37.1995, Confs: Culture and Cognition in Language 5 (Poland)

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Subject: 37.1995, Confs: Culture and Cognition in Language 5 (Poland)

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Date: 04-Jun-2026
From: Bożena Duda [bduda at ur.edu.pl]
Subject: Culture and Cognition in Language 5


Culture and Cognition in Language 5
Short Title: CCL5
Theme: Dynamic Aspects of Meaning Construction

Date: 27-Apr-2027 - 28-Apr-2027
Location: Rzeszów/Polańczyk, Poland
Contact: Bożena Duda
Meeting URL:
https://www.ur.edu.pl/pl/wydzialy/wydzial-filologiczny/nauka/konferencje/ccl-5

Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis; General Linguistics;
Historical Linguistics; Sociolinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics
Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Submission Deadline: 15-Sep-2026

Meaning is not a static property of words or sentences but an
emergent, context-sensitive outcome of cognitive and communicative
processes. Historical semantics provides an essential backdrop for
understanding how meaning emerges and transforms across time, and how
changes in meaning correlate with shifts in conceptual organization
and communicative practice. Rather than treating semantic change as a
sequence of isolated shifts, contemporary approaches emphasize its
dynamic, cognitively motivated character.
Yet diachronic and synchronic variation are inextricably connected,
for processes such as metaphorization, metonymization, broadening,
narrowing, and shifts in evaluative meaning can be seen as long-term
manifestations of the same conceptual mechanisms that shape meaning in
everyday discourse, while lexical variation may be regarded as the
result of an interaction between semasiological and onomasiological
changes.
Dynamic approaches to meaning construction foreground the idea that
“meaning construction is grounded in the principles of cognitive
modeling”, highlighting the role of conceptual integration, frame
shifting, perspective taking, metaphor, metonymy, and other cognitive
mechanisms in shaping how speakers produce and interpret meaning in
real time. Building on the rich traditions of Cognitive Linguistics,
Construction Grammar, and Discourse Analysis, this year's edition
invites contributions that investigate the dynamic, situated, and
often unpredictable nature of meaning-making across a range of
linguistic and multimodal contexts.
With the above in mind, we particularly welcome submissions addressing
topics such as:
 - Diachronic aspects of meaning
 - The interplay between synchrony and diachrony
 - Conceptual integration and blending
 - Metaphor and metonymy in discourse
 - Construction Grammar and constructional meaning
 - Frame semantics and frame-shifting
 - Perspective, subjectivity, and viewpoint
 - Embodiment and situated meaning
 - Dynamic meaning in multimodal communication
 - Meaning construction in interaction and conversation
 - Creative language use: humour, irony, and non-literal meaning
 - Cross-linguistic and cross-cultural variation in meaning
construction
 - Computational and corpus-based approaches to dynamic meaning
While we will especially appreciate presentations aligned with the
theme of the conference and the proposed topics, we are open to papers
on all topics discussing language from a cultural and cognitive
perspective.
Research areas especially welcome
 - Cognitive linguistics
 - Cultural linguistics
 - Semantics and pragmatics
 - Sociolinguistics
 - Psycholinguistics
 - Construction Grammar
 -  Discourse analysis
 - Multimodality and semiotics
 - Philosophy of language
 - Rhetoric and argumentation
 - Contact linguistics
Confirmed Keynote Speakers
Prof. Dirk Geeraerts (University of Leuven)
Prof. Francisco José Ruiz de Mendoza Ibáñez (University of La Rioja)
Prof. Kathryn Allan (University College London)
Submission Guidelines:
We invite proposal submissions for 20-minute presentations (followed
by 10 minutes for discussion).
Abstracts of a maximum of 300 words (excluding references) should be
submitted in .docx format via the conference e-mail: ccl at ur.edu.pl.
Please indicate in your submission whether you are submitting as a PhD
student.
Abstract submission deadline: 15 September 2026
Notification of acceptance: 15 October 2026
Conference Fees:
Conference fees cover refreshments, conference dinner, lunch,
conference pack, and transportation
(Rzeszów-Polańczyk-Rzeszów):
 - 220 EUR (950 PLN) for regular speakers
 - 200 EUR (800 PLN) for PhD students
Venue & Accomodation:
Hotel Skalny Spa
ul. Zdrojowa 11, 38-610 Polańczyk
https://skalnyspa.pl/
Accomodation is NOT included in the conference fee. Participants may
book a room at the conference venue at a special rate of 220 PLN per
person per night (use the password: CCL5). Alternatively, participants
may arrange accommodation in other hotels in Polańczyk; a list of
recommended options will be published on the conference website.



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