31.2524, Calls: Cog Sci, Disc Analys, Philosophy of Lang, Pragmatics/Switzerland

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Subject: 31.2524, Calls: Cog Sci, Disc Analys, Philosophy of Lang, Pragmatics/Switzerland

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2020 12:29:22
From: Steve Oswald [steve.oswald at unifr.ch]
Subject: Pragmatic Perspectives on Disagreement in Argumentation

 
Full Title: Pragmatic Perspectives on Disagreement in Argumentation 
Short Title: PPDA 

Date: 27-Jun-2021 - 02-Jul-2021
Location: Winterthur, Switzerland 
Contact Person: Jennifer Schumann
Meeting Email: jennifer.schumann at rom.unibe.ch

Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science; Discourse Analysis; Philosophy of Language; Pragmatics 

Call Deadline: 25-Oct-2020 

Meeting Description:

In argumentative settings - eristic ones in particular -, people exchange
arguments in support of their opposing standpoints. Sometimes these
disagreements are rooted in misunderstandings, other times in genuinely
laid-out and understood opposing points of view. As argumentative exchanges
may have far-reaching consequences (from belief change to the implementation
of policies), and because these may end up being brought about through a
misrepresentation of disagreements and of their causes, the study of
disagreements is an important area of research that stands to gain from the
input of pragmatic research.

When arguers disagree, they have a variety of choices to convey that there is
a difference of opinion with the opponent. Sometimes these choices are
signaled through linguistic markers that explicitly indicate that the speaker
refutes the opponent’s position (e.g. “No”, “Yes, but…”, “I strongly
disagree…”, “On the contrary”, …). But in argumentative reality, disagreements
are not always as obvious. In fact, in many cases they are much subtler. In
occurrences where part of an utterance is left implicit, one has to engage in
pragmatic processing to work out unarticulated components of meaning, such as
implicatures, presuppositions, etc. to fully retrieve the original speaker
meaning. This also leaves room for inaccurate and uncharitable
interpretations, retractions of commitments and even fallacious arguments
(e.g. ad hominem or straw man attacks) that can further deepen such
disagreements and make them prevail over more consensual outcomes that could
be reached once the causes of a disagreement are made explicit. 

This panel investigates how disagreements manifest themselves through the lens
of language use in argumentative situations and how arguers manage them when
they arise. The aim of this panel is to give the floor to different pragmatic
approaches that may illuminate the notion of disagreement and to create room
for diverse and fruitful discussions that arise from its pragmatic study. 


Call for Papers: 

The panel welcomes contributions that explore the notions of disagreement,
commitment and deniability from theoretical as well as empirical angles. In
the vein of recent work at the interface of linguistics, pragmatics and
argumentation theory (Oswald et al. 2018; Oswald et al. 2020; Pollaroli et
al., 2019), this panel is intended to consolidate and enrich the contribution
of pragmatics to the study of argumentative practices.

Abstracts (300 words max., excluding references) should be submitted through
the IPrA website (https://pragmatics.international/page/CfP) by 25 October
2020.

References:

Oswald, S., Greco, S., Miecznikowski-Fuenfschilling, J., Pollaroli, C. &
Rocci, A. (Eds.). (2020). Argumentation and Meaning. Semantic and pragmatic
reflexions [Special Issue]. Journal of Argumentation in Context, 9(1).

Oswald, S., Herman, T. & Jacquin, J. (2018). Argumentation and Language –
Linguistic, Cognitive and Discursive Explorations. Cham: Springer.

Pollaroli, C., Greco, S., Oswald, S., Miecznikowski-Fuenfschilling, J. &
Rocci, A. (Eds.). (2019). Rhetoric and Language: Emotions and Style in
Argumentative Discourse [Special Issue]. Informal Logic, 39(4).




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