Language & Identity: 2019 Conference, Aberdeen

Event page for ‘Language and Identity: Intersections between Linguistics, Ethnology and Translation' Duncan Rice Library, University of Aberdeen, Sat 30th March

[Language & Identity: 2019 Conference, Aberdeen @LangConf_Abdn]

🚨Registration is now open! 🚨

We have a great line-up of speakers planned, including our keynote speaker Prof. Angela Creese. We hope to see you all on the 30th!

To register your place, click here: https://t.co/Q4RthI5zdB

#abdnlangidentity2019 💬

[@EneidaLinguist.bsky.social FHEA FCIL (she/her) @EneidaLinguist]

Is the #Doric label still culturally salient? Dawn Leslie @_DawnLeslie about to present 'Perceptions of North East Scottish Speech: a study of intra-regional language attitudes' @LangConf_Abdn #abdnlangidentity2019 #variation #dialectology #ethnography #Scotland

[@EneidaLinguist.bsky.social FHEA FCIL (she/her) @EneidaLinguist]

Dr Tom Rendall presenting on 'How the demographic changes in the Orkney Islands have affected the culture and identity of the dialect speakers' @LangConf_Abdn #abdnlangidentity2019 #Orkney #Norse #culture #identity

[@EneidaLinguist.bsky.social FHEA FCIL (she/her) @EneidaLinguist]

Dr Kerry Karan reports that her participants were surprised they couldn't identify a fake Shetland accent as easily as they expected #knappin #Shetland #Shetlandic #minorities #dialect #endangeredlanguages @LangConf_Abdn #abdnlangidentity2019

[Language & Identity: 2019 Conference, Aberdeen @LangConf_Abdn]

Moving south from Shetland, we now have Orkney’s Dr. Thomas Rendall talking to us about changing demographics and their influence on language and identity.... #abdnlangidentity2019 💬

[Language & Identity: 2019 Conference, Aberdeen @LangConf_Abdn]

Dr. Kerry Karam is now presenting on ‘Knappin in Shetland’.... #abdnlangidentity2019

[Language & Identity: 2019 Conference, Aberdeen @LangConf_Abdn]

Another snap from earlier. Jiaping Li presenting on ‘Language, Identity and International students in the EAP class’..... #abdnlangidentity2019 💬

[Language & Identity: 2019 Conference, Aberdeen @LangConf_Abdn]

Sawsan Khalaf earlier this afternoon, sharing research on L1 language attrition in English-Arabic language contact in Bahrain.... #abdnlangidentity2019 💬

[@EneidaLinguist.bsky.social FHEA FCIL (she/her) @EneidaLinguist]

So excited to hear Prof. Angela Creese presenting on her @TLANGProject 'How do people communicate in contexts of linguistic and social diversity?' #ethnography #empirical #research #translanguaging #codeswitching #codemixing #abdnlangidentity2019 💬@LangConf_Abdn #linguistics

[Language & Identity: 2019 Conference, Aberdeen @LangConf_Abdn]

We’re now delighted to welcome our keynote speaker for the day, Professor Angela Creese! #abdnlangidentity2019 💬

[Language & Identity: 2019 Conference, Aberdeen @LangConf_Abdn]

Up next is Language and Identity co-organiser, Claire Needler presenting on her interdisciplinary fieldwork with young local speakers, asking them ‘How do you feel about the language you use?’... #abdnlangidentity2019 💬

[Language & Identity: 2019 Conference, Aberdeen @LangConf_Abdn]

@DavieDonaldson sharing community views from the Traveller community.... #abdnlangidentity2019

[@EneidaLinguist.bsky.social FHEA FCIL (she/her) @EneidaLinguist]

How can replacing 'Traveller' with 'Nawken' reduce depression rates? Intersections in #Linguistcs and Cultural Trauma by @DavieDonaldson @LangConf_Abdn #ScottishTravellers #travellers #Scotland #Scottish #tinklers #CearddennanDubh #Ceards #Tinkers #abdnlangidentity2019

[Language & Identity: 2019 Conference, Aberdeen @LangConf_Abdn]

We are delighted to have Scottish Traveller activist @DavieDonaldson now presenting on the topic, ‘How can replacing ‘Traveller’ with ‘Nawken’ reduce depression rates’.... a fascinating topic! #abdnlangidentity2019

[Language & Identity: 2019 Conference, Aberdeen @LangConf_Abdn]

At the same time, in our second panel room, Christopher Oro Erenjke is informing the audience of his research into ‘Transfer Effects in Second Language Acquisition of English Phonology: The Nigeria Example’ #abdnlangidentity2019 💬

[Language & Identity: 2019 Conference, Aberdeen @LangConf_Abdn]

Natasha H-Y Huang is now presenting her paper, ‘A Tongue with Two City Identities: A comparative study of the forms and functions of Cantonese-English code-switching between Macau and Hong Kong’ #abdnlangidentity2019 💬

[Language & Identity: 2019 Conference, Aberdeen @LangConf_Abdn]

Next up, @aberdeenuni’s own Khursheed Ahmad discussing ‘Linguistic Taboos in the Pashtoon Society’ #abdnlangidentity2019 #sociolinguistics

[@EneidaLinguist.bsky.social FHEA FCIL (she/her) @EneidaLinguist]

The translator as a writer. Malin Christina Wikström discusses how the translator's identity influences the language of the target text @LangConf_Abdn #language #identity #xl8 #t9n #translation #translator #translatorlife

[Language & Identity: 2019 Conference, Aberdeen @LangConf_Abdn]

“The translator is not a human machine and nor should they be....” #abdnlangidentity2019 💬 #malinchristinawikström #fromreadertowriter #translation

[Language & Identity: 2019 Conference, Aberdeen @LangConf_Abdn]

First speaker. Malin Christina Wikström presenting a paper on ‘From Reader to Writer: How the Translator’s identity influences the language of the target text’.... #abdnlangidentity2019 💬

[Language & Identity: 2019 Conference, Aberdeen @LangConf_Abdn]

And we’re off! Welcome to Language and Identity 2019! #abdnlangidentity2019 💬