Journées d’étude des 30 avril et 1er mai 2021
Campus Universitaire Glendon, Université York, Toronto
Objectifs
Il est impossible d’aborder la littérature de contact en Nouvelle-France sans traiter de la question des langues autochtones dont l’apprentissage, nécessité incontournable pour le missionnaire, l’aventurier comme le négociant, présentait de nombreux défis. Paul Lejeune, Gabriel Sagard, Marie de l’Incarnation, pour ne citer que quelques noms, ont souligné les difficultés que posait pour eux la maîtrise des idiomes du pays. Leurs écrits, comme ceux de bon nombre de leurs contemporains, sont émaillés de locutions et de termes amérindiens qui visent tantôt à accréditer leurs témoignages, tantôt à rendre compte de la réalité langagière de l’Autre, tantôt à reproduire une réalité locale intraduisible en français, tantôt à démontrer une compétence linguistique parfois gonflée à des fins de propagande. Toutefois, quelles qu’aient été les motivations des auteurs, les vocables amérindiens, uniques traces des échanges interethniques réels ou fabriqués, entraînent des problèmes d’interprétation en raison des erreurs de transcription, des variations dialectales d’un clan à l’autre, de la compréhension rudimentaire ou de l’oreille déficiente des Européens, voire de la fourberie des interprètes par le truchement desquels les conversations étaient souvent rapportées. À toutes ces embûches s’ajoutait encore l’imperfection des dictionnaires et petits vocabulaires mis à la disposition des voyageurs de l’époque.
Ces journées d’étude se veulent un laboratoire de recherche destiné à explorer des pistes de lecture et à soulever des questions sur la signification et sur l’usage des xénismes amérindiens dans un vaste corpus composé de relations de voyages ou de séjour, de correspondances, de chroniques missionnaires, de discours diplomatiques, ainsi que de lexiques et de répertoires de phrases ou de prières bilingues.
Mars 23 2018
Mini-colloque de linguistique française à Glendon ( présentation estudiantines)
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Conférence sur « Connecting the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and the Diplôme d’études en langue française to FSL Teaching and Learning in the Canadian Context: An Applied Linguistics Perspective » présentée par Professeure Katherine Rehner
It is with pleasure that we announce a one-day conference on French linguistics to be held March 23 at Glendon College that we hope will mark the beginning of a new tradition. The conference will provide an opportunity for undergraduate students from Glendon and the University of Toronto to present their completed or in-progress research projects in a learned context before an audience of their peers. We encourage the submission of abstracts for oral presentations or posters (see the attached Call for Papers) that will be evaluated by a jury of doctoral students and professors.
Along with student presentations, an invited bilingual talk, “Connecting the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and the Diplôme d’études en langue française to FSL Teaching and Learning in the Canadian Context: An Applied Linguistics Perspective”, will be given by Prof. Katherine Rehner of the University of Toronto at Mississauga, a graduate of Glendon.
This mini-conference is made possible by the financial support of the members of the Association for French Language Studies (AFLS) and follows on the international conference AFLS2017 held at Glendon this past August. AFLS is also providing financial support for a public talk “How Languages and Emotions affect the Heart of Multilinguals” to be given by Prof. Jean-Marc Dewaele (Birbeck College, University of London, UK) at Glendon on March 2.
Both events are free and we encourage individuals working in the various areas of French linguistics to attend. Registration for the mini-conference is, however, required in order to allow for appropriate planning. Please confirm your presence by replying at the following address :
CRLCC International Conference on Language and Culture Contact
November 18-20, 2016
Glendon College, York University, Toronto
The Center for Research on Language and Culture Contact (CRLCC) invites proposals for its upcoming conference, to be held at Glendon College, York University, in Toronto (Canada) on November 18-20. We are pleased to announce that this year’s keynote speakers are:
- Mark Fettes is a professor of education at Simon Fraser University and the director of the Imaginative Education Research Group. His research on ecological and place-based approaches to language and education includes work in language revitalization, ecolinguistics, and Esperanto.
- Naomi Nagy is a professor of linguistics at the University of Toronto who focuses on language contact and language change. She is coordinator of the multilingual “Heritage Language Variation and Change Project”, aimed at examining heritage languages in Toronto.
- Ellen Elias-Bursać is a scholar of Slavic languages and award-winning translator from Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian. She is the author of Translating Evidence and Interpreting Testimony at a War Crimes Tribunal: Working in a Tug-of-War.
Registration
- Regular: $80 CAD
- Student or part time instructor: $45 CAD
After November 7, 2016:
- Regular: $110 CAD
- Student or part time instructor: $60 CAD
Please note that all participants presenting at the conference must be registered before November 18.
Methods of payment:
- Credit card
To pay with credit card please fill out the registration form, crlcc-registration-form-en, and send it back to us via email to: CRLCConference@glendon.yorku.ca. Your payment will be processed via Extended Learning at Glendon College.
Note: You can print, fill out, and scan the form and send it back to us, or you can fill it out directly on the .pdf file. You can also fax the form at 416-487-6781.
- In person with debit or credit card
Until one week before the conference you can register in person with your debit or credit card at the office of Extended Learning (A112) at Glendon College. The usual hours for Extended Learning are Mondays to Thursdays from 9:30am to 5:30pm and Fridays from 9:30am to 4:00pm. Note: Please call us at 416-487-6780 before coming in person to make sure someone can be there to help you.
Thank you and do not hesitate to email us back if you have any questions.
