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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">******* FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS *******<BR><BR>Fifth International Conference on Language, Culture and Mind<BR>and<BR>Young Researchers' Workshop<BR><BR><A href="https://sites.google.com/site/languagecultureandmindv/home" target=_blank>https://sites.google.com/site/languagecultureandmindv/home</A><BR><BR>The Fifth International Conference on Language, Culture and Mind (LCM V)<BR>will be held on 27-29 June 2012 at the Catholic University of Portugal in<BR>Lisbon. It will be preceded by a Young Researchers Workshop on 26 June 2012<BR>(same venue), in which young researchers will present their ongoing<BR>dissertation projects and current work.<BR><BR>The goals of LCM conferences are to contribute to situating the study of<BR>language in a contemporary interdisciplinary dialogue (involving<BR>linguistics, psychology, anthropology, semiotics, philosophy and other<BR>related fields), and to promote a better integration of cognitive and<BR>cultural perspectives in empirical and theoretical studies of language.<BR><BR><A href="http://www.salc-sssk.org/lcm/" target=_blank>http://www.salc-sssk.org/lcm/</A><BR><BR>*Plenary speakers*<BR><BR>· Nick Enfield, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen<BR><A href="http://www.mpi.nl/people/enfield-nick" target=_blank>http://www.mpi.nl/people/enfield-nick</A><BR><BR>· Cynthia Lightfoot, Department of Human Development and Family<BR>Studies, Pennsylvania State University<BR><A href="http://www.brandywine.psu.edu/Academics/faculty_cgl3.htm" target=_blank>http://www.brandywine.psu.edu/Academics/faculty_cgl3.htm</A><BR><BR>· Dan Slobin, Departments of Psychology and Linguistics, University<BR>of California, Berkeley<BR><BR><A href="http://linguistics.berkeley.edu/people/person_detail.php?person=35" target=_blank>http://linguistics.berkeley.edu/people/person_detail.php?person=35</A><BR><BR>· Beata Stawarska, Department of Philosophy, University of Oregon<BR><BR><A href="http://pages.uoregon.edu/uophil/faculty/profiles/stawarsk/" target=_blank>http://pages.uoregon.edu/uophil/faculty/profiles/stawarsk/</A><BR><BR>· Sherman Wilcox, Department of Linguistics, University of New<BR>Mexico<BR><BR><A href="http://web.mac.com/swilcox/UNM/Welcome.html" target=_blank>http://web.mac.com/swilcox/UNM/Welcome.html</A><BR><BR>The theme for LCM V is:<BR><BR>*Integrating Semiotic Resources in Communication and Creativity*<BR><BR>The conference will include two round tables on the sub-themes:<BR><BR> - Multimodality in communication and performance<BR> - Creativity, imagination and innovation<BR><BR>We invite submissions of individual papers, posters and symposium<BR>proposals. (Please indicate the format chosen when you submit the abstract).<BR><BR>Formats:<BR><BR>- Individual research papers: Name, affiliation, 400 word abstract, 20 min presentation + 10 minute discussion<BR><BR>- Individual poster: Name, affiliation, 100 word abstract. 1 minute oral presentation in the<BR>main lecture hall, preceding the poster session<BR><BR>- Symposia: 90-minute symposia of 3 papers, allowing time for discussion at the end. Up<BR>to two 90-minute symposia may be merged for proposals with 5-6<BR>participants. Papers in each symposium should be thematically linked.<BR>Proposals for thematic symposia should include:<BR><BR>- symposium title<BR><BR>- name and affiliation of symposium convener<BR><BR>- an introduction of up to 400 words explaining the theme;<BR><BR>- all symposium abstracts, in suitable order.<BR><BR>Symposium proposers should indicate whether, if a symposium is not accepted<BR>as a whole, they wish the individual abstracts to be considered as<BR>individual presentations (oral or poster)<BR><BR>Deadline for abstract submission of individual papers and posters: Dec 15, 2011.<BR><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Revised deadline for abstract submission of symposia: Dec 01, 2011.</SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR>Abstracts should be sent as .rtf or .doc attachments to:<BR><BR>lcmv.lisbon2012@gmail.com<BR><BR>Important dates<BR><BR>· Revised deadline for abstract submission (symposia): 01 December 2011<BR><BR>· Deadline for abstract submission (papers, posters): 15 Dec 2011<BR><BR>· Notification of acceptance (symposia): 15 Jan 2012<BR><BR>· Notification of acceptance (papers, posters): 15 Feb 2012<BR><BR>· Last date for early registration: 1 Mar 2012<BR><BR>· Last date for registration: 1 May 2012<BR><BR>· Final program publication: 15 May 2012<BR><BR>Young Researchers Workshop<BR><BR>The LCM V Young Researchers Workshop is a satellite event of the LCM V<BR>conference, aimed at graduate students and junior scholars conducting<BR>theoretical or empirical research in language and communication including,<BR>but not limited to cognitive, social, affective, embodied and/or cultural<BR>perspectives. The workshop aims at providing a forum for presenting results<BR>and foster interaction and debate in the context of interdisciplinary<BR>collaboration.<BR><BR>Young researchers in anthropology, biology, linguistics, philosophy,<BR>psychology, semiotics, semantics, discourse analysis, cognitive and<BR>neuroscience are invited to share, and thereby enrich, their study of human<BR>natural language and communication. A specialist’s comment on each accepted<BR>contribution makes the workshop a unique opportunity to receive expert<BR>feedback.<BR><BR>Abstract specifications:<BR><BR>1 page, 500 words, single-spaced, font size 12 pt, Times New Roman, 2.5 cm<BR>margins on all sides. Diagrams must fit in the page.<BR><BR>Heading should include:<BR><BR>- Title of the paper<BR><BR>- Author(s) name<BR><BR>- Author(s) affiliation<BR><BR>- E-mail address of principal author<BR><BR>Deadline for abstract submission: Dec 15, 2011</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>