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Linguistic Association of Canada and the United States
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2008 LACUS Conference
The 2008 annual meeting of LACUS was held June 10-14 at Université Laval/Laval University, Quebec, Canada, as part of the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec.
Conference theme:
Language and Linguistics in North America 1608-2008:
Diversity and ConvergenceConference subthemes included
- French in North America, 1608-2008
- Bilingualism
- Language shift and convergence
- Interaction of native and imported languages
- Areal linguistics
- Linguistic Theory in North America
- And as always, LACUS welcomed contributions on all aspects of communication.
Featured Speakers:
- Annette Boudreau, University of Moncton
"Le francais en Acadie: Analyse historique"- Sylvie Dubois, Louisiana State University
"Language practices in Louisiana: The switch from written French to written English within the Catholic church"- John Hewson, Memorial University of Newfoundland
"Gender, transitivity, and person in Algonkian and Inuktitut"- Walter Hirtle, Laval University
"Wording: What's in a word?"- Claude Poirier, Laval University
"Quebec French Dictionaries: A Few Steps Away from Freedom?"For further information, click here.
Program Chair: Douglas Coleman, Univerity of Toledo
Local hosts: Patrick Duffley and Barbara Bacz, Laval University
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