[Linganth] Cognitive Semiotics: IACS3-2018, Toronto, First CFP

[Jamin Pelkey]

First Call for Participation

The International Association for Cognitive Semiotics
in cooperation with OCAD University and Ryerson University
is pleased to announce

The Third Conference of the International Association for Cognitive
Semiotics (IACS3 – 2018)

July 13–15, 2018

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
iacs-2018.org

Contacts
- Peter Coppin <pcoppin at faculty.ocadu.ca>
- Jamin Pelkey <jpelkey at ryerson.ca>


Plenary speakers confirmed (as of August 15, 2017)
- John M. Kennedy • University of Toronto
- Kalevi Kull • University of Tartu
- Maxine Sheets-Johnstone • University of Oregon


Conference Theme
MULTIMODALITIES

This non-restrictive theme is intended to encourage the exploration of
pre-linguistic and extra-linguistic modes of semiotic systems and meaning
construal, as well as their intersection with linguistic processes.

Cognitive Semiotics investigates the nature of meaning, the role of
consciousness, the unique cognitive features of human beings, the
interaction of nature and nurture in development, and the interplay of
biological and cultural evolution in phylogeny. To better answer such
questions, cognitive semiotics integrates methods and theories developed in
the human, social, and cognitive sciences.

The International Association for Cognitive Semiotics (IACS, founded 2013)
aims at establishing cognitive semiotics as a trans-disciplinary study of
meaning. More information on the International Association for Cognitive
Semiotics can be found at http://iacs.dk

The IACS conference series seeks to gather together scholars and scientists
in semiotics, linguistics, philosophy, cognitive science, psychology and
related fields, who wish to share their research on meaning and contribute
the interdisciplinary dialogue.

Topics of the conference include (but are not limited to):
- Biological and cultural evolution of human cognitive specificity
- Cognitive linguistics and phenomenology
- Communication across cultural barriers
- Cross-species comparative semiotics
- Evolutionary perspectives on altruism
- Experimental semiotics
- Iconicity in language and other semiotic resources
- Intersubjectivity and mimesis in evolution and development
- Multimodality
- Narrativity across different media
- Semantic typology and linguistic relativity
- Semiosis (sense-making) in social interaction
- Semiotic and cognitive development in children
- Sign use and cognition
- Signs, affordances, and other meanings
- Speech and gesture
- The comparative semiotics of iconicity and indexicality
- The evolution of language

We invite abstract submissions for theme sessions, oral presentations and
posters. Please select your chosen format along with your submission.


Submission Guidelines and Formats

Theme sessions (deadline: 15 Nov 2017)
Submit session title, name and affiliation of convener; input brief session
abstract (150 words); upload session introduction of up to 400 words
explaining the theme, plus all full-length abstracts in suitable order.
Sessions may consist of 3–5 papers (90–150 min.) and should alow time for
general discussion. Papers in each theme session should be thematically
linked. Submission should also indicate whether a session not accepted as a
whole should have each abstract reconsidered as individual presentations
(oral or poster).

Oral presentations (deadline: 5 Dec 2017)
Submit title, name, affiliation, key terms; input brief abstract (150
words); upload full abstract (300–400 words).
Prepare a 20-minute presentation followed by 7 minutes of discussion

Posters (deadline: 5 Dec 2017)
Submit title, name, affiliation, key terms; input brief abstract (150
words); upload full abstract (250–300) words.
Prepare a 1-minute oral presentation in the main lecture hall, preceding
the poster session.

All full abstracts should be uploaded as .doc, .docx, .rtf, .pdf, or .odt,
attachments using EasyChair:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iacs32018

In order to submit an abstract you must use your existing EasyChair account
or register using the link above. Further instructions can be found on the
EasyChair site and on the IACS 2018 conference website: iacs-2018.org


Post-Conference Publishing Opportunities

Two publication outlets are reserved in advance for revised IACS3 papers
following the conference.
- Edited Book Collections: Anthropology of Language series, Oxford:
Berghahn, http://bit.ly/2uHaKvw
- Special Themed Double Issue: The American Journal of Semiotics 35.1–2,
http://bit.ly/2x2V6aC
Please contact Jamin Pelkey <jpelkey at ryerson.ca> for more information about
either of these two opportunities.


Important Dates

Deadline for submission of theme sessions: 15 Nov 2017
Deadline for abstract submission (oral presentations, posters): 05 Dec 2017
Notification of acceptance (oral presentations, posters): 15 Feb 2018
Last date for early registration: 05 May 2018


About OCAD University (OCAD U) and Ryerson University

OCAD University is a historic art and design university with a student body
of 6,000, next-door to the colossal Art Gallery of Ontario and a few blocks
east of Chinatown; Ryerson is an vibrant, city-centric university with a
student body of 39,000 skirting Dundas Square (Toronto’s response to Times
Square) and environs.


The City of Toronto

Known internationally as the world’s most diverse city, Toronto is the
capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. Situated along Lake
Ontario’s northwestern shore, it is a dynamic metropolis with a core of
soaring skyscrapers, all dwarfed by the iconic, free-standing CN Tower.
Toronto also has many green spaces, from the orderly oval of Queen’s Park,
to the 400-acre High Park and its trails, to its sports facilities and zoo.


Questions? Please do not hesitate to contact the organizers:
pcoppin at faculty.ocadu.ca jpelkey at ryerson.ca
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