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day Conference at Loughborough University</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
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14th September 2002</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
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power </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
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the Department of English & Drama at Loughborough University.<O:P>
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PAPERS</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
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invited on any aspect of politeness scholarship that relates to power<O:P>
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31<SUP>st</SUP> May 2002 <O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
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should be of 300 words, and sent in by email attachment <A
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<P align=center class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">F<SPAN lang=EN-US
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registration information, as they become available will be provided by Chris
Christie at the following address and will also be found on the Cross Cultural
Linguistic Politeness Research Group's website<B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">
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href="http://www.linguisticpoliteness.eclipse.co.uk/index.htm">http://www.linguisticpoliteness.eclipse.co.uk/index.htm</A><O:P>
</O:P><BR></SPAN>Registration, refreshment and lunch £40/Postgraduates £15<SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Chris Christie<O:P>
</O:P><BR>Department of English & Drama<O:P> </O:P><BR>Loughborough
University<O:P> </O:P><BR>Loughborough Leics, LE11 3TU<O:P>
</O:P><BR></SPAN>Phone direct: 01509 222954; messages 01509 263171; <SPAN
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href="mailto:c.christie@lboro.ac.uk">c.christie@lboro.ac.uk</A></SPAN></P>
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