Cognitive Linguistics and Pragmatics: Theory and Practice

Abstracts are invited for 20-minute presentations (with 10-minute discussion) addressing all theoretical, applied, and pedagogical aspects of cognitive linguistics and cognitive pragmatics, and related fields.

Venue

Nanjing Normal University (Suiyuan Campus)

Ninghai Road 122, Gulou District

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Dates

Friday – Sunday

October 24 – 26, 2014

Language

The language of the conference is English.

Web address (from November 24, 2013)

http://clp.njnu.edu.cn

Plenary speakers (in alphabetical order)

Gilles FAUCONNIER, University of California, San Diego, CA, U. S. A.        

Jeannette LITTLEMORE, University of Birmingham, U. K.

Yuhong LIU, Nanjing Normal University, China

Klaus-Uwe PANTHER, Nanjing Normal University & University of Hamburg

Dingfang SHU, Shanghai International Studies University, China

Hui ZHANG, Nanjing Normal University, China

Aim

The conference aims to present a broad range of research on (i) the cognitive foundations of language structure and pragmatic function, and (ii) cognitive linguistic approaches to language teaching and learning and other applications.

We welcome contributions from theoretical, empirical, experimental, and applied perspectives on (but not limited to) the following topics:

mental spaces and conceptual integration in meaning construction

pragmatic inferences in the construction of meaning

speech acts from a cognitive linguistic perspective

cognitive linguistic approaches to second language teaching and learning

metaphor and metonymy in grammar and discourse

categorization, prototypes, polysemy

frame semantics

embodied meaning

cognitive semiotics

cognitive linguistic approaches to the analysis of discourse

cognitive linguistic approaches to linguistic typology

constructionist studies across languages

neurolinguistic / psycholinguistic evidence for cognitive linguistic analyses

Abstracts

Abstracts should be written in English, be 300–500 words in length (excluding References), and be prepared for anonymous refereeing (i.e., author-specific information should be avoided). Abstracts should be submitted electronically via the online submission system EasyAbs, which can be accessed at the following address:

http://linguistlist.org/confservices/EasyAbs/index.cfm

Important dates

Abstract submission period: 24 November 2013 – 24 March 2014

Abstract acceptance notification: 24 May 2014

Conference dates: 24, 25, 26 October 2014

Queries

Klaus-Uwe Panther (klauspanther@aol.com)

Yuhong Liu (liuyuhong@njnu.edu.cn)

Organizing committee

Nanjing Normal University

Jie Zhang, Dean, School of Foreign Languages and Cultures

Xiaomei Gu

Shuguang Li

Yuhong Liu

Chuanbin Ni

Klaus-Uwe Panther

Linda L. Thornburg

Hongbo Wang

Yongxiang Wang

Bin Xin

Xiaodong Xu

Hui Zhang

Nanjing University

Lingling Chang

Xinren Chen

Ren Zhang

Shanghai International Studies University

Dingfang Shu, President, China Cognitive Linguistics Association

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