LINGUIST List 25.2801
Thu
Jul 03 2014
Calls: Pragmatics,
Socioling, Discourse Analysis, Historical Ling,
Applied Ling/Belgium
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Anna White <awhitelinguistlist.org>
Date: 03-Jul-2014
From: Helmut Gruber
<helmut.k.gruber
univie.ac.at>
Subject: Pragmatics of Genre
Formation
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Full Title: Pragmatics of Genre Formation
Date: 26-Jul-2015 - 31-Jul-2015
Location: Antwerp, Belgium
Contact Person: Helmut Gruber
Meeting Email:
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Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics;
Discourse Analysis; Historical Linguistics;
Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics
Call Deadline: 01-Sep-2014
Meeting Description:
Although genres are conceptualized differently
in different theories, a general consensus
exists that they are semiotic forms of social
action which reflect the social purpose they
serve in the group(s) that use(s) them (e.g.
Ehlich & Rehbein, 1986; Martin, 1992;
Miller, 1994). Much less consensus, however,
exists on the question of how stable (or not)
genres are and how new genres come into
existence. The phenomenon of genre-emergence
gives rise to a series of interesting, yet so
far under-researched, questions:
- Under which conditions do new genres “emerge”
(bottom-up) from existing ones and when are
they “implemented” (top-down) in more or less
formal ways?
- How do different macro-contextual forces
(like social and political transformations,
technological innovations, historical and
institutional changes, etc.) impact the
(micro-level) everyday communicative practices
in which genres are realized?
- Do new communicative forms (like social media
platforms) have a “pulling” effect (in the
sense that they stimulate new communicative
needs) on the formation of new genres?
- How are the contextual (social,
institutional, technological, political)
factors that influence genre formation are
accounted for in different linguistic genre
theories?
Being aware that each of these questions can be
answered differently according to the
theoretical angle under which they are
approached and according to the empirical data
which are investigated, the panel aims at
bringing together scholars who have been
investigating various aspects of the formation
of new genres in historical media studies,
communication in social media and various
settings of institutional discourse.
Call for Papers:
By presenting empirically based investigations,
the participants will critically reflect (a) on
the factors which influence the
emergence/formation/implementation processes of
new genres and (b) on the theoretical
implications their empirical results have. The
panel thus intends to stimulate discussion
between research fields that have not yet been
in close contact so far and to gain new
insights into the factors which are relevant
for the emergence of new genres.
If you would be interested to participate in
the panel please send an abstract (max. 500
words) to helmut.k.gruber
univie.ac.at until September 1,
2014. Please note that presenters at
International Pragmatics Conference have to be
(or become) IPRA members for two successive
years (2014/2015).
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