Date: 06-Mar-2008 From: Nicholas Brownlees <nicholas.brownleesunifi.it> Subject: English Historical Linguistics in Italy E-mail this message to a friend
English Historical Linguistics in Italy Short Title: SLIN14
Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics; Lexicography; Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics; Translation
Subject Language(s): English (eng)
Meeting Description:
We are pleased to announce that the 14th National Conference on English Historical Linguistics in Italy (SLIN14) will be hosted by the University of Florence and that Laura Wright and Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade have accepted our invitation to deliver plenary lectures.
The topic of the conference presupposes contributions relating to texts and genres concerning the area of public and private communication. The contributions will focus on synchronic/diachronic aspects of texts and genres ranging from Old English to Late Modern English.