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SUMMARY:13th International Conference on Missionary Linguistics
DESCRIPTION:The Organizing Committee of the 13th International Conference o
 n Missionary Linguistics invites the academic community to submit proposals
  for individual papers\, thematic panels\, and posters for the 2027 edition
 \, jointly organized by the Faculty of Philology and Translation of the Uni
 versity of Vigo and the Center for Studies in Letters (CEL)\, based at the 
 University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro in Vila Real.\nThis conference c
 ontinues a long-established tradition of twelve international meetings dedi
 cated to the study of Missionary Linguistics\, a series launched and contin
 ually co-organised by Otto Zwartjes. Previous editions have taken place in 
 Oslo (Norway\, 2003)\, São Paulo (Brazil\, 2004)\, Macau/Hong Kong (China\
 , 2005)\, Valladolid (Spain\, 2006)\, Mérida (Mexico\, 2007)\, Tokyo (Japa
 n\, 2010)\, Bremen (Germany\, 2012)\, Lima (Peru\, 2014)\, Manila (Philippi
 nes\, 2016)\, Rome (Italy\, 2018)\, La Pampa\, Santa Rosa (Argentina\, 2020
 )\, and Hsinchu (Taiwan\, 2025). As in previous years\, the conference welc
 omes research covering a wide range of regions\, descriptive traditions\, a
 nd historical periods.\nSituated at the intersection of the historiography 
 of linguistics\, historical linguistics\, and historical sociolinguistics\,
  Missionary Linguistics seeks to understand how—and for what purposes—W
 estern missionaries documented and analyzed unknown languages previously in
  Asian\, American\, and African contexts. Particularly relevant primary sou
 rces include grammars\, dictionaries\, teaching manuals\, catechisms\, and 
 religious translations into local languages—often constituting the earlie
 st written codifications of those languages.\nThe 2027 edition\, under the 
 theme “Contributions to the Safeguarding of the World’s Linguistic and 
 Cultural Heritage\,” aims to foster debate on the contemporary scientific
 \, political\, and ethical relevance of missionary materials\, as well as t
 o reflect on how these works contribute to our understanding and preservati
 on of global linguistic heritage. We welcome proposals that examine mission
 ary descriptive traditions\, the contexts of production and circulation of 
 metalinguistic works\, their materiality\, grammatical and lexicographic mo
 dels\, the relationships between missionaries and local communities\, trans
 lation processes\, and the intercultural dynamics emerging from those encou
 nters.\nContributions are also encouraged that explore digital humanities m
 ethodologies\, preservation practices\, editing and cataloging of historica
 l collections\, and critical or decolonial approaches to the missionary leg
 acy—particularly when connected to current discussions on linguistic just
 ice and cultural diversity\, including international initiatives that advoc
 ate for the recognition of linguistic diversity as a foundation for more eq
 uitable and sustainable societies.\nThe conference also strongly encourages
  the participation of early-career researchers\, with the goal of promoting
  the renewal of the field and strengthening the international scholarly net
 works that have supported the growth and consolidation of Missionary Lingui
 stics studies.
LOCATION:University of Vigo\, Spain (March 31 – April 1\, 2027) | Univers
 ity of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro\, Vila Real\, Portugal (April 2–3\,
  2027)
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