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1. Int. Pragmatics Ass., 4th INTERNATIONAL PRAGMATICS CONFERENCE

4th INTERNATIONAL PRAGMATICS CONFERENCE

Kobe, Japan, July 25-30, 1993

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 DO NOT FORGET THE ABSTRACTS DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1ST 1992
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Local Organizing Committee:

Chairman: Paul O. TAKAHARA, Kobe City University of Foreign
Studies

Members: Masayoshi SHIBATANI, Kobe University; Yukimasa HATTORI,
Shoin Women's University, Kobe; Seisaku KAWAKAMI, Osaka
University; Sachiko IDE, Japan Women's University; Yoshihiro
NISHIMITSU, Kobe University; Masa-aki YAMANASHI, Kyoto
University; Kensei SUGAYAMA, Kobe City University of Foreign
Studies

IPrA Conference Committee:

Michel de FORNEL, CNET-CNRS; Bruce FRASER, Boston University;
David GOOD, Cambridge University; John GUMPERZ, University of
California at Berkeley; Marjorie HARNESS GOODWIN, University of
South Carolina; Ferenc KIEFER, Hungarian Academy of Sciences;
Chungmin LEE, Seoul University; Sandra THOMPSON, University of
California at Santa Barbara; Amparo TUSON, Autonomous University
of Barcelona; Jef VERSCHUEREN, University of Antwerp

 CONFERENCE TOPICS

Whereas the 1st International Pragmatics Conference (Viareggio,
1985) was centered around a metatheoretical question concerning
the status of pragmatics as a potentially coherent, though
interdisciplinary, perspective on language and communication, the
2nd IPC (Antwerp, 1987) addressed the more practical issue of
intercultural and international communication. The 3rd IPC
(Barcelona, 1990) returned to a more theoretical question: the
interdependence of social and cognitive approaches to language
use. For the 4th International Pragmatics Conference, a special
topic has been chosen which combines the practical concerns
addressed in Antwerp with the theoretical question posed in
Barcelona. That special topic is:

 Cognition and Communication
 in an Intercultural Context


This special topic may be approached theoretically, with reference to
session topics 1.1 to 1.3, or in terms of specific areas of application
(2.1. to 2.5.):

 1. Theoretical issues

 1.1. The role of cognitive styles in communication
 1.2. Communicative strategies and cognitive processing
 1.3. The establishment and maintenance of cultural identity

 2. Areas of application

 2.1. Foreign language teaching
 2.2. Natural language processing
 2.3. Language policy
 2.4. International communication and politics
 2.5. English as an international language

In addition to the special topic sessions, there will be a number of events
representing topics of general interest. In principle, any issue approached
from a pragmatic angle (where pragmatics is seen in its broadest sense as
the cognitive, social and cultural study of language and communication) may
be dealt with. However, there will be a clear division of labor between the
different types of events.

 EVENT TYPES

Plenary lectures: Plenary lectures on a diversity of topics of general
interest will be given (tentatively) by:

 Robin LAKOFF
 (University of California at Berkeley)

 Stephen C. LEVINSON
 (Max-Planck Research Group
 for Cognitive Anthropology, Nijmegen)

 Jacob MEY
 (Odense University)

 Masayoshi SHIBATANI
 (Kobe University)

 Sandra THOMPSON
 (University of California at Santa Barbara)

 Anna WIERZBICKA
 (Australian National University, Canberra)

Lecture sessions: Regular lecture sessions (20-minute presentations followed
by 5 minutes for discussion and allowing 5 minutes for switching between
sessions) will be reserved for papers which are directly related to the
special topic of the conference or any of its subtopics (see back side of
this circular). The Conference Committee reserves the right to place
individually submitted abstracts, the quality of which would normally make
them acceptable for presentation, in poster sessions (as opposed to the
lecture sessions) on the basis of their relative distance from the special
topic.

Poster sessions: Poster sessions, for which ample time will be reserved in
order to guarantee good opportunities for discussion, will be largely
devoted to papers of general interest. Individually submitted papers which
are less directly related to the special topic will be placed here, though
it is also possible to submit papers directly for the poster sessions.
(All abstracts, including those for poster presentations, will be printed
in the set of abstracts provided at the beginning of the conference!)

Panels: Panels take the form of a series of closely related lectures
(with the same duration as for the lecture sessions) on a specific topic
-- which does not have to be directly related to the special topic of the
conference -- followed by a 30-minute slot during which one or more
discussants present a 15-minute reaction to the papers and 15 minutes are
reserved for general discussion. The organizers of such panels are
responsible for submitting the complete set of abstracts before the regular
abstracts deadline and, in case of acceptance, for the further preparation
of the event (which will involve, for instance, making sure that the
discussants receive drafts of the complete papers before the conference).
Preparations have already begun for panels on methodological issues and
on the IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics project. But there is room for many
more proposals.

 ABSTRACTS

Five copies of your abstract (or of the set of abstracts in case you are
proposing a panel) should be sent before November 1st 1992 to the
following address:

 IPrA Secretariat
 P.O. Box 33
 B-2018 Antwerp 11
 Belgium

All abstracts should contain (in this order): Full name, full address,
title of your presentation, and a one-page summary of your topic, approach,
and major conclusions. If sent by telefax (either to number +32 3 8202244
or number +32 3 2305574) or by e-mail (ipraccu.uia.ac.be), they should
be followed by a hard copy, the print quality of which is suitable for
publication in the set of abstracts.

 REGISTRATION

Prospective participants will have to register directly with the local
Conference Secretariat at the following address, to which the attached
registration form should be sent:

 4th International Pragmatics Conference
 Secretariat, c/o Kensei Sugayama
 Department of English
 Kobe City University of Foreign Studies
 9-1, Gakuen-higashi-machi
 Nishi-ku, Kobe 651-21
 Japan

 tel. +81 78 794 8111 ext. 8179
 fax +81 78 792 9020

Registration fees:

 * Advance registration (acceptable until March 1st 1993):

 - IPrA members: ~] 16,500.--
 - non-members: ~] 19,500.--

 * On-site registration:

 - IPrA members: ~] 20,000.--
 - non-members: ~] 23,000.--

Registration fees include: (i) a copy of the preliminary program, to be
sent out in March/April; (ii) a copy of the complete set of abstracts,
available on arrival.

Note: (i) It is not possible for the organizers to consider paper or panel
 proposals other than those submitted by members; non-members
 interested in presenting a paper or proposing/participating in
 a panel should apply for membership, using the attached form,
 before the November 1st 1992 abstracts deadline.

 (ii) Accepted papers/panels cannot be entered into the preliminary
 program unless the advance registration fee is paid before the
 March 1st 1993 advance registration deadline; notices of
 acceptance will be sent out in late January/early February.
 Prospective participants who have to withdraw at a later date
 due to circumstances beyond their control, will be partly
 compensated for the financial loss: they will receive a copy
 of the set of abstracts by mail, and the remainder of their
 registration fee will count as payment for their 1994 IPrA
 membership dues.

Manner of payment:

Advance registration fees should preferably be transfered in yen into
the following conference accounts:

Bank: Sannomiya-minamiguchi Branch, The Sakura Bank Ltd., 8-1-21,
Onoe-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe 651, Japan; Account name: 4th International
Pragmatics Conference; Account number: 602-5464618;

Post Office Giro: Girobank transfer in Japanese yen, all charges prepaid;
Account name: 4th International Pragmtaics Conference; Account number:
Kobe 0-16878 (mentioning the account center 'Kobe').

Alternatively, prospective participants may send international money orders
or bank drafts, made out in yen and drawn on a Japanese bank, directly to
the conference secretariat.

 LOCATION

The conference site will be the Shoin Women's University, 1-2-1, Shinohara
Obanoyamacho, Nada-ku, Kobe 657, Japan (Tel.: +81-78-8826122; Fax: +81-78-
8011185).

 TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION

Negotiations to secure favorable rates for air travel from Europe and
North America will be completed by October 1992. Hotel accommodation
will be available from approximately US $ 60.-- per night (single room
average). Kobe is conveniently located for excursions to Kyoto, Nara,
and Osaka.

More precise travel information will be made available in the Fall.
Further details about accommodation will be sent to all prospective
participants together with the preliminary program (in March/April 1993).


 DO NOT FORGET THE ABSTRACTS DEADLINE:
 November 1st 1992

4th INTERNATIONAL PRAGMATICS CONFERENCE
Kobe, July 25-30 1993

REGISTRATION FORM

NAME: ..................................................................

Address: ..................................................................

 ..................................................................

Telephone numbers (optional):home ...................................
 office .................................
Fax: ..................................................................
E-mail address: .......................................................

Please fill out this form and return it to: 4th International Pragmatics
Conference, Secretariat, c/o Kensei Sugayama, Department of English, Kobe
City University of Foreign Studies, 9-1, Gakuen-higashi-machi, Nishi-ku,
Kobe 651-21, Japan

O I am a member of the International Pragmatics Association
O I have sent my IPrA membership application form to the IPrA Secretariat

 O I would like to present a paper during the conference; my abstract
 has been sent/will be sent to the IPrA Secretariat before the
 November 1st 1992 deadline; my preregistration fee of ~] 16,500
 is being paid/will be paid into the conference account before
 the March 1st 1993 deadline

 O I would like to be registered as a participant; my preregistration
 fee of ~] 16,500 is being paid/will be paid into the conference
 account before the March 1st 1993 deadline

O I am not a member of the International Pragmatics Association, nor am
 I applying for membership

 O I would like to be registered as a participant; my preregistration
 fee of ~] 19,500 is being paid/will be paid into the conference
 account before the March 1st 1993 deadline

 O I would like to be kept informed about the conference

O My payment is enclosed (international money order/bank draft)
O My payment will be transfered into the conference account

 Date: Signature:


MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION -- 1992 INTERNATIONAL PRAGMATICS ASSOCIATION

Membership includes a subscription to PRAGMATICS: Quarterly Publication of
the International Pragmatics Association (600 pp. per year, issues due in
March, June, September, December). Other membership benefits:
- significant discounts on personal subscriptions to the Journal of
Pragmatics (North-Holland Publishing Company), Pragmatics & Cognition
(John Benjamins Publishing Company), and Research on Language and
Social Interaction (and several other journals by Lawrence Erlbaum
Associates)
- 25 % discount on most pragmatics-related publications by John Benjamins
(Philadelphia/Amsterdam)
- access to the facilities of the IPrA Research Center (including a
documentation center)
- the right to submit papers for presentation at the International
Pragmatics Conferences

NAME: ..................................................................

Address: ..................................................................

 ..................................................................

 ..................................................................

Telephone numbers (optional):home ...................................
 office .................................

Fax: ..................................................................
E-mail address: .......................................................

Please fill out the reverse side of this membership application form and
return it with payment to: IPrA Secretariat, P.O. Box 33, B-2018 Antwerp 11,
Belgium.

Payments to the International Pragmatics Association should be made by
means of:
1. Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Eurocard, Diners Club (use of one
of these credit cards also makes automatic renewals possible)
2. a personal check drawn on a US bank, payable in US dollars
3. a Eurocheque payable in Belgian francs (not in dollars)
4. postal money orders payable in Belgian francs

Other checks or money orders, as well as direct bank transfers (to the
IPrA account number 409-6533161-61 at the Kredietbank, Eiermarkt 20,
B-2000 Antwerp, Belgium), are acceptable only if $ 8.00/BF 300 is added
to cover bank charges.

Checks or money orders should be made out to the International Pragmatics
Association (or IPrA).

UNESCO coupons are acceptable for people from countries with currency
restrictions.


1992 MEMBERSHIP DUES

O Regular member (US $ 55.00/BF 2.000)US $ ________/BF ________
O Supporting member (US $ 85.00/BF 3.000)US $ ________/BF ________
O Student (US $ 35.00/BF 1.200 with proof)US $ ________/BF ________
 Signature, title and affiliation of professor affirming student status:

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O US $ 15.00/BF 500 for foreign air mail (note that surface mail is used
 unless this sum is paid)
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O I wish to receive back issues for 1991 (at the same rate as above)

 US $ ________/BF ________

CONTRIBUTIONS

O General US $ ________/BF ________

O Membership assistance for scholars from countries with currency
 restrictions
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DISCOUNT SUBSCRIPTIONS

O I wish to take advantage of the special IPrA member subscription
 rate to the Journal of Pragmatics for 1993 (BF 4,500.-- or its
 exact equivalent in US $)
 US $ ________/BF ________

O I wish to take advantage of the special IPrA member subscription rate
 to Pragmatics & Cognition for 1993 (BF 1,700.-- or US $ 55)

 US $ ________/BF ________

TOTAL AMOUNT: US $ ________/BF_________

MANNER OF PAYMENT

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O Please charge my credit card:
 Type of card: O Eurocard O Visa O American Expr.
 O Mastercard O Diners Club

 Expiration date: .....................
 Card number: ........................................................
 Signature: .............................
 Date:........................................

REQUEST FOR AUTOMATIC RENEWAL

O I hereby authorize the International Pragmatics Association, until
 further notice, to charge an amount equivalent to the above to my
 credit card in January of each year starting 1992. I understand that
 I will be reminded at least one month in advance.

 Signature: .....................................
 Date: ................................