Full Title: Seminar on Metaphor, Metonymy and their Interaction - 17th ESSE Conference
Short Title: Metaphor and metonymy - ESSE

Date: 26-Aug-2024 - 30-Aug-2024
Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
Contact Person: Robert Kiełtyka
Meeting Email: [email protected]
Web Site: https://wp.unil.ch/esse2024/

Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science
Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Call Deadline: 31-Jan-2024

Call for Papers:

17th ESSE Conference
26-30 August 2024 in Lausanne, Switzerland

Call for Seminar Papers
ESSE 2024 Seminar on Conceptual Metaphor, Metonymy, and Their Interaction
[in person]

Almost three decades after Antonio Barcelona organized a seminar on metaphor and metonymy at the ESSE conference in Debrecen (1997), it seems apposite to take inventory of what insights we have gained in the interim. By taking a cross-linguistic/cross-cultural perspective (involving English, on which researchers have mostly concentrated so far, and/or going beyond), the proposed seminar aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of conceptual metaphor and metonymy and how these mental processes interact in language, thought and culture. By examining their fundamental principles, mechanisms, and implications, the seminar will explore the intricate dynamics that shape our conceptual systems.
Possible topics to be covered: interaction between metaphor and metonymy; blending and integration of metaphor and metonymy in conceptualization; complementary and contrasting roles of metaphor and metonymy; case studies and empirical research on the interaction of metaphor and metonymy; the role of metaphor/metonymy in shaping cognition, language, and culture; cultural variation and context in metaphor/metonymy usage; metaphor and metonymy from a multimodal perspective; metaphor and metonymy in word-formation; analysis of metaphor and metonymy in specialized discourse (e.g., politics, business, science, advertising, film, religion)
Scholars wishing to contribute their papers to the seminar on Conceptual Metaphor, Metonymy, and Their Interaction are invited to submit 250-word abstracts of their proposed presentations and a brief bio through the EasyChair platform https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esse2024metaphorandm by 31 January 2024. Please upload a pdf version of your abstract as well.

Convenors:
• Réka Benczes (Corvinus University, Budapest) [email protected]
• Mario Brdar (University of Osijek) [email protected]
• Robert Kiełtyka (University of Rzeszów) [email protected]
• Marcin Kudła (University of Rzeszów) [email protected]
• Goran Milić (University of Osijek) [email protected]

DEADLINES:
Submissions of individual seminar papers (via EasyChair platform): 31 January 2024
Notification of acceptance: 15 February 2024
Conference registration will begin on 1 March 2024
Conference dates: 26-30 August 2024