SOCIOLINGUISTICS SYMPOSIUM 16 - SIOMPÓISIAM SOCHTHEANGEOLAíoCHTA 16

UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK - OLLSCOIL LUIMNIGH

6 - 8 JULY / IúIL 2006

New Perspectives on Sociolinguistic Change, Conflict and Accommodation

Léamha úra ar an Athrú, ar an gCoimhlint agus ar an Oiriúnú Sochtheangeolaíochta

Europe's premier international conference on language in society, will be hosted by the University of Limerick, Ireland, in July 2006. The Sociolinguistics Symposia were begun in the 1970s by a group of sociolinguists who saw the need for a forum to discuss research findings and to debate theoretical and methodological issues concerning language in society. The symposium has since grown into a large, international conference, typically attracting 400-500 participants.  The organising committee looks forward to welcoming delegates to SS16 at the University of Limerick, which is located on 300 acres of scenic parkland spanning the two banks of the River Shannon in western Ireland. The plenary speakers will be:

Mercedes Bengoechea (Alcalá)

Jeff Kallen (Dublin)

Stephen May (Waikato)

Deborah Tannen (Georgetown)

Peter Trudgill (Fribourg)

Postgraduate and Preconference Workshops will take place on 5 July 2006.