convergence divergence dialects conf final european science foundation convergence divergence dialects changing europe university reading 1719 september 1998 final announcement registration details final conference european science foundation network convergence divergence dialects changing europe take place university reading england 1719 september 1998 include invited lectures gaetano berruto turin william labov pennsylvania peter trudgill lausanne well lectures members network papers event welcome everyone working area dialect convergence divergence europe diachronic synchronic perspective using qualitative quantitative methodology contributions smaller languages europe particularly welcome papers syntax prosody discourse note take ialect refer nonstandard language variety exclude consideration relations normally held different languages closing date receipt abstracts 16th march 1998 revised deadline decision acceptance abstracts 8th may themes 1 role standardisation dialect convergence divergence 2 political boundaries divergence convergence 3 effect migration convergence divergence 4 historical perspectives convergence divergence earlier periods longterm changes etc 5 methods study convergence divergence 6 dialect convergence divergence light shed linguistic sociolinguistic theory languages conference english french format papers 45 minutes 30 minutes plus 15 minutes discussion posters abstracts either four paper copies singlesheet abstract sent paul kerswill address email version sent p e kerswill reading ac uk state theme abstract comes whether paper poster top give name institution university etc address email address fax phone numbers abstracts must received 16th march 1998 registration see following website click registration form http www linguistics reading ac uk research seminars dialect email paul kerswill site also contain updates esf http www esf org diala htm finalconference arrival details reading south england london oxford london heathrow airport hour away airport bus gatwick airport easily reached train one hour 15 minutes dr paul kerswill esf department linguistic science university reading whiteknights po box 218 reading rg6 6aa uk tel 44 118 987 5123 fax 44 118 975 3365 email p e kerswill reading ac uk peter auer hamburg cochair network email auer rrz unihamburg de frans hinskens nijmegen cochair network email f hinskens let kun nl paul kerswill local organiser 24 1 98