[lg policy] Fwd: [LINGANTH] Call for papers - EPICS VI - Language Aggression and conflict- U. of Seville

Tue Nov 12 16:53:57 UTC 2013

Forwarded .From: P LINGANTH at listserv.linguistlist.org

Call Deadline: 01-Dec-2013

Meeting Description:

The research group “Intercultural Pragmatic Studies (English-Spanish):
Pragmatic and Discourse Issues” is pleased to announce the upcoming Sixth
International Symposium on Intercultural, Cognitive and Social Pragmatics
(EPICS VI, after the Spanish acronym for “Encuentros de Pragmática
Intercultural, Cognitiva y Social”). EPICS VI will be held on 12-14 May
2014, at the University of Seville, Spain.

After having addressed issues related to (im)politeness, intercultural
pragmatics, interlanguage pragmatics and relevance theory in previous
editions, the sixth EPICS Symposium turns its attention to conflict in
language. Under the umbrella theme “Pragmatic Perspectives on Language
Aggression and Conflict”, EPICS VI aims at providing a forum for
practitioners of pragmatics and other related disciplines to present on
their latest research, as well as to share experiences and suggest new
avenues for research. EPICS VI also wishes to create awareness among
graduate students of the growing interest in this area of linguistic
expertise within the broad field of pragmatics.

EPICS VI will also host the European launching of the Journal of Language
Aggression and Conflict. Co-edited by Pilar Garcés Blitvich (University of
North Carolina at Charlotte) and Maria Sifianou (National and Kapodistrian
University of Athens), JLAC focuses on the study of aggression and
conflict, as manifested in language, from different perspectives such as
discursive, pragmatic, sociolinguistic, cultural, cognitive, applied
linguistics, or anthropological. Because of the thematic connections
between JLAC and EPICS VI, a selection of the best contributions presented
at EPICS VI will be published in a special issue of JLAC.

Keynote Speakers:

We are very honoured that Professor Jonathan Culpeper (Lancaster
University) and Professor John Joseph (The University of Edinburgh) have
agreed to be EPICS VI's keynote speakers.

Conference Fees:

Until January 30, 2014:

Attendants: EUR 100
Speakers: EUR 150

After January 30:

Attendants: EUR 125
Speakers: EUR 175

These fees are for the full conference (12-14 May) and include the
conference pack, coffee breaks and lunches. There will be a conference
dinner, whose price is not included in the conference fee. The account to
deposit the registration fee will be announced in the second call for
papers. Presentations will not be included in the final program if
registration fees have not been prepaid. Please note that payment on site
will not be possible. In the next call for papers, information about
accommodation will also be included.

2nd Call for Papers:

Conference Presentations Types:

We welcome original papers, written in English, on any of the subjects that
come within the list of conference topics below or on any other topic
related to language aggression and conflict. Presentations can be made in
any of the following types:

A) Oral presentations

These must be 20 minutes in length, followed by 10 minutes for questions
and discussion.

B) Themed panels

These must contain a number of thematically-related papers, each of which
must be 20 minutes in length, followed by 10 minutes for questions and
discussion. Proposals for panels should also include a chair.

C) Posters

Participants presenting a poster must follow these norms:

-Posters should be no larger than 118,9 x 84,1 cm (A0).
-They may be printed in color or in black and white.
-Poster presenters must bring a printed copy of their poster with them to
the conference. Note that there will not be printing facilities at the
conference venue. Presenters will also be responsible for displaying the
poster and turning it down at the time and in the place designated by the
conference organisers.

Topics:

EPICS VI especially focuses, but is not limited to contributions, that
address, explore or analyse in depth language aggression and conflict from
a pragmatic perspective, as well as to works that present theoretical
developments and practical applications on, among others, the following
topics:

- Gender differences in language aggression and conflict
- Language aggression and conflict among family members
- Language aggression and conflict in work/academic settings
- Language aggression, conflict and identity
- Emotional communication and conflict
- Impoliteness
- Language aggression and conflict in the classroom
- Language aggression and conflict in political discourse
- Language aggression and conflict in the (digital) media.
- Language aggression and conflict in inter/cross cultural communication
- Language aggression and conflict in service encounters
-(Intercultural) Business and conflict
- Forensic linguistics

Submissions:

Proposals must be sent as email attachment to both Manuel Padilla Cruz (
mpadillacruz at us.es) and Reyes Gómez Morón (rgommor at upo.es). Proposals must
contain the following information:

- Oral presentations and posters: a one-page abstract no longer than 350
words, accompanied by the following information:

i. Author's name(s) and affiliation
ii. Title of paper
iii. Audio-visual equipment required (computer, VHS video, OHP, etc.)
iv. e-mail address(es)
v. Postal address(es)

- Themed panels: 350-word abstracts for each of the presentations included
in the panel and the same information as above for each presentation.

Publication:

After the Symposium, EPICS VI participants are invited to submit revised
and extended versions of their work for publication in any of the following
venues:

A) Journal of Language Aggression and Conflict
B) An edited collection

Organising Committee:

Reyes Gómez Morón (rgommor at upo.es)
Manuel Padilla Cruz (mpadillacruz at us.es)
Lucía Fernández Amaya (lferama at upo.es)
María de la O Hernández López (mariolahl at upo.es)
Manuel Mejías Borrero (mmejbor at upo.es)

Scientific Committee:

Angela Ardington, University of Sydney
Patricia Bou Franch, Universitat de València
Derek Bousfield, Manchester Metropolitan University
Diana Boxer, University of Florida
Grace H. Chung, Seoul National University
María Victoria Escandell Vidal, UNED
Bruce Fraser, Boston University
Pilar Garcés-Conejos Blitvich, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Michael Haugh, Griffith University
Thomas Holtgraves, Ball State University
Cornelia Ilie, Malmö University
Nuria Lorenzo Dus, Swansea University
Jim O'Driscoll, University of Huddersfield
Theodossia S. Pavlidou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Barbara Pizziconi, SOAS, University of London
María Elena Placencia, Birbeck College, University of London
Yongping Ran, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
Maria Sifianou, University of Athens
Ruth Wodak, Lancaster University

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 Harold F. Schiffman

Professor Emeritus of
 Dravidian Linguistics and Culture
Dept. of South Asia Studies
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305

Phone:  (215) 898-7475
Fax:  (215) 573-2138

Email:  haroldfs at gmail.com
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/

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