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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=p-match1><b><font size=4 color=black
face="Arial Unicode MS"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:windowtext;
font-weight:bold'>11<sup>th</sup> INTERNATIONAL PRAGMATICS CONFERENCE<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><span
class=p-match1><b><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;
font-weight:bold'>Melbourne</span></font></b></span></st1:City><span
class=p-match1><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></span></font></b></span></st1:place><span
class=p-match1><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=p-match1><b><i><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>12-17 July2009<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=p-match1><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=p-match1><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext'>URL: <b><span style='font-weight:bold'><a
href="http://ipra.ua.ac.be/">http://ipra.ua.ac.be</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=p-match1><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=p-match1><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext'>Mind the following deadlines: <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span class=p-match1><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>15 June for early
submission of panel proposals (see below)<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span class=p-match1><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>1 September for all panel
proposals<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span class=p-match1><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>15 October for
contributions to panels, individual lectures, posters<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=p-match1><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=p-match1><b><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>SPECIAL THEME:</span></font></b></span><span
class=p-match1><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'> Diversity, context, and structure </span></font></span><br>
<br>
<span class=p-match1><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>The conference is open
to ALL OTHER PRAGMATICS-RELATED TOPICS as well (where pragmatics is conceived
broadly as a cognitive, social, and cultural perspective on language and
communication). </span></font></span><br>
<br>
<span class=p-match1><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>Plenary
lecturers</span></font></b></span><span class=p-match1><font color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>
will include <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span class=p-match1><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>- Peter SUTTON (Australian
Research Council, University of Adelaide, and South Australian University;
linguistic anthropology of aboriginal languages) </span></font></span><br>
<span class=p-match1><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>- Janet HOLMES (Victoria
University of Wellington, New Zealand; workplace communication, humor,
politeness) </span></font></span><br>
<span class=p-match1><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>- Kasia JASZCZOLT
(University of Cambridge, UK; the semantics-pragmatics interface, the
pragmatics of temporality) </span></font></span><br>
<span class=p-match1><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>- Bruna FRANCHETTO
(Universidade Federal de Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; syntax, ergativity,
ethnography of speaking, cognitive anthropology, language policy and idigenous
education) </span></font></span><br>
<span class=p-match1><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>- Yasuhiro KATAGIRI
(Future University - Hakodate, Japan; dialogue structure and processes,
human-computer interaction, AI, crosscultural comparison) </span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=p-match1><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext'>Provisional topics to be announced soon. </span></font></span><br>
<br>
<span class=p-match1><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>CONFERENCE
CHAIR</span></font></b></span><span class=p-match1><font color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>:
Keith ALLAN (Monash University) </span></font></span><br>
<br>
<span class=p-match1><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>LOCAL
SITE COMMITTEE</span></font></b></span><span class=p-match1><font color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>:
The other members of the Local Site Committee are: Marisa CORDELLA (Monash
University), Nicholas EVANS (University of Melbourne/Australian National
University, Canberra), Zosia GOLEBIOWSKI (Deakin University), Heinz Leo
KRETZENBACHER (University of Melbourne), Randy LaPOLLA (LaTrobe University),
Anna MARGETTS (Monash University), Howard NICHOLAS (LaTrobe University),
Gillian WIGGLESWORTH (University of Melbourne), Lynda YATES (LaTrobe
University) </span></font></span><br>
<br>
<span class=p-match1><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE</span></font></b></span><span class=p-match1><font
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext'>: In addition to the members of the Local Site Committee, the
International Conference Committee includes: Keiko ABE (Tokyo), Michael BAMBERG
(Worcester, MA), Josie BERNICOT (Poitiers), Helmut GRUBER (Vienna), Sachiko IDE
(Tokyo; ex officio as IPrA President), Alexandra JAFFE (Long Beach), Bonnie
McELHINNY (Toronto), Michael MEEUWIS (Ghent), Jacob MEY (Odense), Jan-Ola ÖSTMAN
(helsinki), Marina SBISÀ (Trieste), Anna-Brita STENSTRÖM (Bergen), Jef
VERSCHUEREN (Antwerp; ex officio as IPrA Secretary General), Yorick WILKS
(Sheffield), John WILSON (Belfast)<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=p-match1><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>CALL FOR PAPERS<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=p-match1><b><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>Panel proposals </span></font></b></span><span
class=p-match1><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>on any topic studied from a pragmatic perspective
(including, but not restricted to the special theme) are invited by 1 September
2008. However, to give organizers of accepted panel proposals more time to get
their panels organized (as outlined below), proposals received by 15 June 2008
will already be evaluated before the end of June; this will allow for
amendments in response to the committee’s comments, so that re-evaluation
after 1 September is possible for proposals that are not already accepted in
June. </span></font></span><br>
<br>
<span class=p-match1><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>Contributions
to panels</span></font></b></span><span class=p-match1><font color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>(subject
to the panel organizer's prior approval – see below) and<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> individual proposals for lectures and posters</span></b>,
on any topic studied from a pragmatic perspective (including, but not
restricted to the special topic), are invited by 15 October 2008. </span></font></span><br>
<br>
<span class=p-match1><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>Registration for early
birds is already possible. </span></font></span><br>
<br>
<span class=p-match1><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>For any unanswered
questions: </span></font></span><br>
<br>
<span class=p-match1><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>IPrA Secretariat </span></font></span><br>
<span class=p-match1><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>P.O. Box 33 (<st1:City
w:st="on">Antwerp</st1:City> 11) </span></font></span><br>
<span class=p-match1><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>B-2018 Antwerp </span></font></span><br>
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span class=p-match1><font
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext'>Belgium</span></font></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span
class=p-match1><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'> </span></font></span><br>
<st1:PersonName w:st="on"><span class=p-match1><font color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>ann.verhaert@ipra.be</span></font></span></st1:PersonName><span
class=p-match1><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'> </span></font></span><br>
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<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Note that: <span class=p-match1><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
class=p-match1><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font></span><![endif]><span class=p-match1><font
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext'>All submission procedures are web-based (i.e., paper copies
or faxes will not be accepted, and e-mail attachments are permissible only if
web-based submission does not work after following the recommendations you find
when clicking ‘Help’ in the opening screen of the IPrA website <a
href="http://ipra.ua.ac.be/">http://ipra.ua.ac.be</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
class=p-match1><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'><span
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</span></font></span></span></font></span><![endif]><span class=p-match1><font
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext'>The submission of proposals presupposes IPrA membership; i.e.
the submission module will not be available to you if you are not recognized as
a current member; membership can be arranged instantly through the website.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
class=p-match1><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'><span
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font></span><![endif]><span class=p-match1><b><font
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'> Panel proposals</span></font></b></span><span
class=p-match1><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'> (deadlines 15 June 2008 – for early
approval – and 1 September 2008; see above) have to consist of a brief
outline (max. one average A4 or Standard-size page, single spacing, Times pt
12; i.e. ca 500 words) of the theme and purpose of the panel, with a first
indication of the people the organizer(s) anticipate(s) to be involved as
speakers. Panel organizers are asked to avoid, if at all possible, restricting
their panels to an in-group; openness and diversity of perspectives is
compatible with topical coherence. Immediately after the deadline the
conference committee will, on the basis of the outline (weighed against other
proposals in relation to the total number of available time slots), decide (i)
whether the proposal is accepted, and (ii) how many 90-minute slots can be made
available for the accepted panel. From that moment onwards, the organizer(s)
is/are free to fill the allotted sessions in the way they see as most suitable
to the theme and the purpose of their panel. Not all panels need to take the
same form; some may work with sessions that emphasize discussion; others may
want to fit in more (brief) oral presentations; the minimum number of
presentations planned for one 90-minute session, however, should be three.
Though it is the panel organizer(s) who take(s) active responsibility for the
quality of the contributions to their panel (i.e. they decide what is
accepted), abstracts should, for all <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>panel
contributions</span></b>, be submitted by the 15 October 2008 deadline that
will be handled for individual submissions (see below). Panel organizers are
expected to guide their participants in this process, so that all formal
requirements are duly fulfilled and the abstracts live up to the expected
international standards. This procedure implies that no-one can submit
contributions for panels without the prior consent of the panel organizer(s).
As a list of accepted panels will be available at the end of June (for early
submissions) and in the second half of September (for later submissions),
prospective participants are of course welcome to seek such prior consent by
contacting the organizer(s) of the panel of their choice. As the number of
slots for panels is limited, however, most participants will have to make an
individual submission.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
class=p-match1><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font></span><![endif]><span class=p-match1><b><font
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>Individual proposals for lectures and
posters </span></font></b></span><span class=p-match1><font color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>should
take the form of a brief abstract (equivalent to max. one average A4 or
Standard-size page, single spacing, Times pt 12; i.e. ca 500 words); mind the 15
October 2008 deadline. It is the individual submitter’s choice to submit
for oral presentation (lecture) or a poster. For oral presentations, 30-minute
slots will be available (including discussion time). Posters will be up for one
whole day; during that day, there will be a free hour that can be used only for
looking at and discussing posters. IPrA actively encourages the submission of
posters; experience tells us that they often lead to more serious interaction
and result in more lasting and fruitful contacts than oral presentations. <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
class=p-match1><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font></span><![endif]><span class=p-match1><font
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext'>Because of heavy competition for slots in the program, no-one
can be considered for more than one contribution of which he or she is the
first author (whether panel contributions, lectures or posters). Anyone may be
involved in a second or even a third paper if someone else is the first author
and will be present at the conference as well. The web-based submission system
recognizes as first author only the one who handles the submission process.
While there is a restriction on the number of contributions of which one may be
the first author (one only!), presenting a paper is always compatible with
taking the role of organizer of a panel or acting as a discussant in a panel. <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><span
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=p-match1><font
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext'>Abstracts should not be programmatic; they should be based on
research that is completed or clearly in progress, with a well-formulated
research question, and with a good description of the types of data used (if
the work is empirical) and of the approach. For posters, a clear description of
a research design may be acceptable, as this can lead to useful discussions in
the early stages of a project.</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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