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SLISE (Spanish Linguistics in the Southeast) is an annual conference focusing on research in all areas of Linguistics related to the Spanish language with a special focus on research conducted by researchers in the Southeast or related to Spanish in the Southeast.
The SLINKI (Spanish Linguistics in North Carolina) conference was founded in 2011 by faculty at North Carolina State University and Fayetteville State University, in order to share research and encourage collaboration among faculty and students across North Carolina and throughout the Southeast.
While the main focus of the conference is geographically motivated, we welcome submissions from researchers across the country!
The SLISE/SLINKI conference is a one day event and features talks by leading faculty and students. We strive to provide an inclusive conference environment that fosters intellectual exchange in a manageable format and at an affordable cost.
Learn about the past SLINKI conferences: https://sites.google.com/a/ncsu.edu/slinki/past-slinki-meetings
Keynote Lecture: Accommodating English in the Tar Heel State: The Status of Spanish-Speaking In-Migrants
By Dr. Walt Wolfram, North Carolina State University
Talk summary:
When in-migrants from Mexico and other nations in Central America come to North Carolina, they often confront the rich dialect traditions of Southern English spoken throughout the Tar Heel State. What aspects of Southern varieties do they acquire and what does this say about their accommodation to local language and life? How do they compare with Spanish speakers who have settled in other regions of the US? Are there features of Spanish speakers that are shared throughout the US or do they constitute primary local varieties of English spoken in different regions. Because of the recency of in-migration in North Carolina, the examination of the emerging English of Spanish speakers in the State provides important insights into the processes that affect emerging ethnic varieties of English in a Southeastern regional context. The presentation includes audio and visual examples of how different speakers accommodate the diverse dialects of English in the Tar Heel State.
Short bio:
Walt Wolfram is William C. Friday Distinguished University Professor at North Carolina State University, where he also directs the Language and Life Project. He has pioneered research on social and ethnic dialects since the 1960s and published 23 books and more than 300 articles. Over the last two decades, he and his students have conducted more than 3,500 sociolinguistic interviews with residents of North Carolina and beyond. In addition to his research interests, Professor Wolfram is particularly interested in the application of sociolinguistic information to the public, including the production of television documentaries, the construction of museum exhibits, and the development of innovative formal and informal materials related to language diversity for different institutions. He has received numerous awards, including the North Carolina Award (the highest award given to a citizen of North Carolina), Caldwell Humanities Laureate from the NC Humanities Council, the Holladay Medal at NC State, the Board of Governor’s Holshouser Award for Excellence in Public Service, and the Linguistics, Language, and the Public Award from the Linguistic Society of America. He has been inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and served as President of the Linguistic Society of America, the American Dialect Society, and the Southeastern Conference on Linguistics.
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