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Linguistica Atlantica invites submissions of articles on descriptive and theoretical linguistics for its 2008 volume, now under review. Languages of publication are English or French. Submissions with an abstract, full bibliography, and separate file containing author coordinates are requested via email to the editor at cbodin@mcdaniel.edu with a single paper copy to follow. A double-blind peer review will be provided normally within two months. The style sheet is that of the Canadian Journal of Linguistics. Linguistica Atlantica is the journal of the Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association and welcomes submissions also from non-members.

The program and abstract booklet for APLA 33 are now available at the conference web site.

33rd Annual Meeting of the Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association (APLA 33)

November 6-7, 2009
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada

Special Theme: The Effects of Globalization on Local Languages and Dialects
Keynote Speaker: Sylvie Dubois, Louisiana State University

Call for Papers  

Deadline for Submission: Monday, August 24, 2009

APLA 33 explores the effects of globalization on local languages and dialects, a theme of particular importance to the Atlantic region's English and French dialects and Aboriginal languages. Regional English and French dialects and Aboriginal languages embody an intellectual wealth which is at the heart of distinctive expressions of creativity, art, music, and individuality. Yet, as a consequence of globalization, local languages and dialects are being spoken in an increasingly restricted number of domains and are experiencing language shift from the local language or dialect to the matrix language (standard English or French). Globalization thus poses ongoing challenges, ranging from documenting and preserving local varieties (which may be primarily oral), to preparing speakers of local languages and dialects to participate in a global context while maintaining their local identities.

We invite proposals, in English or French, for papers in all areas of linguistics, especially papers for the special theme of the effects of globalization on local languages. Graduate students are encouraged to apply. Presentations will be 20 minutes long followed by a 10-minute question period. Abstracts should be no more than 300 words in length, excluding title and references, and must be submitted no later than Monday, August 24, 2009.

Abstracts must be submitted via e-mail to apla33@mun.ca as a separate attachment (MSWord, Rich Text Format or PDF). Abstracts using IPA fonts should be submitted as a PDF. In the subject field of the e-mail enter: APLA 33 Abstract Submission. In the body of the e-mail, include only the following information:

Abstracts will be anonymously peer-reviewed. Replies will be sent mid-September.

The registration fee for the conference is $70 ($50 for retirees and $20 for non-Canadian students). All presenters must be members of the Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association (APLA). The annual membership fee of $30 ($15 for students) may be paid at the conference. For more information about APLA, please visit http://www.unb.ca/apla-alpa/.

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The Hybridization of Politeness Strategies

Special issue of Linguistica Atlantica

Edited by:
Bernard Mulo Farenkia (Cape Breton University, Canada) and
Catherine Bodin (McDaniel College, Westminster, MD, USA)

Brown and Levinson (1987) posit two strategies of politeness in discourse: positive strategies, which seek to support the prestige of the speaker, and negative strategies, which seek to avoid or diminish threats to a speaker’s prestige [face] and seek to affirm his or her autonomy and freedom of action. The latter model, more recognized, is more frequently used and, paradoxically, the most criticized; it has inspired works numerous and divergent in their approaches, in the languages treated and in the cultural spaces under study. Various recognized as a universal phenomenon, more attention has been given to the forms and conditions of positive and of negative politeness strategies functioning in several linguistic and/or cultural spaces. Equally worthwhile is the discussion of their differences in determining what can constitute respect or a threat to a speaker’s face.

Going beyond discussions held to date, one might inquire about how contacts between Self and the Other in plurilingual and/or multicultural spaces impact the negotiation of politeness. Realizing that the dynamics of hybridization, underpinned by a cultural and linguistic multiplicity, structure the prediscursive and the discursive ethos of a community of speakers, it becomes equally interesting to investigate how hybridization impacts the outcomes of politeness. This volume will examine this “hybridized politeness” in its forms of realization, its appropriate of the rules of discourse, its functions in formulas of politeness, and its practice and stakes in cultural and intercultural transfers.

Contributions may include, although are not limited to, the following topics:

Schedule

Titles and abstracts of articles should reach the principal organizer by May 15.

Articles in French or in English, of 15 to 25 pages, will be accepted upon the favorable evaluation of the editorial group.

Final deadline for submissions: 31 October 2008

Expected date of publication: 30 June 2009

Abstracts and articles should be sent to either the principal editor or to the co-editor:

Bernard Mulo Farenkia: bernard_farenkia@cbu.ca
Catherine Bodin: cbodin@mcdaniel.edu