LINGUIST List 22.4076 Wed Oct 19 2011 Calls: Discourse Analysis, Forensic Ling, Text/Corpus Ling/China 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.     Ning Ye , 2nd International Conference on Law, Language and Discourse Message 1: 2nd International Conference on Law, Language and Discourse Date: 19-Oct-2011 From: Ning Ye <lldmallhotmail.com.hk> Subject: 2nd International Conference on Law, Language and Discourse E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: 2nd International Conference on Law, Language and Discourse Short Title: LLD2 Date: 20-Apr-2012 - 22-Apr-2012 Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China Contact Person: Ning Ye Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Web Site: http://www.zjjcxy.cn/meeting Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis; Forensic Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics Call Deadline: 31-Jan-2012 Meeting Description: 2nd International Conference on Law, Language and Discourse Multiculturalism, Multimodality and Multidimensionality Zhejiang Police College Hangzhou, 20-22 April 2012 Website: http://www.zjjcxy.cn/meeting Following the 1st International Conference on Law, Language and Discourse (20-21 August 2011) in Hong Kong, we are pleased to announce that the 2nd International Conference on Law, Language and Discourse will be hosted in Hangzhou, PRC, 20-22 April 2012. Invited Speakers: Prof. Janet Ainsworth, Seattle University, USA Prof. Ray Bull, University of Leicester, UK Dr. Le Cheng, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Prof. Craig Hoffman, Georgetown University, USA Prof. Li Li, China University of Political Science and Law, China Prof. Jixian Pang, Zhejiang University, China Prof. Lijin Sha, China University of Political Science and Law, China Dr. King Kui Sin, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Dr. Anne Wagner, Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, France Dr. Weiping Wu, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Dr. Paul Robertson, TESOL Publisher Dr. Ning Ye, Zhejiang Police College, China Conference Chairs: President Guoliang Fu, Zhejiang Police College Deputy President Yuanjing Shou , Zhejiang Police College Organizer: Zhejiang Police College, China Co-organizers: Multicultural Association of Law and Language, Hong Kong Law Research Centre, Georgetown University, USA Zhejiang University, China Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, China Call for Papers: The 2nd International Conference on Law, Language and Discourse, associated with Multicultural Association of Law and Language, 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, Multimodality and Multidimensionality' promotes research of, and welcomes participation from, researchers of different cultural and language backgrounds from different disciplines and across jurisdictions. The subthemes include but are not limited to: - Legislative language and discourse - Courtroom language and discourse - Corpus Linguistics and legal discourse - Investigation and Interrogation discourse - Intelligence analysis and legal discourse - Legal lexicography - Law and semiotics All accepted papers will be included in the Proceedings of LLD 2012, which are indexed by CPCI-SSH/ISSHP. Selected peer-reviewed papers will be invited for publication at an edited volume to be published and a special issue of International Journal of Law, Language and Discourse. Important Dates: Abstract submission: 31 January 2012 (300-500 words to LLDmallhotmail.com.hk) Notification of acceptance: 15 February 2012 Early registration: 16 February - 15 March 2012 Full paper submission: 15 April 2012 Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 19-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.