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Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2016 12:09:41
From: Sara Beck [sara.beck at uni-tuebingen.de]
Subject: Current Trends in Figurative Language Research

Full Title: Current Trends in Figurative Language Research 

Date: 08-Dec-2016 - 09-Dec-2016
Location: Tübingen, Germany 
Contact Person: Sara Beck
Meeting Email: sara.beck at uni-tuebingen.de
Web Site: http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/es/psycholing/ctiflr2016 

Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science; General Linguistics; Neurolinguistics; Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics 

Call Deadline: 31-Aug-2016 

Meeting Description:

This workshop, organized by the SFB 833 at the University of Tübingen, invites
junior and senior researchers to exchange ideas about current research on
figurative language.

The prevalence of figurative language can be seen both in its common use in
everyday written and spoken language but also through its presence as a
linguistic and literary phenomenon. Figurative language includes a broad
variety of forms including metaphors, idioms, puns, proverbs, metonymies, and
ironies to name a few. While we are familiar with the operations and function
of literal language, the complexities presented by figurative language are
less well-understood. Researchers from various fields have examined figurative
language looking at its place in theoretical linguistics or literature, its
effect on listeners and readers, as well as the processing, comprehension, and
even cognitive neuroscience surrounding this phenomenon.

This workshop is intended to promote an exchange between experienced and
junior researchers in the field of figurative language research on the current
practices and findings in this ever-growing field of research. Topics of
interest include, but are not limited to: 
- acquisition
- processing
- cognitive neuroscience
- syntax
- semantics
- corpus studies

Invited speakers:

Stéphanie Caillies, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne
Gareth Carrol, University of Birmingham
Alexander Rapp, University of Tübingen
Manfred Sailer, Goethe University Frankfurt
Simone Sprenger, University of Groningen

Organizing Committee:

Sara Beck, Ph.D. student, University of Tübingen
Ruth Keßler, Ph.D. student, University of Tübingen

With support from:
Prof. Dr. Claudia Friedrich, University of Tübingen
Prof. Dr. Andrea Weber, University of Tübingen

There is no participation fee for this workshop.

Call for Papers:

Figurative language is pervasive in everyday language use--it can be found in
written and spoken language, and it is often examined as both a linguistic and
literary phenomenon. The linguistic elements included in estimates of use vary
widely, as figurative language is a broad category, encompassing many forms
and types of language such as metaphors, idioms, puns, proverbs, metonymies,
and ironies to name a few, but Pollio et al. (1997) estimates that about four
figurative expressions are produced for each minute of speech (as cited in
Cieślicka, 2006, p. 115). While we are familiar with the operations and
function of literal language, the complexities presented by figurative
language are less well-understood. Researchers from various fields have
examined figurative language looking at its place in theoretical linguistics
or literature, its effect on listeners and readers, as well as processing,
comprehension, and even cognitive neuroscience surrounding this phenomenon.
For example, research has shown that not only does figurative language
comprehension involve theory of mind and pragmatic competencies that direct,
literal language does not (see e.g., Le Sourn-Bissaoui, Caillies, Bernard,
Deleau, & Brulé, 2012), but it also poses challenges for traditional theories
of composition and processing (see e.g., Gibbs et al., 1989). While adult
native speakers often take figurative language for granted, these challenges
for processing and comprehension are particularly clear when looking at
language learners--both children and adults. Research has demonstrated that
comprehension, processing, and production of figurative language is impacted
by a variety of factors such as metaphorical competence (Kecskés, 2000),
context (Colombo, 1993), saliency and frequency--for formulaic figurative
language--(Tabossi et al., 2009), to name a few. 

This workshop is intended to promote an exchange between experienced and
junior researchers in the field of figurative language research on the current
practices and findings in this ever-growing field of research. To this end, we
invite young researchers in the field to take part in an exchange with
invited, senior researchers to get feedback and participate in discussions and
crosstalk. We welcome abstracts from current young researchers on projects in
all states of progress on figurative language topics including, but not
limited to, the following:
- Acquisition
- Processing 
- Cognitive neuroscience
- Syntax 
- Semantics 
- Corpus Studies

Junior researchers (PhD & Master) may submit short abstracts of 300-500 words
in PDF form by August 31, 2016 at sara.beck at uni-tuebingen.de. Abstracts will
be allocated as 20-minute talks or poster presentations. We will consider both
submissions of completed work and work-in-progress nearing completion.
Attendance is free.

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