I - North American Workshop on Pragmatics - Call for papers

[Valentina Pagliai]

A question,

Is there a website with more information about this Workshop? I am 
asking because I am wondering how is Pragmatics defined for he purpose 
of your workshop. The terms has different meanings in the US and 
Europe, for example.

Thanks,

Valentina Pagliai
Oberlin College

On Mar 8, 2008, at 10:30 AM, Pilar Garces Blitvich wrote:

> 2nd Call for Papers
>
> The First North American Workshop on Pragmatics (NAWPRA) seeks 
> submissions for presentations that address the general topic 
> PRAGMATICS AND CONTEXT and/or the three sub-topics:
>
> 1. Discourse markers/pragmatic particles
> 2. Contextual production and receptions factors differentiating speech 
> and "speech-like" genres with contrasting genres
> 3. The pragmatics of language across the life-span.
>
> Although proposals that respond to the topics suggested are highly 
> encouraged, all submissions within pragmatics will be considered for 
> inclusion.
>
> The workshop will be held at Glendon College, York University, 
> Toronto, Canada
> from October 3-5, 2008.
>
> We are pleased to announce that Professor Robert Harnish, The 
> University of Arizona, and
> Professor Istvan Kecskes, SUNY at Albany, have confirmed their 
> participation in the conference and will be delivering the plenary 
> lectures.
>
> Speakers will have 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for 
> discussion. A selection of papers presented at the workshop will be 
> published in an edited volume.
>
> The deadline for receipt of submissions has been extended to April 14, 
> 2008.  Please provide the following information:
>
> On one page:
> The name(s) of the author (s)
> The affiliation of the author (s)
> The preferred mailing address, phone number and e-mail address for 
> notification
> The title of the paper
> Any equipment requirements
>
> And, on a separate page, an abstract no longer than 300 words
>
> Proposals will be subject to a blind peer-reviewed process. The 
> conference official language is English, but papers in French and 
> Spanish are also welcomed.  Notification of acceptance will be send 
> via e-mail in May 2008.
>
> Please send your submissions to either one of the following two 
> addresses:
>
> Dr. Marcia Macaulay, lennox at yorku.ca, Glendon College, York University
> Dr. Pilar Garces Blitvich, pgblitvi at uncc.edu, University of North 
> Carolina at Charlotte
>
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> Department of English
> UNC Charlotte
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>
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