17th International Conference on Minority Languages (ICML XVII)

Minority Languages in a Globalized Society

Globalization has affected our world in countless ways. For example, it changed (and still changes) how people do business, communicate with each other and it impacts education and language learning. This is also the case for minority or minoritized languages. But while the world is increasingly globalizing, minority languages may face severe challenges to survive or withhold their position within a dynamic society.

The few dominant languages strongly influence smaller languages in language use and number of speakers, education and language learning, language policy and the development of language technologies for these under-resourced languages. Some languages are even threatened with extinction. According to the Endangered Language Project, 40% of the languages of the world will disappear due to globalization.

ICML XVII will address the challenges and opportunities of smaller languages such as minority languages in a globalized society. It aims to bring together scholars and students across the multidisciplinary field of minority languages.

We focus on minority languages and:

• digital technologies;
• language use in social media;
• new speakers;
• migration;
• methodologies in minority language research;
• language policies and revitalization;
• education and language learning;
• language documentation and archiving.

We are proud to introduce our plenary speakers (in alphabetical order):

Dr. Lorna Carson 
Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Dr. Bernat Joan i Marí
Associate Lecturer, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Catalunya/Spain

Dr. Delyth Prys
Head of the Language Technology Unit, Bangor University, Wales/United Kingdom

Dr. Mandana Seyfeddinipur 
Director Endangered Languages Documentation Programme, SOAS/University of London, United Kingdom

The registration for the 17th International Conference on Minority Languages (ICML XVII) is now open. You can find all the information about the registration process and the ticket fees on our special registration page on https://icml.eu/ .