Differentiating Varieties and their Speakers

Workshop on April 12th: 12:00 – 18:00
Workshop on April 13th: 09:00 – 14:00

In this workshop, we will approach the categorization of speakers and speech communities by exchanging ideas about dialect boundaries, either based on real isoglosses or on "perceived differences". Presentations will shed light on established "groups" in the northwestern Kinyarwanda-speaking areas such as Goyi, Reera, Kiga, but will also discuss questions of belonging and linguistic
differentiation among Kinyarwanda speakers in the conflict areas of DR Congo – or Uganda.

The workshop is open to all interested colleagues and students.

With contributions by:
Matthias Brack, John Doldo IV, Leo Sibomana, Jean Paul Ngoboka, Jean-Claude Uwiringiyimana, Helma Pasch and Deborah Wockelmann