32.2955, Calls: Chinese, Mandarin; Pragmatics/Bulgaria

Fri Sep 17 07:31:02 UTC 2021

LINGUIST List: Vol-32-2955. Fri Sep 17 2021. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 32.2955, Calls: Chinese, Mandarin; Pragmatics/Bulgaria

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Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2021 03:27:21
From: Antonia Tsankova [a.tsankova at uni-sofia.bg]
Subject: Second International Online Conference

Full Title: Second International Online Conference 

Date: 19-Nov-2021 - 20-Nov-2021
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria 
Contact Person: Antonia Tsankova
Meeting Email: conference.sinology30 at gmail.com
Web Site: https://ciccos2021.wixsite.com/conference 

Linguistic Field(s): Pragmatics 

Subject Language(s): Chinese, Mandarin (cmn)

Call Deadline: 10-Oct-2021 

Meeting Description:

The conference covers latest research and current issues in Chinese studies,
and provides a platform for broader academic discussion on Asian studies,
including linguistics, literature, culture, international relations and other
relevant topics. The academic event marks the 30th anniversary of the Chinese
Studies Program at Sofia University.

Call for Papers:

Dear colleagues,

The Chinese Studies Department at the Faculty of Classical and Modern
Philology at Sofia University ''St. Kliment Ohridski'' has the pleasure of
inviting you to participate in the Second International Conference ''Current
Issues in Contemporary Chinese and Oriental Studies'', which will be convened
online on 19 – 20 November 2021. The academic event will mark the 30th
anniversary of the Chinese Studies Program at Sofia University ''St. Kliment
Ohridski''.

The aims of the anniversary conference are to present the latest research and
current issues in Chinese studies, to provide a platform for a broader
academic discussion on topics in Asian studies and an opportunity for young
scholars in the fields of Chinese and Asian studies to present their
contributions.

The forum will cover the following topics:
1. Current issues in contemporary Chinese linguistics and the study of Eastern
languages.
1.1. New trends in the study of Chinese phonetics and phonology. 
1.2. Studies in Chinese grammatical system. New approaches to Chinese
phraseology, linguostylistics, cognitive linguistics, semantics and
pragmatics, socio- and psycholinguistics, etc. 
1.3. Current studies in Chinese paleolinguistics. Runic and pre-writing
symbols, and development of the Chinese writing system.
1.4. New concepts in the methodology of teaching Chinese as a foreign
language.
1.5. Problems of Chinese and Bulgarian translation. 
1.6. Current issues in contemporary Oriental linguistics.
2. Current issues in Chinese and Oriental literary studies and culturology.
2.1. Studies in Chinese mythology, ethnology and folklore. 
2.2. Ancient religious and spiritual teachings, ancient Chinese cosmology and
models of transcendence in Chinese culture.
2.3. New approaches to the study of ancient and medieval Chinese literature.
The view of the world in the Chinese literary mind. 
2.4. Artistic schools and trends in the development of contemporary Chinese
poetry and prose.
2.5. Studies and new concepts in ancient, medieval and contemporary Chinese
philosophy, ethics and values. 
2.6. Chinese ethnopsychology.
2.7. Current issues in contemporary Oriental literary studies and culturology.
3. Current studies in history, socio-economic development, and international
relations between China and the Asian countries.
3.1. New studies in the field of ancient and medieval Chinese history, and
political, economic and ethno-cultural developmental processes.
3.2. Current issues in contemporary Chinese history. The characteristics of
the Chinese model of political and economic development. Scientific and
technological development and innovation. 
3.3. The role of China in the contemporary system of international relations
and global processes. China's concept for a new type of foreign policy, and
the current development of international initiatives and projects launched by
China. The ''One Belt, One Road'' strategy and the initiative for cooperation
between China and the 17 states from Central and Eastern Europe –
opportunities and challenges for Bulgaria.   
4. China and the world in times of pandemic – issues, solutions and challenges
in science and education, social and economic development.

The working languages of the conference will be Bulgarian, English and
Mandarin Chinese.
Deadline for submitting applications (see attached Application form) and a
brief abstract (up to 400 words): 10 October 2021. 
Applications should be sent via email: conference.sinology30 at gmail.com.
Acceptance notice for the applications: until 20 October 2021.
The papers will be published as a Book of Conference Proceedings.
Deadline for submitting full papers for publishing: 30 November 2021.

Looking forward to meeting you at the conference!

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