3rd CfP: UK-CLC5

[Christopher Hart]

Dear colleagues (apologies for cross-posting),

 

The 5th UK Cognitive Linguistics Conference will take place at Lancaster
University, 29-31 July 2014.

 

We invite the submission of abstracts (for paper or poster presentations)
addressing all aspects of cognitive linguistics.  The conference aims to
cover a broad range of research concerned with language and cognition.
However, we are be especially interested in promoting strongly empirical
work. To this end, a number of thematic sessions, with our plenary speakers
acting as discussants, will be organised. The themes will be: 

 

.         Embodiment 

.         Gesture 

.         Typology and constructional analyses of the languages of the world


.         Acquisition 

.         Corpora and statistical methods 

.         Metaphor and discourse 

 

Reflecting these particular areas, we are delighted to confirm that the
following distinguished guests have confirmed their participation as plenary
speakers:

 

.         Alan Cienki (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

.         William Croft (University of New Mexico)

.         Adele Goldberg (Princeton University)

.         Stefan Gries (University of California, Santa Barbara)

.         Elena Semino (Lancaster University

 

In addition to designated themes, submissions on other aspects of Cognitive
Linguistics are also welcome. These include but are not limited to: 

 

.         Domains and frame semantics 

.         Categorisation, prototypes and polysemy 

.         Mental spaces and conceptual blending 

.         Language evolution 

.         Linguistic variation and language change 

.         Cognitive linguistic approaches to language teaching 

 

Cognitive linguistics is by definition highly interdisciplinary, and so in
addition to primarily linguistic research, we also invite submissions that
are based on disciplines such as (cognitive and social) psychology,
cognitive and neuroscience, anthropology, primatology, biology, and
discourse and communication studies. 

 

Talks will be 20 minutes plus 10 minutes for questions and discussion. There
will also be a poster session. The language of the conference is English.
Abstracts of no more than 300 words (excluding references) should be
submitted using EasyChair:
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ukclc5. Participants are allowed
to submit abstracts for no more than one single-authored paper and one
joint-authored paper.  All abstracts will be subject to double-blind peer
review by an international scientific committee.  Since 2012 UK-CLA
publishes selected conference presentations in the series 'Selected Papers
from UK-CLA Meetings' (ISSN 2046-9144); UK-CLC5 will continue this
tradition. 

 

The deadline for abstract submission is 20 December 2013. Notification of
acceptance will be communicated by 1 February 2014.  Abstracts must be
strictly anonymous, and should be submitted in plain text and/or PDF format.
If you need to use phonetic characters, please make sure that they are
displayed correctly. 

 

Submissions:

 

To be able to submit an abstract you must use your existing EasyChair login
details. If you have not registered with EasyChair before, please do so
using the link above. Once you have created an account or signed in please
follow the following steps: 

 

.         Click on the 'New Submission' link at the top of the page. 

.         Agree to the terms and conditions (if prompted). 

.         Fill in the relevant information about the author or authors. 

.         Give the title of the paper in the 'Title' box and then (a) enter
or paste your abstract into the 'Abstract' box (please remember that this is
plain text only) and/or (b) upload your abstract as a PDF file by clicking
'Choose File' under 'Upload Paper.' 

.         At the top of your abstract, indicate whether you would prefer an
oral presentation, a poster, or either. Please do this by entering 'oral
presentation', 'poster', or 'oral presentation/poster' at the top of your
abstract, above the title.

.         Type three or more keywords into the 'Keywords' box (these will
help us choose suitable reviewers for your abstract, as well as a possible
thematic session for your paper). 

.         When you are done, please press 'Submit' at the very bottom of the
page. 

 

Key Dates and Information: 

 

    Abstract deadline: 20 December 2013 

    Decisions communicated by: 1 February 2014 

    Early bird registration opens: 1 February 2014 

    Early bird registration closes: 15 March 2014 

    Registration closes: 1 June 2014 

    Conference dates: 29-31 July 2014 

 

For further information visit
http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/fass/events/uk-clc5/ or contact the organisers
at: uk-clc5 at languageandcognition.net