Bilingualism in the Hispanic and Lusophone world (BHL) 2024 (BHL_2024)

Jan. 10, 2024 - Jan. 12, 2024

https://bhlmultilingualism.wixsite.com/bhl-multilingualism

Call for papers

We invite abstracts for the fourth international conference on Bilingualism in the Hispanic and Lusophone world (BHL), which will take place at Colegio de Lingüística y Literatura Hispánica, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (Puebla, Mexico) on January 10-12, 2024.

BHL is a biannual international conference (Leiden University, The Netherlands, 2015, 2019; Florida State University, USA, 2017) that brings together researchers working on different aspects of bilingualism/multilingualism in the Hispanic and Lusophone world to share new insights regarding methodology and extend and strengthen the dialogue on furthering our understanding of bilingualism/multilingualism. Hence, BHL is dedicated to research in any area related to bilingualism/multilingualism, including theoretical linguistics, sociolinguistics, language contact, second language and bilingual/multilingual acquisition, heritage languages, and psycholinguistics. By bringing together researchers from different perspectives we hope to be able to share new insights regarding methodology and get a better understanding of bilingualism/multilingualism.

The invited speakers for the fourth international conference on Bilingualism in the Hispanic and Lusophone world are:
Bradley Hoot (DePaul University, United States of America)
Elizabeth Martínez Buenabad (Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico)
Luiz Amaral (University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States of America)
Margaret Deuchar (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
María de Lourdes de León Pasquel (Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social, Mexico)
Paola Escudero (Western Sydney University, Australia)

Submission instructions:

Information about submissions

We invite abstracts for 20-minute talks (plus 10 minutes for discussion) and posters in any area related to bilingualism/multilingualism, including theoretical linguistics, sociolinguistics, language contact, second language and bilingual/multilingual acquisition, heritage languages, and psycholinguistics. The abstracts should be anonymous and a max of 300 words. Please indicate whether you would like your abstract to be considered for a talk, a poster or both.
Official languages ​​of the international conference are English, Spanish and Portuguese. You may also submit your abstract in any other language spoken in the Hispanic and Lusophone world. However, please note that if you would like to participate with an oral/poster presentation in a language other than Spanish/Portuguese/English, you must submit your abstract in both that language and one of the official languages ​​of the conference. Please note that you must arrange for an interpreter to do simultaneous translation during the conference, as BHL is unable to provide interpreters.
BHL 2024 will be organized as a hybrid international conference aiming to provide a great international conference experience for participants attending onsite as well as remotely.
BHL will offer a Best Poster Award. All attendees with a poster presentation will be eligible for this award, granted on the basis of the presentation clarity and scientific significance.
All BHL participants will be invited to submit a contribution for a Special Issue on Bilingualism in the Hispanic and Lusophone world.

Important dates:
Deadline for abstract submission: July 10th, 2023, midnight Central Mexico time (GMT-6)
Notification of acceptance: August 2023
Conference dates: January 10-12, 2024

We look forward to welcoming you in Puebla, Mexico!
Organizing Committee
Karina Fascinetto Zago (Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico & Leiden University, The Netherlands)
Antje Muntendam (Florida State University, United States of America)
Maria del Carmen Parafita Couto (Leiden University, The Netherlands & Universidade de Vigo, Spain)
Collaborating Committee
Tanya Claribel González Zavala (Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico)

Bilingualism in the Hispanic and Lusophone world (BHL) 2024
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://bhlmultilingualism.wixsite.com/bhl-multilingualism

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Submissions open: April 25, 2023 - July 10, 2023

Abstract review period: July 11, 2023 - Sept. 17, 2023

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