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uia.ua.ac.be>6th INTERNATIONAL PRAGMATICS CONFERENCE Reims, Capital of the Champagne Region, France 19-24 July 1998 The 6th INTERNATIONAL PRAGMATICS CONFERENCE will be held on 19-24 July 1998 on the premises of Reims Champagne Congrs, an attractive new conference center located within walking distance from both the railway station and most of the hotels in one of France's major historic cities. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Charles ANTAKI, Dept. of Social Science, Loughborough University; Jan BLOMMAERT, IPrA Research Center, University of Antwerp; Teresa CARB=FE, Center for Advanced Studies in Social Anthropology, Mexico City; Jean CARON, Laboratoire de Psychologie du Langage, Universit de Poitiers; Fernando CASTA=A5OS, Social Sciences Dept., UNAM, Mexico City; Paul CHILTON, Dept. of Languages and European Studies, Aston University, Birmingham; Benot de CORNULIER, Institut de Lettres Modernes, Universit de Nantes; Rob GROOTENDORST, Institute for Dutch Studies, University of Amsterdam; Hanneke HOUTKOOP, Faculty of Social Cultural Studies, Free University of Amsterdam; Catherine KERBRAT- ORECCHIONI, Groupe de Recherches sur les Interactions Communicatives, Universit Lyon 2; Ferenc KIEFER (IPrA President), Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest; Luisa MART=FEN ROJO, Dept. of Linguistics, Universidad Aut=A2noma de Madrid; Eddy ROULET, Dpartement de Linguistique, Universit de Genve; Gunter SENFT (IPrA Editor), Max-Planck Research Group for Cognitive Anthropology, Nijmegen; Jef VERSCHUEREN (IPrA Secretary General), IPrA Research Center, University of Antwerp; Ana Celia ZENTELLA, Hunter College, City University of New York SPECIAL TOPIC LANGUAGE AND IDEOLOGY OTHER TOPICS The conference is open to all other pragmatics-related topics as well (where pragmatics is interpreted very broadly as a cognitive, social, and cultural perspective on language and communication). The distribution of topics acro= ss event types is described below. ANTICIPATED EVENT TYPES PLENARY LECTURES: A number of plenary lectures will be given on a diversity of topics, some of general interest to pragmaticians, others directly related to the special topic of this edition of the International Pragmatics Conferences. Plenary speakers will include (titles are tentative!): Michael BILLIG (Dept. of Social Sciences, Loughborough University), Ideology and the dialogic unconscious Charles BRIGGS (Ethnic Studies, University of California at San Diego), Missing signs: Ideological presuppositions and political lacunae in pragmatics Teresa CARB=FE (Center for Adv. Studies in Social Anthropology, Mexico City), On the reading power of pragmatics: A perspective Paul DREW (Dept. of Sociology, The University of York), What a difference a turn makes! Sequence and description in conversation. Oswald DUCROT (cole des Hautes tudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris), Argumentation et infrence Norman FAIRCLOUGH (Dept. of Linguistics, University of Lancaster), (Title to be announced) Monica HELLER (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto), Alternative ideologies of `la francophonie' Paul TAKAHARA (Dept. of English, Kobe City Univ. of Foreign Studies), Pragmatic functions of discourse markers in English and Japanese Ruth WODAK (Dept. of Linguistics, University of Vienna), Discourse and the transformation of identities LECTURE SESSIONS: Regular lecture sessions (20-minute presentations followed by 5 minutes for discussion and allowing 5 minutes for switching between sessions) are reserved for papers which are directly related to the special topic of the conference (but see the information below on `Panels') The Conference Committee reserves the right to place individually submitted abstracts, if accepted for presentation, in poster sessions (see below) on the basis of their relative distance from the special topic. POSTER SESSIONS: Poster sessions are largely devoted to papers of general interest. All posters will stay up for a whole day. Authors of posters will be expected to be available for discussion during a period when no other sessions are held. 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 on a specific topic, which may or may not be directly related to the special topic of the conference. They may consist of one, two or three units of 90 minutes. Within each panel unit a maximum of four 15-minute presentations are given consecutively, followed by a minimum of 30 minutes of discussion (either devoted entirely to an open discussion, or taken up in part by comments by a discussant or discussants). Panels are composed of contributions attracted by panel organizers, combined with individually submitted papers when judged appropriate by the Conference Committee in consultation with the panel organizers. All panel contributions, whether attracted by panel organizers or individually submitted, pass through the same refereeing process and have to be submitted in accordance with the same rules (see `Call for papers' below ). Typically, written versions or extensive outlines of all panel contributions should be available before the conference to facilitate discussion. A number of panels are already being planned. What follows is a tentative list of panel organizers and topics. This list is not restrictive; i.e. additional panels may be proposed. * Oeuvre panels Jan BLOMMAERT (IPrA Research Center, University of Antwerp), Dell Hymes and pragmatics Luisa MART=FEN ROJO (Dept. of Linguistics, Universidad Aut=A2noma de Madrid),Readings of Foucault * Theoretical basics panels Katarzyna JASZCZOLT (Dept. of Linguistics, University of Cambridge) & Kenneth TURNER (Dept. of Linguistics, Brighton University), The theoretical status of pragmatics Sophia MARMARIDOU (Dept. of English Studies, The University of Athens), The interdependence of social and cognitive aspects of pragmatic meaning Yorick WILKS (Institute for Language, Speech and Hearing, University of Sheffield),Empirical pragmatics =FE is it possible? * Special topic panels Bessie DENDRINOS (Dept. of English, The University of Athens), Foreign language teaching and ideological practices Teun van DIJK (Discourse Studies, University of Amsterdam), Discourse-based ideology research: Theoretical perspectives Teun van DIJK (Discourse Studies, University of Amsterdam) & Ruth WODAK (Dept. of Linguistics, University of Vienna), Discourse and racism Alexandra JAFFE (Dept. of Anthropology and Sociology, University of Southern Mississippi), Linguistic ideologies and orthographic debates Amal KARY (Dept. of English, Ain Shams University, Cairo) & Ali SHEHADEH (Dept. of English, University of Aleppo), Language ideologies vs. facts of first- and second-language acquisition Manfred KIENPOINTNER (Dept. of Linguistics, University of Innsbruck), Ideologies of politeness Ben RAMPTON (Center for Applied Linguistic Research, Thames Valley University,London) & Mary BUCHOLTZ (Dept. of Linguistics, University of California at Berkeley), Styling the `other': The representation and performance of outgroup identities Paul THIBAULT (Dept. of Anglogermanic Culture and Literature, University of Venice), Text, multimodality, ideology: A social semiotic perspective * General interest panels Susan BERK-SELIGSON (Dept. of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, University of Pittsburgh), Language and gender in context Donal CARBAUGH (Dept. of Communication, University of Massachusetts at Amherst), Communication in cross-cultural perspective Wolfgang DRESSLER (Dept. of Linguistics, University of Vienna), From cognitive to linguistic principles in language acquisition: Pre- and protomorphology Thorstein FRETHEIM (Dept. of Linguistics, University of Trondheim), Particles/discourse markers and propositional attitude Steven GILLIS (IPrA Research Center, University of Antwerp), Literacy: How children gain a deeper understanding of language by learning to write Annick De HOUWER (Dept. of Social and Political Sciences, University of Antwerp), The development of second-language competence in children Andreas JUCKER (Institut fr Anglistik, University of Giessen), Historical pragmatics Catherine KERBRAT-ORECCHIONI (Groupe de Recherches sur les Interactions Communicatives, Universit Lyon 2), L'analyse des interactions plurilocuteurs: Problmes mthodologiques / The analysis of multi-party interactions: Methodological problems Rosa Graciela MONTES (Dept. of Linguistics, Universidad Aut=A2noma de Puebla), Metadiscursive functions of gesture in interaction Salikoko MUFWENE (Dept. of Linguistics, University of Chicago), The pragmatic dimension of creoles Franois NEMO (Dpt. de Linguistique, Universit d' Orlans), Discourse connectives and the semantic-pragmatic interface / Connecteurs de discours et l'interface smantique-pragmatique Eddy ROULET (Dpt. de Linguistique, Universit de Genve), Plans d'organisation du discours / Levels of organization in discourse Srikant SARANGI (Center for Language and Communication Research, University of Wales, Cardiff) & Stef SLEMBROUCK (Dept. of English, University of Ghent),Institutional discourse Sabah SAFI-STAGNI (Dept. of Linguistics, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah) & Moncef LAHLOU (Language Center, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane), Code-switching Christina SCHFFNER (Dept. of Languages and European Studies, Aston University, Birmingham), The pragmatics of conflict, negotiation, and peace Margret SELTING (Inst. fr Germanistik, University of Potsdam) & Elizabeth COUPER-KUHLEN (Dept. of Linguistics, University of Konstanz), Prosody, syntax,and interaction Liliane TASMOWSKI & Patrick DENDALE (Dept. of Romance Languages, University of Antwerp), L'videntialit / Evidentiality Johannes WAGNER (Dept. of Linguistics, Odense University), International communication: Theoretical and methodological issues Richard WATTS (Dept. of English, University of Bern), Multilingualism Li WEI (Dept. of Speech, University of Newcastle upon Tyne), The cultural construct of `self' and linguistic pragmatics Saida YAHYA-OTHMAN & Casmir RUBAGUMYA (Dept. of Foreign Languages and Linguistics, University of Dar es Salaam), Language planning and language politics in Africa Igor =FE. =FEAGAR (Graduate School of the Humanities, Ljubljana), Polyphony in language NEW FEATURE: DATA SESSIONS: A number of proposals may be accepted from individuals or small groups for 90-minute presentations and discussions of a sample or corpus of natural language data. Especially younger scholars (e.g. in the process of analyzing data for a Ph.D. dissertation) are encouraged to submi= t proposals. ROUND TABLE: A round table discussion is being planned to close the conference. TENTATIVE SCHEDULE Sunday, 19 July 1998 - 15:00-20:00 Registration Monday, 20 July 1998 - 8:00-9:30 Registration - 9:30-10:15 Conference opening - 10:15-11:00 Plenary lecture - 11:00-11:30 Coffee - 11:30-13:00 Two plenary lectures - 13:00-14:30 Lunch - 14:30-16:00 Parallel sessions (for lectures, panels, and data sessions) - 16:00-17:00 Poster period - 17:15 Departure (by bus) for the City Hall - 17:30 Reception offered by the City Council Tuesday, 21 July 1998 - 8:00 Registration desk opens - 8:30-10:00 Parallel sessions - 10:15-11:00 Plenary lecture - 11:00-11:30 Coffee - 11-30-13:00 Parallel sessions - 13:00-14:30 Lunch - 14:30-16:00 Parallel sessions - 16:00-17:00 Poster period - 17:00-17:30 Coffee - 17:30-19:00 Parallel sessions Wednesday, 22 July 1998 - 8:00 Registration desk opens - 8:30-10:00 Two plenary lectures - 10:00-11:00 IPrA General Assembly - 11:00-11:30 Coffee - 11:30-13:00 Two plenary lectures - Afternoon No conference activities Thursday, 23 July 1998 - 8:00-19:00 Schedule identical to Tuesday - 20:00 Conference dinner Friday, 24 July 1998 - 8:00 Registration desk opens - 8:30-10:00 Parallel sessions - 10:15-11:00 Plenary lecture - 11:00-11:30 Coffee - 11-30-13:00 Parallel sessions - 13:00-14:30 Lunch - 14:30-16:00 Parallel sessions - 16:00-17:00 Poster period - 17:00-17:30 Coffee - 17:30-19:00 Concluding round table CALL FOR PAPERS Letters of intent for the organization of PANELS, specifying a clear pragmatics-related topic and explaining the rationale behind the initiative , should reach the IPrA Secretariat as soon as possible, but at any rate no later than September 15th 1997. Such proposals will be negotiated directly in view of the contribution they make to the overall program. Note that all contributions to panels have to be submitted in precisely the same way as individual papers (see below). Proposals for DATA SESSIONS can be made in the same manner as specified below for paper submissions; i.e. one submission form suffices, with all th= e names of those who will be involved, and with the appropriate number of accompanying full-size anonymous abstracts, sent in before the November 1st 1997 general deadline. Note, however, the specific guidelines below for the contents of the abstract. PAPER SUBMISSIONS for PANEL CONTRIBUTIONS (whether invited by the panel organizer(s) or sent in spontaneously), LECTURES and POSTERS, as well as PROPOSALS FOR DATA SESSIONS should be sent BEFORE NOVEMBER 1st 1997 to the IPrA Secretariat. For full INFORMATION, PAPER SUBMISSION FORMS, and REGISTRATION FORMS, contact: IPrA Secretariat P.O. 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Below are 2 calls for papers for the Modern Language Association
sessions organized by the Division on Linguistic Approaches to
Literature sessions. The Division organizes 3 sessions in all. The
first call ("Explicating Reader Inferences") is intended to solicit
abstracts for 2 of the 3 sessions.
The 1997 MLA meeting will be held in Toronto. The exact dates have
not yet been announced, but the usual meeting dates are Dec. 27-30.
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: 1997 Modern Language Association meeting
MLA Division: Linguistic Approaches to Literature
Session Title: Explicating Reader Inferences
Session Description: Contributions may focus on reference and
the identification of discourse referents, as well as
the use of inferencing techniques such as presupposition
and conversational implicature.
For further information, visit the website:
http://linguistlist.org/~linglit/
Preferred Submission: 1-page abstracts
Deadline: March 1, 1997
Send abstracts to: Helen Aristar Dry, preferably via email to:
linglitlinguistlist.org
or by post to:
Dept. of English
Eastern Michigan U.
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
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CALL FOR BRIEF PROPOSALS: 1997 MLA Meeting
MLA Division: Linguistic Approaches to Literature
Session Title: Teaching the Linguistic Analysis of Literature
Session Description: Open discussion of strategies, objectives,
and problems. Short (5 minute) presentations will be
followed by focused discussion led by the presenters.
This is a call for persons who would like to present
a topic and lead a brief discussion of it.
Further information at the website:
http://linguistlist.org/~linglit/
Preferred Submission: Brief (1/2 to 1 page) description of the
specific topic or sample analysis you would like to discuss.
Deadline: March 1, 1997
Send abstracts to: Helen Aristar Dry, preferably via email to:
linglitlinguistlist.org
or by post to:
Dept. of English
Eastern Michigan U.
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
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