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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; RIGHT: auto; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EL; mso-fareast-language: EL" lang=EL>Dear </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EL">colleagues</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EL; mso-fareast-language: EL" lang=EL>,</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EL"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; RIGHT: auto; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EL"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; RIGHT: auto; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EL">In the context of the <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="text-shadow: auto">9<SUP>th</SUP> </SPAN></I></SPAN><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-shadow: auto; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">International Conference on (Im)Politeness</SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">, which will be held at the University of Huddersfield (9 – 11 July 2014), we are organizing an invited panel on the language aggression and conflict.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY:
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; RIGHT: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Language studies have for years tended to concentrate on the analysis of harmonious interactions. However, more recently, the study of acrimonious interaction has started gathering momentum. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EL">We would like to invite contributions that </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'" lang=EN-GB>explore the language of aggression and conflict from various perspectives, such as pragmatic, discursive, sociolinguistic, cultural and cognitive, and focus on but are not restricted to the following areas:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; RIGHT: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'" lang=EN-GB>- Language aggression and conflict among family members<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; RIGHT: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'" lang=EN-GB>- Language aggression and conflict in work/academic settings<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; RIGHT: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'" lang=EN-GB>- Language aggression and conflict in political discourse<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; RIGHT: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'" lang=EN-GB>- Language aggression and conflict in the (digital) media.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; RIGHT: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'" lang=EN-GB>- Language aggression and conflict in inter/cross cultural communication<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; RIGHT: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'" lang=EN-GB>- Language aggression and conflict in service encounters<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; RIGHT: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'" lang=EN-GB>- Language aggression, conflict and identity<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; RIGHT: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'" lang=EN-GB>- Gender differences in language aggression and conflict<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; RIGHT: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'" lang=EN-GB>- Emotional communication and conflict<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; RIGHT: auto" class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-shadow: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Please send your (300-word) abstracts to the organizers: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; RIGHT: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; RIGHT: auto; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold" lang=EN-GB><VAR id=yui-ie-cursor></VAR>Pilar Garcés Blitvich (</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'" lang=EN-GB><A href="mailto:pgblitvi@uncc.edu"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">pgblitvi@uncc.edu</SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">) and Maria Sifianou (</SPAN><A href="mailto:msifian@enl.uoa.gr"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">msifian@enl.uoa.gr</SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; RIGHT: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold" lang=EN-GB>by February 15, 2014. You will be notified of the reviewers’ decision by the end of February 2014. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; RIGHT: auto" class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-shadow: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Please disseminate this information among any colleagues you think might be interested.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; RIGHT: auto; tab-stops: 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EL">With best wishes,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; RIGHT: auto; tab-stops: 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EL">Co-Editors in Chief – <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Journal of Language Aggression and Conflict</I><o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
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<DIV> <BR>Pilar G. Blitvich, Ph.D., <BR>Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in English <BR>UNC Charlotte | Department of English<BR>9201 University City Blvd. | Charlotte, NC 28223<BR>Phone: 704- 687 2126 | Fax: 704-687-3961<BR>pgblitvi@uncc.edu | http://english.uncc.edu/people/blitvich-pilar-phd<BR> <BR>Co-Editor in Chief - Journal of Language Aggression and Conflict<BR>http://benjamins.com/#catalog/journals/jlac</DIV></div></body></html>