The major varieties of English (MAVEN)
An international conference at Vaxjo University College, Sweden
20-22 November 1997
English is used by a constantly growing number of people all over the
world, and several varieties, different Englishes, have been identified.
However, only a limited number of regional varieties of English serve as
models for learners in other parts of the world. The most important of
these are usually considered to be the British, American, Canadian,
Australian and New Zealand varieties.
The aim of this conference is to bring together scholars who are studying
the development of these varieties, and in particular their
interrelationships. The question of how, and to what extent, British and
American English differ is an ever intriguing one for many learners. How
strong is the influence of American vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation
on British English? Is there also a current going the other way? Where does
Canadian English stand in relation to British and American? And what about
the influences from Britain and America on the Englishes of Australia and
New Zealand?
The answers to questions such as these have an obvious bearing on language
pedagogy as well as lexicography and language description in general, but
also on research areas like language change and sociolinguistics.
Papers are invited on all aspects of these major varieties of English -
pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, pragmatics. Proposals for papers on
other varieties than those mentioned may also be accepted on an individual
basis, depending on time available and other programme considerations.
Reports on empirical investigations (studies based on electronic corpora,
elicitation tests, text analysis, observation etc.) are particularly
welcome.
Keynote lecture: Jan Svartvik, Lund, Sweden
Plenary lectures (so far): Arthur Delbridge, Sydney, Australia
Janet Holmes, Wellington, New Zealand
Christian Mair, Freiburg, Germany
Peter Trudgill, Lausanne, Switzerland
Program outline
Wednesday 21 November: international arrivals
Thursday 20 November
11.00-11.15 Welcome
11.15-12.15 Keynote address
12.15-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.30 Section papers
15.30-16.00 Afternoon coffee/tea
16.00-17.30 Section papers
19.30 Reception
=46riday 21 November
09.15-10.15 Plenary 2
10.15-10.45 Morning coffee/tea
10.45-12.15 Section papers
12.15-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.00 Plenary 3
15.00-15.30 Afternoon coffe/tea
15.30-17.00 Section papers
19.00 Pick-up for castle dinner
Saturday 22 November
09.15-10.15 Plenary 4
10.15-10.45 Morning coffee/tea
10.45-12.15 Section papers
12.15-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.00 Section papers
15.00-15.30 Afternoon coffe/tea
15.30-16.30 Plenary 5
16.30-16.45 Closing of conference
18.30 Pick-up for glassworks
Sunday 23 November: Departure
Travel hints (all schedules valid in April 1997 - please check with your
travel agent for changes!)
By air
=46rom most places abroad, the easiest way to reach Vaxjo is by air via
Copenhagen or Stockholm. The following schedules were valid in April 1997:
Mo-Fr Copenhagen 10.45 15.30 19.30 22.10
Vaxjo 12.25 16.20 21.10 23.00
Mo-Fr Vaxjo 7.25 12.40 17.35
Copenhagen 8.15 13.30 18.25
Sa Vaxjo 7.25 12.40
Copenhagen 8.15 13.30
Sun Vaxjo 6.40 12.40 17.35
Copenhagen 8.15 13.30 18.25
Mo-Fr Stockholm 7.00 9.35 11.05 12.05 15.35 18.30 20.55
Vaxjo 7.50 10.25 12.50 13.20 16.25 19.20 21.45
Mo-Fr Vaxjo 6.00 8.10 10.50 13.10 13.45 16.45 19.45
Stockholm 6.50 9.00 12.35 14.00 14.55 17.40 20.35
Sa Vaxjo 7.00 10.50 13.45
Stockholm 7.50 12.35 14.55
Sun Vaxjo 10.50 16.45 19.45
Stockholm 12.35 17.40 20.35
There is an airport shuttle service which connects the airport with the
city centre (including a stop at Hotell Statt) and the campus.
By rail
The following schedules were valid in April. (When the number of train
changes exceeds 1 this is indicated within brackets.)
Mo-Fr Copenhagen 9.05 (2) 13.01 (2)
Vaxjo 13.02 17.01
Mo-Fr Vaxjo 6.43 (2) 12.27 (2) 16.20 17.03 (2)
Copenhagen 10.58 16.58 20.43 20.43
Sa-Sun Vaxjo 12.27 (2) 16.20
Copenhagen 16.58 20.43
Mo-Fr Stockholm 5.48 6.18 9.54 10.30 11.30 14.12 16.30 17.48 22.30
Vaxjo 9.26 11.02 13.45 15.02 15.02 17.47 20.06 21.42 07.16
Mo-Fr Vaxjo 6.13 6.43 7.55 8.43 10.12 12.27 14.25 16.20
Stockholm 9.47 10.47 11.47 13.37 13.53 16.05 18.05 20.05
Mo-Fr Vaxjo 17.03 18.26 23.08
Stockholm 21.35 21.59 07.53
Sa Vaxjo 7.17 7.55 10.12 12.27 14.25 16.20 18.26
Stockholm 10.53 11.47 13.35 16.05 18.05 21.35 21.59
Sun Vaxjo 10.12 12.27 14.25 16.20 18.26 20.54 23.08
Stockholm 13.53 16.05 18.05 20.05 21.59 06.00 07.53
Mo-Fr Malmo 5.07 7.14 9.07 11.20 13.20 15.17 16.47 17.20 19.30
Vaxjo 7.16 9.26 11.02 13.02 15.02 17.01 18.58 18.58 21.42
Mo-Fr Vaxjo 6.43 7.55 8.43 10.12 12.27 14.25 16.20 17.03 18.26
Malmo 8.49 9.52 10.36 12.27 14.36 16.18 18.26 18.57 20.30
Sa Vaxjo 7.55 8.43 10.12 12.27 14.25 16.20 18.26 20.35
Malmo 9.52 10.50 12.27 14.36 16.18 18.26 20.30 22.34
Sun Vaxjo 10.12 12.27 14.25 16.20 18.26 20.54
Malmo 12.27 14.36 16.18 18.26 20.30 22.34
Mo-Fr Goteborg 5.58 6.10 (3) 9.10 (3) 10.05 13.40 15.50 19.00
Vaxjo 9.26 11.02 13.45 13.05 17.01 18.58 21.42
Mo-Fr Vaxjo 6.43 8.43 12.27 14.25 18.26
Goteborg 9.26 11.56 15.27 17.35 21.28
Sa Vaxjo 8.43 12.27 14.25
Goteborg 11.56 15.27 17.35
Sun Vaxjo 12.27 14.25 16.20 18.26
Goteborg 15.27 17.35 19.58 21.28
By car
We will send a city map in advance to all registered participants.
Publication
We plan to publish a volume of selected papers from the conference.
Social programme
There will be a conference dinner in the campus castle (must be seen to be
believed) and a herring party at (inside) a glassworks.
Accommodation
Participants are asked to make their own hotel arrangements. There are
several hotels in Vaxjo, but we recommend the ones listed below which are
all fairly conveniently located and good value for money. NB! The prices
quoted here are special rates for MAVEN - don't forget to mention the
conference and Vaxjo University College when you book. All the hotels
accept reservations by fax and payment with credit cards.
------------- Price per night ---------------
Hotel Single Single Double Doub=
le
Sun-Thu Fri-Sat Sun-Thu Fri-=
Sat
Hotel Statt 695 350 895 55=
0
(Best Western)
Kungsgatan 9
Tel +46 (0)470 134 00
=46ax +46 (0)470 448 37
Cardinal Hotel 710 475 995 65=
0
Baeckgatan
Tel +46 (0)470 134 30
=46ax +46 (0)470 169 64
Hotel Esplanad 490 320 590 42=
0
N.Esplanaden 21A
Tel +46 (0)470 225 80
=46ax +46 (0)470 262 26
Hotel Varend 495 330 600 45=
0
Kungsgatan 27
Tel +46 (0)470 184 85
=46ax +46 (0)470 362 61
Hotel notes
Statt is a big classic Swedish turn-of-the-century provincial hotel with
spacious staircases, big dining rooms and various bars and nightclubs.
Close to the railway station. Meeting-point for conference buses. All rooms
have private bath/shower, colour TV, hairdrier. Non-smoking rooms
available. Breakfast included.
Cardinal Hotel is located on a pedestrian street close to the railway
station and Hotell Statt. Quiet atmosphere. Very attractively redecorated
in 1996. All rooms have private bath/shower, colour TV, hairdrier.
Non-smoking rooms available. Breakfast included.
Hotel Esplanad is a small, clean budget hotel. Short walking distance from
railway station, Statt and local buses to conference. All rooms have
private bath/shower, colour TV. Non-smoking rooms available. Breakfast
included. Free parking.
Hotel Varend is a small, clean budget hotel. Slightly longer walking
distance from railway station, Statt and local buses to conference. All
rooms have private bath/shower, colour TV. Non-smoking rooms available.
Breakfast included. Free parking.
Submission of papers
Send in your abstract (approximately 250 words in Word, WordPerfect, RTF or
ascii format) by 15 June, as an attachment to an e-mail message to:
Staffan.Klintborg@hum.hv.se. In addition, include the abstract in the body
of the e-mail message. If you do not have access to e-mail, send in four
copies of the abstract on paper to: Staffan Klintborg, Department of the
Humanities, Vaxjo University College, SE-351 95 VAXJO, Sweden.
Conference fee
The conference fee includes lunches on Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
reception on Thursday evening, castle dinner on Friday evening,
smelting-house herring on Saturday evening as well as morning and afternoon
teas and coffees.
Reduced rate (before 1 June 1997): SEK 800 (approximately USD 105)
Normal rate after 1 June 1997): SEK 1000 (approximately USD 130)
The fee should be paid in Swedish currency by bank transfer to the bank
account of Vaxjo University College, 5439-10-315-07 in Skandinaviska
Enskilda Banken, G=F6teborg, Sweden (SWIFT address: ESSESESG) stating your
name and the name of the conference (MAVEN). Checks and cash will not be
accepted, and neither will payment in foreign currency.
Deadlines
Early registration at reduced rate
by 1 June 1997 (NB! prolonged)
Submission of abstracts
by 15 June 1997
Acceptance notification to authors
by 1 August 1997
Registration at normal rate
by 15 September 1997
=46or further information, contact Magnus.Levin@hum.hv.se
Also, check out our www site: http://www.hv.se/hum/MAVEN.html
Organizing committee
Hans Lindquist, Hans.Lindquist@hum.hv.se
Staffan Klintborg, Staffan.Klintborg@hum.hv.se
Magnus Levin, Magnus.Levin@hum.hv.se (conference secretary)
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MAVEN Vaxjo 20-22 November
=46inal registration form
Send in this form (by e-mail or ordinary mail) to: Magnus Levin, Department
of the Humanities, Vaxjo University College, SE-351 95 VAXJO, Sweden;
e-mail: Magnus.Levin@hum.hv.se. Please note the deadlines for abstracts and
for paying the conference fee.
Name:
Affiliation:
Mailing address:
E-mail:
Phone:
=46ax:
Please tick:
=2E..I would like to present a paper.
=2E..I will not present a paper.
Title of paper, if any:...............................................
=2E..I will submit the abstract of my paper by 15 June, 1997.
=2E..I will pay SEK 800 before 1 June 1997
=2E..I will pay SEK 1,000 before 15 September 1997
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Universitetslektor Hans Lindquist Hans Lindquist, Ph.D.
Engelska English Section
Institutionen f=F6r humaniora Department of the Humanitie=
s
H=F6gskolan i V=E4xj=F6 Vaxjo University Colleg=
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351 95 V=C4XJ=D6 S-351 95 VAXJO, Sweden
Tel 0470-70 85 70 Phone +46 470 70 85 70
=46ax 0470-75 18 88 Fax +46 470 75 18 88
E-post/E-mail Hans.Lindquist@hum.hv.se
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