With the permission of the President of Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Vietnam Institute of Linguistics will host the Second International Conference on the Linguistics of Vietnam under the theme: “The linguistics of Vietnam: 30 years of renovation and development”
Date: August, 23rd 2015
Aims: The Conference aims to review and evaluate the achievements of the linguistics of Vietnam after 30 years of renovation and development. It brings together linguistic scholars and teachers from Vietnam and throughout the world to examine and re-evaluate comprehensively basic and contemporary issues relating to the linguistics of Vietnam over the past years in both theoretical and applied aspects. It also places emphasis on the development of the linguistics of Vietnam in the coming years.
The Conference focuses on the following scientific issues with different approaches (Traditional Grammar, Systemic Functional Linguistics, Generative Linguistics, Anthropological Linguistics, Cognitive Linguistics and so on):
1) Fundamental and contemporary issues on Phonetics, Lexicology, Semantics and Grammar.
2) Fundamental and contemporary issues on dialectology and history of Vietnamese language.
3) Fundamental and contemporary issues on ethnic languages in Vietnam
4) Fundamental and contemporary issues on Sociolinguistics
5) Fundamental and up-to-date issues on Applied Linguistics
6) Fundamental and contemporary issues on Language and Culture
Submission guidelines: Papers must be typewritten, paper size A4, font size 13, line-spaced 1.5. For papers containing specific characters or signals (for transcribing ethnic or other languages etc.), the author needs to attach the font packages with the paper. The abstract should not exceed 300 words.
Please include your details at the end of the papers, including: Name; Academic title; Academic degree; Current institute; Address; Phone number and Email, so that the Committee can contact you.
Important Dates:
Registration and abstract submission: Before 31 May 2015
Full paper submission: Before 15 July 2015
Please send the abstract and full paper to:
Conference office:
Room 408, Level 4, Vietnam Institute of Linguistics
9, Kim Mã Thượng, Ba Đình, Hà Nội.
Telephone: 04.37674574 Facsimile: 04.37674572
On behalf of the Conference Organising Committee
Chair of the Conference Organising Committee,
Director of Vietnam Institute of Linguistics
Prof.Dr. Nguyễn Văn Hiệp