minority languages context minority languages context diversity standardisation congress held chur switzerland 21st 23rd september 1998 provisional program themes addressed congress aim congress stimulate study discussion contextual dimensions within minority languages spoken shared taught congress provide forum exchange discussion descriptive comparative reports variety regional national settings including switzerland contexts within minority languages evolve described differing points view along continuum two opposing poles one end continuum lay attempts achieve stability homogeneity usually articulated projects aiming planning normalisation minority languages order present codes equal status adjacent majority languages end continuum find destabilisation heterogeneity observable points contact overlap minority majority languages often leading hybrid forms challenge traditional notions linguistic code two poles involve variety actors agents differing social institutional status exercising varying degrees influence language situation question congress address three thematic areas highlighting full range continuum thematic area one standardisation minority languages thematic area two minority majority languages coexistence relationships overlap thematic area three minority languages school congress events keynote speakers florian coulmas tokyo theme 1 bernard poche grenoble ben rampton london theme 2 mehandra verma york theme 3 sessions thematic development day provided speakers reporting data research numerous diverse linguistic situations around world titles contributions e agurtzane eusal herriko unibertsitatea compensatory linguistic strategies gradual death process minority language evidence dying dialects basque auzanneau paris 5 pluralit et dynamiques socioculturelles et linguistiques saint louis du sngal r bernardi spell urtiyei spell standardisierungsprojekt der ladinischen idiome den dolomiten bradley la trobe standardisation transnational minority languages asia lisu lahu r cathomas fribourg spracherhaltung und immersion r coray fribourg sprachliche minderheiten eine sozialhistorische analyse eines grundbegriffs der schweizerischen sprachenpolitik h correia paris 5 regards croiss sur une varit migrante le portugais dal negro bergamo il ruolo dell italiano alcuni sviluppi della morfosintassi walser j f de pietro c de goumons jeannot c perregaux broi irdp neuchtel des activits veil au langage et ouverture aux langues l cole vers une prise en compte des langues minoritaires dingwall h murray zrich future english switzerland majority minority problem duchne f rosenbaum neuchtel la consultation logopdique comme espace de rencontre des langues minoritaires et majoritaires e eckkrammer salzburg standardization papiamentu new trends problems perspectives l elle bautzen mehrsprachige kommunikation aus der sicht einer kleinsprachen sorbisch im alltag der lausitz r franceschini basel la creativit dei margini linguistici di una citt quali competenze di lingue minoritarie presso gli indigeni g fuchs bern un pas vers la remise en cause du statut linguistique de notre commune reaktionen auf die einfhrung von projekten mit zweisprachingen unterricht ab kindergarten und grundschulstufe j fnfschilling l mondada k mller basel les processus de majorisation minorisation dans des interactions scientifiques plurilingues j j furer roveredo effets de la langue enseignement sur la diffusion et l ancrage du romanche dans son aire traditionnelle r furness j suls barcelona occitan language sides franco spanisch border problems aranese occitan language codification heller n labrie c quell roy toronto prise de parole la mondialisation et la transformation des discours identitaires chez une minorit linguistique c kieffer paris die arabische minderheitssprache baktrien nord afghanistan c leralu argizabal attitudes envers le basque dans le pays basque franais maquillo larruy poitiers les choix linguistiques de la minorit lusophone en andorre matthey neuchtel le codeswitching rig en norme propos de l europanto h p meier dallach zrich kleinsprachen der touristischen marketing landschaft j mills luton cornish lexicography twentieth century standardisation divergence c pusch freiburg die standardisierung des aranesischen zur komplexitt der sprachplanung einer romanischen kleinsprache dargestellt der verschriftungspraxis c riatsch bern literarische reaktionen auf puristischen normdruck im bndnerromanischen shannon denver changing status irish experienced irish schools movement implications minority majority language bilingualism g vermes e huet paris 8 problmes de comptences mtalinguistiques en langue minorise et difficults apprentissage de la lecture en langue dominante activities lia rumantscha projects graubnden region switzerland lia rumantscha organise visit institute present current theoretical practical research projects addressing languages education graubnden activities swiss association applied linguistics vals asla congress association hold annual general meeting vals asla special interests groups sigs organise parallel sessions focussing topics sig teaching languages academic purposes anton lachner anton lachner aal unibe ch http www aal unibe ch vals sig fachsprachenforschung jrg niederhauser juerg niederhauser germ unibe ch sig lehrwerkautoren francesca roncoroni francesca roncoroni aal unibe ch report federal commission language learning teaching switzerland commission set investigate language learning teaching switzerland make specific recommendations future cantonal education authorities congress commission present final report see http www romsem unibas ch sprachenkonzept activities fondazione lingue e culture foundation present manifesto languages cultures multilingual multicultural switzerland practical organisation dates venue 21st 23rd september 1998 regional assembly building chur switzerland accommodation participants kindly requested book hotel rooms enclosed brochure lists hotels 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