MARILENA KARYOLEMOU
STUDIES Marilena Karyolemou graduated from the University of Champagne-Ardennes (France) with a Maîtrise in Modern Literature (Lettres Modernes) and from the University of Paris V-René Descartes (Sorbonne, France) with a Maîtrise in Language Sciences. She was awarded herdoctorate in Linguistics cum laude from the same University in 1994. She then worked as a lecturer of French at Philips College, Nicosia. She was elected lecturer in linguistics at the University of Cyprus in 1997, then assistant professor in 2002 ans associate professor in 2007.
POSITIONS Represented the University of Cyprus in the Cyprus Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (1997-1999) Collaborated with the Centre for Multilingualism (Brussels) as language group correspondent for Cyprus in the preparation of the Euromosaic III report on indigenous minority languages published by the Commission in 2004 Member of the ad hoc Committee for the design and establishment of the School of Modern Greek of the University of Cyprus in 1998 Served as Coordinator and Academic supervisor for the teaching programme of the School of Modern Greek of the University of Cyprus (1998-2001, 2004-2007, 2011-2012) Member of the Steering Committee of the Language Center of the University of Cyprus (2011-2013) Member of the at hoc Committee for the Organization, Regulation and Administration of the Language Center of the University of Cyprus (2009-2010) Μember of the Academic Board of the Language Center of the University of Cyprus (since 2009) Member of the Academic Board of the Graduate Programme Greek Language and Literature at the Open University of Cyprus (2012-2017) Foreign Language Teaching Expert (FLTEX) representing the University of Cyprus at the Campus Europae network (2009 to 2014) Representative of the University of Cyprus at the European Federation of National Institutions for Language (EFNIL) (2010-2015) Intermittent collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus for the evaluation of language curricula for teaching Greek as a first language in secondary public schools (National levels 2000) and for the assessment of the Intensive programme of Greek as a second language for immigrant children (2011) Regular collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus for the revival of Cypriot Arabic (since 2007) Appointed member of the National Committee of Experts for the Revival of Cypriot Arabic (since 2007) Head of Experts’ Academic Committee in charge of developing an Action Plan for the revival of Cypriot Arabic (2009-2010) Coordinator of the research programme of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth for the documentation and revival of Cypriot Arabic in view of the constitution of an Archive of Oral Tradition since 2012. Founding member of the Cyprus Linguistics Society (2002) and former President (2013-2017) External evaluator of research projects European University, Nicosia, Cyprus – Internal Research Projects Ministry of Finance, Development and Tourism, Athens, Greece – Research Proposals under Action “Inclusion and education of Muslim youth” (http://www.edulll.gr/?p=29465) | ESPA 2014-2020. June 2016Founding member of the Cyprus Association for Bilingualism (2018)
COURSES tAUGHT
UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS [in Greek] GEP 075–Linguistic Europe GEP 093–Introduction to the Greek Language I GEP 110–Linguistic Principles GEP 130–History of the Greek Language GEP 140–Introduction to Sociolinguistics GEP 150–Theoretical Linguistics GEP 243– Functional Syntax GEP 264–Minority Languages of Eastern Mediterranean GEP 280–Greek Language: Geographic varieties and Greek communities in the diaspora ΒΝΕ 160– Academic writing BNE 195– Introduction to the Greek Language II BNE 290–Language Policies and Planning BNE 291– Dialectology BNE-293 BNE 293– Diglossia BNE 684-Texts in Linguistics
OTHER INSTITUTIONS [in Greek, French or English] 28 February - 20 March 2020 Visiting Professor. Post graduate seminar "Politiques linguistiques en Europe". Universié de Paris. UFR: Études interculturelles des langues appliquées. [in French] 24 November 2016. “Language revival in Eastern Mediterranean: The case of Cypriot Arabic”. University of the Aegean. Tele-lecture in the framework of the graduate programme Language policies in the Mediterranean. Department of Mediterranean Studies. [in Greek] 23 November 2016. “Efforts to revive an Arabic variety of the periphery: Cypriot Arabic”. Lecture delivered in the framework of the series of lectures “Education, Society & Civilisation: Language variety in Cyprus”. European University Cyprus. Department of Education [in Greek]. 31 May 2016. “European minority languages in the 21st century: The case of Cypriot Arabic”. Lecture offered in the framework of the ΒΑ English Language Studies. University of Central Lancashire | Cyprus (UCLAN) [in English]. 20 May 2016. “Efforts to revive a severely endangered language in Cyprus: Cypriot Arabic” [in Greek]. Tele-lecture delivered in the framework of the graduate programme Language policies in the Mediterranean. Department of Mediterranean Studies. University of the Aegean. [in Greek] 10 May 2016. “Sanna: A severely endangered indigenous language of Cyprus”. On-line lecture in the framework of the graduate programme “Greek language and literature”. Open University of Cyprus [in Greek]. 2-17 April 2015. Visiting professor Post graduate seminar «Politiques linguistiques en Europe». Université Denis Diderot – Paris VII. UFR: Études interculturelles des langues appliquées. Department of Spanish [in French]. 5 December 2011. “Cypriot Maronite Arabic: A language for revival”. Conference offered in the framework of the Series of lectures Inviting local linguists. European University. Department of English [in English]. 17-19 June 2010. «Du macro au micro : la politique linguistique familiale». International Conference on “New trends in Linguistics”. École doctorale de Lettres. University of Bucarest [in French]. 1-28 February 2010. Visiting professor. Post graduate seminar «Politiques linguistiques en Europe». Université Denis Diderot – Paris VII. UFR: Études interculturelles des langues appliquées. [in French]
1. BOOKS, EDITED VOLUMES/JOURNALS
2020 Karyolemou, M et al. Sanna 1. Textbook for teaching Cypriot Arabic to community children. Level A1. Units 1-7 2015 Karyolemou, M. Armostis, S., Vasili M. & Zonias, E. Aşşik pkyíniχtep il-san telna? The writing system of Cypriot Maronite Arabic. Orthographic Guide at the intention of speakers and learners of Cypriot Arabic. Nicosia: Ministry of Education and Culture (electronic publication) 2014 Karyolemou, Μ., Baider, F. & Katsoyannou, M. (eds.) Actes du 30ο Colloque international de linguistique fonctionnelle (SILF). Fernelmont : EME Éditions 2013 Karyolemou, M. & Pavlou, P. (eds.) Language policy & planning in the Mediterranean world. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars. 2013. 2009 Tsiplakou, S. Karyolemou, M., Pavlou, P. (eds.) Language variation- European perspectives. Vol 2 in Studies in Language Variation. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. 2004 Goutsos, D. & Karyolemou, M. 2004 (eds.) “The Sociolinguistics of Cyprus: Studies from the Greek Sphere”. International Journal of the Sociology of Language 168. 2001 Aggouraki, Y., Arvaniti, Α., Davy, J., Goutsos, D., Karyolemou, Μ., Panayotou-Triantafyllopoulou, Α., Pavlou, P., Papapavlou, Α., Roussou, Α. (eds.) Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Greek Linguistics. Thessaloniki: University Studio Press. 1998 Calvet, L.-J. & Karyolemou, M. (eds.) «Des îles et des langues». Volume 15 of the Journal Plurilinguismes published by the Centre d’études et de recherches en planification linguistique. University René Descartes-Paris V. Paris. June 1998. 1992 Karyolemou, M. (ed.) «Sociolinguistique du grec de la Grèce». Volume 4 of the Journal Plurilinguismes published by the Centre d’études et de recherches en planification linguistique. University René Descartes-Paris V. Paris. June 1992.
2. PAPERS
Karyolemou, Μ. 2019. [under publication]. “ ‘Small narratives’ for Cypriot Arabic: from the Archive of Oral Tradition to the teaching practice” [in Greek]. Literacy and Contemporary Society: Identities, Texts, Institutions. Nicosia: Pedagogical Institute of Cyprus. Karyolemou, Μ., Solomou, Ε., Zonias, E. & Vasili, Μ. 2019. [under publication]. “Language assessment and endangerment: the case of Cypriot Arabic [in Greek]. Literacy and Contemporary Society: Identities, Texts, Institutions. Nicosia: Pedagogical Institute of Cyprus. Karyolemou, M. [prepared for publication]. « La « petite histoire » dans la classe de langue comme moyen de renforcer l’identité communautaire : le cas de l’arabe chypriote ». Proceedings of the ΧΧΧΧΙ Colloque international de linguistique fonctionnelle. Florina, Greece. Christodoulou, Ch.; Armostis, S.; Karyolemou, M. [under publication] “Uncovering variability: The definitiveness marker in Cypriot Arabic”. Karyolemou, M. [under publication] “Cypriot Arabic in the 21st century: Revitalization of a severely endangered language”. Suvremena lingvistika. Karyolemou, M. 2019. “A story at the periphery: Documenting, standardising and reviving Cypriot Arabic”. International Journal of the Sociology of Language 260: 1-14 https://www.degruyter.com/downloadpdf/j/ijsl.2019.2019.issue-260/ijsl-2019-2045/ijsl-2019-2045.pdf Karyolemou, M. & Theophanous, P. 2017. «Language policy and economic activity: The case of three Cypriot Companies” [in Greek]. Studies in Greek Linguistics 23. Thessaloniki: Institute of Neo-Hellenic Studies. 365-374. Baider, F. & Karyolemou, Μ. 2015. “Linguistic Unheimlichkeit: Τhe Armenian and Arab communities of Cyprus”, in: U. Jessner & Cl. Kramsch (eds) Multilingualism: The challenges. Trends in Applied Linguistics. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. 185-209. Karyolemou, Μ. 2015. “Language use in higher education in Cyprus: National aspirations, language ideology and economic development”, in: G. Stickel & C. Robustelli (eds) Language use in university teaching and research. Contributions to the Annual Conference of EFNIL in Florence. Frankfurt: Peter Lang (Duisburger Papers on Research in Language and Culture 94). 205-218. Karyolemou, M. & Magklara, M. “Didactic discourses and student identity: Examples from Zones of Educational Priority” [in Greek]. Studies in Greek Linguistics 34. Thessaloniki: Institute for Modern Greek Studies. 193-205. Karyolemou, Μ. 2014. “What can sociolinguistics tell us about learned literary languages”, in: M. Hinterberger (ed.) The language of Byzantine learned literature. Turnhout: Brepols. 34-51. Karyolemou, Μ. 2014. «Bi-dialectalisme, diglossie et continuum dialectal : les facettes multiples de la communauté grécophone de Chypre». Actes du 30e Colloque International de Linguistique Fonctionnelle. Paris: EME Éditions. 97-100. Karyolemou, M. 2013. « Politiques linguistiques et plurilinguisme à Chypre », in: Joan Carlos Herreras (ed.) Politiques linguistiques en Europe. Valenciennes : Presses Universitaires de Valenciennes. 41-72. Karyolemou, M. 2013. “Diglossia or the wanderings of a term in the field of Sociolinguistics” [in Greek]. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Greek Language and Terminology. Athens: Hellenic Society of Terminology. 11-15. Karyolemou, M. 2013. “Introduction”, in: M. Karyolemou & P. Pavlou (eds.) Language Policy and Language Planning in the Mediterranean. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars. 1-10. Karyolemou, M. & Baider, F. 2013. « Politique et changement linguistiques: une étude comparée entre la presse française et chypriote », in: M. Karyolemou & P. Pavlou (eds.) Language Policy and Language Planning in the Mediterranean. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars. 122-142. Karyolemou, M. 2012. “Cypriot Greek as a non-dominant variety of Greek”, in: R. Μuhr et al. (eds.) Non-dominant varieties of pluricentric languages. Getting the picture. In memory of Michael Clyne. Vienna: Peter Lang. 175-194. Karyolemou, M. 2012. “Aspectes d’identitat a la comunitat àrab de Xipre”, in: J. Argenter (ed.), Identitat, Europa, Mediterrània. Dinàmiques identitàries a la Mediterrània. Barcelona: Càtedra UNESCO de Llengües i Educació & Institut dʼEstudis Catalans. 117-132. Karyolemou, M. 2012. « De la bipolarité à la multiplicité : quel avenir linguistique pour le seul état divisé de l’Union Européenne ? », in: J.-C. Herreras (ed.) L’Europe des 27 et ses langues. Valenciennes: Presses Universitaires de Valenciennes. 239-254. Karyolemou, M. & Magklara, M. 2012. “Multilingualism at the periphery: Language centered activities in zones of educational priority”, in: G. Stickel & M. Carrier (eds.) Language education in creating a multilingual Europe. Proceedings of the XX EFNIL Conference on the Role of Language Education in Creating a Multilingual Europe. Φρανκφούρτη: Peter Lang (Duisburger Papers on Research in Language and Culture 94). 127-141. Karyolemou, M. 2010. “Language policy and language planning in Cyprus” [in Greek], in: Α. Voskos; D. Goutsos & Α. Moser (eds.) The Greek language in Cyprus from antiquity until today. Athens: University of Athens. 242-261. Karyolemou, M. 2010. “Lesser-used national languages in higher education: The case of Greek in Cyprus”, in: M. Humar & M. Zagar Karer (eds.) Language diversity and national languages in higher education. Ljubljana: Scientific Research Centre SASA. 37-42. Karyolemou, M. 2009. “The demographics of the Cypriot Maronite community and of Cypriot Arabic speakers”, in: Bielenberg, Br. & Constantinou, C. (eds) Empowerment through language revival: Current efforts and recommendations for Cypriot Maronite Arabic. Nicosia: PRIO: Paper 2. 1-7. Tsiplakou, S., Karyolemou, M. & Pavlou, P. 2009. “Introduction“, in: St. Tsiplakou, M. Karyolemou & P. Pavlou (eds.) Language variation - European perspectives. Vol 2 in Studies in language variation. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. 2-11. Karyolemou, M. 2009. “Minorities and minority languages in Cyprus”, in: Α. Varnavas, N. Koureas & M. Elia (eds.) The minorities of Cyprus: Development patterns and the identity of the internal-exclusion. Cambridge. Cambridge Scholars. 316-336. Karyolemou, M. 2008. “The Cypriot dialect, old and new― from one pole to the other” [in Greek]. Modern Greek Dialectology. Proceedings of the V International Conference on Dialects. Athens: Centre of Research on Modern Greek Dialects and Idioms. 233-256. Karyolemou, M. 2008. “Promoting bi/multilingualism in Europe: Language use and language teaching in higher education”, in: S. Pavlidou (ed.) Studies in Greek Linguistics. Salonica: Institute of Neohellenic Studies. 194-205. Karyolemou, M. 2008. « Des représentations de gens bien avertis, ou la langue malgré le linguiste », in: Auguste Moussirou-Mouyama (ed.) Les boîtes noires de Louis-Jean Calvet. Paris: L´Harmattan. 246-264. Karyolemou, M. 2008. « Régularisation et simplification dans le parler grec de Chypre : le cas du verbe άγω », in: A. Veiga & M. I. González Rey (eds.) La diversité linguistique. Actes du 31e Colloque International de Linguistique Fonctionnelle. Lugo: Axac. 181-184. Karyolemou, M. 2008. “What has become of the Cypriot dialect? Demography and language contact in 21st century Cyprus” [in Greek]. Epetiris. Cyprus Research Centre. Nicosia. 451-492. Karyolemou, M. 2007. « La langue turque à Chypre : Gestion d’une diglossie à bilinguisme de minorité», in: B. Fabienne (ed.) Emprunts linguistiques, empreintes culturelles. Métissage orient-occident. Paris: L’Harmattan. 125-140. Karyolemou, M. 2006. “Reproduction and innovation of communicative patterns in a former-"diglossic" community”, in: Rudolf Muhr (ed.) Reproduction and Innovation in Language and Communication in different Language Cultures/Reproduktionen und Innovationen in Sprache und Kommunikation verschiedener Sprachkulturen, Vienna: Peter Lang. S. 39-56. Also at http://www.inst.at/trans/16Nr/01_4/karyolemou16.htm Karyolemou, M. 2005. “An island, some languages and a dialect”, in: J. Deckers, M-E. Mitsou & S. Rogers (eds.) Beiträge zur Kulturgeschichte Zyperns von der Spätantike bis zur Neuzeit. Munich: Waxmann. 149-162. Karyolemou, M. & Goutsos, D. 2004. “Introduction”, in: “The sociolinguistics of Cyprus: Studies from the Greek sphere”. International Journal of the Sociology of Language 168: 1-17. Karyolemou, M. 2004. “Language ideology and language practice in higher education: Setting aside national language policies”. International Conference on Language and the future of Europe: Ideologies, policies and practices. University of Southampton. 8-10 July 2004. http://www.lang.soton.ac.uk/lipp/restricted/LIPP_Karyolemou.pdf Karyolemou, M. 2003. “‘Keep your language and I will keep mine’: Politics, language and the construction of identities in Cyprus”, in: D. Nelson & M. Nelson Dedaic (eds.) At war with words. Amsterdam|New York: Mouton de Gruyter. 359-384. Karyolemou, M. 2002. “When language policies change without changing”. Language Policy 1/3: 213-236. Karyolemou, M. 2002 «Macro and micro- language planning in Cyprus”, in: Ch. Clairis (ed.) Recherches en linguistique grecque/Γλωσσολογικές έρευνες για την ελληνική. Vol I. Paris: L’Harmattan. 277-280. Karyolemou, M. 2001. “From linguistic liberalism to legal regulation: The Greek language in Cyprus”. Language Problems and Language Planning 25/1: 25-51. Karyolemou, M. 2001. “The Greek Language in Cyprus”, in: A.-Ph. Christidis (ed.) Encyclopedic Guide for the Language. Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek Language. 180-184. Karyolemou, M. 2001. “Ne touchez pas à mon dialecte": Normalisation des noms géographiques et saillance de variables à Chypre”. Journal de l’Association canadienne de linguistique appliquée 2/1: 1001-1013. Karyolemou, M. 2001. “Popular linguistics and MMM. Presuppositions and mechanisms” [in Greek], in: P. Mpoukalas & Sp. Moschonas (eds.) Language and journalism. Athens: Cultural Center of the Union of the Editors of Greek Daily Newspapers. 71-84. Karyolemou, M. 2001. “Identity and the standardization of geographical names in Cyprus” [in Greek]. Studies in Greek Linguistics 22.Thessaloniki: Kyriakides. 300-310. Karyolemou, M. 2001. "Language planning and language policy: The case of Cyprus", in: Aggouraki, Y. Arvaniti, A. Davy, J, Goutsos, D. Panayotou-Triantafyllopoulou, A. Pavlou, P., Papapavlou, A. Roussou, A. (eds.) Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Greek Linguistics. Thessaloniki: University Studio Press. 391-398. Karyolemou, M. & Pavlou, P. 2000. “Language attitudes and assessment of salient variables in a bi-dialectal speech community”. ICLaVE 1. Proceedings of the first International Conference on Language Variation in Europe. Barcelona: Universitat Pompeu Fabra. 110-120. Karyolemou, M. 2000. “Cypriot reality and sociolinguistic description” [in Greek]. Studies in Greek Linguistics 20. Thessaloniki: Kyriakides. 203-214. Karyolemou, M. 2000. «Le chypriote: dialecte ou idiome ?», in: A.-Ph. Christidis (ed.) La langue grecque et ses dialectes (bilingual edition Greek/French). Athens: Greek Republic, department of International Education Affaires &Center for the Greek Language. 43-48 (Greek) και 111-115 (French). Karyolemou, M. 1999. “Descriptive linguistics and linguistic reality the description of dialect communities”. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Greek Linguistics. Athens: Ellinika Grammata. 596-604. Karyolemou, M. 1999. “The dynamics of languages and lesser used languages in the Euroean Union”, in: A.-Ph. Christidis (ed.) ‘Strong’ and ‘weak’ languages in the European Union: Aspects of language hegemonism”, Thessaloniki: Center for the Greek Language. 329-234. www.greek-language.gr/greekLang/modern_greek/studies/europe/A8/index.html Karyolemou, M. 1998. «Mythes et réalités sur l’insularité : le cas de Chypre». Plurilinguismes 15: « Des îles et des langues ». 200-219. Karyolemou, M. 1997. “The Greek Cypriot community of Great Britain”/« La communauté chypriote de la Grande-Bretagne » (bilingual publication in French and Greek), in: The language education of Greek immigrants in Europe [collectif]. Athens: Ministry of National Education and Religion & Center for the Greek Language. 71-77. Karyolemou, M. 1997. “Accommodation theory and the use of the aorist in the Cypriot variety”, in: G. Drachman, A. Malikouti-Drachman, J. Fykias J. & C. Klidi (eds.): Greek Linguistics: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Greek Linguistics. Salsbourg: W. Neugebauer Verlag GmbH. Vol. 2: 707-726. Karyolemou, M. 1997. “European language policy, Francophonie and the future of the Greek language” [in Greek]. Proceedings of the meeting “Strong and weak languages in the European Union: Aspects of linguistic hegemonism. Thessaloniki: Center for the Greek Language. 197-206. http://www.greek-language.gr/greekLang/modern_greek/studies/europe/G4/index.html Karyolemou, M. 1996. « Ambiguités des choix linguistiques : une langue internationale partagée ou deux langues nationales, l’exemple de l’Université de Chypre », in: C. Juillard & L.-J. Calvet (eds.) Les politiques linguistiques, mythes et réalités. Paris: AUPELF-UREF. 223-228. http://www.bibliotheque.refer.org/livre61/l6103.pdf Karyolemou, M. 1994. “Linguistic attitudes and metalinguistic discourse: An investigation in the Cypriot press”, in: Ι. Philippaki-Warburton, Κ. Nikolaidis & Μ. Sifianou (eds.) Themes in Greek Linguistics: Papers of the First Ιnternational Congress on the Greek Language. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins. 253-259. Karyolemou, M. 1993-94. « Langue et Littérature Grecques ». Axis. Encyclopedic Dictionary of the 21st century. Paris: Hachette. Karyolemou, M. 1993. “Metalinguistic comments and language attitudes”. Studies in Greek Linguistics 14. Thessaloniki: Kyriakidis. 459-473. Karyolemou, M. 1992. « Statut de fait et statut subjectif: quelques remarques à propos de la communauté sociolinguistique chypriote ». Studies in Greek Linguistics 12. Thessaloniki: Kyriakidis. 255-269. Karyolemou, M. 1992. “Unsuccessful accommodation processess” [in Greek]. Αποτυχημένες διαδικασίες αναπροσαρμογής». Πρακτικά του Διεθνούς συμποσίου για τη σύγχρονη ελληνική γλώσσα. Αθήνα: Οργανισμός Εκδόσεως Διδακτικών Βιβλίων. 123-129. Karyolemou, M. 1992. “Ιntroduction”. Plurilinguismes 4: « Sociolinguistique du grec et de la Grèce ». i-xx. Journal Plurilinguismes published by the Centre d’études et de recherches en planification linguistique. University René Descartes-Paris V. Paris. June 1992.
3. RESEARCH PROJECTS
2013-2021 Archive of Oral Tradition for Cypriot Arabic. Research programme for the Documentation, Safeguard and Revitalization of Cypriot Arabic. Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth. Cyprus. Phase 1-8, 2013-2012. Scientific responsible and coordinator for the actions of documentation, transcription, codification and standardization of writing, design and development of teaching material, course organisation for adults and youth, teachers training, native speakers’ training, information, and promotion.
2018 Diversity in Action, Learning On-line, Guiding Education (D.I.A.L.O.G.U.E.) Research progamme submitted in the framework of RESTART 2016-2020 | EXCELLENCE HUBS /1216/0419. Approved but not funded due to shortage of budget.
2017-2019 MapCyArs: Mapping Cypriot Arabic Speakers: An investigation into linguistic demography and the sociolinguistic profile of Kormakiote Maronites. Research programme funded by the A. G. Leventis Foundation.
2010-2012. EUROFaLPo – Family language policy and the cultural identity of children born from mixed marriages: The European dimension. Internal Project funded by the University of Cyprus. Project coordinator.
2009. The SANNA Project: Empowering children and youth through language revival. Research Project submitted by the Cyprus Maronite NGO Hki Fi Sanna and funded by EEA FINANCIAL MECHANISM, Norwege. External advisor. Budget: €85.108.
2003-2005. e-Euroinclusion – Less widely used, less taught languages. Pan-European Network of Centers teaching less widely spoken and taught language in Europe submitted by Euro-ed (Romania) and funded by the European Union under Lingua I [DG EAC/45/2003 –Αρ. συμβ. 2003-3418]. Project Coordinator for Cyprus.
4. ORGANISATION OF CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS
11th International Conference “Greek Language and Terminology” in collaboration with the Hellenic Society for Terminology. Athens, 9-11 November 2017. | 11th Mediterranean Morphology Meeting. University of Cyprus, 23-25 June 2017. | Conference “Old and New Researchers”. Conference organized at the occasion of the European Day of Languages in collaboration with the Cyprus Linguistics Society. 26 September 2015. | 10th International Conference “Greek Language and Terminology” in collaboration with the Hellenic Society for Terminology. Athens, 12-14 November 2015. |2nd International Conference on Language Policy and Language Planning in the Mediterranean: “Endangered Languages of Eastern Mediterranean: Current Challenges”. In collaboration with the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO) and UMR SeDyL Structure et Dynamique des Langues (CNRS, IRD) [financially supported by the Ministry of Education and Cultyre, το Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, the Representation of the European Commission in Cyprus and the Institut de Recherche pour le développement (France)]. University of Cyprus, 21-24 May 2012. | 1st International Conference on Language Policy and Language Planning in the Mediterranean: “LPLP in the Mediterranean World”. University of Cyprus, 17-19 October 2009. | Workshop on “Language standardization and regional/minority languages: The Cypriot Maronite Arabic”. University of Cyprus, 29 March 2008. | Conference on “Cypriot Maronite Arabic in a new era?” in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Culture & the Ministry of Interior. Nicosia, 9-10 November 2007. | International Conference on Language Variation in Europe (ICLaVE 4). University of Cyprus, 17-19 June 2007. | 6th International Conference “Greek Language and Terminology”. In collaboration with the Hellenic Society for Terminology. Athens, 1-3 November 2007. 30th Conférence Internationale de Linguistique Fonctionnelle. In collaboration with the Société Internationale de Linguistique Fonctionnelle (SILF) and the Department of French Studies and Modern Languages. LarnacaéNicosia. University of Cyprus, 18-21 October 2006. | La marque lexcographique: quel avenir ? In collaboration with the Department of French Studies and Modern Languages. University of Cyprus, 21-22 October 2006. | 5th International Conference “Greek Language and Terminology”. In collaboration with the Hellenic Society for Terminology. University of Cyprus, 13-15 October 2005. | 4th International Conference in Greek Linguistics. University of Cyprus, 17-19 September 1999.
5. UNPUBLISHED PAPERS
Contact between ‘peripheral varieties’ of Greek and Arabic in Cyprus». Linguistic and cultural contacts in the Eastern Mediterranean and adjacent areas. Department of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies & Department of Empirical Linguistics of Goethe University Frankfurt. University of Cyprus / 11-12 November 2019 Linguistic rights and language revival: the contribution of Sociolinguistics . [invited] Social Justice and Humanities. University of Cyprus/Department of French and European Studies / 12 December 2019 The sociolinguistic situation of the Cypriot dialect today [invited]. 2nd Annual Conference of Cooperative Bank of Cyprus. University of Cyprus. Nicosia/Cyprus, 14 Novembre 2017 The Archive of Oral Tradition for Cypriot Maronite Arabic - Outcomes and prospects: September 2013 – December 2016 Presentation to the Committee of Experts of the Council of Europe in the framework of the 4th on spot visit for the evaluation of the implementation of the provisions of the European Charter for Regional and Minority languages of the Council of Europe. Ministry of Education and Culture. Nicosia/Cyprus, 21 September 2017 Languages in contact: Obsolescence and survival in Eastern Mediterranean. [invited] Plenary talk at the 2nd LC-UCY International Forum of Young Researchers Languages in Contact: Languages with history. University of Cyprus. Nicosia/Cyprus, 8 June 2017 Glottophagies et les études sociolinguistiques à Chypre. [invited] Glottophagies. Round table in honor Prof. Louis-Jean Calvet. Μασσαλία. Marseille/France, 2 June 2017 Mapping the Cypriot Arabic speakers (MArCyS): The Leventis project on the Cypriot Maronite Community [invited] Presentation in the framework of the event “The religious groups of Cyprus. Inter-communal dialogue as an effective tool for the promotion of peace”. C.O.N.T.A.C.T Research Programme. University of Cyprus. Nicosia/Cyprus, 2 March 2017 Reviving Cypriot Arabic. SOILLSE 2016. Small language planning: Communities in crisis. University of Edinburg. Edinburg/United Kingdom, 6-8 June 2016 Cypriot Arabic: Establishing a writing system for an endangered language [& Armostis, Sp.] SOILLSE 2016. Small language planning: Communities in crisis. University of Edinburg. Edinburg/United Kingdom, 6-8 June 2016 European minority languages in the 21st century: The case of Cypriot Arabic [invited]Invited talk in the framework of the ΒΑ English Language Studies. University of Central Lancashire | UCLAN Cyprus University of Central Lancashire. Pyla/Cyprus, 31 May 2016 From East to West: Cypriot Arabic. Public talk in the framework of the First Cycle of Conferences organized by the Cyprus Linguistics Society and the Cultural Organisation Kypropaideia. Nicosia/Cyprus, 26 May 2016 Efforts to revive o severely endangered language of Cyprus: Cypriot Arabic [invited]. Post graduate programme Language Policies in the Mediterranean | tele-conference. University of the Aegean. Nicosia/Cyprus, 20 May 2016. Sanna: A severely endangered indigenous language of Cyprus [invited]. Invited talk in the framework of the post graduate programme “Greek language and literature” | tele conference. Open University of Cyprus. Nicosia/Cyprus, 19 May 2016 Linguistic minorities within multilingual societies: Αn endangered space? The Armenian and Arab communities of Cyprus [with Baider, F. &] International Conference on Bilingualism. University of Malta. Valeta/Malta, 24-26 March 2015 Mobility of identity: European couples in Cyprus [with Solomou, L. & Papageorgiou, E.] International Conference on Bilingualism 2015. University of Malta. Valeta/Malta, 24-26 March 2015 Measures to protect and revive minority languages in Cyprus: The case of Cypriot Arabic Presentation on the occasion of the celebrations for the European Day of Languages 2014. Organization: European Commission Representation in Nicosia– Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus – University of Cyprus – Cyprus Linguistics Society. University of Cyprus. Nicosia/Cyprus, 17 October 2014. The Documentation of Cypriot Maronite Arabic: Results of the 1st phase of the Project at the Ministry of education and culture. Presentation on the completion of the First phase of the Research Programme for the Documentation, maintain and revitalization of Cypriot Maronite Arabic. Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus. Nicosia/Cyprus, 7 March 2014 Les voies incertaines de la standardisation : le cas du grec chypriote [invited]. Paper presented at the International Congress ‘Processus et typologie de standardisation linguistique : Balkans et Méditerranée’, INALCO. Paris/France, 6-7 April 2012 Speaking Cypriot in Cyprus and beyond [invited]. Paper presented at a Round table organized on the occasion of Cyprus Presidency in the EU. London/United Kingdom, 21 November 2012 Cypriot Maronite Arabic: A language for revival [invited]. Invited talk in the series ‘Inviting local linguists’ at the European University. Nicosia/Cyprus, 5 December 2011 Pratiques linguistiques des femmes en migration dans un nouveau pays d’accueil [invited]. « Flux migratoires et genre ». University of Strasbourg. Strasbourg, 17 November 2011 The Greek dialect: A cultural heritage [invited] [invited] Paper presented at the round table ‘The Cypriot dialect: A cultural heritage’ oganized on the occasion of the European Day of Languages 2013 Languages and language policies in the Mediterranean [invited]. Paper presented at a round table organized on the occasion of ten years from the creation the Department of Mediterranean Studies – University of the Aegean. Rhode/Greece, 9 December 2009 Political discourse: Between micro and macro [with Elpiniki Papageorgiou]. Paper presented at the International Conference “Political linguistics”, University of Warsow – University of Lodz. Lodz/Poland, 17-19 September 2009 Teaching endangered languages: The case of Cypriot Maronite Arabic. Paper presented at the International Conference “Language Policy and Language Learning: New paradigms and new challenges”, University of Limerick. Limerick/Ireland, 8-20 June 2009 Revitalizing Cypriot Maronite Arabic: Planning for teaching? Paper presented at the International Conference “Languages for intercultural dialogue”. University of Cyprus. Nicosia/Cyprus, 7-9 November 2008 Maronite Arabic: Acquisition planning [invited]Paper presented at the Conference ‘Cypriot Arabic in a new era?’ Nicosia/Cyprus, 10-11 November 2007 Language policies and practices in the Republic of Cyprus: Turkish in the advent of a new sociolinguistic era? [invited]. Paper presented at a Symposium on ‘Turkish as a foreign language in the Republic of Cyprus’. Nicosia/Cyprus, 19-20 November 2004 Language ideology and language practice in higher education: Setting aside national language policies. Paper presented at the International Conference ‘Language and the future of Europe: Ideologies, policies and practices’. University of Southampton. Southampton/United Kingdom, 8-10 July 2004 Sociolinguistic consequences of a political event: Interethnic communication and και generational differences . Paper presented at the 25th Annual Conference of the Linguistic Section of the School of Philosophy. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Thessaloniki / Greece, 7-9 May 2004 Diachrony and Synchrony: The Cypriot dialect and Standard Modern Greek. Paper presented at the Conference ‘Diachronic relations between Cyprus and Greece’ organized by the Municipality of Nicosia on the occasion of the event ‘Cyprus-Greece’. [invited] Famagusta Gate. Nicosia/Cyprus, 25 November 2000 Language attitudes and assessment of salient variables in a bi-dialectal speech community. [with Pavlou, P.] Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Association of Applied Linguistics. University of St. Louis. St. Louis/USA, January 2001 Multilingualism in higher education: Between utopia and reality. Paper presented at the International Conference “The consequences of mobility: Linguistic and Contact zones”. University of Roskilde. Roskilde/Denmark, 23-24 May 2003 Structural similarities between unrelated dialects: Calabrese and Greco in contact. [with Katsoyannou, M.] Paper presented at the Conference Convergence and Divergence of Dialects in a Changing Europe. University of Reading. Reading/United Kingdom, 16-19 September 1998 The role of universities in diglossic communities: The cases of Greece and Cyprus. Paper presented at the International Conference ‘Universities in the Tower of Babel’. University of Santiago of Compostella. Santiago of Compostella /Spain, 2-4 July 1996 Language and identity in Cyprus today: From an ideological approach to a practical regulation. [invited] Paper presented at the Symposium ‘Ideology, language and identity. Intercollege. Nicosia/Cyprus, 7 February 1996.
6. MEMBER OF SCIENTIFIC COMMITEES
2nd International Conference “Literacy and Modern Society”. 28-29 November 2017. Nicosia. | 11th International Conference “Greek Language and Terminology” in collaboration with the Hellenic Society for Terminology. Athens, 9-11 November 2017. | International Conference on Bilingualism 2015. University of Malta/Valeta. 24-26 March 2015. | 10th International Conference “Greek Language and Terminology” in collaboration with the Hellenic Society for Terminology. Athens, 12-14 November 2015. | MAD 2014 - Multilingualism across disciplinary borders (ΜΑD 2014). American University of Beirut. 7-9 April 2014. | FLiT2013, 2nd Foreign Language Instructional Technology Conference. Language Center. University of Cyprus, 5-7 December 2013 | Unity in diversity: Languages for mobility, jobs and active citizenship. Institute of the Lithuanian Language, the Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies of Vilnius University, and the State Commission for the Lithuanian Language, Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & European Commission. Organized on the occasion of the European Day of Languages. Vilnius, 25-26 September 2013. | Tzartzaneia. Tyrnavos. Municipality of Tyrnavos and University of Thessalia. Tyrnavos, 7-9 December 2012. | L’Europe des 27 et ses langues. Πανεπιστήμιο Denis Diderot- Paris VII. 3-5 December 2009 | 6th International Conference “Greek Language and Terminology”. In collaboration with the Hellenic Society for Terminology. Athens, 1-3 November 2007.
7. ORGANIZATION OF OTHER EVENTS
“Western Armenian – Cypriot Arabic in the 21st century: New century, new speakers?” Event organized in collaboration with the European Commission Representation in Cyprus and the Cyprus Linguistics Society on the occasion of the International Day of Mother Tongue 2017. Delivered by Anaïd Donabédian-Demopoulos, INALCO, Paris & Marilena Karyolemou, University of Cyprus. House of the European Union. Nicosia, 21 February 2017 “Ortho-graphies and dictionaries of Modern Greek” [in Greek]. Seminar in memory of Emmanouil Kriaras. Organized in collaboration with the Cyprus Linguistics Society. 2 December 2016. University of Cyprus, Nicosia. Conference Series “Greek Language and Linguistics” [in Greek]. Cyprus Linguistics Society & Cultural Centre Kypropaideia. Tamassos, October 2015-May 2016 International Mother Tongue Day 2016. Cyprus Linguistics Society. “Cyslang: The electronic dictionary of Cypriot slang” [in Greek]. Delivered by Marianna Katsoyannou, University of Cyprus. Archaeological Research Unit | University of Cyprus, 26 February 2016 “Language Fair 2016”. Organized in collaboration with the European Commission Representation in Cyprus, the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Cyprus Linguistics Society on the occasion of the European Day of Languages 2016. University of Cyprus. 26 September 2016 B΄ Conference Series “Greek Language and Linguistics”. Cyprus Linguistics Society, House of Letters and Arts & Philologists Association. Paphos, October 2014-May 2015. Α΄ Conference Series “Greek Language and Linguistics”. Cyprus Linguistics Society, House of Letters and Arts & Philologists Association. Paphos, April-June 2014 “The Functional Dictionary of Modern Greek of the Academy of Athens” [in Greek]. Conference organized with the collaboration of the Cyprus Linguistics Society & Technological University of Cyprus. Delivered by Christoforos Charambakis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. University of Cyprus-Nicosia / Technological University of Cyprus-Limassol, 26 & 27 October 2015 “Let’s talk Language - Language Fair 2014”. Organized in collaboration with the European Commission Representation in Cyprus, the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Cyprus Linguistics Society on the occasion of the European Day of Languages 2014. University of Cyprus, 17 October 2014Round table “The future of language professions” [in Greek]. Organized in collaboration with the European Commission Representation in Cyprus, the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Cyprus Linguistics Society on the occasion of the European Day of Languages 2014. University of Cyprus. 17 October 2014 Round table “The Greek language, past, present and future” [in Greek]. Organized in collaboration with the Cyprus Linguistics Society under the Aegis of the European Commission Representation in Cyprus on the occasion of the International Mother Tongue Day 2014. University of Cyprus, 21 February 2014 “The management of social heteroglossia, polyphony and multilingualism” [in Greek]. Delivered by Vassiiki Dendrinou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Conference organized on the occasion of the European Day of Languages 2013. University of Cyprus, 15 October 2013 “The Cypriot dialect: A cultural heritage”. Event organized in collaboration with the European Commission Representation in Cyprus on the occasion of the European Day of Languages 2011. University of Cyprus, 13 October 2011.
8. ORGANIZATION OR/AND DELIVERY OF SEMINARS
“Describing and Teaching CMA”. University of Cyprus. 3-26/07/2018. Training sessions at the intention of native speakers of CA who will serve as educators at the Linguistic Summer Camp on Cypriot Arabic in August 2018 Seminar at the attention of the teaching staff of NAREG Schools in Nicosia, Limassol and Larnaca. University of Cyprus. Delivered by Anaid Donabedian-Demopoulos, INALCO | Paris. 18/02/2017 Archive of Oral tradition for Cypriot Arabic: Research goals for the 5th phase of the Research project “Documenting CMA” | Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus. Delivered by Marilena Karyolemou. University of Cyprus, 02/08/2017 Principles of Lexicography. Training seminar for the researchers of Phase 4 of the Research project “Documenting CMA” | Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus. University of Cyprus. Delivered by Marianna Katsoyannou, University of Cyprus. 15/12/2016 Archive of Oral Tradition for the Cypriote Maronite Arabic Community of Cyprus: The aims of Phase 4. Training seminar for the researchers of Phase 4 of the Research project “Documenting CMA” | Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus. University of Cyprus. Marilena Karyolemou, University of Cyprus. 01/08/2016 How to write Cypriot Arabic III. Training seminar for native speakers of Cypriot Arabic. Venue: Primary community school of Saint Maronas. Delivered by Elias Zonias, teacher, Ministry of Education and Culture Marios Vassili, researcher, Ministry of Education and Culture & Marilena Karyolemou, University of Cyprus. 21/04/2016 How to write Cypriot Arabic II. Training seminar for native speakers of Cypriot Arabic. Venue: Cultural Center Payt tel sanna. Delivered by Spyros Armostis, University of Cyprus & Marilena Karyolemou, Ministry of Education and Culture. 08/04/2016 How to write Cypriot Arabic I. Training seminar for native speakers of Cypriot Arabic. Cultural Center Payt tel sanna. Delivered by Spyros Armostis, University of Cyprus & Marilena Karyolemou, University of Cyprus. 21/03/2016 The Archive of Oral Tradition for the Maronite Arabic Community of Cyprus: The aims of Phase 3. Training seminar for the researchers of Phase 3 of the Research project “Documenting CMA” | Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus. University of Cyprus. Delivered by Marilena Karyolemou, University of Cyprus, Spyros Armostis, University of Cyprus & Marios Vassili, researcher, Ministry of Education and Culture. 21/07/2015 The Archive of Oral Tradition for the Maronite Arabic Community of Cyprus: Questions of theory and practice. Training seminar for the researchers of Phase 2 of the Research project “Documenting CMA” | Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus. University of Cyprus. Delivered by Marilena Karyolemou, University of Cyprus, Kalliopi Protopapa, researcher, Scientific Research Center, Marios Vassili, researcher, Ministry of Education & Culture, Lisa Solomou, researcher (EuroFaLPo project) & Marilena Kyrmizi researcher (phase 1). 27/08/2014 The writing system of Cypriot Arabic: Questions and problems. Training seminar for the researchers of Phase 2 of the Research project “Documenting CMA” | Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus. University of Cyprus. Delivered by Alexander Borg, University of Tel Aviv & Marilena Karyolemou, University of Cyprus. 21-22/12/2013 The research project for Cypriot Arabic at the Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus. Training seminar for the researchers of Phase 1 of the Research project “Documenting CMA” | Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus. University of Cyprus. Delivered by Marilena Karyolemou, University of Cyprus, Kalliopi Protopapa, researcher, Scientific Research Center, Marios Vassili, researcher, Ministry of Education & Culture & Lisa Solomou, researcher (EuroFaLPo project). 21-22/08/2013 The Cypriot dialect [in Greek]. Seminar offered to the Greek speaking translators of the European Parliament. Luxembourg. Delivered by Marilena Karyolemou, University of Cyprus & Marianna Katsoyannou, University of Cyprus. 09/04/2013 The features of the Cypriot dialect [in Greek]. Seminar offered to the Greek speaking translators of the European Parliament. Brussels. Delivered by Marilena Karyolemou, University of Cyprus. 11/01/2013 The Cypriot dialect and standard Modern Greek [in Greek]. Cyprus Summer University. Nicosia. Seminar offered to the Greek speaking translators of the European Parliament. Delivered by Marilena Karyolemou, University of Cyprus. 03/08/2012 Multilingualism and language variety in Cyprus. Nicosia. Seminar offered to the Greek speaking translators of the DG Translation. Delivered by Marilena Karyolemou, University of Cyprus & Marianna Katsoyannou, University of Cyprus. 19/06/2012 Greek as a second language. Seminars of teaching methodology and practice. University of Cyprus. Delivered by Anna Kyritsi, School of Modern Greek | University of Cyprus. May-June 2012 How to teach an oral endangered language: Cypriot Maronite Arabic. Seminar organized in the framework of the International Conference on Endangered Languages of Eastern Mediterranean: Current Challenges. University of Cyprus. 23-24/05/2012. Delivered by Brian Bielenberg, University of Abu Dhabi & Marilena Karyolemou, University of Cyprus. 24 May 2012.
9. EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
Journals Plurilinguismes [Université René Descartes | regularly] (1992-2000) Language Policy [Springer | occasionally] Language Matters [Routledge | occasionally] Sociolinguistic Studies [University of Vigo, Galicia | regularly] Journal of Multiligual and Multicultural Development [Taylor and Francis | occasionally] Conference papers Annual Meetings of the Linguistics Department [Aristotle University of Thessaloniki | regularly] Biannual International Conference in Greek Linguistics [regularly] 2nd International Conference on ‘Literacy and Modern Society’. Pedagogical Institute. Nicosia. November 2017. International Conference on Bilingualism 2015. University of Malta. March 2015 MAD 2014 – ‘Multilingualism across disciplinary borders’. American University of Beirut. April 2014. FLiT2013, 2nd Foreign Language Instructional Technology Conference. Language Center. University of Cyprus. December 2013. International Conference on ‘Unity in diversity: languages for mobility, jobs and active citizenship’. Institute of the Lithuanian Language, the Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies of Vilnius University, State Commission for the Lithuanian Language, Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the European Commission. Vilnius. September 2013. 1st Tzartzaneia Conference. Tyrnavos. Municipality of Tyrnavos and University of Thessalia. December 2012. L’Europe des 27 et ses langues.Université Denis Diderot- Paris VII. Paris. December 2009.