29.510, Calls: Linguistics & Literature/Italy

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LINGUIST List: Vol-29-510. Tue Jan 30 2018. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 29.510, Calls: Linguistics & Literature/Italy

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Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 16:51:28
From: Sara Gesuato [sara.gesuato at unipd.it]
Subject: Bridging Gaps, Creating Links: The Qualitative-Quantitative Interface in the Study of Literature

 
Full Title: Bridging Gaps, Creating Links: The Qualitative-Quantitative Interface in the Study of Literature 

Date: 07-Jun-2018 - 09-Jun-2018
Location: University of Padua, Italy, Italy 
Contact Person: Sara Gesuato
Meeting Email: sara.gesuato at unipd.it
Web Site: http://www.maldura.unipd.it/lang-lit-interface/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Ling & Literature 

Call Deadline: 10-Feb-2018 

Meeting Description:

The aim of this conference is to bring together linguists and literary
scholars who are willing to explore the depth and breadth of literary texts
across languages, cultures and time periods in a true spirit of
inter-disciplinary collaboration. We welcome contributions that aim to show:
how a qualitative analysis of literary texts may be enhanced by quantitative
data; how a quantitative analysis of the same texts can be fruitfully informed
by the insights of qualitative analysis; and how together they can provide a
well-rounded description and account of the value and specificities of
literary texts.


Final Call for Papers:

Both in linguistics and in literary studies, scholars have started to pay
attention to the benefits that may derive from adopting mixed-method
approaches to the study of fictional and non-fictional texts. Qualitative and
quantitative analyses provide complementary insights into the formal
structure, rhetorical-narrative structure, topics and wording of various kinds
of written texts. The findings obtained through such combined research methods
cast light on the socio-historical themes, beliefs, ideologies and cultural
constructs being conveyed.

A mixed-method investigation of literary texts serves two main enlightening
research goals: on the one hand, detecting patterns and themes that might
otherwise go unnoticed without considering the overall content and context of
literary works, and on the other, collecting and systematizing quantitative
evidence for testing qualitative interpretations of and hypotheses about those
works. A versatile combination of qualitative and quantitative research
approaches enables scholars to address such issues as

- Describing an author’s style
- Comparing and contrasting an author’s works against those of given time
periods and/or genres
- Identifying the genre membership of texts
- Detecting topics in texts
- Outlining the personality traits of fictional characters
- Discovering the connotations of key terms on the basis of their lexical
associations.

If interested in participating, we invite you to submit a 400-700-word
abstract (plus optional references) for consideration. Topics to be considered
include but are not limited to the following:
- Using linguistic evidence to account for interpretations, aesthetic effects
and stylistic properties of literary texts
- Exploring similarities and differences between the grammar of everyday
language and the grammar of literary texts
- Analysing in depth rhetorical and formal devices (e.g. metaphors) in
literary texts
- Mapping the lexico-semantic make-up of literary texts
- Mapping topics across texts and genres
- Visualizing and analysing the development of formal and thematic elements in
literature (thematic development, social networks of characters, construction
and development of the plot, etc.)
- Highlighting cultural specificities of literary texts through comparisons of
their original and translated versions
- Profiling and attributing authorship and literary genres
- Examining literary texts from different time periods to trace language
change and social variation
- Interfacing the discourses of social, historical and cultural contexts with
literature
- Explaining which specific research methods may better serve which research
goals.

Visit the conference webpage for detailed submission instructions. 

You may submit a maximum of two abstracts if at least one of these is
co-authored. The submission deadline is 10 February 2018. Notifications of
acceptance will be sent out by mid-March 2018.

The languages of the conference are English and French.




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