DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

Fifth International Conference on Language Contact in Times of Globalization

After 4 inspiring meetings in Groningen (The Netherlands) and Greifswald (Germany), the ‘Fifth International Conference on Language Contact in Times of Globalization’ will be held at the University of Klagenfurt (Austria) from September 23rd – 26th, 2020, locally organized by the linguistics section of the English Department. As in the previous meetings, the conference language is English. The programme is open to contributions from all types of language constellations in which contact occurs. We warmly invite paper presentations from all areas of interest in language contact including the full range of socio-cultural and cognitive perspectives.

Klagenfurt, the conference venue, is located in Austria’s southernmost region of Carinthia which is linguistically characterized by its vicinity and interchange with Romance (Italian, Friulian) and Slavic languages, and is home to autochthonous Slovene speaking communities.

We look forward to seeing you in Klagenfurt.

Local organizing team

Alexander Onysko (Chair)

Marta Degani

Eva-Maria Graf

Guenther Sigott

Nikola Dobric

Carina Rasse

International organizers

Theresa Heyd (Greifswald)

Sebastian Knospe (Nienburg)