LINGUIST List 22.1998 Mon May 09 2011 Calls: Forensic Linguistics, Discourse Analysis/Hong Kong Editor for this issue: Alison Zaharee <alisonlinguistlist.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.     Le Cheng , 1st International Conference on Law, Language and Discourse Message 1: 1st International Conference on Law, Language and Discourse Date: 07-May-2011 From: Le Cheng <chengle163hotmail.com> Subject: 1st International Conference on Law, Language and Discourse E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: 1st International Conference on Law, Language and Discourse Short Title: MALL-LLD Date: 20-Aug-2011 - 21-Aug-2011 Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Contact Person: Le Cheng Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis; Forensic Linguistics Call Deadline: 15-Jun-2011 Meeting Description: 1st International Conference on Law, Language and Discourse: Multiculturalism, Diversity and Dynamicity City University of Hong Kong with The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong, 20-21 August, 2011 The 1st International Conference on Law, Language and Discourse (LLD Conference): Multiculturalism, Diversity and Dynamicity, associated with Multicultural Association of Law and Language (MALL), aims to promote the research on law, language and discourse by researchers of different cultural and language backgrounds from different disciplines and across jurisdictions. The conference will be held on 20-21 August 2011, just before the 16th World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA2011) (23-28 August 2011, Beijing) and the International Conference on Law, Translation and Culture (28-29 August 2011, Beijing). Invited Speakers: Vijay Bhatia, City University of Hong Kong Le Cheng, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Winnie Cheng, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Malcolm Coulthard, Aston University Diana Eades, University of New England Michael Halliday, University of Sydney Kyo Kageura, The University of Tokyo Gilbert Mo, Department of Justice of Hong Kong Michael Schober, New School for Social Research Lijin Sha, China University of Political Science and Law King Kui Sin, City University of Hong Kong Benjamin T'sou, Hong Kong Institute of Education Anne Wagner, Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale Jonathan Webster, City University of Hong Kong Weiping Wu, Chinese University of Hong Kong Call for Papers: The 1st International Conference on Law, Language and Discourse invites theoretical studies, applicational cases, and relevant work-in-progress papers on the key issues in Law, Language and Discourse. The theme of the conference 'Multiculturalism, Diversity and Dynamicity' promotes research of, and welcomes participation from, researchers of different cultural and language backgrounds from different disciplines and across jurisdictions. The LLD Conference invites papers on all aspects of law, language and discourse, including, but not limited to: 1. Legislative language 2. Courtroom language 3. Language in the proceeding of investigation (including police interrogation, cover investigation, conversation in prison, etc.) 4. Legal translation & court interpretation 5. Education and training on LLP (Language for Legal Purposes) 6. Language evidence as a system 7. Discourse analysis of legal texts 8. Legal terminology 9. Legal discourse and information retrieval 10. Language planning and Language rights Important Dates: Abstract deadline: 15 June 2011 (500-800 words to LLDmallcityu.edu.hk) Notification of acceptance: 30 June 2011 Registration: 1 July-15 July Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 09-May-2011       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.