language maintenance loss third international conference maintenance loss minority languages koningshof conference center veldhoven netherlands november 26 november 27 1998 call papers registration introduction line two previous international conferences maintenance loss minority languages noordwijkerhout netherlands 1988 1992 aim conference bring together recent developments various disciplines ambition third conference offer major contribution theoretical discussion determinants language shift language loss supported exchange new research data two preceding conferences concentrated mainly questions lost language structurallinguistic aspects shift occur sociological socialpsychological explanatory factors veldhoven conference focus two questions shift occur language lost e psycholinguistic processes involved language loss emphasis interaction process transferring first second language gradual decline skills first language individual group levels conference takes place two consecutive days plenary speakers invited make inspiring thoughtprovoking remarks two conference themes outlined well broader theoretical framework together contributions free paper presenters interaction plenary speakers participants forms input workshops round table discussion development integrated theoretical framework framework serve renewed starting point continued research language shift loss new millennium organizing committee also open contributions disciplines recently entered touched upon field may shed new light language change processes involved organizing committee determine best manner results conference published programme conference consist three sections first section addresses sociological socialpsychological explanatory context language shift processes take place second section deals language attrition psycholinguistic perspective third fully devoted building integrated explanatory framework processes language shift loss memory willem fase one initiators first second conference maintenance loss minority languages died 1997 new forum called willem fase lecture set plenary lecture forum granted promising scholar selected abstracts submitted thursday november 26 1998 section language shift sociological socialpsychological perspective 08 3009 30 registration koningshof conference center veldhoven netherlands tea coffee 09 3010 00 conference opening 10 0011 00 plenary session lesley milroy 11 0012 00 plenary session richard bourhis 12 0013 00 lunch 13 0013 45 parallel sessions free papers 13 4514 30 parallel sessions 14 3015 15 parallel sessions 15 1515 30 closing session section 15 3016 00 tea coffee section ii language loss psycholinguistic perspective 16 0017 00 plenary session kees de bot 17 0017 45 parallel sessions 17 4518 30 parallel sessions 19 0020 30 dinner friday november 27 1998 section ii continued language loss psycholinguistic perspective 08 3009 30 plenary session joel walters 09 3010 15 parallel sessions 10 1510 30 closing session section ii 10 3011 00 tea coffee 11 0012 00 plenary session willem fase lecture 12 0013 00 lunch section iii towards integrated explanatory framework processes language shift loss 13 0015 00 preparatory workshops 15 0015 30 tea coffee 15 3017 00 round table chaired michael clyne 17 0017 30 closing session conference general information conference secretariat tilburg university research group language minorities c heleen strating keurentjes p box 90153 nl5000 le tilburg tel 31 13 4662588 fax 31 13 4663110 e mail language loss 98 kub nl organizing committee dr ton ammerlaan arnhem school business madeleine hulsen university nijmegen dr jetske klatter folmer tilburg university heleen strating keurentjes tilburg university piet van avermaet university leuven dr kutlay yagmur tilburg university scientific committee prof kees de bot university nijmegen prof michael clyne monash university melbourne prof joshua fishman stanford university california yeshiva university new york prof koen jaspaert university 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