We
have long explored much of identity, war and peace in previous meetings. This
year’s theme will help us examine linguistic and cultural continuity and change
in the very diverse Sudan.
Papers will be especially welcomed on topics such as: language extinction, language
diversity; language identity; Arabic as a lingua franca; “Juba Arabic: language status issues; endangered languages,
language of instruction, popular discourse, current linguistic research, neologisms,
folklore and sayings, literature, poetry, linguistic standardization, ancient
languages, language policy in the south, and status of English. As
always, papers on other topics such as history, politics, development, education,
human rights etc. will be considered.
Registration payment MUST be received with your
paper abstract. It will be returned if you paper is not accepted,
but it will NOT be returned for reasons of “no show.”
Send your membership and pre-registration
fees to:
SSA Executive Director,
Dr. Richard Lobban,
Department
of Anthropology,
Rhodes
College
,
Providence,
RI, 02908
.
rlobban@ric.edu
Conference
Organizer : Dr. Stephanie Beswick, History Department, Ball State
University
sfbeswick@bsu.edu
Local Arrangements:
Dr. Malik Balla,
Department
of Languages, Michigan State
University
balla@msu.edu
The
deadline for submission of Abstracts is
December 15,
2008
Accommodations
