Linguistic Landscapes Conference

15-16 November 2018.
Corvinus University of Budapest

After the entry to the European Union it seemed that borders would dissolve quickly and the Freedom of Movement would help to unite the countries in the region. It did not go quite as planned; today, instead of border guards, language barriers still patrol the borderline. How should we overcome this problem? The LingLand project aims to popularise bi- and multilingualism in the Slovak-Hungarian Cross-Border Region through applied linguistic landscape research and policy making. The target is to promote communication in the fields of tourism, hotel and catering services, and commerce in order to improve cross-border cooperation between Slovaks and Hungarians. Multilingualism does not only hold significant social gains; it is also coupled with economic benefits. The conference and workshop organised on 15-16 November 2018 at the Corvinus University of Budapest will provide a venue for the organisations implementing the LingLand project to present their work to a wider audience. Invited experts will present the key issues concerning the linguistic landscape of cross-border regions and project partners will present the results delivered so far in the framework of the project. Professional workshops will aim to outline policy recommendations for developing the linguistic landscape of the cross-border region.

15 November 2018, Thursday
Location: Corvinus University of Budapest, room C 510

8:00 - 9:30 Student workshop
9:30 – 10:00 Registration
10:00 - 11:20 PRESENTATION OF THE LINGLAND PROJECT
      BARTÓK Csaba, BARTÓK Csongor (Nadácia pre budúcnosť):
      Linguistic Landscape Developments in the Hungary-Slovakia Border Region – Experiences from Slovakia

      BORSOS Endre (InterRegio Forum Association):
      Linguistic Landscape Developments in the Hungary-Slovakia Border Region
      Through The Inclusion Of Local Entrepreneurs – Experiences from Hungary

      LETENYEI László (Corvinus University of Budapest):
      Experiences from a Linguistic Landscape Research in the Hungary-Slovakia Border Region

11:20 - 11:40 Coffee Break

11:40 - 13:00 LINGUISTIC LANDSCAPE RESEARCH
      KIS Balázs András (Ipsos Zrt., BCE, BBTE):
      Linguistic Landscapes at the Sziget Festival

      MORAUSZKI András (Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Centre for Social Sciences):
      Mental Maps from Slovakia and Hungary

      HIRES-LÁSZLÓ Kornélia (Hodinka Antal Research Centre for Linguistic Studies):
      Researching the Linguistic Landscape of the Hungary-Slovakia Border Region

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 – 15:15 LINGUISTIC LANDSCAPE POLICY MAKING WORKSHOP

15:15 – 15:30 Coffee Break

15:30 – 17:00 ENGLISH SPEAKING SECTION – LINGUISTIC LANDSCAPES IN CENTRAL EUROPE
      HORZSA Gergely - LETENYEI László (Corvinus University of Budapest):
      Linguistic Landscape Policies and Perspectives in Hungary

      HORVÁTH István (Romanian Institute for Research on National Minorities):
      Linguistic Landscape Policies

      SZOTÁK Szilvia (Institute for Hungarian Language Strategy):
      Lingusitic Landscape in Burgenland, Austria

17:00 – 17:45 PRESS CONFERENCE

16 November 2018, Friday
Location: Corvinus University of Budapest C building, 1st floor ’Aquarium’ room

10:00 - 11:45 WORKSHOP: Cross-Border Linguistic Landscape Developments by Mental Mapping
      Invited Participants: Csaba Bartók, Csongor Bartók, Kornélia Hires-László, István Horváth, Gergely Horzsa, László Letenyei, András Morauszki