Dialects in Contact: Changes in Transitional Zones

Actueel

A colloquium organized by the journal Taal & Tongval

Anne Breitbarth, University of Ghent;
Ben Hermans, Meertens Institute.

Grote Vergaderzaal, Academiegebouw, KANTL
Koningstraat 18
9000-Gent

Information about the theme of the Colloquium

9:00-9:30	Coffee
9:30-9:45	A. Breitbarth (UGent) & B. Hermans (Meertens): Opening
9:45-10:30	Elvira Glaser (UZürich): Grammatical change and variation in Swiss German dialects
10:30-11:00	David Britain (UBern): A peaceful, stable transition? Dialect contact, variation and change in the English Fenland
11:00-11:20	Coffee break
11:20-11:50	Ben Hermans: The role of grammar in dialect contact
11:50-12:30	Nynke de Haas (UNijmegen): Transmission and diffusion of conditions on verbal morphosyntax: the Northern Subject Rule in Middle English and after
12:30-14:00	Lunch break
14:00-14:45	Arjen Versloot (Frisian Academy/UAmsterdam): Frisian Varieties -- Isolation and contact
14:45-15:15	Christian Schwarz (UBolzano): Phonological dialect change and the formation of transitional zones in Southwest Germany
15:15-15:30	Tea Break
15:30-16:00	Thomas Strobel (UFrankfurt): Coexisting strategies of partitive-anaphoric reference in German dialects: Transitions and changes in progress
16:00-16:45	Paul de Lacy (URutgers): The limited role of the grammar in language change: Frequency, phonotactics, and alternations
16:45-17:00	Gunther de Vogelaer: Taal & Tongval is Online!
17:00-18:00	Reception