27.4793, Calls: Sign Language, Gen Ling, Historical Ling, Neuroling, Pragmatics, Psycholing/Italy

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Subject: 27.4793, Calls: Sign Language, Gen Ling, Historical Ling, Neuroling, Pragmatics, Psycholing/Italy

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Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2016 15:25:07
From: Morgana Proietti [mo.proietti at gmail.com]
Subject: Language as a Form of Action

Full Title: Language as a Form of Action 

Date: 21-Jun-2017 - 23-Jun-2017
Location: Rome, Italy 
Contact Person: Olga Capirci
Meeting Email: DComm.eu at uea.ac.uk
Web Site: http://www.dcomm.eu/events/conference-rome-june-2017/ 

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Neurolinguistics; Pragmatics; Psycholinguistics 

Language Family(ies): Sign Language 

Call Deadline: 03-Feb-2017 

Meeting Description:

Language as a Form of Action

Keynote Speakers:

- Adam Kendon (Cambridge University and University College London, UK)
- Sotaro Kita (University of Warwick, Coventry, UK)
- Marie-Anne Sallandre & Marie-Thérèse L'Huillier (Universite Paris-8, France)
- Virginia Volterra (Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, CNR
Rome, Italy) 

The DComm Project in collaboration with ISTC-CNR and Gest_lan_d Project are
pleased to announce the Conference ''Language as a Form of Action'' to be held
in the Sala Convegni of CNR (Piazzale A. Moro), Rome Italy, June 21-23, 2017.

The aim of the conference is to approach gesture and sign language research in
an interdisciplinary way by bringing together researchers working on these
topics from the fields of linguistics, neuroscience, developmental psychology,
developmental robotics, philosophy, and other related disciplines. We aim to
explore the concept of ''language'' in its full complexity, i.e., by
considering the interaction of vocal and manual (including non-manual
features) modalities in spoken languages as well as in signed languages. The
core idea of the conference is based on the considerations posed by Adam
Kendon, in particular, in his recent article ''Semiotic diversity in utterance
production and the concept of 'language'' (2014).

Conference Language: English, International Signs and Italian Sign Language.
Sign language interpreters (International Signs and Italian Sign Language)
will be available.

Abstract Submission opens on December 9, 2016

Registration will open on March 31, 2017

Scientific committee: 

- Olga Capirci (Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, CNR Rome,
Italy)
- Maria Cristina Caselli (Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies,
CNR Rome, Italy)
- Jean-Marc Colletta (Université Grenoble Alpes, France)
- Kenny Coventry (University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK)

Local organizing committee:

- Olga Capirci (olga.capirci at istc.cnr.it )
- Alessio Di Renzo (alessio.direnzo at istc.cnr.it)
- Francesca Lasorsa (francesca.lasorsa at istc.cnr.it )
- Barbara Pennacchi (barbara.pennacchi at istc.cnr.it )
- Morgana Proietti (morgana.proietti at istc.cnr.it )
- Anita Slonimska (anita.slonimska at istc.cnr.it )

Contact: DComm.eu at uea.ac.uk
General information:  http://www.dcomm.eu/events/conference-rome-june-2017/

The conference is made possible thanks to:

DComm  (This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon
2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant
agreement No 676063)
Gest_lan_d (Seventh Framework Programme for research and Technological
Development Marie Curie IRSES International Research Staff Exchange Scheme
GEST_LAN_D PIRSES-GA-2013-612563)
Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, CNR Rome, Italy

Call for Papers:

We invite abstracts (information in submission below) that address any aspect
of the study of gesture and Sign Languages, including but not limited to: 

- Multimodal language acquisition and development
- The cognitive and neural underpinnings of gesture and/or sign
- The contribution of gesture to language production and comprehension
- The role of gesture in situated language use
- Sign and gesture
- Continuity and discontinuity
- Linguistics of sign languages
- The emergence of sign languages in a historical context
- Neurolinguistics/psycholinguistics of sign languages.

We welcome papers on any aspect of bodily communication and are open to all
theoretical and disciplinary perspectives.

Abstract Submission: 

We invite abstracts of no more than 500 words, not including references, and
abstracts should be limited to text (i.e. no figures). Abstracts must report
previously unpublished work.

Abstracts should include a clear statement of the theoretical issue to be
addressed, the research methodology to be presented, and a concise summary of
the findings/conclusion. Only one submission will be accepted by the same
first-author and a maximum of 2 co-authored submissions. 

Oral/Signed presentations: Oral/signed presentations will be 25 minutes, with
20 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for discussion.

Poster presentations: Posters will be displayed during poster sessions, with
ample opportunity for discussion. Submissions that are not accepted for oral
presentations will be considered for poster presentations.

Further information on abstract submission will follow shortly before
registration opens.

Registration fees (include 4 coffee breaks, one lunch and a conference welcome
bag)

Registration Type: 

Early Bird (March 31 - May 15):
Standard rate 100 Euros 
Student Rate 40 Euros

Regular (May 16 - June 16):
Standard rate 140 Euros
Student Rate 60 Euros.

Important Dates: 

December 9: Submission Opens
February 3: Submission Deadline
March 31: Notification of Acceptance
March 31: Registration Opens
June 16: Registration Ends
June 21 -23: Conference.

Contact: DComm.eu at uea.ac.uk
General information: http://www.dcomm.eu/events/conference-rome-june-2017/

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