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| Title | Call for Papers: Quantitative Sociolinguistic Studies of Indigenous Minority Languages |
| Body | From http://linguistlist.org/issues/17/17-754.html Quantitative Sociolinguistic Studies of Indigenous Minority Languages Edited by James N. Stanford and Dennis R. Preston Michigan State University This anthology will explore language variation in indigenous minority language groups. Such lesser-known languages have rarely been the focus of quantitative (variationist) sociolinguistic research, so this anthology will promote a more diverse and inclusive perspective on the understanding of language variation. We will present a wide range of studies that can be placed side-by-side in order to highlight both the similarities and differences in language variation processes among such underrepresented languages and cultures. In this way, the anthology can serve as a platform for examining universal sociolinguistic tendencies across cultures and at the same time perhaps isolate new aspects of the study of language variation, allowing us to ask what aspects of current sociolinguistic models may need to be reconsidered in light of lesser-known languages and cultures. To this end, we are seeking papers with a focus on quantitative (variationist) sociolinguistic research in indigenous minority language communities. Specifically, we are looking for research studies that use quantitative sociolinguistic approaches (in the ''Labovian'' tradition) rather than qualitative, ethnographic work. The studies will focus on language variation and change with regard to both influential linguistic and social factors but will not be descriptive accounts only of the grammars or ethnographic settings of such languages, although we recognize that some such material may be necessarily included to give readers a sufficient understanding of both the linguistic and social detail to appreciate the contribution. For more information, visit http://linguistlist.org/issues/17/17-754.html . |
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