PURPOSE
During the group's first meeting on September 11, 2013 the four members present established the following as guidelines for the research group:
• The group will meet at the Institute of Caribbean Studies and seek to contribute to the Institute's mission and programs.
• The group will focus on discussions and presentations that strengthen and otherwise contribute to individual research projects at various stages of development (anywhere from initial planning to final editing).
• The group's approach to the Caribbean will be as inclusive as possible. Researchers can focus on diasporic communities as well as languages and societies within the insular Caribbean. In a similar fashion, research projects appropriate for the group are not limited to those languages often associated with the region, such as Creole languages or languages identified as non-standard varieties. Instead, all languages spoken by Caribbean populations past and present are acceptable as topics of research.
• Group members will strive to inform members of new publications, conference calls and other resources and professional opportunities that they see as related to each other’s interests.
• The group will involve members outside the UPR-RP.
• The group will strive to faciliate communication and discussions about research among linguists and others interested in the study of language within the UPR.
• Each member will be asked to submit an abstract describing the project he or she would work on during the first semester of the academic year 2013-2014.
During the group's first meeting on September 11, 2013 the four members present established the following as guidelines for the research group:
• The group will meet at the Institute of Caribbean Studies and seek to contribute to the Institute's mission and programs.
• The group will focus on discussions and presentations that strengthen and otherwise contribute to individual research projects at various stages of development (anywhere from initial planning to final editing).
• The group's approach to the Caribbean will be as inclusive as possible. Researchers can focus on diasporic communities as well as languages and societies within the insular Caribbean. In a similar fashion, research projects appropriate for the group are not limited to those languages often associated with the region, such as Creole languages or languages identified as non-standard varieties. Instead, all languages spoken by Caribbean populations past and present are acceptable as topics of research.
• Group members will strive to inform members of new publications, conference calls and other resources and professional opportunities that they see as related to each other’s interests.
• The group will involve members outside the UPR-RP.
• The group will strive to faciliate communication and discussions about research among linguists and others interested in the study of language within the UPR.
• Each member will be asked to submit an abstract describing the project he or she would work on during the first semester of the academic year 2013-2014.