Date:  Thu, 7 Sep 1995 10:16:01 +0100

From:  debaron[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UIUC.EDU

Subject: language legislation conference



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CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT/CALL FOR PAPERS



"Language Legislation and Linguistic Rights": An International Conference



Organizers:



Dennis E. Baron, English

Eyamba Bokamba, Division of English as an International Language

C. C. Cheng, Language Learning Laboratory

Braj B. Kachru, Linguistics

Douglas A. Kibbee, French



Dates:



March 21-23, 1996.  (Revised from earlier post!)





The University of Illinois will host a colloquium on Language Legislation

and Linguistic Rights on March 21-23, 1996. A select group of speakers from

around the world will address linguistic issues such as language and

culture, language and power, bilingualism; and the linguistic aspects of

social issues such as community vs. individual rights, cultural survival,

and free trade. It is expected that the conference proceedings will be

published.

    Language legislation and the concept of linguistic human rights have

moved to the forefront of national and international news. In the United

States, language legislation has taken the form of the national English

Language Amendment, and a variety of state and local ordinances. In the US,

legal solutions to perceived threats have quickly found their way to the

courts, with appeals leading all the way to the United States Supreme

Court.  Many other countries around the globe have erected legal barriers

against the penetration of English or other languages perceived as threats.

These laws often conflict with guarantees of individual human rights,

such as the UN Charter or the D=E9claration des Droits de l'Homme. In the

realm of international law, language protection has colored debate on such

issues as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and has

influenced the structure of international institutions like the European

Community and the United Nations.



=46or further information, contact:



            Douglas A. Kibbee

            Language Legislation Conference

            Department of French

            University of Illinois

            2090 Foreign Languages Building/ MC-158

            707 South Mathews Avenue

            Urbana IL 61801

            USA



=46AX: (1) (217) 244-2223

email: dkibbee[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ux1.cso.uiuc.edu



Those wishing to participate should send a 1-2 page proposal to the

organizers at the address listed above.



DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS: NOVEMBER 1, 1995



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