Final conference of the RePARC project

The Final conference of the RePARC project will be held 21st of November 2025 at the auditorium at Edda, Arngrímsgata 5, in Reykjavík.

Program:

Chair: Ari Páll Kristinsson

• 10:00-10:30. Ásgrímur Angantýsson & Finnur Friðriksson
  The current status of phonological variation in Iceland
• 10:30-11:00. Kristín Margrét Jóhannsdóttir & Stefanie Bade
  Attitudes towards regional pronunciation
• 11:00-11:30. Gunnar Ólafur Hansson & Ásgrímur Angantýsson
  Tracking an emerging phonological variable: The case of affrication
• 11:30-12:00. Katrín Rut Sigurgeirsdóttir
  A Comparative Study of Northern and Southern Icelandic Pronunciation Variants in Spontaneous Speech and Reading Aloud
• 12:00-13:00 Lunch break

Chair: Rósa Signý Gísladóttir

• 13:00-13:30. Gabriela Alfaraz
  Perceptions of linguistic change: The Northern Cities Shift and its reversal in Michigan
• 13:30-14:00. Rebecca Roeder
  Stigma and Sound Change: Pre-lateral Vowel Mergers in Charlotte, NC
• 14:00-14:30. Sandra Saxov Lamhauge
  Sound change and awareness of preaspiration and sonorant devoicing in Faroese
• 14:30-15:00. Coffee break

Chair: Iris Edda Nowenstein

•  15:00-15:30. Nicole Dehé
   Preaspiration in Modern vs. North American Icelandic
• 15:30-16:00. Kristján Árnason
  The “emics” and “etics” of West Nordic Phonology
• 16:00-16:30. Höskuldur Þráinsson
  The Observer's Paradox: When should we (not) worry about it?