2024 - Budapest
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The 21st Annual EFNIL Conference
23rd–25th September, 2024, Budapest, Hungary
Hosted by HUN-REN Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics
General theme: Linguistic Diversity and Language Planning
The conference will focus on the role of linguistic, technological, legislative, and educational challenges for linguistic diversity and language planning.
The following subtopics will be addressed:
- Linguistic minorities and majorities
- Multilingualism and linguistic diversity
- The effect of societal and technological factors on linguistic diversity
The conference is for EFNIL members and invited guests only.
Preliminary programme
14.00–15.00 Registration and sandwich
15.00–17.00 EFNIL General Assembly
18.00–20.00 Reception dinner
Ms. Merit-Ene Ilja, Acting Deputy Director General of theEuropean Commission (DGT)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Sabine Kirchmeier, President of EFNIL
Session 4: Multilingualism and linguistic diversity
9.00-9.30 Tinatin Bolkvadze: Multilingualism in Modern Georgia
9.30-9.50 Katharina Dück: Between language repression and language preservation: The role of German as a minority language and its language policy actors in Georgia
9.50-10.10 Ina Druviete: The latest developments in all segments of language policy in Latvia
10.10-10.30 Johan Van Horde: Language & Cultural (Super)Diversity at Work
10.30-10.50 Coffee break
10.30-11.00 Panel discussion
Session 5: EFNIL Master’s Thesis Award
11.00-12:00 MTA winners’ presentations
12.00 -12.20 Conclusion of the conference
12.30-13.30 Lunch
14.00- Optional social program