LINGUIST List 22.4532 Sat Nov 12 2011 Calls: Text/Corpus Ling/ International Journal of English Studies (Jrnl) Editor for this issue: Brent Miller <brentlinguistlist.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.     Ángela Almela , International Journal of English Studies Message 1: International Journal of English Studies Date: 10-Nov-2011 From: Ángela Almela <angelalmum.es> Subject: International Journal of English Studies E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: International Journal of English Studies Call Deadline: 31-Jan-2012 IJES 12.2 (2012): A New Approach to Literature: Corpus Linguistics Computer-aided research based on the large amount of linguistic corpora available, ensures the reliability of the findings, revealing patterns of usage of which linguists had only a vague notion or even no knowledge at all. It seems that this approach can appeal to all linguists who would like to see the findings of linguistic science grounded in real language and not in theoretically-based constructs. Not only linguists, but also any philologist working with literary texts can benefit from corpus linguistics, which can cover a wide variety of topics, ranging from the quantitative relationship between lexis, morphology and syntax to the issues of morality, feminism or sexism in language. The tools developed within the framework of corpus linguistics provide a convenient construct for studying, among other subjects, how a writer uses certain words and phrases, whether there are specific patterns in his/her use of language, and what issues these patterns may identify. This kind of research can make a substantial contribution in bringing together corpus data, linguistic analysis and stylistic interpretation. This work may address a wide range of fundamental questions concerning the nature of linguistic and literary originality and creativity, and how corpus data can be used (or misused) in assessing a particular author or text in this regard. The objective of this issue of IJES is to propagate this new approach to literature by presenting papers from a broad variety of research methodologies, including interdisciplinary research. This monograph intends to offer a new computational outlook for broadening the scope of literary analysis. In this way, we welcome papers which examine any kind of literary text from a corpus perspective. Due to the active interest you have taken in corpus linguistics throughout your academic career, we would really appreciate your contribution for this forthcoming issue of our journal. Published twice a year, IJES attracts contributions from both nationally and internationally acclaimed scholars and is indexed, among others, in DICE, ISOC, MLA, IBZ, LLBA and Academic Search Complete. Suggested Topics: Suggested topics include, but are not limited to: - Quantitative aspects of literary genres - Resources and techniques for the study of literature using corpora - The interface of corpus linguistics and stylistics - The interface of forensic linguistics and stylometry - Corpus annotation as a means of performing a thorough analysis of linguistic features in literary texts - The role of computational stylistics in the teaching of literature - Creativity in language, as analysed by means of corpus evidence - Stylometric study of the idiolects of literary characters - Theoretical and practical problems with the use of corpora in literary study - Computer stylometry in practice Submission Procedure: At this stage, it would be useful if you could send us an expression of interest (angelalmum.es). Please submit full papers (7,000-8,000 words) in English and a short author's statement by January 31, 2012, with notification and reviews by February 29. Final manuscripts will be due by April 1, 2012. Guidelines for authors can be found on the IJES website (http://www.um.es/ijes/index.php). Proposals must be submitted to the editors: angelalmum.es and kirinaum.es More information about the Journal: www.um.es/ijes Dr. Irina Keshabyan and Ángela Almela, MA English Department University of Murcia Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 12-Nov-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.