Official Program for the
2024 NARNiHS Research Incubator
North American Research Network in Historical Sociolinguistics
2024 Research Incubator
25-27 April 2024
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Thursday, 25 April 2024 – all baseline times are U.S. Eastern Time
Lexical and sociopragmatic developments
Chair: Carolina Amador-Moreno, Universidad de Extremadura, Spain
10:00-10:30 (09:00-09:30 Madison ; 15:00-15:30 London ; 16:00-16:30 Brussels, Madrid)
The Vikings in nineteenth-century English dialects: What Wright’s English Dialect Dictionary can tell us about the lasting effects of medieval Anglo-Norse language contact
– Essi Harbord – University of Cambridge, England
10:30-11:00 (09:30-10:00 Madison ; 15:30-16:00 London ; 16:30-17:00 Brussels, Madrid)
From Connector to Discourse Marker: Pragmaticalization of Mandarin Ranhou (‘Then’) in Sociopragmatic Contexts
– Shuyang Ye – University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
11:00-11:30 (10:00-10:30 Madison ; 16:00-16:30 London ; 17:00-17:30 Brussels, Madrid)
Break
11:30-12:15 (10:30-11:15 Madison ; 16:30-17:15 London ; 17:30-18:15 Brussels, Madrid)
Incubation of ideas from the panel – collaborative brainstorming and collective discussion
– [45 mins] led by: Carolina Amador-Moreno
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Friday, 26 April 2024 – all baseline times are U.S. Eastern Time
Identity formation and ideologies in historical sociolinguistics
Chair: Aaron Yamada, Creighton University, USA
09:00-09:30 (06:00-06:30 Seattle ; 08:00-08:30 Madison ; 14:00-14:30 London ; 15:00-15:30 Brussels, Madrid)
“We, the inhabitants of the old Spanish frontier lands”. Aurelio M. Espinosa Sr., New Mexico’s “myth of its own” and the articulation of Hispanism in the US
– Lorena Albert Fernando – University of Virginia, USA
09:30-10:00 (08:30-09:00 Madison ; 14:30-15:00 London ; 15:30-16:00 Brussels, Madrid)
Indexical Fields for Nomina Sacra
– Sung Min Park – McMaster Divinity College, Canada
10:00-10:30 (09:00-09:30 Madison ; 15:00-15:30 London ; 16:00-16:30 Brussels, Madrid)
Break
10:30-11:15 (09:30-10:15 Madison ; 15:30-16:15 London ; 16:30-17:15 Brussels, Madrid)
Incubation of ideas from the panel – collaborative brainstorming and collective discussion
– [45 mins] led by: Aaron Yamada
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Saturday, 27 April 2024 – all baseline times are U.S. Eastern Time
New perspectives on theoretical issues / Theoretical extensions in historical sociolinguistics
Chair: Mark Richard Lauersdorf, University of Kentucky, USA
09:00-09:30 (08:00-08:30 Madison ; 14:00-14:30 London ; 15:00-15:30 Brussels, Madrid)
Applying Reciprocity in Historical Sociolinguistics
– Kelly E. Wright – University of Virginia Polytechnic University, USA
09:30-10:00 (08:30-09:00 Madison ; 14:30-15:00 London ; 15:30-16:00 Brussels, Madrid)
Failed Standardization Attempts in Late Modern Dutch: Rethinking Haugen’s Framework and Opening New Perspectives
– Nelle Simonet – Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium
10:00-10:30 (09:00-09:30 Madison ; 15:00-15:30 London ; 16:00-16:30 Brussels, Madrid)
Break
10:30-11:15 (09:30-10:15 Madison ; 15:30-16:15 London ; 16:30-17:15 Brussels, Madrid)
Incubation of ideas from the panel – collaborative brainstorming and collective discussion
– [45 mins] led by: Mark Richard Lauersdorf
11:15-12:15 (10:15-11:15 Madison ; 16:15-17:15 London ; 17:15-18:15 Brussels, Madrid)
“Where are Historical Sociolinguistics . . . in 2024 and beyond?”
– Guest speakers: Terttu Nevalainen; Gijsbert Rutten; Joseph Salmons; Israel Sanz-Sánchez
[University of Helsinki, Finland (emerita); Universiteit Leiden, Netherlands; University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA; West Chester University, USA]
– [1 hour] moderated by: Donald Tuten, Emory University