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World Congress 2005<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>SC Language and
Gender<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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all,<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>the 14th
AILA World Congress will take place in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, from July 24-29,
2005 (check out the AILA 2005 Website at </FONT></SPAN><A
href="http://www.aila2005.org/"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://www.aila2005.org</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">). As
the convener of the "Language and Gender" Scientific Commission, I am inviting
contributions in the two topical areas specified
below.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Currently in the study of language and gender, the use of
a large variety of theoretical and methodological approaches can be observed.
While constructionist theories (with related approaches such as the Community of
Practice model) seem to dominate the field (to the practical exclusion of
essentialist models), many other important frameworks are used such as
variationist models, cognitive/accommodation theory, classical Conversational
Analysis and Critical Discourse Analysis. A consensus has emerged among
researchers in language and gender that studies be responsive to the interests
and needs of the community of language users under
investigation.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Papers are invited in the following two topical
areas:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">(1)
Taking an explicitly applied perspective, the question should be addressed of
how the study of language and gender (in any of the above frameworks) may
contribute to the identification, evaluation, and possibly solution of
gender-related conflicts in the community of speakers under investigation (e.g.,
the family, the peer group, the classroom, the workplace, the public sphere,
etc.).<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">(2)
The gender systems of numerous languages in Africa, Asia, the Americas, but also
in Europe (e.g., Portuguese, Hungarian), remain unanalysed. In continuation of
the work as published by Hellinger & Bussmann (2001-2003. <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Gender across languages</I>. Amsterdam:
Benjamins), analyses are invited of the linguistic representation of women and
men in languages with diverse historical origins, typological affiliations and
structural properties. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Presentations will be 20 minutes in length followed by a
brief discussion period. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Abstracts should be ca. 200 words in length and include a
brief description of the project, the methodology and the data. Abstracts should
contain the title of the paper and the author's name, affiliation, postal
address, e-mail and phone number. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Abstracts should be sent to this e-mail address: </FONT></SPAN><A
href="mailto:hellinger@em.uni-frankfurt.de"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>hellinger@em.uni-frankfurt.de</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Deadline: April 30,
2004.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Prof. Dr. Marlis
Hellinger<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>IEAS Linguistik</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main</FONT></P>
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