30.324, Calls: Applied Ling, Disc Analysis, Gen Ling, Historical Ling, Semantics/France

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Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:02:02
From: Christelle Lacassain-Lagoin [christelle.lacassain-lagoin at univ-pau.fr]
Subject: Possibility and Necessity - Concepts and Expressions of Modality

Full Title: Possibility and Necessity - Concepts and Expressions of Modality 

Date: 17-Oct-2019 - 19-Oct-2019
Location: Pau, France 
Contact Person: Christelle Lacassain-Lagoin
Meeting Email: christelle.lacassain-lagoin at univ-pau.fr

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; General Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Semantics 

Call Deadline: 30-Mar-2019 

Meeting Description:

Possibility and Necessity
Concepts and Expressions of Modality

In Honour of Paul Larreya

International conference
Université de Pau & des Pays de l’Adour (Pau, France)
17-19 October 2019

Research Centres ALTER, UPPA (EA 7504) et CLIMAS, UBM (EA 4196)

Discourse may be conceived as a space where subjects act and interact. We
propose the study of this interaction between subjects from the perspective of
modality, a notion which, in one of its most frequent definitions, corresponds
to the fields of possibility and necessity. Questions will be addressed
concerning the sharing, structuring, conception and representation of this
space through the expression of modality, which covers various notions such as
possibility, impossibility, necessity, contingency, certainty, probability and
plausibility.

Looking in detail at the concepts of possibility and necessity will enable the
study of diverse types of modality including the traditional distinction made
between root modality and epistemic modality. Larreya has proposed to divide
epistemic modality, sometimes known as “the modality of knowledge”, into two
sub-categories: inferential modality (epistemic modality per se) and
implicative modality, which may be considered as “a sort of semantic link
between epistemic modality and deontic modality” (Larreya 1984: 173). This
raises the questions, amongst others, of the division of the semantic domain
of modality, of the relations between evaluative modality, on the one hand,
and possibility and necessity, on the other hand, and of the links between
epistemic modality, evidentiality and mirativity.

The aim of this conference is to enable interaction between specialists from
different branches of linguistics – English, Spanish and French especially
(psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, pragmatics, morpho-syntax, phonology,
etc.). Contributions from specialists in other fields (psychology and
philosophy in particular) would/will also be welcome.

Guest Speakers:

Pierre Cotte, Sorbonne Université
Patrick Dendale, University of Antwerp

Call for Papers:

Please send your submissions (500 words), with a short bio-bibliography, to
the three members of the organizing committee for 30 March 2019. Please
indicate the title and the name(s) of the author(s) in your email and attach
the abstract in text or .pdf formats giving the title only, and not the
name(s) of the author(s).

Talks may be given in English or French.
Selected papers will be considered for publication.

Studies could describe the specific use of (different types) of markers in
expressions of possibility and necessity, as well as the diversity of these
markers. One may consider, in particular, modal auxiliaries, modal expressions
and idioms, lexical modals, but also other parts of speech and constructions
that contribute to the expression of a modal stance.

Several approaches may be considered, although the list is not exhaustive:

- epistemological approach: definition of the concepts of possibility and
necessity in linguistics, which may be linked with fields from other
disciplines;
- historical dimension: the emergence of modal markers, the loss of certain
forms of modalization (subjunctive);
- specialized or non-specialized forms and constructions used in the
expression of one of the two fields;
- prosodic approach to modality: interaction between markers of modality and
prosodic markers;
- structuring the area of modality: the relationships between epistemic, root,
inferential and implicational modalities; the link between these modalities
and other concepts (evidentiality, mirativity, etc.); impervious or porous
borders between the different fields;
- distinction or linking between different language attitudes that cover the
notions of possibility and necessity (e.g. judgement, assessment, etc.);
- utterer attitude/stance and the pragmatic dimension;
- distinction between modality and modalization;
- dialectal approach: modality and grammaticalization in creole languages;
- types of markers and textual genres : the expression of modality in
different genres – specialized discourse (judicial, medical, commerce and
trade, etc.), autobiography, political discourse, discussions on forums and
blogs, etc.;
- modality and teaching: expression of possibility and necessity in learning
situations and second language acquisition;
- multimodal analysis and the expression of possibility and necessity by
non-verbal means.

Organizing Committee:

Jean Albrespit – CLIMAS, UBM (Jean.Albrespit at u-bordeaux-montaigne.fr)
Christelle Lacassain-Lagoin – ALTER, UPPA
(christelle.lacassain-lagoin at univ-pau.fr)
Tracey Simpson – ALTER, UPPA (tracey.simpson at univ-pau.fr)

Scientific Committee:

Jean Albrespit, Université Bordeaux Montaigne
Viviane Arigne, Université Paris 13
Johan van der Auwera, University of Antwerp
Kasper Boye, University of Copenhagen
Agnès Celle, Université Paris Diderot
Bert Cornillie, University of Leuven
Pierre Cotte, Sorbonne Université
Monique De Mattia-Viviès, Aix-Marseille Université
Patrick Dendale, University of Antwerp
Ilse Depraetere, Université Lille 3 Charles de Gaulle
Lionel Dufaye, Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée
Roberta Facchinetti, University of Verona
Grégory Furmaniak, Université Sorbonne-Nouvelle
Christelle Lacassain-Lagoin, Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour
Laure Lansari, Université Paris Diderot
Jean-Marie Merle, Université Nice Sofia-Antipolis
Juana Marín-Arrese, Complutense Madrid University
Fabrice Marsac, University of Opole
Johanna Miecznikowski, University of Lugano
Élise Mignot, Sorbonne Université
Bérengère Moricheau-Airaud, Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour
Claude Rivière, Université Paris Diderot 
Laurent Rouveyrol, Université Nice Sofia-Antipolis 
Raphael Salkie, University of Brighton 
Tracey Simpson, Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour

(Larreya, Paul (1984). Le possible et le nécessaire. Modalités et auxiliaires
modaux en anglais britannique. Paris: Nathan Recherche)

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