Laufende Aktivitäten
International Conference
International Conference on Balkan Linguistics, 6-7 May 2013 in Toruń at the Institute of Slavic Philology of the Nicolaus Copernicus University
A joint conference of the Commission of Balkanology of the International Committee of Slavists, the Institute of Slavic Philology of the Nicolaus Copernicus University Toruń, the Commission South East Europe - Turkey - Black Sea Region of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Languages of the conference: English, French and Slavic Balkan Languages
Subjects: Theory of areal studies, unknown fields of convergence, the Paleo-Balkan-German relations
6 May – subjects 1 & 3 – languages: English and French
7 May – subject 2 - languages: English, French and Slavic Balkan
Since four years Poland is a member of the Commission of Balkanology of the International Committee of Slavists. After meetings in Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria), Wien (Austria) and Iași (Rumania), it is now the turn of Poland to organize the meeting. The Nicolaus Copernicus University of Toruń seems to be the best place, as it has the longest tradition in Balkanology in Poland. The next meetings will be held in Goteborg and Venice.
The so-called geographical linguistics is one among the most important branches of linguistics as it analyzes the mechanisms of linguistic change in the context of multilingualism and the development of languages. As far as these problems are concerned, the so-called Western Balkans, still consisting of multinational countries, are an extremely interesting area, as convergence processes can be observed in stato nascendi. The conference will be thus devoted to the most basic and the most important subjects as: theory of areal studies and new fields of convergence (apart from morpho-syntactic features). The special subject scheduled at the last meeting in Iași is: the Paleo-Balkan-German relations.
During the conference there will be also two formal meetings of the two Commissions.
Applications can be sent by 28th February 2013 to:
irsawicka@gmail.com or koryan@poczta.fm
For an actualization of the program see also
http://www.balkanlinguistics.com/index.php/activities
Information on hotels in Torun
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Aktivitäten 2012
Tagung
"Staat und Staatlichkeit im albanischen Balkan", 27.-28. November 2012, Sitzungssaal / Festsaal der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Dr. Ignaz-Seipel-Platz 2, 1010 Wien
Eröffnungsvortrag von Oliver Jens Schmitt