Trends in Toponymy ConferenceThe University of Edinburgh28 June-1 July 2010The School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures at the University of Edinburgh invites you to Scotland’s capital and festival city in the summer of 2010 for the fourth instalment in the ‘Trends in Toponymy’ interdisciplinary conference series. The previous conferences in the series have been held in Kárášjohka-Karasjok, Ballarat and Durban. The multilingual heritage and culture of Scotland will provide an excellent context within which to discuss recent advances in onomastics and strengthen the international links between researchers. Through the conference theme of ‘attitudes to names and naming’, it is hoped to improve understanding of the dialectic between different views on naming practices and policies. Bringing together leading experts on names from around the world, the conference will present a forum for sharing ideas between name scholars and practitioners, including those currently dealing with the standardisation of Gaelic names in Scotland. In conjunction with the conference, a public event will be held at the National Library of Scotland to further understanding of the importance of promoting Gaelic and the official use of Gaelic place-names specifically. Keynote presentations Laura Kostanski (University of Ballarat/Office of the Surveyor-General of Victoria) ‘Grampians – As Aussie as Shrimp on a Barbie: An Exploration of Toponymic Attachment’ Simon Taylor (University of Glasgow) ‘Scottish Place-Names: The Cultural and Linguistic Challenge’ Call for papers We are now inviting proposals for papers of twenty minutes in length on the conference theme of ‘attitudes to names and naming’. As previously in the series, this conference will continue to deal with place-names, but papers are also invited on personal names. Papers are especially welcome on the following topics: Attitudes towards minority or aboriginal names Names in multicultural or multilingual contexts Names in official use (official maps, road signs etc.) or in everyday use Name theory Names in educational contexts or in the media Names and the linguistic landscape Proposals are invited from all fields of onomastics, linguistics, geography, anthropology, area studies, sociology, political and historical studies, literary studies, and other related subject areas. It is hoped to publish a selection of the most innovative papers from the conference. If you wish to present a paper at the conference, please send an abstract (up to 300 words) and a short biographical description of the speaker or speakers to g.puzey@ed.ac.uk by 30 November 2009. These will be reviewed by the conference committee, and you will be notified of the outcome by 15 February 2010. More details about registration fees and the conference programme will also be sent and will be published on the conference website. Conference language The conference working language will be English. Venue and accommodation The conference will be held in the recently opened Chrystal Macmillan Building in George Square, in the city centre. There is a wide variety of restaurants, cafés and shops nearby to suit all tastes. Edinburgh is a popular destination with a great selection of accommodation for all price ranges. A list of suitably located accommodation options will be available on the conference website soon. External events and social programme · Public discussion at the National Library of Scotland on the importance of promoting minority languages in Scotland, with a display of rare Gaelic texts and maps. http://www.nls.uk/ · Reception hosted by the Royal Norwegian Honorary Consulate General in Edinburgh. http://www.norway.org.uk/ · Reception hosted by the University of Edinburgh School of Scottish Studies Archives. http://www.celtscot.ed.ac.uk/archives.htm · Scottish Banquet. · Visits to Edinburgh Castle, the dramatic fortress and symbol of Scotland around which the city grew, and Mary King’s Close, a fascinating, now hidden, historical thoroughfare on top of which the City Chambers were built. http://www.edinburghcastle.gov.uk/ http://www.realmarykingsclose.com/ · Subject to demand, there will be an optional full-day excursion outside Edinburgh following the conference, on Friday 2 July. Generously sponsored by Scottish Place-Name Society (Comann Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba) http://www.spns.org.uk/ Scottish Society for Northern Studies http://www.northernstudies.org.uk/ The organising committee Carole Hough – Arne Kruse – Margaret Mackay – Alan Macniven – Guy Puzey Contact details and website Email: g.puzey@ed.ac.uk http://www.delc.ed.ac.uk/conferences/ Is e buidheann carthannais a tha ann an Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, clàraichte ann an Albainn, le àireamh clàraidh SC005336. The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. |