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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=073014718-24042009>Dear all, </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=073014718-24042009>I thought this conference may
be of interest to some of you. </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=073014718-24042009>Best wishes... Ute <SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><I>Are you
interested in how culture influences spoken and written
communication?</I><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><I><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Would you like to have
an opportunity to meet with others who share your interest?</FONT></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><I>Are you
wondering what defines a culture?</I><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><I>Are you just
curious about intercultural rhetoric? </I><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>Please join us at
the 5th Conference on Intercultural Rhetoric and Discourse in Ann Arbor June
11-13, 2009. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>We are pleased to invite
you to attend this exciting, interdisciplinary conference that will focus on the
cultural factors—beyond those related to geographic region—that shape
communication. This year’s conference centers on the way contextual
occasions affect communicative and textual outcomes across a wide range of
intercultural settings. Papers will emphasize such areas as:</FONT></P></DIV>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Cross-cultural comparisons<o:p></o:p> </FONT>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Cross-disciplinary differences<o:p></o:p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Business climates<o:p></o:p> </FONT>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Legal traditions<o:p></o:p> </FONT>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>A range of “small cultures”<o:p></o:p>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3></FONT></B> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><B>Plenary
Speakers</B><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><B>Ulla Conner
</B>, Indiana University-Purdue University<SPAN class=073014718-24042009>:
</SPAN>Intercultural Communication: A Call for Interactive
Accommodation<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><B>Fethi Helal</B>,
University of Jendouba, Tunisia<SPAN class=073014718-24042009>: </SPAN>The
Franco-American “AIDS War” (1983-1987): A Discourse Analysis
<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><B>Priscilla
Rogers</B>, Stephen J. Ross School of Business. University of Michigan<SPAN
class=073014718-24042009>: </SPAN>“How May I Help You?” Call Center
Conversations Are Lessons in Politeness for Intercultural Business
Communication</FONT></FONT></P>
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size=3> </FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>A Sampling of our
Presentations</FONT></B></P></DIV>
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<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Expression of Modality in Newspaper Editorials:
A Cross-Linguistic Study of Editorialists’ Modal Choices<o:p></o:p> </FONT>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Hip Hop and Globalization<o:p></o:p> </FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>I’m Afraid That I Should Say I Can’t:
Negotiating Refusals in L2 Business English Emails<o:p></o:p> </FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Metadiscourse in Research Articles Written By
Chinese Writers<o:p></o:p> </FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>New Texts and Contexts: A Comparative Study of
English-Language Web Pages of Universities in the U.S.<o:p></o:p> </FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>No Small Feat: The Use of Communication
Competencies in a Local- Global Gymnastics Business<o:p></o:p> </FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>The Rhetoric of Fatwas: A Gricean
Perspective<o:p></o:p> </FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Reaching out to (small) Cultures, Linking to
(big) Discourse: Using the Web to Examine the Interaction between Public
Speech and Insider Group Discourse<o:p></o:p> </FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Self-Enhancement and Self-Effacement As
Value-Laden Norms<o:p></o:p> </FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Description of Genre Structures of Legal
Texts<o:p></o:p> </FONT>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Discourse Flows, Interdiscursivity and the
Construction of Small Cultures<o:p></o:p> </FONT></LI></UL>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>For information on
housing, registration and travel go to the conference<SPAN
class=073014718-24042009> </SPAN>website: <SPAN class=073014718-24042009><A
title=blocked::http://legacyweb.lsa.umich.edu/eli/eli1/CIRD5
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color=#000000>http://</FONT></SPAN><FONT
color=#000000>legacyweb.lsa.umich.edu/eli/eli1/CIRD5</FONT></FONT></A><FONT
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Conference E-mail:
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>Supported by: The
University of Michigan English Language Institute, Department of Linguistics,
and the International Institute <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2>Dr. Ute Römer</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2>Director of the Applied Corpus
Linguistics Unit<BR>English Language Institute<BR>University of
Michigan</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2>Email: <A
title=blocked::mailto:uroemer@umich.edu href="mailto:uroemer@umich.edu"><FONT
title=blocked::mailto:uroemer@umich.edu face="Trebuchet MS" color=#000000
size=2>uroemer@umich.edu</FONT></A><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2> <BR>Phone:
+1 734 763 7133 </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2>Fax: +1 734 763 0369
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title=blocked::http://www.elicorpora.info/
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title=blocked::http://www.uteroemer.com/ href="http://www.uteroemer.com/"><FONT
color=#000000>http://www.uteroemer.com</FONT></A> <BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><STRONG>Surface mail address:
<BR></STRONG>Dr. Ute Römer <BR>University of Michigan <BR>English Language
Institute <BR>500 E. Washington Street <BR>Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2028 <BR>USA
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