Subject: convergence / divergence of dialects

european science foundation the convergence and divergence of dialects in a changing europe university of reading , 17-19 september , 1998 a reminder : closing dates for abstracts 16th march 1998 ! the final conference of the european science foundation network on the convergence and divergence of dialects in a changing europe will take place at the university of reading , england , on 17-19 september , 1998 . it will include invited lectures by gaetano berruto ( turin ) , william labov ( pennsylvania ) and peter trudgill ( lausanne ) , as well as lectures by members of the network . papers for this event are welcome from everyone working in the area of dialect convergence and divergence in europe , both from a diachronic and a synchronic perspective , using qualitative or quantitative methodology . contributions on the smaller languages of europe are particularly welcome , as are papers on syntax , prosody and discourse . for further details , see previous postings or see the following website : http : / / www . linguistics . reading . ac . uk / research / seminars / dialect / - or email paul kerswill on p . e . kerswill @ reading . ac . uk .
