25 November 2024

Launch of SOAS Working Papers in Linguistics Volume 22 (2024)

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Date: 25 November 2024
Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Venue: Hybrid: SOAS (Paul Webley Wing) or online
Room: S209
Event type: Launch

About this event

All welcome to the launch of SOAS Working Papers in Linguistics Volume 22 (2024) with editors (Kingsley Ugwuanyi and Chinazor Nwoda), contributors and incoming editors.

Going back to 1990, SOAS Working Papers in Linguistics  (WPL) is an outlet for research in progress conducted by graduate students, faculty, alumni and research associates in the Department of Linguistics at the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, and SOAS.

Volume 22 of SOAS WPL, edited by Kingsley Ugwuanyi and Chinazor Nwoda, contains five original research articles and one books review. The papers contained in the volume address a range of topics including syntax, language atttitudes, language policy, and discourse analysis.

The launch event celebrates the new volume and features presentation from the editors, contributing authors and the incoming editors of SOAS WPL 23.

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