Multilingual Language Theories and Practices

Organizing comittee e-mail: mltp2019 AT gmail.com

Organizers: IONIAN UNIVERSITY

The conference considers all aspects of the linguistic and sociolinguistic competences and practices of bi-/multilingual speakers who cross existing social and linguistic boundaries, adopting or adapting themselves to new and overlapping linguistic spaces.

We invite papers in all areas of research in bi-/multilingualism, whether or not linked directly to the overarching conference theme, including, but not limited to, linguistics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, clinical linguistics, education, bi-/multilingual societies.

Topics will include:

• (multiple) language acquisition and learning (L3, L4, Lx);
• psycho- and neurolinguistics of multilingualism;
• translanguaging;
• early bilingualism and heritage language development;
• speech processing in bi-/multilinguals;
• trans/multilingual language use in different contexts;
• multilingual education;
• bi-/multiculturalism;
• bi-/multilingual language policies;
• literacy in multiple languages (pluriliteracy);
• intercultural and globalisation issues related to multilingualism.

Conference Web-Site: https://mltp2019.wordpress.com/