Time: May 30-June 1, 2014

Venue: The University of Malta, La Valetta

Conveners:

Stavros Assimakopoulos (University of Malta)

Istvan Kecskes (State University of New York at Albany)

Plenary Speakers:

Robyn Carston, University of London

Jonathan Culpeper, Lancaster University

Istvan Kecskes, State University of New York, Albany

Kepa Korta, University of the Basq Country

Call for papers

Abstracts (max. 300 words) are invited for papers on any topic relevant to the fields of pragmatics and intercultural communication. Three parallel sessions will be held on the following topics:

(i) Pragmatics theories: neo-Gricean approaches, relevance theory, theory of mind, meaning, role of context, semantics-pragmatics interface, explicature, implicature, grammaticalization, speech act theory, presuppositions, im/politeness, experimental pragmatics, etc.

(ii) Intercultural, cross-cultural and societal aspects of pragmatics: research involving more than one language and culture or varieties of one language, lingua franca, technologically mediated communication, bilinguals’ and heritage speakers’ language use, intercultural misunderstandings, effect of dual language and multilingual systems on the development and use of pragmatic skills, language of aggression and conflict, etc.

(iii) Applications: usage and corpus-based approaches, pragmatic competence, teachability and learnability of pragmatic skills, pragmatic variations within one language and across languages, developmental pragmatics, etc.

Use the following website and email address for abstract submission:

Conference website:

http://www.um.edu.mt/events/interculturalpragmatics2014

Email address for information:

stavros.assimakopoulos@gmail.com

Abstract submission deadline: December 20, 2013

Notification of acceptance: January 10, 2014

An anonymous copy of your abstract should be submitted alongside your name, affiliation and contact details via email. Abstracts will be double-blind peer-reviewed, and should include sufficient details to allow reviewers to judge the scientific merits of the work. Paper presentations will be allowed 20 minutes, plus 10 minutes for questions. All presentations will be in English.

Conference fee:

Regular registration: 150 €

Early bird registration (before 15 March 20, 2014): 120 €

Students (with valid I.D.): 80 €

Registration

On-line registration (see website)

Payment method:

Credit card

Bank transfer

For more information, please check the website:

http://www.um.edu.mt/events/interculturalpragmatics2014