In collaboration with the School of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Education, and Faculty of Literature at Dicle University, we are organizing the 2nd International Sociolinguistics Research Symposium on November 21-23, 2024. The symposium aims to examine the social dynamics of language and its role in social interaction. It will bring together researchers from linguistics, sociology, psychology, anthropology, communication, literature, and related disciplines to share new knowledge and develop diverse perspectives.

The symposium is open to all studies related to the field of sociolinguistics, with topics including but not limited to:

• Language and Politeness/Impoliteness
• Language Variation and Change
• Language Attitudes and Ideologies
• Language and Identity
• Language Socialization
• Language and Education
• Bilingualism and Multilingualism
• Digital Language and Society
• Language and Social Class
• Language and Media
• Conversation and Discourse Analysis
• Language and Ethnicity
• Code-Switching and Interlinguality
• Language and Gender
• Language and Age
• Language Policy and Planning
• Linguistic Landscape Studies
• Language Acquisition
• Language and Culture
• Language and Power
• Language and the Workplace
• Language Contact and Language Change

Important Dates

Event Announcement Date: April 30, 2024

Deadline for Paper Submission: September 27, 2024

Announcement of Review Results: October 11, 2024

Registration and Payment Deadlines: October 11-20, 2024

Symposium Dates: November 21-23, 2024