference is to stimulate future collaborative efforts in this topical area.
Funding and organization
The conference is organized by CASTL (the Center for Advanced Study in Theoretical Linguistics) and the responsible individuals are Peter Svenonius and Mikael Svonni. It is jointly financed by the University of Tromsø, CASTL, the Faculty of Humanities, and the Department of Language and Linguistics.
