3rd International Conference on Sociolinguistics (ICS.3)

Meeting Description:

This conference is conceived of as an accessible new forum for cutting-edge sociolinguistic research. It is open to a broad range of sociolinguistics researchers, including those working outside the Anglo-Western sociolinguistic tradition, who address the varying and rapidly changing modes of linguistic interactions in the highly diverse world of today. Following two realizations in Budapest, the event is now moving to another of the major Central European capitals, Prague. Coming from the European context, we are highly aware of the importance of perspectives from different corners of the world, including those not usually heard from.

The main themes of the conference are diversities, new media and language management. They reflect the most visible trends from both global and local perspectives: evolving diversity and the omnipresence of the new media in the contemporary social world. The dynamic character of diversity in contemporary societies may lead us to be more sensitive to the management of language and communication we are doing on an everyday basis, and make us increasingly reflect our language use and communication practices overall. New media and their various genres represent spaces where we can very quickly and easily reflect upon language use, and use various modes to do so. Of course, the management of language and communication has always existed. What has evolved in recent years is its sociolinguistic analysis, driven, among others, by the changes continually happening around us.

Considering the wide range of research traditions and theoretical frameworks used in sociolinguistic research around the world, we invite contributions that address both the topics addressed above and all other relevant topics from any area of sociolinguistics.

Plenary Speakers:

– Felix Banda (University of the Western Cape, South Africa)

– Collective MX90 (international)

– Dong Jie (Tsinghua University, China)

– Milan Ferenčík (University of Prešov, Slovakia)

– Nkonko Kamwangamalu (Howard University, USA)

– Goro Christoph Kimura (Sophia University, Japan)

Note on Registration:

Poster presenters and other attending participants must register for the conference. Each participant may submit only one abstract as the first or sole author, but can be a second, or subsequent, co-author of another paper or papers.

Fee:

Regular (by May 31): 190 Euros

Late & on-site: 250 Euros

The fee covers access to all conference sessions, program booklet, e-book of abstracts, welcome drink on August 26, refreshments served during coffee breaks and VAT. Lunches and social dinner are not covered by the registration fee and can be ordered separately in the on-line registration form.

Venue:

Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague

Important Dates:

– Closing date for poster presentation abstract submissions: April 15, 2020

– Notifications of acceptance: April 30, 2020

– Conference dates: August 26–28, 2020 (three full days)

 

For more details, see the conference website at: https://www.ics3.org Or follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ICS.3.Prague/