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<p><b>Call for Papers - LAUD/CLIC 2018</b><br>
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<p>Dear colleagues,<br>
</p>
<p>It gives us great pleasure to invite you to join us at our
Cultural Linguistics conference with the overall theme</p>
<p><b>Cultural Linguistics:</b><b><br>
</b><b>Current and Emerging Trends in Research on Language and
Cultural Conceptualisations</b></p>
<p>The conference will be co-organised by <b>T</b><b>he 38th
International LAUD Symposium (LAUD2018)</b> and <b>The Second
Cultural Linguistics International Conference (CLIC2018)</b>.</p>
<p><b>Conference dates:</b><br>
July 23 – 26, 2018<br>
</p>
<p><b>Venue:</b><br>
Landau in der Pfalz (Germany)<br>
Butenschoen Haus, Luitpoldstraße 8, 76829 Landau, Germany<br>
</p>
<p><b>Call deadline:</b><br>
December 15, 2017<br>
</p>
<p><b>Aims and scope:</b> Cultural Linguistics is an emerging field
of research with multidisciplinary origins that explores the
relationship between language and cultural conceptualisations.
Cultural Linguistics draws on and expands the theoretical and
analytical advancements in several disciplines and
sub-disciplines, such as cognitive psychology, Complexity Science,
Distributed Cognition, and anthropology. <br>
Applications of Cultural Linguistics have enabled fruitful
investigations of the cultural grounding of language in several
domains such as World Englishes, intercultural communication,
Teaching of English as an International Language (TEIL), and
political discourse analysis. Research carried out within these
applied areas has shed significant light on the nature of the
relationship between language and cultural conceptualisations.<br>
The present conference has the aim to provide a forum for
researchers engaging in Cultural Linguistics to present and
discuss current studies on the link between linguistic patterns
and underlying cultural conceptualisations, the role of cultural
conceptualisations in language development and education, as well
as interdisciplinary research in the field of critical discourse
analysis. It also explicitly encourages a (critical) reflection of
emerging trajectories of methodological innovation in more recent
empirical research. <br>
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<p> </p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt"><b><span
style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;
color:#141412;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Conference
website: <br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri
Light",sans-serif; color:#C45911;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.uni-koblenz-landau.de/de/landau/fb6/philologien/anglistik/laudsymposium">https://www.uni-koblenz-landau.de/de/landau/fb6/philologien/anglistik/laudsymposium</a></span></b></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri
Light",sans-serif;
color:#141412;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"
lang="EN-US">Further information and resources about Cultural
Linguistics can be found on the following webpage: </span><b><span
style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;
color:#C45911;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/lsc/504-2/">http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/lsc/504-2/</a></span></b><span
style="font-family:"Calibri
Light",sans-serif;color:#141412;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p>We kindly invite you to submit abstracts related to one of the
following three thematic sessions:</p>
<p><b>A) Cultural conceptualisation and the structure of language</b></p>
<p>Cultural Linguistics engages with lexical and structural features
of human languages that encode or instantiate culturally
constructed conceptualisations (Sharifian 2017: 2). The linguistic
analysis of such features is therefore of key significance to our
understanding of the broader cultural cognitions linked to
specific languages and linguistic varieties (ibid.: 5). Cultural
Linguistics offers both a theoretical and an analytical framework
for investigating the cultural conceptualisations that underlie
actual language use. <br>
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<p>Topics of this conference session include (but are not limited
to):<br>
• Language and cultural categorisation (e.g., COLOURS, EVENTS,
AGEING, KINSHIP, FOOD)<br>
• Language and cultural conceptualisations of <br>
- religion<br>
- emotions<br>
- gender<br>
- animals<br>
• Cultural Linguistics and embodied cultural metaphors<br>
• Cultural variation: different cultural models in one language<br>
• Intercultural re-conceptualisation (e.g., of festivals such
as Christmas and Valentine)<br>
• Semiotics of Cultural Linguistics<br>
• Research methods and methodology in Cultural Linguistics<br>
• Cultural Linguistics and interdisciplinary research<br>
<br>
<b>B) Applied Cultural Linguistics</b></p>
<p>This second theme session aims to explore implications of major
tenets underlying the field of Cultural Linguistics for research
on language development and language teaching, for intercultural
communication, and for translations purposes. Language is a
component of culture, a product of culture, and a transmitter of
culture all at the same time. For bi-/multilingual language
acquisition and second/foreign language learning, this means that
getting to know an additional language also involves contact and
interactions with new systems of conceptualising experience.
Culture-specific conceptualisations (meant here to comprise a
number of cognitive constructs such as cultural categories,
schemas and metaphors) are therefore likely to have an impact on
the language acquisition/learning process, but may also affect
processes involved in intercultural communication and translation.
<br>
<br>
Topics of this conference session include (but are not limited
to):<br>
• Cultural Linguistics and bilingual/bi-dialectal
education/literacy<br>
• Cultural linguistics and learning/teaching additional
languages<br>
• Cultural Linguistics and Teaching English as an International
Language (TEIL)<br>
• Learning to (re-)conceptualise for speaking/writing<br>
• Conceptual metaphors in language teaching<br>
• Cultural-cognitive models in learner dictionaries<br>
• Critical intercultural awareness in language
learning/teaching<br>
• Semantic primes and cultural scripts in language learning and
intercultural communication<br>
• Cultural Linguistics and translation/interpreting<br>
<br>
<b>C) Cultural Linguistics, Ideologies and Critical Discourse
Studies</b></p>
<p>Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) explores the role that
discourse structures and practices play in the (ab)use and
reproduction of power in society and politics. It seeks to develop
models and methods to better capture the interrelationship between
linguistic choices/structures, ideologies, and socio-political
power, both from a synchronic and a diachronic perspective. Since
most of human knowledge is acquired through engaging in
discourses, the studies of discourse and knowledge are necessarily
intertwined. Thus, discourse analysis also features a
cultural-cognitive component when examining underlying (and
changing) mental representations and cultural models, both within
social groups as well as individual discourse participants.<br>
<br>
Topics of this conference session include (but are not limited
to):<br>
• Critical Cultural Linguistics<br>
• Cultural Linguistics and political discourse analysis<br>
• Cultural identities in public discourse<br>
• The role of conceptual metaphor in the representation of
social groups and political events<br>
• Cultural Linguistics, computer-mediated communication (CMC)
and social media<br>
• Cultural conceptualisations and pragmatics<br>
• Cultural conceptualisation and verbal/non-verbal humour<br>
• Diachronic Cultural Linguistics<br>
• Cultural Linguistics and corpus linguistics<br>
<br>
This conference will provide great resources on the topic as well
as unlimited opportunities to network with prominent leaders in
the field. We look forward to seeing you in July 2018.<br>
Submissions are invited for oral presentations on the topics
described above. Contributions can focus on results from completed
as well as ongoing research.<br>
</p>
<p><b>ABSTRACTS FOR PRESENTATIONS</b></p>
<p>Papers will be presented in three parallel theme sessions, with
20 minutes available per presentation and an additional 10 minutes
for discussion.<br>
Proposals are to be submitted via email no later than <b>December
15, 2017</b>.</p>
<p><b>conference email: <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:laud2018@uni-landau.de"><laud2018@uni-landau.de></a></b></p>
<p>All abstracts should be in line with the following guidelines:<br>
- MS Word format<br>
- max. 500 words<br>
- The subject line of your email should read: LAUD 2018
presentation<br>
- Please do NOT include the name(s) of the author(s) in the file
itself.<br>
- Please state the name(s) and affiliation(s) of the author(s) in
the body of the email.<br>
- Please indicate for which of the three theme sessions your
presentation is intended.<br>
<br>
Notification of acceptance will be given by January 15, 2018.<br>
<br>
<b>ABSTRACTS FOR POSTER SLAM</b></p>
<p>Our 2018 conference will feature a new event, the “Poster Slam”.
The Slam is intended to provide a fast-paced, informative and
entertaining showcase for posters. Junior researchers who have had
their poster accepted will give a five-minute, five-slide overview
of their project, followed by a five minute discussion/feedback
session with the audience. “Slammers” will present their project
in the main conference room within a reserved time slot in order
to ensure a broad and captive audience and to provide a forum for
lively discussion.<br>
<br>
In addition, all posters will be displayed at the conference venue
throughout the entire time period of the conference.<br>
<br>
Proposals (i.e., project outlines) are to be submitted via email
no later than <b>December 15, 2017</b>.</p>
<p><b>conference email: <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:laud2018@uni-landau.de"><laud2018@uni-landau.de></a></b></p>
All poster abstracts should be in line with the following
guidelines:<br>
- MS Word format<br>
- max. 500 words<br>
- The subject line of your email should read: LAUD 2018 poster<br>
- Please do NOT include the name(s) of the author(s) in the file
itself.<br>
- Please state the name(s) and affiliation(s) of the author(s) in
the body of the email.<br>
<br>
Notification of acceptance will be given by January 15, 2018.<br>
<br>
<b>CONFERENCE FEE</b><br>
The conference fee will be payable through our conference management
system at a later stage.<br>
Regular rate: EUR 80<br>
Student rate: EUR 40*<br>
* Valid student ID must be presented at the conference registration
desk. <br>
Full registration fee will apply if valid student ID is not
provided.<br>
On-site registration and payment will be available for an additional
EUR 10.<br>
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<b>LOCAL CONFERENCE ORGANISERS</b><br>
Martin Pütz<br>
Monika Reif<br>
Frank Polzenhagen<br>
Neele Mundt<br>
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<b>CONTACT DETAILS</b><br>
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Conference email: <b><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:laud2018@uni-landau.de"><laud2018@uni-landau.de></a></b><br>
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Main conference organiser:<br>
Prof. Dr. Martin Pütz<br>
Universität Koblenz-Landau<br>
FB 6, Institut für Fremdsprachliche Philologien, Fach Anglistik<br>
Marktstr. 40, 76829 Landau/Pfalz, Germany<br>
PH: ++49-(0)6341-280-33-204 * Fax: ++49-(0)6341-280-33-200<br>
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<b>INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD</b><br>
<br>
Professor Alexandra Aikhenvald | James Cook University, Australia<br>
Professor Angeliki Athanasiadou | Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki, Greence<br>
Professor Enrique Bernárdez | Catedrático en Universidad Complutense
de Madrid, Spain <br>
Professor Luna Filipović | University of East Anglia, U.K.<br>
Professor William Foley | University of Sydney, Australia<br>
Dr Ad Foolen | Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands<br>
Professor Roslyn M. Frank | University of Iowa, U.S.A<br>
Professor Zoltán Kövecses | Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary<br>
Professor Ian Malcolm | Edith Cowan University, Australia<br>
Professor Andreas Musolff | University of East Anglia, U.K.<br>
Dr Frank Polzenhagen | Heidelberg University, Germany<br>
Professor Martin Pütz | University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany<br>
Professor Ulrich Schmitz | University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany<br>
Professor Gunter Senft | Max Plank Institute for Psycholinguistics,
The Netherlands<br>
Professor Chris Sinha | Hunan University, China <br>
Professor Farzad Sharifian | Monash University, Australia<br>
Professor Hans-Georg Wolf | University of Potsdam, Germany<br>
Professor Ning Yu | Pennsylvania State University, U.S.A.
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Dr. Monika Reif
Universitaet Koblenz-Landau
Fach Anglistik
Marktstrasse 40
76829 Landau
E-Mail: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:reif@uni-landau.de">reif@uni-landau.de</a>
Phone: +49-6341-280-33-211</pre>
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