12th International Conference on Missionary Linguistics:
Early Linguistic Encounters between Europe and Asia
第十二屆國際傳教語言學會議:歐洲和亞洲之間的早期語言接觸
12th International Conference on Missionary Linguistics:
Early Linguistic Encounters between Europe and Asia
第十二屆國際傳教語言學會議:歐洲和亞洲之間的早期語言接觸
Organized by National Science and Technology Council, R.O.C.; Institute of History, NTHU; Institute of Linguistics, NTHU; Institute of Taiwan Languages and Language Teaching, NTHU; Center for Sustainable Development of Linguistic Diversity in Taiwan (SDLD); Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, NTHU; Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, HU Berlin.
主辦單位:國立清華大學人文社會研究中心、台灣語言多樣性永續發展中心、語言學研究所、歷史研究所、臺灣語言研究與教學研究所、德國洪堡柏林大學。
協辦單位︰國家科學及技術委員會、國立清華大學研發處、臺灣與西班牙文化交流協會。
The 12th International Conference on Missionary Linguistics will take place in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences from March 28 to 30, 2025, organized by the Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences and the Center for Sustainable Development of Linguistic Diversity in Taiwan (SDLD) of National Tsinghua University. Situated at the intersections of linguistic historiography, historical linguistics and historical sociolinguistics, research in the field of Missionary Linguistics aims at understanding how and for what purpose Western missionaries documented and analyzed hitherto unknown languages of Asia, Africa and the Americas. Covering the period from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century, primary sources of interest are grammars, dictionaries, and teaching manuals.
The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers who study historical language change, the historical development of linguistic terms and concepts, early ideological conceptualizations of language or other relevant topics through the lens of missionary documents. As with the previous conferences in Oslo, São Paulo, Macau/Hong Kong, Valladolid (Spain), Mérida (Mexico), Tokyo, Bremen (Germany), Lima, Manila, Rome, and Santa Rosa (Argentina), the conference aims to cover a broad spectrum of regions and periods.
Practical Information
Presentation Guidelines
• Each session is scheduled for one hour.
• The Chair will briefly introduce each presenter.
• For sessions with three presentations, each speaker will be given 15 minutes. Time signals will be provided at 5 minutes, 1 minute, and time's up.
• For sessions with two presentations, each speaker will be given 20 minutes, with the same timing reminders.
• The remaining time will be reserved for Q&A and discussion, moderated by the Chair.
• Presenters are kindly requested to arrive at the session room 10 minutes in advance to test their slides and equipment
Participant Information
• No food or drinks are allowed inside Room A202. Please enjoy your meals and refreshments outside A202.
• Lunch and refreshments will be served outside Rooms A202 and C310.
• Rooms A302, D301, and C310 are designated as dining areas. Please refer to the venue map or ask our staff for assistance.
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