25.316, Calls: Germanic, Semantics, Socioling, Ling Theories, Ling & Literatue, General Ling/USA

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Subject: 25.316, Calls: Germanic, Semantics, Socioling, Ling Theories, Ling & Literatue, General Ling/USA

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Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 16:17:05
From: Ryan Dux [germanicgradconf2014 at gmail.com]
Subject: Packaging Meaning: Culture and Concepts in Words and Grammar

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Full Title: Packaging Meaning: Culture and Concepts in Words and Grammar 

Date: 21-Mar-2014 - 21-Mar-2014
Location: Austin, Texas, USA 
Contact Person: Ryan Dux
Meeting Email: germanicgradconf2014 at gmail.com

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Ling & Literature; Linguistic Theories; Semantics; Sociolinguistics 

Language Family(ies): Germanic 

Call Deadline: 09-Feb-2014 

Meeting Description:

5th Biennial Graduate Student Conference in Germanic Studies
The University of Texas at Austin, Friday, March 21, 2014

'Packaging Meaning: Culture and Concepts in Words and Grammar'

The question of meaning—where it resides, how it is created and transmitted between subjects—is what unifies the humanities. Whether we approach meaning from the perspective of linguistics or literary analysis, representation or cognition, such inquiry must always address the nexus of language and culture.

Our keynote speaker will be Hans C. Boas, the Raymond Dickson, Alton C. Allen, and Dillon Anderson Centennial Professor of Germanic Studies and Linguistics at the University of Texas at Austin. Information about Dr. Boas and his work can be found at http://sites.la.utexas.edu/hcb/.

Please visit the UT-Austin Germanic Studies website at http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/germanic/ for more information about the conference and updates in the coming weeks!

Final Call for Papers:

'Packaging Meaning: Culture and Concepts in Words and Grammar'

Conference: Friday, March 21 
Extended abstract submission deadline: February 9 
Acceptance notification: February 15

We invite contributions from any of the following fields and subfields.

Theoretical Approaches to Meaning:

- Semantics (semantic change, contrastive semantics, Frame Semantics)
- Meaning representations
- Construction Grammar, argument structure, verb classes
- Semiotics
- Metaphor and figurative language
- Cognitive Linguistics and Psycholinguistics
- Linguistic relativism
- Language in specific domains (humor, emotion)

Meaning in Interaction:

- Sociolinguistics
- Intercultural communication (and miscommunication!)
- Embodied interaction
- Studies of meaning in language contact situations
- Discourse Analysis
- Conversation Analysis

Meaning in Literature and Culture:

- Hermeneutics
- Linguistic analysis of literature
- Translation and adaptation
- Investigating language and meaning in cultural studies research (film/media studies, women and gender studies, queer studies, ethnic studies, etc.)
- Layered meaning in multilingual / multicultural literature and film
- Integrated teaching of foreign language and culture

We welcome abstracts from various fields within or related to Germanic Studies. We encourage proposals for individual or co-authored presentations of 20 minutes. Abstracts of 250-500 words, including references and examples, should be emailed to germanicgradconf2014 at gmail.com by February 9, 2014, along with a brief biographical statement (including name, institution, degree level, email and phone number). Notifications of acceptance will be sent by February 15.

Our department can offer presenters small awards of up to $100 to offset travel expenses. Also, presenters may be housed by members of the department in order to avoid costs associated with hotels.

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