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2022

Summer School 2022

14 - 16 June 2022, University of Bern

The Center for the Study of Language and Society (CSLS) at the University of Bern is organising a summer school for PhD researchers and advanced MA students working on the interface between language and society in its many facets. The aim of the summer school is to bring together a wide range of perspectives, from language variation and change to more qualitative approaches.

We offer guest lectures, workshops on methods and soft skills, as well as the opportunity for doctoral candidates and advanced MA students to present their research and receive feedback from peers and experts in the field.

Co-constructing positive relations in interactions: Insights from interpersonal pragmatics

Carolin Debray (University of Basel)

Format: CSLS Summer School Lecture
Ort: 028, Hauptgebäude Universität Bern
Zeit: 16.06.2022, 09:15 – 10:15 Uhr

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Researching language attitudes with discourse tools: Appraisals, stances, and dispositions

Christina Higgins (University of Hawai’i)

Format: CSLS Summer School Lecture
Ort: 028, Hauptgebäude Universität Bern
Zeit: 15.06.2022, 09:15 – 10:15 Uhr

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The Social Meaning of Language: Integrating approaches from linguistic anthropology, pragmatics and third wave variationism

Emma Moore (University of Sheffield)

Format: CSLS Summer School Lecture
Ort: 028, Hauptgebäude Universität Bern
Zeit: 14.06.2022, 09:15 – 10:15 Uhr

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Prof. Dr. Erez Levon (University of Bern)

Prof. Dr. Erez Levon is Professor of Sociolinguistics and Director of the Center for the Study of Language and Society (CSLS) at the University of Bern. He joined the department in August 2020. Previously, he taught at Queen Mary University of London for over ten years. In his research, Levon focuses on how socially meaningful patterns of language variation are produced and perceived. He is particularly interested in language variation in the context of gender and sexuality and how these intersect with other categories of lived experience (especially race, class, and national belonging). Levon has conducted ethnographic fieldwork in Israel, South Africa, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Since 2017, he has been Principal Investigator of the Accent Bias in Britain project, where he leads an interdisciplinary team investigating accent attitudes and their impact on access to employment in the UK.