To those interested in combining linguistics with olive oil, here is our
first announcement of the 7th HiSoN summer school in Historical
Sociolinguistics (poster for your office door attached):

3rd to 10th August, 2013
Metochi, Kalloni, Lesbos, Greece

This is the seventh summer school organised by the Historical
Sociolinguistics Network (HiSoN) and it will offer seven courses by
leading experts on modern and historical sociolinguistics, aimed at
postgraduate students and young researchers. The venue is the monastery of
Metochi-Kalloni on the island of Lesbos (Greece). Classes will take place
in the morning and early evening and you will have the opportunity to
present your own research at a special session. Our teachers and modules
in 2013 will be

Peter Trudgill (Agder) on Contact-related Processes of Change in the
History of English
Joseph Salmons (UW Madison) on the Historical Sociolinguistics of Heritage
Languages
Doris Stolberg (IDS Mannheim) on Language and Colonialism: German in the
Pacific
Peter Bakker (Århus) on Distinct Men's and Women's Languages: When, Where,
What & Why?
Gijsbert Rutten (Leiden) on Dutch in Modern Times: Historical
Sociolinguistic Perspectives
Michael Schulte (Agder) on Historical Language Contact in Western
Scandinavian: Icelandic - Faroese - West Norwegian - Shetland and Orkney
Norn
Raymond Hickey (Duisburg-Essen) on Phonological Typology in English

The school will last for one week and will cost £475 (if registered by May
1st or £575, if you register thereafter), which includes accommodation,
three meals per day, tuition, and an excursion. There is space for only 40
students, so secure your place with a £100 deposit now!

For further information and registration, visit
www.bris.ac.uk/german/hison/summerschool2013.html
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nils


-- 
Dr Nils Langer
Reader in German Linguistics
University of Bristol

currently (until Jan 31st, 2013)
Institut fuer daenische Sprache und Literatur
Auf dem Campus 1
Universitaet Flensburg
24943 Flensburg

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