MGDLT9

The Laboratory of Modern Greek Dialects of the University of Patras (Greece, https://lmgd.philology.upatras.gr), the Laboratory for Greek Dialectology of the Ohio State University (https://u.osu.edu/greekdialectology/) and the Tsakonian Archives of the Community of Leonidio (https://www.tsakonianarchives.gr) are pleased to announce the 9th International Conference on Modern Greek Dialects and Linguistic Theory (MGDLT9), which will be held on June 4-5 , 2021 .

As opposed to other languages (e.g. Romance) and their dialects, Modern Greek dialects are less known among linguists, yet these dialects exhibit a bewildering variety of phenomena due to the fact that many of them have developed in relative isolation (e.g. Tsakonian) or in contact-situations with other dialects and/or other languages (e.g. Grekanico). Modern Greek dialects offer a plethora of interesting or even intriguing data which can be used to test working hypotheses about language structure and language use and can be analyzed in different ways, by appealing to various methods and theories developed in modern linguistics.

The aim of MGDLT is to highlight the importance of Modern Greek dialects for linguistic theory, promote the study of dialectal variation and contribute to the preservation of Greek linguistic heritage. In this context, on June 4-5 , 2021, the conference will host a special theme section on Tsakonian, the only Modern Greek dialect to originate from the Ancient Greek Doric dialect.

We invite abstracts for 33 oral papers and 15 posters presenting data and theory on Modern Greek dialects, including Tsakonian, in the areas of phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, discourse analysis, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, and contact linguistics. Abstracts should be of a maximum of 500 words (bibliography excluded) in English or Greek. Each author can present maximally two papers: one single-authored and/or one joint- paper, or two joint papers. Please, specify if the abstract is to be considered as an oral paper, a poster, or both. The languages of the conference are English and Greek.

Please, submit your abstract electronically to the Chair of the local Organizing Committee, Maxim Kisilier (kisimac@gmail.com), or to any member of the Permanent Scientific Committee: Angela Ralli (ralli@upatras.gr), Brian D. Joseph (joseph.1@osu.edu), or Mark Janse (mark.janse@ugent.be). Name(s) and affiliation must be sent separately in the body of the email.

For details about the conference (accommodation, transportation and cultural events), please, visit our website:

MGDLT ΠΕΡΙΛΗΨΕΙΣ
2021

Program
2021

Travelling
2019

Important Dates – Deadlines
2019

Scientific and Organizing Committees
2019

Contact
2019