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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b>Dear List Members,<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Call for Papers<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Workshop: Evaluative Language and Corpus Linguistics<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Corpus Linguistics 2013 conference, Lancaster University, 22 July 2013<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Proposals for papers are invited for a full-day workshop on the topic of evaluative language and corpus linguistics, to be held on the first day of Corpus Linguistics 2013 at Lancaster University. The aim is to bring together researchers working in the areas of stance, appraisal, subjectivity and affect and using corpus investigation methodologies in their research.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We particularly welcome proposals focusing on the following themes: <o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Use of corpus evidence to generate, test, or enhance theories and models of evaluative language<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Studies of evaluative language in specific contexts<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Applications of evaluative language studies<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>If you wish to take part in the workshop, please send an abstract of no more than 250 words to Susan Hunston (<a href="mailto:s.e.hunston@bham.ac.uk">s.e.hunston@bham.ac.uk</a>), using the following format:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Page 1: Your name, contact details, and the title of the abstract.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Page 2: The title of the abstract and the abstract itself<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Abstracts will be selected by a committee consisting of:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Monika Bednarek (University of Sydney)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Marina Bondi (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Susan Hunston (University of Birmingham)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Neil Millar (University of Birmingham)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b>Format of the workshop:<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>The proposed format is three 90-minute sessions, plus a round table discussion. Each session will comprise three or four papers, giving a total of about 10 papers. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b>Important dates and notes:<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i>Deadline for the submission of abstracts:</i> <b>25<sup>th</sup> January 2013<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i>You will hear back from us by: </i><b>25<sup>th</sup> February 2013<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i>In line with the policy of the conference organisers, you are welcome to submit abstracts both for this workshop and for the main CL13 conference. However, if you give two papers they should be different, without substantial overlap.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Prof Susan Hunston<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>School of English, Drama and American & Canadian Studies<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>University of Birmingham<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Birmingham B15 2TT<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tel: +44 (0)121 414 5675<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: s.e.hunston@bham.ac.uk<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>