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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN-US
style='color:red'>EXTENDED DEADLINE: 31.12.2009<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN-US>Call
for papers<br>
The Fifth International Symposium on Politeness</span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> <br>
<br>
<b>Theme: <br>
</b>“Politeness and impoliteness, on- and off-line” <br>
<br>
<b>Date: <br>
</b>30th of June to 2nd of July 2010. <br>
<br>
<b>Plenary speakers:</b> <br>
Derek Bousfield (confirmed) <br>
Alexandra Georgakopoulou (confirmed) <br>
Michael Haugh (confirmed)<br>
Richard J. Watts (confirmed) <br>
<br>
<b>Location:</b> <br>
University of Basel, Switzerland <br>
<br>
<b>Scope: <br>
</b>The special focus of this three-day conference is on issues of
face-enhancing, face-maintaining and face-aggravating language communication in
computer-mediated communication of all types. While the theme of the conference
explicitly invites a discussion of computer-mediated communication, submissions
from across the field of politeness and impoliteness research are invited and
welcome. <br>
<br>
<b>Submission of paper proposals: <br>
</b>31 December 2009: 500 words (via website)<br>
<br>
<b>Organizers: <br>
</b>Miriam Locher and the Basel English linguistics team<br>
<br>
<b>Conference website: <br>
</b></span><a href="http://www.sympol.unibas.ch/"><span lang=EN-US>www.sympol.unibas.ch</span><span
lang=EN-US style='color:blue'><br>
<br>
</span></a><b><span lang=EN-US>Questions: <br>
</span></b><span lang=EN-US>Please address any questions concerning the
conference to </span><a href="mailto:sympol@unibas.ch"><span lang=EN-US>sympol@unibas.ch</span></a><span
lang=EN-US>.<br>
<br>
</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>***************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Prof.
Miriam Locher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Universität
Basel, Englisches Seminar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Nadelberg
6, 4051 Basel, Switzerland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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