30.38, Calls: Disc Analysis, Gen Ling, Lang Acquisition, Ling & Literature, Text/Corpus Ling/Latvia

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Subject: 30.38, Calls: Disc Analysis, Gen Ling, Lang Acquisition, Ling & Literature, Text/Corpus Ling/Latvia

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Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2019 03:50:09
From: Lauma Lapa [peregrin.dei at gmail.com]
Subject: 4th International Symposium on Language for International Communication

 
Full Title: 4th International Symposium on Language for International Communication 
Short Title: LINCS 2019 

Date: 11-Apr-2019 - 12-Apr-2019
Location: Rīga, Latvia 
Contact Person: Laura Karpinska
Meeting Email: lincs2019 at gmail.com
Web Site: https://www.lu.lv/lincs/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Ling & Literature; Text/Corpus Linguistics 

Call Deadline: 15-Jan-2019 

Meeting Description:

The Department of English Studies and the Centre for Applied Linguistics in
cooperation with the Department of Romance Studies at the Faculty of
Humanities of the University of Latvia are pleased to announce the 4th
International Symposium on Language for International Communication to be held
in Riga on April 11-12, 2019.

The symposium aims at bringing together scholars, practitioners and novice
researchers representing different areas of linguistics, literature, and
culture for a discussion on the role of languages in international
communication in the contemporary world.


Call for Papers:

The focus of the symposium is on semantics, pragmatics, text and corpus
linguistics, discourse analysis, language acquisition, lexicology,
lexicography, translation and interpretation, culture and literature studies. 

The working languages of the symposium are English, French and Spanish. 
The symposium will be held at the University of Latvia in Riga, Latvia.

The website of the symposium: www.lu.lv/lincs
 

Keynote speakers:

Zoltán Kövecses (Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary)
Metaphor in (international) communication
Kornelia Slavova (St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia, Bulgaria)
English Studies Beyond Binaries and Borders: A TRANS-formation
Ina Druviete (University of Latvia, Latvia)
Language as value in a pragmatic world: global, regional and national approach
Alla Placinska (University of Latvia, Latvia)
Rhetorical analysis of political discourse in situations of conflict: the
current Catalan context

Abstract submission:

Abstracts of 200 to 250 words should be sent by January 15, 2019 
Submit your abstract here (https://goo.gl/forms/SXOOfKpYw4CQ8fiV2)
(For further information regarding abstract submission and format, please
visit the symposium website: www.lu.lv/lincs)
Abstracts will be reviewed anonymously. The accepted abstracts will be
published online on the symposium website in a Book of Abstracts after the
symposium.

Symposium fee:

The symposium fee is €100. It covers attendance at the symposium sessions,
symposium materials, the opening reception, coffee breaks and publication of
the paper. 
The symposium fee for non-presenting participants is €80. It covers attendance
at the symposium sessions, symposium materials, the opening reception and
coffee breaks.

Payment:

The symposium fee is payable by bank transfer by March 15, 2019. Details about
the payment and the deadline will be sent together with the notification of
acceptance.

Important dates:

- Submission of abstracts (online): January 15, 2019
- Notification of acceptance of the abstracts: February 15, 2019
- Submission of the manuscript electronically for review: June 20, 2019
- Registration opened from February 25, 2019 (see the registration form on the
symposium website for details). 
- Online registration closed on March 29, 2019

E-mail addresses for correspondence:

1) about registration and the symposium programme: 
Dr. paed. Dace Liepiņa (dace.liepiņa at lu.lv)

2) about abstracts and manuscripts: 
English (linguistics): Dr. paed. Monta Farneste (monta.farneste at lu.lv)
English (literature and culture): Dr. philol. Aleksejs Taube
(aleksejs.taube at lu.lv)
French: Dr. philol. Jeļena Vladimirska (jelena.vladimirska at lu.lv)
Spanish: Dr. philol. Alla Placinska (alla.placinska at lu.lv)




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