International Conference CLARe 2017
"Encounters in Language and Aging Research:
Pragmatic Spaces, Longitudinal Studies and Multilingualism "
6, 7, 8 March 2017, Freie Universität Berlin (Germany)
Org. Prof. Dr. A. Gerstenberg (Freie Universität Berlin), Dr. C. T. Bolly (Universität zu Köln & University of Louvain)
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Summary
The conference is dedicated to discussing major issues in language and aging research. The focus is on projects and research questions taking their point of departure in empirical approaches and the use of innovative methods to gather and analyze authentic material and samples of language data from older adults. Three thematic sessions (“Pragmatic spaces,” “Longitudinal studies,” and “Multilingualism”) and two practical sessions (“Communication in health-care settings” and “Tools and methods to investigate language use in later life”) are planned.
The subject of language in later life is deeply embedded in interdisciplinary contexts. It is mandatory that linguists with various specializations in pragmatics, sociolinguistics, and corpus linguistics, as well as psycholinguists, psychologists, and experts in the field of nursery and healthcare, work together. After two previous events in Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium), this is the first academic event of the CLARe network in Berlin, which aims to promote the institutionalization of exchange between the participating disciplines and countries.
