Researching and Applying Metaphor 9

[Koller, Veronika]

***Apologies for multiple postings***

 

Dear colleagues, 

this is a first announcement that the 9th conference on Researching and
Applying Metaphor (RaAM 9) will be held in Lancaster, UK, from 4-7 July
2012. The theme for 2012 is "Metaphor in Mind and Society", and
confirmed plenary speakers are Masako Hiraga, Albert Katz and Andreas
Musolff. There will be a number of pre-conference workshops on methods
of metaphor analysis (confirmed facilitators: Irene Mittelberg, Cornelia
Mueller, Anatol Stefanowitsch). The main organisers are Elena Semino and
Veronika Koller.

 

More detailed information and a call for papers will be sent out closer
to the time. Meanwhile, please see http://www.raam.org.uk for more
information about the conference series and association. To find out
about the venue and region, go to http://ling.lancs.ac.uk  and
http://www.citycoastcountryside.co.uk/. We look forward to welcoming you
in Lancaster!

 

Best regards,

Veronika Koller and Elena Semino

Veronika Koller 
Senior Lecturer in English Language 
Department of Linguistics and English Language 
Lancaster University 
Lancaster LA1 4YL 
United Kingdom 
Phone: ++44-(0)1524-594642 
Fax: ++44-(0)1524-843085 
Web: http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/profiles/52/
<http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/profiles/52/>  

"It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world." (Mary
Wollstonecraft) 

 

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