LINGUIST List 15.924

Fri Mar 19 2004

Calls: Discourse Analysis/Finland; Applied Ling/USA

Editor for this issue: Andrea Berez <andrealinguistlist.org>

Directory

1. jan-ola.ostman, 2nd International Symposium on Linguistic Politeness
2. m, Language and Ecology

2nd International Symposium on Linguistic Politeness 
Short Title: islp-2 

Date: 02-Sep-2004 - 05-Sep-2004
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Contact: Jan-Ola �stman
Contact Email: clpg-2004helsinki.fi 
Meeting URL: http://www.nord.helsinki.fi/clpg/CLPG/ 

Linguistic Sub-field: Applied Linguistics ,Discourse Analysis
,Pragmatics ,Sociolinguistics ,Anthropological Linguistics

Call Deadline: 02-Apr-2004


Meeting Description:

The conference is organized jointly with the Fifth Nordic conference
on Language and Gender and wants to promote discussion and
collaboration among linguists and social scientists interested in
issues of gender and politeness in relation to language and discourse
in a variety of models and applications. The conference serves as a
forum for promoting discussion and collaboration among linguists and
social scientists interested in issues of gender and politeness in
relation to language and discourse in a variety of models and
applications. The joint conference has the title International
Conference on Language, Politeness, and Gender: The Pragmatic Roots.

We invite 2-page abstracts of original research on any aspect relevant
to the theme of the conference. Plenary speakers include Robin
Lakoff, Susan Herring, Yoshiko Matsumoto, Tove Bull, Arja
Piirainen-Marsh. Final deadline for abstracts: April 2, 2004. Please
submit your abstract electronically to clpg-2004helsinki.fi Abstracts
will be refereed; authors will be notified of acceptance by April 19,
2004. For more information, visit our web page:
http://www.nord.helsinki.fi/clpg/CLPG/

Language and Ecology 

Date: 24-Jul-2005 - 29-Jul-2005
Location: Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
Contact: Arran Stibbe
Contact Email: admin ecoling.net 
Meeting URL: http://www.ecoling.net 

Linguistic Sub-field: Applied Linguistics ,Discourse Analysis ,General
Linguistics ,Sociolinguistics

Call Deadline: 25-May-2004 
This is a session of the following conference: World Congress on
Applied Linguistics

Meeting Description:

New horizons for applied linguistics: language in its full social and
ecological context The 14th World Congress of Applied Linguistics will
be held in Madison, Wisconsin, USA from July 24-29 2005. Among the 27
'areas of interest' in the conference is Language and Ecology. This
exciting new area of applied linguistics includes investigation of the
role of language in ecological destruction, the search for alternative
discourses which contribute to ecological harmony, and research into
ecoliteracy in language teaching. Papers dealing with these aspects or
any relations between language, ideology, society and ecology are most
welcome.

For more information see:

a) The main conference website http://www.aila2005.org/
b) The Ecolinguistics Website
http://www-gewi.kfunigraz.ac.at/ed/project/ecoling/
c) The Centre for Language and Ecology http://www.ecoling.net/

As well as the general strand of Language and Ecology, there will be a
special symposium as follows:

Special Symposium: 

Title: ''New horizons for applied linguistics: language in its full
social and ecological context''

Theme: There has been a general tendency within linguistics to move
away from analysing language in isolation, towards analysis within a
full social context. This has helped to expose the way that language
influences and shapes the structures which make up society. However,
it is possible to go further and analyse the influence of language on
the ecosystems within which societies exist and on which all life
depends. This symposium will explore the new horizons of applied
linguistics theoretically and practically, and will critically
consider the integrated set of social and ecological values of the
Earth Charter (www.earthcharter.org).

Description: The three hour symposium will consist of 5 short paper
presentations related to the above theme (20 minutes plus 10 minutes
for questions) and a 30 minute panel discussion. If you would like to
present a paper at the symposium then please get in touch with the
convenors (email address below).

looking forward to seeing you at the conference! 

Main Contact: Arran Stibbe Email: admin ecoling.net

Convenors: [when sending emails, remove the space after the name]

Jorgen Christian Bang, bang language.sdu.dk
Alwin Fill, fill kfunigraz.ac.at
Andrew Goatly, goatly ln.edu.hk
Arran Stibbe, admin ecoling.net
Frans Verhagen, gaia1 rcn.com

In addition: All participants of the conference may be asked to vote
on AILA's endorsement of the Earth Charter, a process that was
initiated by Dr. Frans Verhagen of the Language and Ecology Scientific
Commission. For more information on the process, contact Dr. Verhagen
directly by email: gaia1 rcn.com, or see www.globalepe.org

''The major problems in the world are the result of the difference
between the way nature works and the way man thinks.'' Gregory Bateson