17.3440, Calls: Cognitive Science, Discourse Analysis/South Korea

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Subject: 17.3440, Calls: Cognitive Science, Discourse Analysis/South Korea

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Date: 20-Nov-2006
From: Sowoo Chung < swchung at sungshin.ac.kr >
Subject: Seoul Conference on Discourse and Cognitive Linguistics 

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Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:43:06
From: Sowoo Chung < swchung at sungshin.ac.kr >
Subject: Seoul Conference on Discourse and Cognitive Linguistics 

Full Title: Seoul Conference on Discourse and Cognitive Linguistics 

Date: 06-Jul-2007 - 07-Jul-2007
Location: Seoul, Korea, South 
Contact Person: Jeong-Hwa Lee
Meeting Email: jeonglee12 at hotmail.com
Web Site: http://discog.com 

Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science; Discourse Analysis 

Call Deadline: 06-Jan-2007 

Meeting Description:

The 3rd Seoul International Conference on Discourse and Cognitive Linguistics 

Theme: Cognition, Meaning, Implicature, and Discourse

The Discourse and Cognitive Linguistics Society of Korea (DISCOG) is happy to announce the 3rd International Conference on Discourse and Cognitive Linguistics during July 6 and 7, 2007, at Korea University, Seoul, Korea. 

Call for Papers

Theme: Cognition, Meaning, Implicature, and Discourse

'Start-line' for Abstract Submissions: Dec. 6, 2006
Dead-line for Abstract Submissions: Jan. 6, 2007
Notification of Abstract Acceptance: Feb. 6, 2007
Conference Dates: July 6-7, 2007
(An independent workshop on Cognitive Linguistics by Prof. Yo Matsumoto (Kobe University, Japan) is scheduled on July 5, 2007.)

Invited Speakers:

Sung-Bom Lee (Sogang University, Korea): on Metapragmatic Implicature
Yo Matsumoto (Kobe University, Japan): on Cognitive Linguistics
Zigmunt Frajzyngier (University of Colorado, Boulder, USA): ''Towards a theory of functional semantics: discovery, description, and the proofs of meaning''

Submission of Abstracts:

For General and Poster Sessions:  

We solicit abstracts (for 25-minute presentations including discussion) which address various aspects of cognitive and discourse (both spoken and written) approaches to human language. Papers on cognitive linguistics, functional linguistics, discourse studies, corpus linguistics, or language processing will be of particular interest. However, papers concerning any issues relating cognition and language will be welcome.  

We ask that the presentation and the discussion by a discussant may not exceed 25 minutes.  All submissions should follow the abstract specifications below: 

Abstract specifications:

An abstract should be maximum 500 words (about one page), including examples and references. It should specify research questions, approach, method, data and (expected) results. All abstracts will be reviewed anonymously by three members of a large international panel. 
Notification of General and Poster Sessions will be made on or before Mar. 6, 2007.  

Electronic submissions as attachment (in MS word or PDF format) are strongly encouraged. We ask each author to restrict their submission to one single-authored abstract and one co-authored abstract maximum to give opportunity to more authors within limited time.  

The body of e-mail message should include  
- author name(s) 
- affiliation(s) 
- telephone number 
- e-mail address 
- fax number (optional)
- title of paper 
- specific area (e.g., subfields of cognitive linguistics, functional linguistics, discourse studies, etc.) 
- three to five keywords 
- presenter's name 
- preferred session:  
   (a) General Session 
   (b) Poster Session 
   (c) Preference for General Session but willing to do a poster  

The abstract should be anonymous. All abstracts should be sent to jeonglee12 at hotmail.com (Prof. Jeong-Hwa Lee of Korea Digital University, Program Committee Co-Chair). 

NB: Abstracts will be accepted from December 6, 2006 to January 6, 2007.

Should you be unable to submit your abstract electronically, send three high-quality copies of your abstract and a separate page containing the required information no later than January 6, 2007 to  

Prof. Yong-Jin Kim  
Soongsil University 
English Department
Dongjak-gu Sangdo-5dong
Seoul 156-743, Korea

Yong-Jin Kim, PhD
Chair of Organizing Committee
The 3rd Seoul International Conference on Discourse and Cognitive Linguistics

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