33.2892, Calls: Applied Ling, Disc Analysis, Pragmatics, Socioling, Text/Corpus Ling/Belgium

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Subject: 33.2892, Calls: Applied Ling, Disc Analysis, Pragmatics, Socioling, Text/Corpus Ling/Belgium

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Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2022 03:39:27
From: Luk Van Mensel [luk.vanmensel at kuleuven.be]
Subject: Meaning-making in the family: Crossing methods and disciplines

 
Full Title: Meaning-making in the family: Crossing methods and disciplines 

Date: 09-Jul-2023 - 14-Jul-2023
Location: Brussels, Belgium 
Contact Person: Luk Van Mensel
Meeting Email: luk.vanmensel at kuleuven.be

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

Call Deadline: 01-Nov-2022 

Meeting Description:

This panel aims to (re-)generate a discussion on meaning-making in family
interactions by bringing together scholars working from different disciplines
and applying different methodologies. Panel convenors: Luk Van Mensel & Eline
Zenner.

How family members interact has been of interest for decades to a wide range
of (discourse) scholars, with research varying in terms of disciplinary
framework, scope, linguistic focus, and methodology. First, concerning
framework, researchers have studied family language from the perspective of
pragmatics, interactional sociolinguistics, developmental sociolinguistics,
linguistic anthropology, linguistic ethnography, conversation analysis,
discourse analysis, and subdomains such as language socialization or family
language policy. Second, in terms of scope, we see that family discourse has
been studied sui generis (e.g. parenting, sibling talk), but also as a
specific locus for speech events more generally (e.g. conflict talk, praise),
or as a window into broader socio-linguistic phenomena (e.g. language
maintenance, (de)standardisation). Third, in terms of linguistic focus, we see
that most research has been conducted in monolingual settings, though the past
decades reveal a substantial (and growing) amount of research on multilingual
family interactions (understanding ‘multilingual’ as a combination of ‘named’
languages, sometimes including sign languages, see also the work on
code-switching and translanguaging). Additionally, research has been conducted
on multivarietal/multivernacular (intralanguage) family discourse, and on the
multimodality and multisensoriality of the discourse constellation, including
online communication or communication with non-human entities. Finally, in
terms of methodology, the variety of approaches has evidently led to a wide
range of qualitative but also quantitative and mixed-methods studies.

This wealth of approaches and perspectives on family discourse reveals the
strong potential of the family for linguistic studies, yet has also made it
challenging to find synergies and obtaining a clear overall picture of the
current state of the art. This panel aims to address this point, aiming to
explore the potential of cross-fertilization of these various approaches. The
panel particularly aims to juxtapose different takes on the study of family
discourse; through the confrontation of various perspectives and methods, the
panel will verify which comprehensive insights or recurring challenges can be
formulated.


Call for Papers:

Particular angles worth exploring include, but are not limited to:
- the extension (and perhaps the limits) of modalities in family discourse;
- the conceptualization of the notion of ‘family’ itself;
- the role and impact of the outside world, cf. the ‘porosity’ of family talk;
- the contribution of looking at multivernacular and multilingual settings,
cf. heteroglossic practices;
- the importance of mixed methodologies in studying family language discourse;
- methodological challenges in data collection particular to family language
studies, such as biased sampling and ecological validity

In order to stimulate discussion, we aim for short (15-minute) presentations,
which will serve as prompts for the ensuing discussion. The submission
deadline is November 1 2022. For further details, please contact 
luk.vanmensel at kuleuven.be.




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