We are pleased to inform you that the 4th International Conference on Samoyedology will be held at the Institut für Finnougristik / Uralistik of Hamburg University from 3 to 5 October, 2012.
The conference topics include, but are not limited to:
- synchronic and diachronic research on all grammatical levels concerning Samoyedic languages;
- problems of bi- / multilingualism and language policy regarding the Samoyedic languages;
- research on contact linguistics, areality and / or typology including one or several Samoyedic languages.
Different round table discussions shall deal with certain aspects of Samoyedic studies:
- the history of the Samoyedic languages and of Samoyedic studies – this round table discussion is devoted to the memory of E. A. Helimski;
- documenting and archiving Samoyedic languages – achievements, tasks and open questions;
- results and perspectives of the lexicography of the Uralic languages.
WORKING LANGUAGES:
Russian, English, German
ABSTRACT REQUIREMENTS
Abstracts of up to 6.000 characters (with spaces) including examples and references, in one of the working languages of the Conference, are to be submitted until March 1st, 2012 to the Organizing Committee at samoyedology-conference@uni-hamburg.de. The text of the abstract should be submitted as an attachment following these guidelines:
· Attach two files (RTF and PDF) named by the author’s last name.
· Page size: A4
· Format of the body of the text and the list of references: Font “Times New Roman” size 12, line spacing: 1.5, paragraph alignment: fully justified, indentation of the first line of a paragraph: 1.0 cm, margins: 2.0 cm each.
KEY DATES
Deadline for submitting the title of your talk: October 31st, 2011
Deadline for submitting abstracts: March 1st, 2012
Notification of acceptance: May 15th, 2012
Date of the conference: 3–5 October, 2012
contact information
E-mail: samoyedology-conference@uni-hamburg.de