XXVII DULZON READINGS
The XXVII International coneference “Dulzon Readings” was held at the academic library of Tomsk State Pedagogical University on 28–29 June 2014. Traditionally the International Series of Conferences “Dulzon Readings” covers a wide range of topics: typological studies of the languages of Russia, Germanic and Romance studies: linguistic, ethnographic and archeological studies of national minorities of Russia with a special focus on the indigenous languages and culture of Siberia: phonetics and phonology, morphology, lexical studies, syntax, pragmatics in synchronic-, diachronic- and areal perspectives; ethnography and archeology of Siberia; documentation of endangered languages, their revitalization and ethnic minority education. In 2014, the conference strived to facilitate interaction among young scholars, as well as to support local typological research, paying special attention to the studies of languageinternal and -external factors in the evolution of language and cultures, individually and in interaction. As such, in 2014, most of the presentations of the current and perspective research projects dealt with such issues as: – aspects of system-internal variation and evolution of grammar of individual language systems (aspects of grammaticalization) in lesser-studied languages of Russia (especially Finno-Ugric, Samoyedic, Yenisseic, Altaic); – cultural/social context of language evolution; – general and unique aspects of contact interaction in the evolution of languages and cultures; – inter-disciplinary studies of endangered languages and cultures; – theory, methodology and technology of documentation of linguistic and cultural diversity; – studies in material and cultural anthropology of Siberia. Theoretical framework, terminology and methodology of research as well as the scope and depth of the existing studies vary to a great extent. The “XXVII Dulzon Readings” aimed to ensure the productive interaction of the theoretical approaches, methods and terminologies and to provide the extensive empirical data essential for the development of this research field.
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Issue: 3, 2014
Series of issue: Issue № 1
Rubric: REPORTS
Pages: 76 — 78
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