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11th December, 2009
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| On December 11th, VARIENGers gathered together to celebrate the occasion of Matti Kilpiö's 70th birthday. As part of the festivities, Matti was presented with a festschrift edited by Alaric Hall, Olga Timofeeva, Ágnes Kiricsi and Bethany Fox. Interfaces between Language and Culture in Medieval England: A Festschrift for Matti Kilpiö will be available from Brill from March 2010. |
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14-16th October, 2009
The Scientific Advisory Board set by the Academy of Finland for VARIENG visited the unit.
17th September, 2009
| Once again VARIENG gathered together to celebrate new publications. The first of the two was Anglo-Saxons and the North, Essays reflecting the theme of the 10th meeting of the International Society of Anglo-Saxonists in Helsinki, 2001, by Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. The book was edited by Matti Kilpiö, Leena Kahlas-Tarkka, Jane Roberts, and Olga Timofeeva, and includes contributions by nine prominent medievalists. |
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Then, as if that wasn't enough, a second book was presented as well. Keskiajan Avain, a Finnish-language book on all things Medieval, recently came out by Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. Edited by Marko Lamberg, Anu Lahtinen and Susanna Niiranen, the book includes a chapter on contemporary languages by VARIENG's very own Leena Kahlas-Tarkka. |
3rd September, 2009
A library-bound copy of Selected Proceedings of the 2008 Symposium on New Approaches to English Historical Lexis 2 (HEL-LEX 2) was added to the VARIENG publications showcase.
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Edited by Rod McConchie, Alpo Honkapohja and Jukka Tyrkkö, the volume features a selection of papers presented at the HEL-LEX 2 conference in the spring of 2008. The papers cover topics ranging from word-formation to lexical semantics and early lexicography. |
18th June, 2009
VARIENG's new Finnish language blog on all things English was launched today. Entitled "Kielen kannoilla", the blog will be an outlet for VARIENG researchers to air their personal views and observations about the English language.
7th May, 2009
Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt, ed. Bernard Rosenthal, (Cambridge University Press), the first comprehensive record of all legal documents pertaining to the Salem witch trials, is out now.
Matti Rissanen and Leena Kahlas-Tarkka from VARIENG, Risto Hiltunen and Matti Peikola from the University of Turku, and Merja Kytö from the University of Uppsala acted as associate editors, and were all present when a copy of the long-awaited book was ceremoniously placed in the VARIENG publications showcase. |
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Numerous newly discovered manuscripts, as well as records published in earlier books that were overlooked in other editions, offer a narrative account of the much-written-about episode in 1692–93. The book may be used as a reference book or read as an unfolding narrative. All legal records are newly transcribed, and errors in previous editions have been corrected. Included in this edition is a historical introduction, a legal introduction, and a linguistic introduction. Manuscripts are accompanied by notes that, in many cases, identify the person who wrote the record. This has never been attempted, and much is revealed by seeing who wrote what, when. |
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30th April, 2009
The Language of Daily Life in England (1400-1800), ed. by Arja Nurmi, Minna Nevala and Minna Palander-Collin (Benjamins, Pragmatics and Beyond New Series 183) is out now.
The volume contains nine studies and an introductory essay which discuss linguistic and social variation and change over four centuries. This volume will be of interest to scholars in historical linguistics, sociolinguistics and socio-pragmatics, but also e.g. social history. The approachable style of writing makes it also inviting for advanced students. |
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30th April, 2009
The Selected Proceedings of the 2008 Symposium on New Approaches to English Historical Lexis 2 (HEL-LEX 2) were published online by Cascadilla Proceedings Project.
27th March, 2009
From 12 am in auditorium XII of the university main building, Ms. Anni Sairio will defend her dissertation entitled Language and Letters of the Bluestocking Network : Sociolinguistic Issues in Eighteenth–Century Epistolary English. Her opponent will be Prof. Susan M. Fitzmaurice, University of Sheffield.
22nd October, 2008
The funding application form for 2009-2011 can be downloaded here.
3rd October, 2008
| Kolmas kotimainen: Lähikuvia englannin käytöstä Suomessa (eds. Sirpa Leppänen, Tarja Nikula and Leila Kääntä) was launched at the University of Helsinki main building. |
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The individual chapters, authored by Jyväskylä-based VARIENG members, cover a wide variety of topics ranging from the English used by Finnish children and teenagers in various contexts to the use of English in Finnish commerce and in the teaching environment. The articles are based on recent and on-going research and make use of newly compiled empirical research data.
Altogether, the volume offers an exciting overview of the use of English in Finland. Written in Finnish, the volume is intended for linguists, university students, language teachers, and everyone interested in the role English plays in Finnish culture and society. |
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28th April, 2008
The second HEL-LEX symposium was succesfully completed at Lammi. The organizers wish to thank all the participants for their inspiring papers and good company. Information about the proceedings volume will be available on the conference website and also e-mailed to all participants shortly.
Mar 29, 2008
Immi Valtonen defends her dissertation entitled The North in the Old English Orosius - A Geographical Narrative in Context. VARIENG congratulates Immi on the completion of a monumental piece of work.
Dec 21, 2007
The second volume of VARIENG's new eSeries is published online.
Dec 19, 2007
The first volume of VARIENG's new eSeries is published online.
Oct 3, 2007
The old website of ICAME 27 is back online for historical purposes. Two proceedings volumes based on presentations at ICAME 27 will appear in the VARIENG electronic series Studies in Variation, Contacts, and Change in English.
Sept 17, 2007
For the autum semester 2007, Prof. Terttu Nevalainen will be on leave of absence to the University of Sheffield, where she will hold a Visiting Professorship. Prof. Irma Taavitsainen will be the acting Director of VARIENG for the duration.
Sept 10, 2007
On August 28th, a portrait of Prof. Emer. Matti Rissanen, painted by Anja Ikonen, was unveiled in Metsätalo. The portrait was accepted to the collections of the University of Helsinki by the rector, Ilkka Niiniluoto.
Jul 10, 2007
VARIENG organizes the second symposium on New Approaches in English Historical Lexis or HEL-LEX 2 on April 25 to 28, 2008. The symposium website is now online with the first call for papers and preliminary information on the venue, travel arrangements, etc. Deadline for abstracts is on September 30, 2007.
Apr 16, 2007
The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters honors Prof. Emer. Matti Rissanen with an award for academic distinction in recognition of his accomplishments in the field of linguistics and in particular in the study of variation and change in English.
Varieng congratulates Prof. Rissanen for this most deserved award.
Mar 29, 2007
New Varieng website is launched.
Jan 15, 2007
Varieng MOODLE springs to life as more content is added. |
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