cfp endangered languages edinburgh 2527 sept 98 endangered languages role specialist edinburgh scotland 2527 september 1998 call papers workshop provide forum researchers activists working maintenance indigenous languages face uncertain future conference scope aims recent years number support organizations established aiming mobilize research effort popular opinion money defence declining languages question often raised outsiders really help cause identified language communities must inner strength order survive least means go using traditional tongues outside organizations however wellmeaning supply qualities directly ask whether organizations even right try interfere conference second organized foundation endangered languages seeking answers one part question language specialists whether professional linguists educators media professionals whoever actually contribute language maintenance shall looking testimony actual effects professional involvement small language communities throughout world community members professionals tales tell expect common set conclusions emerge sharing experience analysis shall looking variety find asking points good way define roles support organizations complement one another perhaps sharing techniques perhaps transmitting knowledge themes need addressed professional best act external consultant teamplayer useful relations among grammarians lexicographers sociolinguists among communityleaders languageactivists languagescientists among ordinary speakers creative users broadcasters publishers great successes specialist language work motivated people responsible local work benefit el support organizations global continental view need technical assistance production materials publicity funding political agitation el support organizations specialize regionally function dates 2527 september 1998 venue pollock halls edinburgh preliminary volume proceedings distributed conference presentations last twenty minutes ten minutes discussion presentations accessible largely english use languages interest quotation exemplification may well appropriate organizers dr nicholas ostler foundation endangered languages bath england prof kenneth mackinnon universities edinburgh hertfordshire dr briony williams university edinburgh scotland programme committee akira yamamoto mahendra k verma andrew woodfield anthony woodbury tasaku tsunoda jane simpson mari rhydwen jon reyhner nicholas ostler david nash christopher moseley kenneth mackinnon john clews margaret allen abstract submission abstracts exceed 500 words submitted one two ways hard copy electronic submission english hard copies faxes three copies sent nicholas ostler foundation endangered languages batheaston villa 172 bailbrook lane bath ba1 7aa england clear short title bear anything identify author separate sheet please include following information name names author title title paper email email address first author addr postal address first author tel telephone number first author fax fax number first author name first author used correspondence possible please also send email nicholas ostler nostler chibcha demon co uk informing hard copy submission case hard copy reach destination email contain information specified section b electronic submission electronic submission plain ascii text email message giving following details name name first author title title paper email e mail address first author addr postal address first author tel telephone number first author fax fax number first author separate section abstr abstract paper important dates abstract submission deadline march 29 notification committee decision april 27 authors submit cameraready text july 14 conference sept 2527 nicholas ostler managing director president linguacubun ltd foundation endangered languages http www bris ac uk depts philosophy ctll fel batheaston villa 172 bailbrook lane bath ba1 7aa england 441225 852865 fax 441225 859258 nostler chibcha demon co uk