LINGUIST List 21.2320 Sun May 23 2010 Calls: Disc Analysis, Phonetics, Phonology, Pragmatics/Poland Editor for this issue: Di Wdzenczny <dilinguistlist.org> LINGUIST is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new feature: Easy Abstracts! Easy Abs is a free abstract submission and review facility designed to help conference organizers and reviewers accept and process abstracts online. Just go to: http://www.linguistlist.org/confcustom, and begin your conference customization process today! With Easy Abstracts, submission and review will be as easy as 1-2-3! Directory         1.    Janina Mołczanow, GlobE 2010 Prosody and Discourse Message 1: GlobE 2010 Prosody and Discourse Date: 23-May-2010 From: Janina Mołczanow <jmolczanowuw.edu.pl> Subject: GlobE 2010 Prosody and Discourse E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: GlobE 2010 Prosody and Discourse Date: 26-Nov-2010 - 26-Nov-2010 Location: Warsaw, Poland Contact Person: Janina Mołczanow Meeting Email: jmolczanowuw.edu.pl Web Site: http://globe.ils.uw.edu.pl/index.php?section=9&subsection=1 Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis; Phonetics; Phonology; Pragmatics Call Deadline: 15-Sep-2010 Meeting Description: The objective of the session is to present the recent research findings on the role of prosodic features, such as intonation, voice quality, rhythm, tempo and duration, in the construction of discourse. The present session aims to bring together researchers working on the topics relating to the interaction of prosody and pragmatic meaning and to provide a forum of discussion in order to share insights and inspire new research in this area. Implications for teaching and translation are also of interest. Conference fee: 25 Euro (including costs of conference materials and coffee breaks) 40 Euro (including costs of conference materials, coffee breaks and lunch) Venue: Institute of Applied Linguistics University of Warsaw Browarna 8/10 00-311 Warsaw, POLAND (more details will be given in a next circular) Call For Papers GlobE 2010 Prosody and Discourse Warsaw, 26 November 2010 Institute of Applied Linguistics, Warsaw University We seek papers addressing prosodic aspects of discourse meaning from the perspective of -discourse analysis; -conversation analysis; -pragmatics; -rhetoric; -(im)politeness theories; -critical linguistics; -cross-cultural studies; -applied linguistics (language teaching and interpreting); Key note speakers (already confirmed): Anne Wichmann ( University of Central Lancashire) Discourse and prosody: an overview Nicole Dehé (University of Konstanz) The prosody of extra-sentential elements in discourse: Hypotheses - Methodology - Results Traci Walker (University of York) The plenary session will be held in English. We invite papers/workshop proposals in English, Polish, French, German, Russian and Spanish. In order to submit a proposal, please -send an abstract in English (200-300 words) and specify your preferred language of presentation (English, Polish, French, German, Russian, Spanish); -attach an audio (or audiovisual) file (some 3 minutes of interaction that will be analysed during the section session); No strictly theoretical papers will be accepted. Speakers will be given 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion. Paper proposals should be sent by September 15th 2010 to jmolczanowuw.edu.pl; notification of acceptance will be sent to the authors by October 15th 2010. Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 23-May-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.