LINGUIST List 22.200 Wed Jan 12 2011 Calls: Pragmatics, Cognitive Science, Comp Ling, Ling Theories/Italy Editor for this issue: Amy Brunett <brunettlinguistlist.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.     Francesca Ervas , Metaphor and Communication Message 1: Metaphor and Communication Date: 09-Jan-2011 From: Francesca Ervas <metaphor2011gmail.com> Subject: Metaphor and Communication E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Metaphor and Communication Date: 12-May-2011 - 14-May-2011 Location: Cagliari, Italy Contact Person: Francesca Ervas Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Web Site: http://https://sites.google.com/site/metaphor2011/ Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science; Computational Linguistics; Linguistic Theories; Pragmatics Call Deadline: 15-Feb-2011 Meeting Description: We are pleased to announce the International Conference on Metaphor organized by the Italian Association for Metaphor Studies - Metaphor Club and the University of Cagliari: Metaphor and Communication Cagliari - MAY 12-14, 2011 University of Cagliari, Faculty of Education Sciences Department of Pedagogical and Philosophical Sciences Metaphor Club Conference is usually held every two years and the purpose of Conference 2011 is to discuss the role of metaphor in communication, by exploring some of the major issues in contemporary metaphor theories. The conference will be divided into four sections, having as main subject of discussion the following topics: 1) Metaphor and Linguistic Variability 2) Metaphor and Cognition 2.1 Metaphor and (Machine) Translation, 2.2 Metaphor and Explicit/Implicit Distinction, 2.3 Metaphor and Intercultural Discourse, 2.4 Metaphor in Sign Languages 1.1 Metaphor and Concepts, 1.2 Metaphor and Cognitive Processes, 1.3 History of Metaphor Theories, 1.4 Metaphor and Artificial Intelligence 3) Metaphor and Media 3.1 Metaphor and Fiction, 3.2 Metaphor in Cinema and Visual Arts, 3.3 Metaphor and Computer Mediated Global Communication, 3.4 Metaphor and Political Communication 4) Metaphor in Science and Education 4.1 Metaphor in Scientific Explanation, 4.2 Metaphor and Models, 4.3 Metaphor in Games, 4.4 Metaphor in E-learning Each section is divided into a plenary presentation and a thematic session with two speakers invited by Metaphor Club Committee and two contributed speakers whose abstracts are selected by double-blind review process. Keynote and Invited Speakers: Robyn Carston (University College London), Sam Glucksberg (Princeton University), Roberto Muffoletto (Appalachian University, Boone North Carolina), Jeannette Littlemore (University of Birmingham), Joan Elies Adell i Pitarch (Open University of Catalonia, Barcelona), John Barden (University of Birmingham), Alessio Ceccherelli (University of Rome Tor Vergata), Maurizio Galluzzo (IUAV, Venezia), Stefano Gensini (University of Rome 'La Sapienza'), Emiliano Ilardi (University of Cagliari), Stefania Manca (Institute for Educational Technology, Genova), Rachel Sutton-Spence (University of Bristol), Daniela Veronesi (Free University of Bozen). Scientific Committee: Carla Bazzanella (University of Turin), Claudia Casadio (University of Chieti 'G.d'Annunzio'), Marco Casonato (University of Milan Bicocca), Lia Formigari (University of Rome 'La Sapienza'), Elena Gagliasso (University of Rome 'La Sapienza'), Elisabetta Gola (University of Cagliari), Sam Guttenplan (Birbeck College, London), Albert Katz (University of Western Ontario), Graham Low (University of York), Ira Noveck (Institute of Cognitive Science, Lyon), Andrew Ortony (Northwestern University), Esther Romero González (University of Granada), Belén Soria (University of Granada), Pietro Storari (University of Cagliari), Alan Wallington (University of Birmingham). Organising Committee: Ines Adornetti (University of Rome Tor Vergata), Francesca Ervas (University of Cagliari, Institut Jean Nicod, Paris), Valentina Favrin (University of Cagliari), Elisabetta Gola (University of Cagliari), Giulia Piredda (University of Cagliari), Pietro Storari (University of Cagliari) Call for Papers: Submission Details: We invite all scholars, who currently work in metaphor studies, to submit an abstract of their presentation, written in English or in Italian and prepared for blind-review, of no more than 500 words. Please specify on a separate page name, affiliation, e-mail address, and section in which the paper is to be presented. Submissions are made by email attachment to Elisabetta Gola at egolaunica.it and Francesca Ervas at francesca.ervasgmail.com by 15 February 2011. Key Dates: 15 February 2011: Deadline for submission of abstracts 15 March 2011: Notification of acceptance 12 May 2011: Registration Further Information: For further information, please contact metaphor2011gmail.com or visit the website at sites.google.com/site/metaphor2011 Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 12-Jan-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.