Dr Laura Wright Organises Workshop – The Emergence of Standard English in Multilingual Britain, c.1300-1800, April 2017

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The Emergence of Standard English in Multilingual Britain, c.1300-1800

A Multilingualism: Empowering Individuals, Transforming Societies (MEITS) Workshop

Thursday 20 April 2017 (08:30am – 6:30pm) and Friday 21 April 2017 (9:00am – 2:30pm)

Venue:
Room GR06/07
Faculty of English, University of Cambridge, 9 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP

Organiser: Dr Laura Wright, Reader in English Language at the University of Cambridge

Speakers:
Prof Wim Vandenbussche, University of Brussels
Prof Terttu Nevalainen, University of Helsinki
Prof Merja Stenroos, University of Stavanger
Dr Jacob Thaisen, University of Oslo
Prof Juan Manuel Hernandez Campoy, University of Murcia
Prof Juan Camilo Conde Silvestre, University of Murcia
Dr Alpo Honkapohja, University of Zurich
Prof Anita Auer, University of Lausanne

Contact email: meits@mml.cam.ac.uk

Programme available here: http://www.meits.org/files/events/uploads/Programme.pdf

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