31.2272, Calls: Applied Ling, Disc Analy, Pragmatics, Socioling/Switzerland

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Subject: 31.2272, Calls: Applied Ling, Disc Analy, Pragmatics, Socioling/Switzerland

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Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2020 11:10:47
From: Eva Ogiermann [eva.ogiermann at kcl.ac.uk]
Subject: Panel on Covid-19 Signs

 
Full Title: Panel on Covid-19 Signs 

Date: 24-Jun-2021 - 26-Jun-2021
Location: Basel, Switzerland 
Contact Person: Eva Ogiermann
Meeting Email: eva.ogiermann at kcl.ac.uk

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics 

Call Deadline: 15-Aug-2020 

Meeting Description:

“The interpersonal functions of public signs during the Covid-19 pandemic”

This panel examines public signs that have emerged during the Covid-19
pandemic in different parts of the world. Public signs, broadly defined as
“the linguistic items found in the public space” (Shohamy 2006: 110),
constitute a form of asynchronous, one-way communication addressing unknown
recipients. What connects them with the sign producers is the place where they
appear and, in this context, communicate changes brought about by the
pandemic.

Public signs have traditionally been analysed in the field of Linguistic
Landscape studies (see e.g. Gorter 2013). Their potential to contribute to the
study of interpersonal communication remains largely unexplored. The
examination of public signs that have emerged across the world during the
Covid-19 pandemic helps fill this gap. They mainly fulfil three functions: 1)
directive messages (e.g. implementing social distancing measures) which tend
to be direct, often using imperative or elliptical constructions, 2) messages
of support, containing expressions of gratitude and solidarity, 3) commercial
messages primarily aimed at retaining customers (by redirecting them to online
services or social media), but often also containing elements of 1) & 2).

The panel has been accepted and currently contains contributions looking at
Arabic, Greek and English data, collected in Oman, the UK (London) and Greece
(Athens and a small island). There is still space for a couple of papers and
we would particularly welcome contributions on signs in further languages /
areas. We are also planning to put together a Special Issue based on the
panel.


Call for Papers: 

If you are interested in joining the panel, please email me at
eva.ogiermann at kcl.ac.uk - ideally by 15 August. The conference deadline for
submitting abstracts for individual contributions to panels is 1 October 2020.




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