The 2008 annual meeting of LACUS was held June 10-14 at Université Laval/Laval University, Quebec, Canada, as part of the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec.

Conference theme: Language and Linguistics in North America 1608-2008:
Diversity and Convergence

Conference subthemes included

• French in North America, 1608-2008
• Bilingualism
• Language shift and convergence
• Interaction of native and imported languages
• Areal linguistics
• Linguistic Theory in North America
• And as always, LACUS welcomed contributions on all aspects of communication.

 

Featured Speakers:

• Annette Boudreau, University of Moncton
  “Le francais en Acadie: Analyse historique”
• Sylvie Dubois, Louisiana State University
  “Language practices in Louisiana: The switch from written French to written English within the Catholic church”
• John Hewson, Memorial University of Newfoundland
  “Gender, transitivity, and person in Algonkian and Inuktitut”
• Walter Hirtle, Laval University
  “Wording: What’s in a word?”
• Claude Poirier, Laval University
  “Quebec French Dictionaries: A Few Steps Away from Freedom?”

 

Program Chair: Douglas Coleman, Univerity of Toledo
Local hosts: Patrick Duffley and Barbara Bacz, Laval University