37.325, Confs: Applications of Relevance Theory to Translation and Interpreting: Theoretical and Methodological Developments (Brazil)

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Date: 22-Jan-2026
From: Fabrizio Gallai [fabrizio.gallai at iulm.it]
Subject: Applications of Relevance Theory to Translation and Interpreting: Theoretical and Methodological Developments


Applications of Relevance Theory to Translation and Interpreting:
Theoretical and Methodological Developments
Short Title: ARTTI-2

Date: 01-Jul-2026 - 03-Jul-2026
Location: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Contact: Fabrizio Gallai
Contact Email: artti2026 at gmail.com
Meeting URL: https://www.even3.com.br/artti-2-668465/

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Cognitive Science;
Pragmatics; Translation
Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Submission Deadline: 15-Mar-2026

We are happy to announce the first Call for Papers for the second
edition of the conference series Applications of Relevance Theory (RT)
to Translation and Interpreting (ARTTI). After the success of ARTTI-1
in Rome in February 2023, the second edition of ARTTI hopes to bring
together cutting-edge research at the intersection of Relevance Theory
and Translation and Interpreting Studies (T&I), with a special focus
on theoretical and methodological developments related to the RT-T&I
interface.
The conference welcomes scholars working on both theoretical and
methodological advancements in Relevance Theory and technological
innovation in T&I practice and research. Key areas of theoretical
exploration include recent relevance-theoretic work on rhetorical and
perlocutionary effects, procedural meaning, irony, and affect -
domains with critical implications for how meaning is negotiated
across languages and contexts. These are particularly pertinent in the
GenAI era, where issues of intentionality, contextualisation, and
pragmatic nuance are amplified in both human-AI and human-human
interaction.
On the applied side, we invite contributions engaging with the
integration of IT in T&I, including automatic translation management
(ATM) systems, corpus linguistics software, speech-to-text
technologies, and AI-driven interpreting tools. We are especially
interested in how relevance-theoretic insights can inform tool design,
enhance quality and fidelity, and support ethical and effective
human-AI collaboration. Contributions applying relevance-theoretic
principles to the training of translators and interpreters are also
welcome.
By showcasing a wide range of topics, we aim to provide a platform for
fruitful discussions to reconfirm the explanatory power of relevance
theory and its potential. Through a blend of theoretical and applied
perspectives, ARTTI-2 seeks to reimagine how relevance, inference, and
context operate in technologically mediated multilingual
communication.
The conference programme will consist of two plenary lectures, two
mediated roundtables (on theory- and methodology building), and oral
presentations of selected papers. The conference will be organised in
a single conference hall, without parallel sessions, so that
interactions among participants are enhanced.



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