Classical bilingualism in the early modern languagescape: Interactions of Latin with Greek and beyond
IANLS Conference Aix-en-Provence (14-20 July, 2025)
Organizers: Isabelle Maes, Raf Van Rooy, Manou Vermeire
(KU Leuven, Seminarium Philologiae Humanisticae)
We invite all members of the IANLS to contribute abstracts for a special session planned for the
forthcoming IANLS conference in Aix-en-Provence. The special session shall be dedicated to Neo-Latin
in a multilingual context. Special attention will be paid to interactions with Greek, whether in connection
with other vernacular and/or learned languages or not. Possible topics include but are not limited to:
- Code-switching, translation, or original composition in the two classical languages, whether in
connection with other languages or not; - The appearances and uses of classical bilingualism and multilingualism in relation to e.g. genre,
period, and context; - Tools or methods to investigate classical bilingualism and multilingualism or the problems raised
in developing them; - The sociocultural significance of language choice;
- Material and book-historical aspects of classical bilingualism.
You are welcome to send your abstracts for a paper aligned with the topic of this special session to
Isabelle Maes (isabelle.maes1@kuleuven.be) and Manou Vermeire (manou.vermeire@kuleuven.be) no
later than April 25, 2024. We are open to both case study-based and data-driven analyses of classical
bilingualism in the early modern languagescape. Submissions in any of the official languages of the
IANLS are accepted and should be between 150 words minimum and 200 words maximum in length.
Detailed guidelines for the submissions are found in the First circular letter for the triennium 2022-2025.
The Organizers will evaluate all submitted abstracts and notify authors by May 8, 2024 regarding the
inclusion of their paper in the special session. To participate at the special session, speakers must be
active members of the IANLS. Upon acceptance of their proposal, speakers will have to register
individually for the conference in Aix-en-Provence.