LINGUIST List 22.2201 Wed May 25 2011 Confs: Cognitive Science, Discourse Analysis, Sociolinguistics/UK Editor for this issue: Elyssa Winzeler <elyssalinguistlist.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.     Veronika Koller , Researching and Applying Metaphor Message 1: Researching and Applying Metaphor Date: 24-May-2011 From: Veronika Koller <v.kollerlancs.ac.uk> Subject: Researching and Applying Metaphor E-mail this message to a friend Researching and Applying Metaphor Short Title: RaAM Date: 04-Jul-2012 - 07-Jul-2012 Location: Lancaster, United Kingdom Contact: Veronika Koller Contact Email: v.kollerlancs.ac.uk Meeting URL: http://www.raam.org.uk/Forthcoming_Events.html Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science; Discourse Analysis; Sociolinguistics Meeting Description: The 9th conference on Researching and Applying Metaphor (RaAM 9) will be held in Lancaster, UK, from 4-7 July 2012. The theme for 2012 is 'Metaphor in Mind and Society', and confirmed plenary speakers are Masako Hiraga, Albert Katz and Andreas Musolff. There will be pre-conference workshops on corpus linguistics methods in metaphor analysis (facilitated by Anatol Stefanowitsch) and on methods of researching metaphor and gesture (facilitated by Irene Mittelberg and Cornelia Mueller). In addition to the social programme, the event will also involve a book launch as well as a metaphor-themed exhibition and performance in cooperation with the Lancaster Institute of Contemporary Arts. The international Association for RaAM (http://www.raam.org.uk/Home.html) welcomes researchers from various theoretical approaches studying metaphor and metonymy in different of forms of expression (not just language but also, for example, designed artefacts or performed works) and realms of use in society (e.g., educational, political, commercial, artistic). We will send out a call for papers and details on the abstract submission process later in the summer; meanwhile please visit http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/events/RAAM/ or email raam2012lancaster.ac.uk for further information. Veronika Koller and Elena Semino Chairs of the local organising committee Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 25-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.