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<p class="MsoNormal">***RaAM 9: 3<sup>rd</sup> and final call for papers – deadline 31 December***<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The conference<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The ninth conference on Researching and Applying Metaphor (RaAM 9) will be held in Lancaster, UK, from 4-7 July 2012. The theme for 2012 is “Metaphor in Mind and Society”, and the confirmed plenary speakers are:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Masako Hiraga (Rykkio University, Japan), <o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Albert Katz (The University of Western Ontario, Canada)
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Andreas Musolff (University of East Anglia, UK). <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There will be two pre-conference workshops on:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Corpus linguistics methods in metaphor analysis - facilitated by Anatol Stefanowitsch (University of Hamburg, Germany),
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Methods of researching metaphor and gesture - facilitated by Irene Mittelberg (RWTH Aachen University, Germany) and Cornelia Mueller (European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany).
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<p class="MsoNormal">In addition to the social programme, the conference will involve a book launch as well as a metaphor-themed exhibition and performance in cooperation with the Lancaster Institute of Contemporary Arts.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Guidelines for abstracts and proposals<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The international <a href="http://www.raam.org.uk/Home.html">
Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor</a> welcomes researchers from various theoretical approaches studying metaphor and metonymy in different forms of expression (not just language but also, for example, designed artefacts or performed works) and
in different realms of use in society (e.g., educational, political, commercial, artistic). Contributors to the 2012 conference may approach metaphor and metonymy from a variety of perspectives (including cognitive, discursive, cultural, pedagogical, social,
ideological, etc.) and by applying a variety of methods (including discourse analytical methods, corpus-based methods, experimental methods, etc.)<br>
<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are inviting abstracts for:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">a)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>20-minute papers <o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">b)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Poster presentations <o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">c)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Themed panels (including between 5 and 8 papers). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Abstracts for papers and posters should be no more than 300 words (excluding references). Proposals for themed panels should be no more than 800 words (excluding references) and comprise abstracts for each paper included within them. The
deadline for abstracts and proposals is <b>31 December 2011</b>. We will notify all colleagues who have submitted an abstract or proposal by 15 March 2012 to let them know whether their submission has been accepted or not.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Abstracts should be submitted via the online submission system Conftool, which can be accessed
<a href="https://www.conftool.net/raam2012/">here</a><span style="color:red">.</span> Please follow the instructions on how to create a new user account. Once you are registered, you will be able to log on to Conftool, create your abstract, modify it as necessary,
and submit it.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Prizes and bursaries<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Prizes will be awarded for the best paper by a PhD student (thanks to John Benjamins publishers) and for the best poster.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We are also happy to announce that we can offer ca. ten PhD bursaries, based on merit and/or financial need. These will normally be available to colleagues who have had their abstracts accepted and entail either a waiver of the registration
fee or a fee waiver and help towards travel costs. In addition, we can offer ca. ten needs-based bursaries for
<span style="color:black">participants who are not PhD students and need financial assistance in order to be able to attend the conference</span>.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Contact<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For further information, please visit <a href="https://legacy-exchange.lancs.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/events/RAAM/" target="_blank">
http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/events/RAAM/</a> or email <a href="mailto:raam2012@lancaster.ac.uk">
raam2012@lancaster.ac.uk</a>. <a name="_GoBack"></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dr Veronika Koller</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt">
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</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Senior Lecturer in English Language</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt">
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</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Department of Linguistics and English Language
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Lancaster University</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt">
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</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Lancaster LA1 4YL</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt">
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</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">United Kingdom</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt">
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</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Phone: ++44-(0)1524-594642</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt">
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</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Web: <a href="http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/profiles/52/">
<span style="color:windowtext">http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/profiles/52/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.0pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world." (Mary Wollstonecraft)</span>
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