FYI: Interesting call for papers on language variation

The conference Experimental Approaches to Perception and Production of Language Variation (ExAPP2010) at the University of Groningen, Netherlands, 11-12 November 2010 is organized by Charlotte Gooskens, Nanna Haug Hilton, Alexandra Lenz and Anja Schüppert.

Here is a quote from the call for papers:

Empirical approaches to the study of language variation and change can benefit largely from the accompaniment of systematic manipulation of variables in the research setting. The goal of ExAPP2010 is to gather scholars employing experimental methods to investigate linguistic variation. We welcome abstracts for posters and papers that cover aspects of variation on all linguistic levels, and the perception as well as the production thereof. These include, but are not limited to, the following topics:

· Perception of variation
· Production of variation
· Social meaning of linguistic features
· Language attitudes
· (Mutual) intelligibility
· Innovative methodologies

Link to conference website.

/Maia