We invite suggestions for papers until March 31, 2025. Submit your abstract according to the following instructions.
Proposals for research papers could cover, but are not restricted to, the following topic areas:
1. Language, migration and technology
a) apps and online courses which help migrant's language acquisition
b) the role played by social media in connecting migrant communities and preservation of linguistic identity
c) the impact of machine translation and interpreting language using AI in different applied contexts, e.g. health, education
d) migrants use of digital platforms to access health, education, legal services in host language(s) and issues of privacy and surveillance
e) The language used in media representations of migrants
2. Lifestyle migration and identity
a) Language and identity in retirement migration
b) Lifestyle migrants' emotional connection (or lack thereof) to new places
c) The connection between language, identity and social status
3. Language, transnationalism and identity
a. the negotiation of linguistic identities across borders
b. bilingualism and multilingualism in transnational families
c. The influence of global media on migrant identity and and language use across borders
d. The emergence of hybrid identities
4. Migration, language and intersectionality
a. Language barriers, disability and identity
b. The role of language in bi-cultural romance
c. LGBTQ+ migrant identities
d. language as a marker of discrimination
5. Historical cases of language and migration
a. trade routes and the development of lingua francas
b. historical refugee movements and language shift
c. child migrants and language acquisition
d. impact of colonialism on the development of new varieties of English
Proposals for papers should be anonymous and include:
1. Research question,
2. References to related research,
3. Research methodology,
4. (Expected) results.
Abstracts should not exceed 400 words, including title and references. Please submit abstracts to amli@hope.ac.uk
The deadline for submitting abstracts for papers is March 31st, 2025.
Authors of individual papers and posters will receive a notification of acceptance latest by 31st May, 2025