Conference Support: Language Variety in the South: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

国家科学基金会将支持将于2004年4月15-17日在阿拉巴马大学举行的第三届南方语言多样性研讨会：历史与当代展望(Lavis III)。Lavis III将提供一个论坛，就一些与南方语言有关的问题进行学术交流。历史重点将包括土著语言和贸易术语的作用、与加勒比地区的联系以及欧洲语言组合的性质。当代的重点将包括黑人和白人演讲之间的复杂关系，当前的语言接触，感性方言学，话语分析和语用学，语言意识形态，以及南方语言在媒体中的表现。研讨会还将展示语言数据定量分析的最新应用，以及其他新方法。LAVIS III将促进南方方言新知识的发展。与研讨会相关的出版和在线资源将使人们能够广泛获取最新研究成果。研讨会还将通过与阿拉巴马大学教育学院和当地学区合作计划的特别会议来促进教和学，为K-12教师提供专业发展。研讨会将通过针对他们关心的问题的会议和通过外联吸引他们参加会议，扩大代表不足的群体(特别是美洲原住民、非裔美国人和拉丁美洲人)的参与。更大的社会将以两种直接方式受益。一个是社会语言学知识的传播，这将为公立学校的K-12教师实践提供信息，促进与语言不同的学生进行更积极的接触。另一个更直接的影响将是面向普通听众的公开讲座，通过普遍感兴趣的话题(如乔克托密码演讲者)加强公众对语言问题的理解。

The National Science Foundation will support the third symposium on Language Variety in the South: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (LAVIS III), to be held at the University of Alabama, April 15-17, 2004. LAVIS III will provide a forum for scholarly exchange on a number of issues related to language in the South. Historical emphases will include the role of indigenous languages and trade jargons, links to the Caribbean, and the nature of the European linguistic mix. Contemporary emphases will include the complex relationship between black and white speech, current language contact, perceptual dialectology, discourse analysis and pragmatics, language ideology, and the representation of Southern speech in the media. The symposium will also showcase the latest applications in quantitative analyses of linguistic data, as well as other new methods.LAVIS III will stimulate the development of new knowledge of Southern dialectology. Published and on-line resources associated with the symposium will make the latest research widely accessible. The symposium will also promote teaching and learning through special sessions planned in collaboration with the University of Alabama's College of Education and local school districts to provide professional development for K-12 teachers. The symposium will broaden the participation of underrepresented groups (especially Native Americans, African-Americans, and Latinos) through sessions oriented to their concerns and through outreach to attract them to the conference. The larger society will benefit in two direct ways. One is from the transmission of sociolinguistic knowledge that will inform the practice of K-12 teachers in the public schools, facilitating a more positive engagement with linguistically diverse students. Another, more immediate, impact will be from public lectures oriented to a general audience to enhance public understanding of language issues through topics of general interest (e.g., Choctaw code talkers).