34.3297, Calls: Discourse Analysis, General Linguistics / Studii de lingvistica (Jrnl)

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Subject: 34.3297, Calls: Discourse Analysis, General Linguistics / Studii de lingvistica (Jrnl)

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Date: 31-Oct-2023
From: Daciana Vlad [dacianavlad at yahoo.fr]
Subject: Discourse Analysis, General Linguistics / Studii de lingvistica (Jrnl)

Call for Papers:

Journal Studii de lingvistică, issue 14-2/ December 2024
Coordinators: Fabienne Baider and Maria Constantinou (University of
Cyprus)

Linguistic and semiotic aspects of extremist discourse

Social media offer a new, and very popular, platform for discursive
power, and
extremist groups from various ideological backgrounds have used this
to their advantage, constructing their own social realities and
promoting their ideological agendas (Bouko et al., 2022; Bouvier &
Machin, 2018; Baider and Constantinou, in press).
As a starting point, it is key to clarify the term extremism.
Lexicographical definitions vary both in terms of the word’s semantic
content and the intensity of its social consequences. More important
and relevant to our project are the studies focused on the linguistic
aspects of extremism, e.g., Perry & Olson (2009), Prentice et al.
(2012), Hamdi (2022), which have explored online extremist groups
using corpus linguistics methodology. These studies have identified
associated themes (morality, racism, sexism, homophobia, among others)
and some ideological tenets underpinning them (such as white
supremacy, intolerance among ethnic/ religious groups). Other scholars
use a multimodal and multidisciplinary approach to explore how
extremist Salafist groups construct their social order, especially
through discourse patterns, to radicalize potential sympathizers on
social media (Bouko et al., 2022).
However, research on linguistic and semiotic forms of extremism that
look beyond religion-based extremism or nativism is limited, and those
investigations that do examine other forms of extremism focus on what
the majority sees as socially unacceptable, non-normal or violent,
confining in this way extremism in a narrower hegemonic sense.

Therefore, with this issue we hope to provide a deeper understanding
of the ways in which extremism, whether overt or covert, unfolds or is
perceived/ defined linguistically and semiotically, both online and
offline. We consider extremism in a broader sense, including any form
of extremist discourse and extremist narrative that might go beyond
what is considered extreme by the majority.
Papers could also examine what distinguishes hate speech and extremist
and radical discourse.
With regard to linguistic choices, we propose the following as
possible thematic axes:
1.      lexical units like metaphors, compound nouns, concatenations
of nouns, neologisms;
2.      the impact of grammatical features on social consequences
(repetition of specific pronouns, morphosyntactic characteristics,
shifts in grammatical word category, usages of suffixes, specific
constructions, personal pronouns, choice of mood such as imperatives,
etc.);
3.      rhetorical strategies that strengthen stances and / or
attitudes towards a person (e.g., the enemy) or a proposition (e.g.,
terrorist act) of violence; irony and humour;
4.      semantic shifts or redefinition of words or semantic shifts
resulting from grammatical changes (pronoun or article change, for
instance).

With regard to the semiotic aspects, we suggest as topics:
5.      any visual affordances addressed to the reader to increase
her/his sense of involvement (through polarization, disparagement of
the other, etc.). These could include memes, videos, cartoons or
emojis.

Further, we are looking for a diverse theoretical framework, such as
Critical Discourse Analysis, Multimodal Critical Analysis, Appraisal
analysis, linguistic descriptions; and we would like to see a variety
of approaches, including pragmatic, functional, and cognitive
linguistics and speech act theory. We welcome both quantitative and
qualitative methodologies.

For GUIDELINES FOR CONTRIBUTORS and DEADLINES see the full text of the
call on:
https://studiidelingvistica.uoradea.ro/index-en.html

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