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[Alon Lischinsky]

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DISCOURSE-PRAGMATIC VARIATION & CHANGE
(DiPVaC 2)
7-9 April 2014
Newcastle University, UK

FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS

Discourse-Pragmatic Variation & Change (DiPVaC) is a biennial
international conference series which was devised to further the
quantitative analysis of variation and change at the level of
discourse-pragmatics. Following the success of DiPVaC1 in 2012, we are
pleased to announce that DiPVaC2 will be held between 7 and 9 April
2014 at Newcastle University, UK.

DiPVaC2 provides a platform for the presentation of cutting-edge
research into variation and change in the use of items and
constructions often referred to as discourse markers or pragmatic
particles whose primary functions are interpersonal and textual (e.g.
well, like, you know, comme, alors, doch, zwar, diciamo, dakedo). It
also provides a forum for the formation of new international and
multidisciplinary research networks exploring the theoretical and
social importance of quantitative research into discourse-pragmatic
variation and change. The conference will bring together participants
from across the world to achieve multiple aims:

·      to discuss methodological, empirical and theoretical
advancements in the analysis of variation and change in the use of
discourse-pragmatic features;
·      to examine the social implications and applications of research
into the use of these features;
·      to promote the field of discourse variation analysis within and
beyond linguistics.

Confirmed plenary speakers at DiPVaC2 include:

·      Liesbeth Degand (University of Louvain-la-Neuve)
·      Stephen Levey (University of Ottawa)
·      Sali Tagliamonte (University of Toronto)

To promote collaboration across disciplines, the conference will also
feature a workshop jointly led by discourse variationists and
professionals from the fields of education and health care which
explores the social applications of research into discourse-pragmatic
variation and change.

We welcome abstracts which take a quantitative approach to data
analysis and deal with diverse aspects of discourse-pragmatic
variation and change in any language or variety. Topics may include,
but are not limited to, the following:

·           methods in the quantitative analysis of discourse-pragmatic features
·           sociolinguistic patterns of discourse-pragmatic variation and change
·           social and geographical diffusion patterns of innovative
discourse features
·           patterns of discourse-pragmatic variation and change
across varieties and languages
·           the role of discourse-pragmatic features in the
construction and negotiation of social identities
·           discourse-pragmatic variation and change in contexts of
language contact
·           contrastive/cross-linguistic studies of
discourse-pragmatic variation and change
·           the acquisition of discourse-pragmatic variation by
children and second language learners
·           socio-perceptual studies of discourse-pragmatic variation
·           discourse-pragmatic variation across interactional,
situational and technological settings
·           implications & applications of discourse variation
analysis within and beyond linguistic theory

Abstract submission guidelines
Details about abstract submission can be found on the conference
website at: http://conferences.ncl.ac.uk/dipvac2014

Important dates
Deadline for submission of abstracts: 31 October 2013
Notification of acceptance: by 31 December 2013
Conference: 7 to 9 April 2014

Local organizer
Heike Pichler – heike.pichler at ncl.ac.uk

Contact
Please direct all enquiries to dipvac2014 at ncl.ac.uk

Conference webpage
http://conferences.ncl.ac.uk/dipvac2014

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