[lg policy] call: 2nd International Conference on Law, Language and Discourse

[Harold Schiffman]

2nd International Conference on Law, Language and Discourse
Short Title: LLD2

Date: 20-Apr-2012 - 22-Apr-2012
Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Contact Person: Ning Ye
Meeting Email: < click here to access email >
Web Site: http://www.zjjcxy.cn/meeting

Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis; Forensic Linguistics; Text/Corpus
Linguistics

Call Deadline: 31-Jan-2012

Meeting Description:

2nd International Conference on Law, Language and Discourse
Multiculturalism, Multimodality and Multidimensionality
Zhejiang Police College
Hangzhou, 20-22 April 2012
Website: http://www.zjjcxy.cn/meeting

Following the 1st International Conference on Law, Language and Discourse
(20-21 August 2011) in Hong Kong, we are pleased to announce that the 2nd
International Conference on Law, Language and Discourse will be hosted in
Hangzhou, PRC, 20-22 April 2012.

Invited Speakers:

Prof. Janet Ainsworth, Seattle University, USA
Prof. Ray Bull, University of Leicester, UK
Dr. Le Cheng, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Prof. Craig Hoffman, Georgetown University, USA
Prof. Li Li, China University of Political Science and Law, China
Prof. Jixian Pang, Zhejiang University, China
Prof. Lijin Sha, China University of Political Science and Law, China
Dr. King Kui Sin, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Dr. Anne Wagner, Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, France
Dr. Weiping Wu, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Dr. Paul Robertson, TESOL Publisher
Dr. Ning Ye, Zhejiang Police College, China

Conference Chairs:

President Guoliang Fu, Zhejiang Police College
Deputy President Yuanjing Shou , Zhejiang Police College

Organizer:

Zhejiang Police College, China

Co-organizers:

Multicultural Association of Law and Language, Hong Kong
Law Research Centre, Georgetown University, USA
Zhejiang University, China
Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, China

Call for Papers:

The 2nd International Conference on Law, Language and Discourse, associated
with Multicultural Association of Law and Language, invites theoretical
studies, applicational cases, and relevant work-in-progress papers on the
key issues in Law, Language and Discourse. The theme of the conference
'Multiculturalism, Multimodality and Multidimensionality' promotes research
of, and welcomes participation from, researchers of different cultural and
language backgrounds from different disciplines and across jurisdictions.
The subthemes include but are not limited to:

- Legislative language and discourse
- Courtroom language and discourse
- Corpus Linguistics and legal discourse
- Investigation and Interrogation discourse
- Intelligence analysis and legal discourse
- Legal lexicography
- Law and semiotics

All accepted papers will be included in the Proceedings of LLD 2012, which
are indexed by CPCI-SSH/ISSHP. Selected peer-reviewed papers will be invited
for publication at an edited volume to be published and a special issue of
International Journal of Law, Language and Discourse.

Important Dates:

Abstract submission: 31 January 2012 (300-500 words to LLDmallhotmail.com.hk)

Notification of acceptance: 15 February 2012
Early registration: 16 February - 15 March 2012
Full paper submission: 15 April 2012

http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-4076.html

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