LINGUIST List 22.4010 Thu Oct 13 2011 Calls: Pragmatics/USA 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.     Alwiya Omar , Pragmatics Festival at Indiana University Message 1: Pragmatics Festival at Indiana University Date: 13-Oct-2011 From: Alwiya Omar <aomarindiana.edu> Subject: Pragmatics Festival at Indiana University E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Pragmatics Festival at Indiana University Date: 19-Apr-2012 - 21-Apr-2012 Location: Bloomington, Indiana, USA Contact Person: Alwiya Omar Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Web Site: http://www.indiana.edu/~pragfest Linguistic Field(s): Pragmatics Call Deadline: 05-Dec-2011 Meeting Description: The Pragmatics Festival will feature individual presentations and special topics in second language acquisition, cross-cultural pragmatics, instruction of pragmatics, and the effects of study abroad on pragmatic development. The conference will feature two plenary speakers: Dr. Diana Boxer (University of Florida) Dr. César Félix-Brasdefer (Indiana University) In addition, the Pragmatics Festival will host colloquia on various topics in pragmatics and discourse analysis. We have received confirmation of the following colloquia organizers and topics: Dr. Noel Houck (California State Polytechnic Pomona): 'Teaching Pragmatics in Second Languages' Dr. Ulla Connor (IUPUI): 'Medical discourse' Dr. Alwiya Omar (Indiana University): 'Teaching Pragmatics for Less Commonly Taught Languages' Dr. Maria Shardakova (Indiana University): 'Effects of Study Abroad on Pragmatic Development' Organizing Committee: Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig (Second Language Studies) César Félix-Brasdefer (Spanish & Portuguese) Alwiya S. Omar (African Studies, Linguistics, Swahili Flagship Center) Call for Papers: Abstracts for individual (20-minute) presentations are invited in the following areas: inter-language pragmatics, pragmatic development, cross-cultural pragmatics, pragmatics and discourse, pragmatics and computer-mediated communication, pragmatic development in study abroad contexts, research design in the investigation of pragmatics, and other topics related to cross-cultural or second language contexts. Invited sessions will showcase the following topics: medical discourse in cross-cultural contexts, computer-mediated communication, pragmatic development in study abroad contexts, and instruction of pragmatics. Abstract submission deadline: December 5, 2011 Abstracts must be one page in length (not including references), and must include title of paper, name, affiliation, address, telephone number, e-mail, and A/V requests. Abstracts should be submitted through EasyAbstracts (EasyAbs): http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/pragfest Submissions are limited to one individual and one joint abstract per person. For more information about the conference, please send an email to pragfestindiana.edu or visit the Pragmatics Festival website at: http://www.indiana.edu/~pragfest Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 13-Oct-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.