SOAS, University of London (The School of Oriental and African Studies)

16th Himalayan Languages Symposium

Introduction 
Keynote Address 
Programme
Abstracts
Further details about the Symposium 
Enquiries 
Medieval Tibeto-Burman Languages Symposium

Introduction

The Himalayan Languages Symposium was first held at Leiden University in 1995 and is now well-established an as an annual open forum for scholars of all aspects of Himalayan languages. The focus of the conference is geographical rather than language-based, reflecting the huge linguistic diversity of the Himalaya, and the depth of contact and syncretism between Himalayan languages and cultures.

In 2010, the Himalayan Languages Symposium is to be held in the UK for the first time, and will run from 2 to 5 September at the School of Oriental and African Studies. As the UK has a long tradition of scholarship in Asian languages and cultures, we feel it is overdue that the Symposium is held here, and we look forward to welcoming participants to London.

Keynote address

Dialectology and language change: paths to tone in Tamangish languages
Martine Mazaudon, CNRS, Paris

Programme

The programme of the Medieval Tibeto-Burman Languages Symposium (1 Sept) and 16th Himalayan Languages Symposium (2-5 Sept) can be found here. 

Abstracts

The provisional list of abstracts for the Medieval Tibeto-Burman Languages Symposium (1 Sept) and 16th Himalayan Languages Symposium (2-5 Sept) can be found here. 

Further details about the Symposium

Further details about The Himalayan Languages Symposium.  

Enquiries

Dr Nathan Hill, nh36@soas.ac.uk 

Medieval Tibeto-Burman Languages Symposium

Further information about the Medieval Tibeto-Burman Languages Symposium on 1 September 2010.