We particularly welcome reports on contact phenomena between languages in Russia, their survival and the influence of Russian. This includes Yiddish and Mennonite dialects of Low-German. The conference will be held on the occasion of the degree of honorary doctor in St Petersburg of Dr Tjeerd de Graaf. Two copies of abstracts should be submitted, one anonymous, and one mentioning the author's name, affiliation, postal address and e-mail address. AS Groningen The Netherlands tel.
CSSP conferences aim at promoting discussion between competing theories and formalisms.
Papers are accepted in English and French. The meeting will consist of a general session and a thematic one. Papers are invited for both sessions.