[Corpora-List] Call for Papers: 42nd ISFC

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CALL FOR PAPERS

42nd International Systemic Functional Congress

RWTH Aachen University, Germany, 27-31 July 2015

**Challenging Boundaries**

The framework of Systemic Functional Linguistics has been applied in many
different fields and research contexts, establishing it firmly as a
prominent approach amongst functional theories. The theme “Challenging
Boundaries” invites speakers to present new ideas as well as
interdisciplinary work with SFL, but also to reflect on familiar
applications and discuss future developments in established contexts.
Questions to be raised may include addressing the boundaries between
languages in cross-linguistic studies but also in variational linguistics
(non-standard variety or different language?), between literary and
non-literary language, between language and other semiotic systems in
multimodal studies, between register and genre, register and context,
between social-semiotic and cognitive perspectives, between qualitative and
quantitative approaches, between example-based and probabilistic approaches
and boundaries across strata. Finally, we also welcome contributions which
discuss boundaries to neighbouring frameworks such as Functional Discourse
Grammar, Constructionist approaches, Critical Discourse Analysis etc.
exploring interconnections with SFL.

Papers discussing ideas in this perspective are invited in the areas below,
though the following is by no means an exhaustive list, and in keeping with
tradition, papers not strictly related to the theme or outside of the SFL
perspective will also be considered.

- The levels: phonology, lexico-grammar, cohesion, semantics, discourse

- Language education

- Language learning & development

- Diachronic studies

- Language, power and knowledge

- Appraisal

- Multimodality

- Register and genre

- Context of situation and context of culture

- Regional variation

- Language typology and contrastive studies

- Translation studies

- Studies of verbal art

- Methodology: computational approaches, links to experimental research

- Socio-cultural variation

- SFL and other language theories

Paper presentations will be of 20 minutes duration plus 10 minutes question
time.

**Submission**

We invite proposals for four forms of contribution: papers, posters,
workshops, and colloquia.

Abstracts for paper and poster presentations should be 500 words excluding
references. Please choose the format that best suits your presentation.
Abstracts should include a description of the study, its motivation as well
as (preliminary) results.

Workshops cover a specific topic in a hands-on session. We invite proposals
of approximately 1,000 words describing the topic and approach. Colloquia
consist of 3-4 closely related presentations by different presenters on a
joint topic convened by a (team of) chair(s). Abstracts for colloquia should
include a general abstract of about 300 words written by the convener of the
colloquium, with abstracts by each participating presenter of around 200
words each.

Submissions will be reviewed anonymously by two reviewers. Abstracts should
contain a statement of the aim of the contribution, and should make clear
how the paper relates to previous and/or current work within SFL and any
other frameworks. Abstracts should also provide a description of the main
part of the presentation including a statement of the chosen methodology,
results and key references.

The working language of the conference is English.

**Proceedings**

In addition to the book of abstracts accompanying the conference, we plan a
publication of selected papers from accepted abstracts. These papers will
undergo further review before publication. Deadline for submission for
review is 31 August 2015.

**Important Dates**

Abstract submission: 15 October 2014 - 30 November 2014

Notification of acceptance: 15 January 2015

Early registration ends 30 April 2015

Regular registration ends 13 July 2015

Pre-Congress Institute: 22 – 25 July 2015

Congress: 27 – 31 July 2015

**Plenary Speakers**

Monika Bednarek, University of Sydney

Heidi Byrnes, Georgetown University, Washington

Lise Fontaine, Cardiff University

Christian Matthiessen, Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Maite Taboada, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver

**Programme Committee**

John Bateman, Universität Bremen

Wendy Bowcher, Sun Yat-sen University

Honglin Chen, University of Wollongong

Ben Clarke, University of Portsmouth

Cecilia Colombi, University of California

Alexanne Don, University of New South Wales

Chris Gledhill, Université Paris Diderot

Samiah Hassan, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza

Rosemary Huisman, University of Sydney

Derek Irwin, University of Nottingham

Martin Kaltenbacher, Universität Salzburg

Kerstin Kunz, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

Julia Lavid, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Donna Miller, Università degil Studi di Bologna

Alison Moore, University of Wollongong

Mick O'Donnell, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Sonja Starc, Univerza na Primorskem

Erich Steiner, Universität des Saarlandes

Elizabeth Swain, Università di Trieste

Kazuhiro Teruya, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Geoff Thompson, University of Liverpool

Chris Taylor, Università di Trieste

Gordon Tucker, Cardiff University

Eija Ventola, Aalto University

Geoff Williams, University of British Columbia

-- further members to be confirmed --

**Organising Committee**

Stella Neumann

Jennifer Fest

Nicole Hützen

Paula Niemietz

Rebekah Wegener

**Contact**

For more details and submission information, please contact us:

www.isfc2015.anglistik.rwth-aachen.de 

isfc2015 at anglistik.rwth-aachen.de 

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