20.1758, Calls: Applied Linguistics, Discourse Analysis/Italy

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Subject: 20.1758, Calls: Applied Linguistics, Discourse Analysis/Italy

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Date: 05-May-2009
From: Marco Venuti < venuti at unina.it >
Subject: Genre(s) on the Move
 

	
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Date: Thu, 07 May 2009 13:43:34
From: Marco Venuti [venuti at unina.it]
Subject: Genre(s) on the Move

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Full Title: Genre(s) on the Move 

Date: 09-Dec-2009 - 11-Dec-2009
Location: Naples, Italy 
Contact Person: Marco Venuti
Meeting Email: venuti at unina.it
Web Site: http://www.dipstat.unina.it/seminari_e_convegni/genresonthemove.htm 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis 

Call Deadline: 15-Jun-2009 

Meeting Description:

The conference aims to promote an interdisciplinary and multi-methodological
approach to the study of genre and discourse practices within the domain of
specialised communication. The objective is to contribute to our understanding
of the phenomena of genre hybridization and discourse contamination, also with
reference to the exploitation of web-based channels. 

Call for Papers

We welcome proposals from scholars in the fields of genre and discourse studies
exploring genre creation, migration, evolution and hybridization in the
following  discourse areas:
 
1. Academic 
2. Economic 
3. Institutional 
4. Legal 
5. Political and socio-political
6. Professional. 

Plenary Speakers 
Norman Fairclough (Lancaster University)
Srikant Sarangi (Cardiff University)

Submission of Abstracts
The abstracts should be between 300 and 500 words (excluding references) and
include title and 3 to 5 keywords, clearly indicating one of the six discourse
areas listed above. They should be sent in electronic form as an anonymous Word
document with an accompanying presentation sheet in which the following
information should appear:
- Title of paper
- Name of author
- Institutional affiliation
- E-mail address
- Telephone and fax number
- Postal address

Proposals should be sent to both the following e-mail addresses:
giuditta.caliendo at unina.it, antonella.napolitano at unisannio.it. Please, quote
'Proposal Naples 2009' as the subject of your e-mail message.
The language of the conference is English.

ORGANISING COMMITTEE 
Giuditta Caliendo 
Gabriella Di Martino 
Paolo Donadio 
Maurizio Gotti
Antonella Napolitano 
Cristina Pennarola 
Vanda Polese 
Marco Venuti 
Filomena Vilardi 

Deadline for Submission of Abstracts:  June 15, 2009 
Notification of Acceptance: July 15, 2009 
 
Registration and Payment 

Fees
Early registration (before September 15 , 2009) 120 euros / 80 euros (students)
Standard registration (before October 15, 2009) 140 euros / 100 euros (students)
Late registration (after October 15, 2009) 170 euros / 130 euros (students)

The fee includes conference participation and tea/coffee breaks.




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