29.1304, Calls: Applied Ling, Disc Analysis, Pragmatics, Text/Corpus Ling/Spain

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Subject: 29.1304, Calls: Applied Ling, Disc Analysis, Pragmatics, Text/Corpus Ling/Spain

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Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2018 13:13:26
From: Marta Carretero Lapeyre [mcarrete at ucm.es]
Subject: International Conference on Evidentiality and Modality 2018

Full Title: International Conference on Evidentiality and Modality 2018 
Short Title: ICEM’18 

Date: 19-Sep-2018 - 22-Sep-2018
Location: Madrid, Spain, Spain 
Contact Person: Marta Carretero
Meeting Email: icem18 at ucm.es
Web Site: http://eventos.ucm.es/16336/detail/international-conference-on-evidentiality-and-modality-2018-icemand39;18.html 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Pragmatics; Text/Corpus Linguistics 

Call Deadline: 05-Apr-2018 

Meeting Description:

The Department of English Studies: Linguistics and Literature of the
Complutense University of Madrid is pleased to announce the International
Conference on Evidentiality and Modality 2018 (ICEM’18), which will take place
at the Facultad de Filología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 19-22
September 2018. 

Some proposed research areas include: 

- Epistemicity: relation between evidentiality and epistemic modality 
- Cross-linguistic and typological studies on evidentiality 
- Corpus-based studies on evidentiality and/or epistemic modality 
- Evidential lexical units and constructions and their relation to evidential
grammatical markers 
- Types of evidentiality: direct vs. Indirect 
- Reported speech and reportative evidentiality 
- Epistemic stance and inter/subjectivity in discourse 
- Interactional approaches to evidentiality and/or epistemic modality 
- Epistemic vigilance

A selection of papers based on contributions presented in this conference will
be published in a special issue of an international journal and/or a
prestigious academic publisher.

Plenary Speakers:

Kasper Boye (University of Copenhagen)
Nicolas Tournadre (University of Aix-Marseille)
Gabriele Diewald (University of Hannover)

2nd Call for Papers:

ICEM’18 invites you to submit abstracts for the general session (papers or
posters) and also welcomes proposals for theme sessions. The conference aims
to cover a wide range of research concerning the domains of evidentiality and
modality, with special interest in empirical work, discourse-pragmatic
perspectives and cross-linguistic studies.

Some proposed research areas include:

- Epistemicity: relation between evidentiality and epistemic modality
- Cross-linguistic and typological studies on evidentiality
- Corpus-based studies on evidentiality and/or epistemic modality
- Evidential lexical units and constructions and their relation to evidential
grammatical markers
- Types of evidentiality: direct vs. Indirect
- Reported speech and reportative evidentiality
- Epistemic stance and inter/subjectivity in discourse
- Interactional approaches to evidentiality and/or epistemic modality
- Epistemic vigilance

A selection of papers based on contributions presented in this conference will
be published in a special issue of an international journal and/or a
prestigious academic publisher.

Guidelines for Submission: General Session Papers and Posters

Paper presentations will be allowed 20 minutes, plus 10 minutes for questions
and discussion.

There will also be a poster session.

The language of the conference for the plenaries and the general session is
English.

An anonymous copy of your abstract (max. 500 words, excl. references), in Word
or PDF format, should be submitted via email to: icem18 at ucm.es

Please include your name, affiliation and contact details in the text of the
e-mail message.

Participants may submit abstracts for no more than one single-authored paper
and one joint-authored paper.

All abstracts will be double-blind peer-reviewed. They should include research
questions, approach, method, data and (expected) results.

Guidelines for Submission: Theme Sessions

Proposals for theme sessions should include the name(s) of the convenor(s),
title and a 1000-word description of the topic (see instructions for paper
abstracts above), and a list of participants, including 300 word abstracts of
their papers. Theme convenors are encouraged to distribute an open call for
papers on the Linguist List, or other distribution lists.

The theme sessions will consist of a maximum of 10 slots, each with the same
time format as the general sessions papers (20 min. + 10 min. discussion).
Each theme session should include an introductory paper by a keynote speaker,
and an additional 30-minute slot for final discussion on the topic, further
issues and questions for future research.

The languages for the theme sessions may be any European languages.

Proposals should be sent by e-mail to: icem18 at ucm.es

Deadline for submission of proposals: 5 April 2018.   

Theme session organisers will be notified by 20 May.

Key Dates and Information:

Abstract submission deadline: 5 April 2018
Notification of acceptance: 20 May 2018
Early bird registration opens: 21 May 2018
Registration (full fee): 1 July 2018
Registration closes:  20 September 2018
Conference dates: 19-22 September 2018

Registration:

Conference fees (including coffee breaks, wi-fi access, and a conference
pack):

(a) Early bird registration (from 21 May to 30 June 2018):

- Regular participants: 150 Euros

- Students (with valid ID): 70 Euros

(b) Late registration:

- Regular participants: 180 Euros

- Students (with valid ID): 100 Euros

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