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Heritage Languages around the World
May 21-22, 2020
Lisbon, Portugal

The main goal of this conference is to bring together various research perspectives on heritage languages in order to contribute to a better understanding of the effects of language development and education in immigrant and minority language communities around the world. 

The conference organizers welcome submissions on the following topics: 

1) Linguistic properties of heritage languages in child and adult bilinguals 
2) The role of input and cross-linguistic influence in heritage language acquisition 
3) Research methods in heritage language development 
4) Understudied heritage languages (e.g. Native American, African and Asian languages) 
5) New trends in heritage language education 
6) Heritage language policies 
7) Attitudes and identity in heritage languages 
8) Heritage languages and the preservation of linguistic diversity 

The call deadline is October 15, 2019.

View the full call for papers at https://linguistlist.org/issues/30/30-2141.html