NEW WEBSITE
The Board of the Research Committee on Sociolinguistics (RC25 of
the International Sociological Association) is pleased to announce
the launch of its new website. Please visit us at:
http://staff.hum.ku.dk/smo/smo2/rc25-home.htm
RC25 is a worldwide, multilingual and multidisciplinary community,
whose members work together to explore the areas of common interest
within the broadest definition of sociolinguistics. We are fully aware
of the theoretical and methodological issues which separate the
various disciplines within which we work, but we find richness in
the diversity of perspectives.
Our objectives are:
- a.. To provide an international forum for researchers working on
issues of language and society, irrespective of their theoretical
and methodological approach
- b.. To circulate information about advances in sociolinguistics,
whether in sociology or in other disciplines, through the creation of
a clearinghouse of information located on the RC25 website; and
- c.. To promote cooperation and collaboration among researchers
worldwide, both through the organization of conferences and the posting of
notices by scholars seeking research partners.
One way we will be working towards our objectives is through our
website. There you will find information there on how to join our
Research Committee, the services we offer to members, and a
portion of our first electronic newsletter (you can gain access to the
entire newsletter if you join RC25). We have already started
compiling information on conferences and other events,
publications, book reviews, on-line corpora, research
projects, and such for our online information clearinghouse and will
be counting on our members to help keep us informed of activities
worldwide.
We hope you will take the time to look at our website. If your
interests
complement ours, we look forward to hearing from you.
Sandi Michele de Oliveira, RC25 President (2002-2006)
Associate Professor, Portuguese Linguistics
Romance Studies, University of Copenhagen
Njalsgade 80 - 2300 Copenhagen S - Denmark
smo@hum.ku.dk