LINGUIST List 23.294 Mon Jan 16 2012 Calls: Forensic Linguistics, Discourse Analysis/Malaysia 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.     Azirah Hashim , Regional Conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists 2012 Message 1: Regional Conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists 2012 Date: 16-Jan-2012 From: Azirah Hashim <azirahhum.edu.my> Subject: Regional Conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists 2012 E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Regional Conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists 2012 Short Title: IAFL2012 Date: 05-Jul-2012 - 07-Jul-2012 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Contact Person: IAFL2012 Secretariat Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Web Site: http://umconference.um.edu.my/IAFL2012 Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis; Forensic Linguistics Call Deadline: 29-Feb-2012 Meeting Description: Regional Conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists 2012 (IAFL2012) Objectives: This conference aims to explore and share research developments in the field of forensic linguistics and language and the law by: - Identifying emerging forensic trends, threats and challenges; - Discussing issues of language and the law and courtroom practices and - Examining the roles of languages and linguistics in forensic studies or contexts. Theme Areas and Topics: Language and the Legal Process: - Language in law - Specialist lexis - Judicial matters - Legislation - Arbitration - Disputes - Proceedings - Law enforcement - Legal genres Language as Evidence: - Text authenticity - Authorship attribution - Forensic phonetics - Forensic linguistics - Veracity in language - Forensic transcription - Plagiarism Language, Crime and Law: - Pragmatics of police interrogations - Order in the courtroom - Judges and juries - Expert witnesses - Islamic courts - Court interpreting Other Related Sub-Themes: - Applied linguistics in law - Discourse analysis of legal resources - Historical developments - Variations in courts/countries/jurisdictions - Intercultural matters - Human rights 2nd Call for Papers: The organisers cordially invite papers addressing the conference topics for a 20-minute oral presentation and another 10 minutes for questions and answers. Please submit a 250-300-word abstract and 60-word biography to the Secretariat and provide your full name and title, your university or departmental affiliation and the title of your paper. Secretariat email: IAFLConf2012gmail.com Updates: Abstract submission deadline: February 29, 2012 (extended) Notification of abstract acceptance: By March 15, 2012 Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 16-Jan-2012       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.