For this workshop, we would like to invite contributions from scholars working on contact languages from a diachronic or historical perspective. Presentations dealing with the syntax, morphology, phonology, semantics or pragmatics of contact languages are all welcome. In line with previous Creolistics Workshops, priority is given to data-driven approaches and empirical investigations (which may include native speaker judgments) of various phenomena attested in creoles and other high-contact varieties. Papers dealing with older texts, developments through time and historical documents, comparisons of the creoles with contributing languages as well as early attestations and the role of demography in the emergence and development of contact languages are equally welcome.
Other topics of potential interest include, but are not limited to, the emergence and development of contact varieties, and the reconstruction of earlier stages of contact languages.
The working language of the conference is English.
The time allotted to papers will be 20 minutes, with 10 minutes for questions and discussion. Proposals for discussion panels are also welcome.
We encourage abstract submissions that deal with any topic pertaining to pidgins, creoles, mixed languages, converted languages, and other contact language types. We are particularly interested in research involving cross-linguistic comparisons and findings that lead to generalisations on classes of languages.
The length of abstracts should not exceed 500 words, including title and references. Please send your anonymized abstract to pidgincreole@au.dk
Abstract submission deadline: 01/09/2025
Notification of acceptance: 01/10/2025
