LINGUIST List 17.2085

Tue Jul 18 2006

Calls: General Ling/Belgium; General Ling/Malaysia

Editor for this issue: Dan Parker <danlinguistlist.org>

Directory         1.    Philppe De Brabanter, The Notion of Commitment in Linguistics
         2.    Siti Hamin Stapa, Language and Nationhood: Discourse Across Cultures and Disciplines
Message 1: The Notion of Commitment in Linguistics
Date: 16-Jul-2006
From: Philppe De Brabanter <phdebrabyahoo.co.uk>
Subject: The Notion of Commitment in Linguistics



Full Title: The Notion of Commitment in Linguistics Short Title: Commitment2007
Date: 11-Jan-2007 - 13-Jan-2007 Location: Antwerp, Belgium Contact Person: Patrick Dendale
Meeting Email: < click here to access email >
Web Site: http://www.ua.ac.be/commitment
Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics

Call Deadline: 20-Aug-2006

Meeting Description:

(Non-)Commitment ((non-)prise en charge in French) are notions which are fairly often used in the analysis of certain types of linguistic phenomena but are hardly ever the subject of explicit investigation in their own right. This conference welcomes theoretical and empirical contributions within both the French and the Anglo-American linguistic tradition addressing the issue in its own right or in terms of its role in different linguistic phenomena.

The Notion of Commitment:

(Non-)Commitment ((non-)prise en charge in French) is a notion which is fairly often used in the analysis of certain types of linguistic phenomena.

Goal of the conference:

The aim of this conference is to bring together research which crucially draws on the notion of (non-)commitment in one or another way, in an attempt to achieve a better understanding of the nature and the extension of the notion itself. It welcomes theoretical and empirical contributions addressing the issue in its own right or in terms of its role in any relevant linguistic or conceptual phenomenon, using any kind of methodological approach, and coming from any kind of theoretical background. One section of the conference will be devoted to typological contributions, next to other sections dealing with grammatical or lexical markers or strategies of (non-)commitment in the Romance and Germanic languages.

Theoretical problems pertaining to the notion:

The theoretical issues addressed in this conference can be summarized in terms of five central questions:A) To what does (non-)commitment apply? What are possible objects or (aspects of) objects of (non-)commitment (elements of form, aspects or levels of meaning, illocutionary force)? Is commitment entirely dependent on ''what is in the speaker's mind'' (the concepts and intentions a speaker has access to) or may one be committed to ''things that are in other people's minds''?B) Who commits him/herself? Who is the agent of the commitment (which instance of the speaker)? This, which relates to the notion of ''polyphony'' popularised by Oswald Ducrot, is especially important when several speakers/thinkers can be identified in an utterance, as in cases of reported speech or reported thought.C) When does (non-)commitment apply? Only at the moment of speech, or also at other times?D) What is the nature of (non-)commitment? Are there different forms or degrees of it?E) How is (non-)commitment taken? Under which conditions and by means of which forms, mechanisms or strategies is it signalled?

Conference languages:

In view of the fact that the notion of (non-)commitment or (non-)prise en charge ((non)responsibilité) is quite manifestly present in the French linguistic tradition (especially in the aftermath of the work of Benveniste), more so than in the Anglo-American tradition, the present conference also explicitly aims to establish communication on the issue between these 'geographical' research traditions. Therefore, the conference will feature presentations in French as well as in English.

Deadline for abstract submissions is August 20, 2006

Format and evaluation of abstracts-Abstracts will be refereed anonymously.-Abstracts are to be submitted as an attachment in Word or Rich Text Format to an email sent to commitment2007ua.ac.beWeb: webhost.ua.ac.be/dendaleTél: +32 3 820 28 13Fax: +32 3 820 28 23


Message 2: Language and Nationhood: Discourse Across Cultures and Disciplines
Date: 16-Jul-2006
From: Siti Hamin Stapa <sitihamipkrisc.cc.ukm.my>
Subject: Language and Nationhood: Discourse Across Cultures and Disciplines



Full Title: Language and Nationhood: Discourse Across Cultures and Disciplines Short Title: SoLLs Intec 07
Date: 15-May-2007 - 17-May-2007 Location: Subang, Malaysia Contact Person: Noraini Ibrahim
Meeting Email: < click here to access email >
Web Site: http://www.fpbahasa.ukm.my/SoLLsINTEC07/index.htm
Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics

Call Deadline: 15-Dec-2006

Meeting Description:

The conference aims to bring together international and local academicians, researchers and experts in a dialogue to exchange and share ideas and ideologies, knowledge and disciplines, cultures and practices, policies and positions, and plans and visions. The conference will be avenue for discourses across various cultures from the East and West and multidisciplines from varied areas of study in language, literary studies, linguistics, education.

Presentations are invited for the following: paper presentations, workshops, demonstrations, panel discussions, poster or multimedia presentations. Presentations may be in English or Bahasa Malaysia. Please send an abstract of your paper (250 words) and your bio-data (50 words) in English to nibpkrisc.cc.ukm.my before 15th December 2006 by e-mail or by mail on a floppy disk (MS word). Please name the file according to author, e.g. Siti.doc and include the following information:

-Author's name --E-mail address-Affiliation --Title of paper (not more than 15 words)-Full address I(ncl. tel. and fax nos.) --Biodata (50 words)

Correspondence:

The SecretariatSoLLs.INTEC.07 Language and Nationhood: Discourses across Cultures and DisciplinesSchool of Language Studies & LinguisticsFaculty of Social Sciences and HumanitiesUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia43600 Bangi, Selangor, MalaysiaTel. 603-89216676/6498 : Fax. 603-89254577