[Corpora-List] CFP: Extension Deadline Varieties of Voice Conference

[Hubert Cuyckens]

We would like to draw your attention to the Theoretical Linguistics and 
Applied Linguistics sections of the upcoming VARIETIES OF VOICE conference 
in December in Leuven (Belgium), and warmly invite you to submit an 
abstract before 14 September 2006. The plenary speakers are Prof. Suzanne 
Kemmer (Rice University)  for the Linguistics section and Prof. Ken Hyland 
(University of London) for the ELT section.


FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS

VARIETIES OF VOICE - 3rd international BAAHE conference - Theoretical and 
Applied Linguistics
7-9 December 2006, University of Leuven, Belgium
http://www.kuleuven.be/ilt/baahe_2006conference/

EXTENDED DEADLINE: 14 September 2006

The Belgian Association of Anglicists in Higher Education (BAAHE) will 
organize its Third International Conference from 7 to 9 December 2006 at 
the University of Leuven, Belgium.

This conference will explore the role played by VOICE in the English 
language. It will consider:
* the synchronic and diachronic ways in which the (subjective) voice of the 
language user manifests itself linguistically, i.e. in the constructional 
properties of syntagms used,
* those aspects of academic English that are relevant to helping learners 
find an appropriate academic voice in speaking and writing.

Paper proposals (20 minutes + 10 minutes discussion) are invited on the 
following questions and issues:

LINGUISTICS
* (inter-)subjective motivations of voice such as
-choice of active vs. passive voice for optimal negotiation of information 
between speaker/hearer;
-evaluative and other subjective effects of middle constructions;
* subjective vs. more objective constructions (e.g. subjective vs. 
objective modality);
* speech and thought representation: representational vs. subjective uses, 
their impact on point of view;
* the diachronic shift from representational to interpersonal import of 
constructions;
* other aspects of interpersonal varieties of voice.

ELT-Academic English
* author stance in academic writing: differences between disciplines and 
cultures (e.g. hedging)
* register varieties: formality in academic genres; diachronic developments
* citation strategies: how and why do writers incorporate other voices in 
their own writing?
* resentation and seminar skills: tone and register; strategies to voice 
comments and objections
Exploring the differences between native and non-native speakers, or 
between learners and experienced speakers, should yield insights into how 
EAP materials can help learners construct an appropriate academic voice.


Plenary speakers:
Suzanne Kemmer (Rice University): "Intransitive Structures and Functions"
Ken Hyland (University of London): "Disciplinary voices: interactions in 
research writing"

Selected proceedings will be published in the 2007 issue of the 
international journal BELL.

Abstracts (up to 500 words) should be sent before 14 September 2006 to
Linguistics: liesbet.heyvaert at arts.kuleuven.be
ELT: an.laffut at ilt.kuleuven.be

Notification of acceptance: mid September 2006

The conference will be hosted in historic buildings at the University of 
Leuven, within easy reach of Brussels airport and Eurostar/Thalys 
terminals. Visit http://www.kuleuven.be/english
The conference venue can be visited at http://www.facultyclub.be/site/index.php
For transport information, see http://www.kuleuven.be/transportation/

Scientific committee:
- K.U.Leuven members: Prof. Kristin Davidse, Prof. Hubert Cuyckens, Prof. 
Raphaël Ingelbien, Prof. Hedwig Schwall, Dr. Kristin Blanpain, Dr. Elke 
D'Hoker, Dr. Liesbet Heyvaert, Dr. An Laffut.
- Other Belgian members: Prof. Sylvie De Cock (Université catholique de 
Louvain), Prof. Michel Delville (Université de Liège), Prof. Johan Van der 
Auwera (Universiteit Antwerpen).
- International advisory board: Prof. Claire Colebrooke (Edinburgh), Prof. 
Ricardo Maldonado (Mexico, UNAM), Prof. Hilary Nesi (Warwick).



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