Conference Information

Full Title:	Specialised Seminar of the International Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor

Short Title:	RaAM
Location:	Poznan, Poland
Start Date:	02-May-2013 - 03-May-2013
Contact:	Sylwia Wojciechowska
Meeting Email:	click here to access email
Meeting URL:	http://raam2013.wa.amu.edu.pl/
Meeting Description:	We are happy to announce a specialised seminar of the International Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor (RaAM), which will take place on 2-3 May 2013 in Poznan, Poland. The Seminar will be organised by the Faculty of English, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan. Plenary Speakers: Lynne Cameron (Open University, UK) Cornelia Mueller (European University Viadrina, Germany) Karolina Rataj (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland) Gabrielle Rundblad (King’s College London, UK) Special Event on 4 May 2013: Zoltan Kövecses (Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary) as a guest of the city of Poznań will give a lecture within the Academic Poznan series. The theme of the conference is ‘Metaphor, Metonymy and Emotions’. The conference aims to advance the study of metaphor and other related language and thought phenomena, including metonymy, and their relation to emotions, seen as one of the core elements of humanity, which play an inherent role in shaping real world issues. The conference encourages multidisciplinary and international research and collaboration by fostering an open approach with regard to theoretical frameworks, research methods and research contexts.
Linguistic Subfield:	General Linguistics
LL Issue:	24.281


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