City of Eugene Event

The Pacific Northwest (PNW) Sprachbund is large, spanning from parts of Alaska and British Columbia, to Northern California, and as far east as portions of Montana. The similarities of the languages were observed by both Sapir, and then later his student Swadesh (1953). Later linguists would go on to further describe the similarities of languages in the area (e.g. Thompson and Kincade 1990, Beck 2000, Mithun 2000). More recently, the area has seen thriving language revitalization and reclamation work, often through university and tribal partnerships, such as at the University of Oregon, Simon Fraser University, and the University of Washington. This conference seeks to provide a venue for language speakers, artists, communities, and linguists to come together to share knowledge and celebrate the beauty and diversity of languages within the PNW Sprachbund.