The notion of commitment in linguistics, fin 20 juin

[Clara Romero]

De: "Sophie Bilardello" <sophie.bilardello at ehess.fr>
     


  Call for papers / Appel à communications


  International conference / Colloque international


  under the auspices of the Linguistic Society of Belgium sous les auspices du Cercle Belge de Linguistique


  « The notion of commitment in linguistics » « La notion de prise en charge en linguistique »


  January 11-13, 2007 / 11-13 janvier 2007 / University of Antwerp (Belgium) / Université d’Anvers
  (Belgique)


  Organisateurs / Organizers :
  Patrick Dendale (Universiteit Antwerpen) Danielle Coltier (Université du Maine, Le Mans) Philippe De Brabanter (Université Paris 4 – Institut Jean Nicod)


  Abstract Deadline : June, 20 2006
  Date limite de soumission : 20 juin 2006


  The notion of commitment
  (Non-)Commitment ((non-)prise en charge in French) is a notion which is fairly often used in the analysis of certain types of linguistic phenomena (sometimes under the guise of other la-bels, such as “assuming responsibility for” or “endorsing” or
  “performativity”) – e.g. in the analysis of speech acts, of semantic categories such as modality, evidentiality and subjectiv-ity, of different forms of reported speech, and of certain tenses and moods. But it is hardly ever the subject of explicit investigation in its own right.


  Goal of the conference
  The aim of this conference is to bring together research which crucially draws on the notion of (non-)commitment in one or another way, in an attempt to achieve a better understanding of the nature and the extension of the notion itself. It welcomes theoretical and empirical con-tributions addressing the issue in its own right or in terms of its role in any relevant linguistic or conceptual phenomenon, using any kind of methodological approach, and coming from any kind of theoretical background. One section of the conference will be devoted to typological contributions, next to other sections dealing with grammatical or lexical markers or strategies of (non-)commitment in the Romance and Germanic languages.


  Theoretical problems pertaining to the notion The theoretical issues addressed in this conference can be summarized in terms of five central questions:
  A) To what does (non-)commitment apply? What are possible objects or (aspects of) objects of (non-)commitment (elements of form, aspects or levels of meaning, illocu-tionary force)? Is commitment entirely dependent on “what is in the speaker’s mind”
  (the concepts and intentions a speaker has access to) or may one be committed to “things that are in other people’s minds”?
  B) Who commits him/herself? Who is the agent of the commitment (which instance of the speaker)? This, which relates to the notion of “polyphony” popularised by Oswald Ducrot, is especially important when several speakers/thinkers can be identified in an utterance, as in cases of reported speech or reported thought.
  C) When does (non-)commitment apply? Only at the moment of speech, or also at other times?
  D) What is the nature of (non-)commitment? Are there different forms or degrees of it?
  E) How is (non-)commitment taken? Under which conditions and by means of which forms, mechanisms or strategies is it signalled?


  Conference languages
  In view of the fact that the notion of
  (non-)commitment or (non-)prise en charge
  ((non-)res-ponsibilité) is quite manifestly present in the French linguistic tradition (especially in the af-termath of the work of Benveniste), more so than in the Anglo-American tradition, the present conference also explicitly aims to establish communication on the issue between these ‘geo-graphical’ research traditions. Therefore, the conference will feature presentations in French as well as in English.


  Deadline for abstract submissions is June 20, 2006


  Format and evaluation of abstracts
  • Abstracts will be refereed anonymously.
  • Abstracts are to be submitted as an attachment in Word or Rich Text Format to an email sent to commitment2007 at ua.ac.be. Your abstract should be in French or in English (please use the language of the actual presentation). It should not exceed 500 words (references not included). Please include the title but do not mention the name of the author(s). Use Times Roman 12 and single spacing, and make sure to embed TrueType Fonts for special characters (cf.
  typological studies).
  • The email accompanying the abstract should contain the title of the presentation (identical to the title indicated on the abstract in the attachment), the name of the author(s), and their full coordinates (affiliation, postal address, email address).
  • Notification of acceptance/rejection: late August 2006.


  Conference registration
  • Registration fee: 80 Euro
  • Special registration fees apply to members of the Linguistic Society of Belgium, please check the website (www.bkl-cbl.be) for details.


  Important dates
  Abstract deadline: June 20, 2006
  Notification: late August 2006
  Registration deadline: September 15, 2006 Second circular: September 2006 Conference dates: January 11-13, 2007 at the University of Antwerp (Belgium)


  Conference website: www.ua.ac.be/commitment 


  For further information, please contact
  Patrick Dendale
  Université d'Anvers
  Department of Linguistics
  Universiteitsplein 1
  B-2610 Anvers-Wilrijk
  Belgium
  Email: patrick.dendale at ua.ac.be
  Web : webhost.ua.ac.be/dendale
  Tél : +32 3 820 28 13
  Fax : +32 3 820 28 23


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