26.3910, Calls: Discourse Analysis, Historical Linguistics, Sociolinguistics/Canada

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Subject: 26.3910, Calls: Discourse Analysis, Historical Linguistics, Sociolinguistics/Canada

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Date: Thu, 03 Sep 2015 10:34:32
From: Stephen Levey [slevey at uottawa.ca]
Subject: Discourse-Pragmatic Variation and Change 3

 
Full Title: Discourse-Pragmatic Variation and Change 3 
Short Title: DiPVaC3 

Date: 04-May-2016 - 06-May-2016
Location: Ottawa, ONTARIO, Canada 
Contact Person: Stephen Levey
Meeting Email: slevey at uottawa.ca
Web Site: http://www.dipvac3.com/en/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis; Historical Linguistics; Sociolinguistics 

Call Deadline: 30-Nov-2015 

Meeting Description:

Discourse-Pragmatic Variation & Change (DiPVaC) is a biennial international conference series which was devised to further the quantitative analysis of variation and change at the level of discourse-pragmatics. DiPVaC3, which will be held at the University of Ottawa 4-6 May 2016, provides a platform for the presentation of cutting-edge research into variation and change in the use of items and constructions often referred to as discourse markers or pragmatic particles whose primary functions are interpersonal and textual (e.g., well, like, you know, comme, alors, doch, zwar, diciamo, dakedo). It also provides a forum for the formation of new international and multidisciplinary research networks exploring the theoretical and social importance of quantitative research into discourse-pragmatic variation and change. The conference will bring together participants from across the world to achieve multiple aims:

- To discuss methodological, empirical and theoretical advancements in the analysis of variation and change in the use of discourse-pragmatic features
- To examine the social implications and applications of research into the use of these features
- To promote the study of discourse-pragmatic variation and change within and beyond linguistics

Call for Papers:

We welcome abstracts (300 words, excluding title and references) in English or French dealing with, but not restricted to, the following topics:

- Sociolinguistic patterns of discourse-pragmatic variation and change
- Discourse-pragmatic variation and change in contexts of language contact
- Quantitative studies addressing the grammaticalization of discourse-pragmatic features
- Contrastive/cross-linguistic studies of discourse-pragmatic variation and change
- Methods in the quantitative analysis of discourse-pragmatic features
- Social and geographical diffusion patterns of innovative discourse-pragmatic features
- The role of discourse-pragmatic features in the construction and negotiation of social identities
- The acquisition of discourse-pragmatic variation by children, second language learners and bilingual speakers
- Discourse-pragmatic variation and change across the lifespan
- Socio-perceptual studies of discourse-pragmatic variation
- Discourse-pragmatic variation across interactional, situational and technological settings
- Implications and applications of discourse-pragmatic variation and change within and beyond linguistic theory

Abstract Submission Guidelines:

Details about abstract submission can be found on the conference website at: 
English: http://www.dipvac3.com/en/
French: http://www.dipvac3.com/fr/

Important Dates:

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 30 November 2015 
Notification of acceptance: 15 January 2016 
Conference: 4-6 May 2016 

Local organizer: Stephen Levey, slevey at uottawa.ca

Contact: Please direct all enquiries to slevey at uottawa.ca




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