RT list: Workshop on Semantics, Pragmatics, and Rhetoric - second call for papers

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SPR-09
ILCLI International Workshop on Semantics, Pragmatics, and Rhetoric

Web site: http://www.sc.ehu.es/ilcli

Donostia, 6-8 May 2009

Second Call for Papers
(December 2008)

This Workshop seeks to examine and explore issues concerning the
semantics, pragmatics and rhetoric of ordinary language, both from a
linguistic and a philosophical viewpoint. Perspectives and new
approaches are sought from those engaged in the fields of philosophy
of language, philosophy of mind, linguistics, cognitive science,
applied logic, action theory, epistemology, communication theory,
discourse theory, and specially in formal semantics, pragmatics, and
rhetoric, as well as in the history of those disciplines and in the
history of philosophy connected with those fields. These disciplines
are indicative only as papers are welcome from any area taking into
account the following

MAIN TOPICS:
1. Action Theory for Pragmatics and Aesthetics.
2. Linguistic Contents: Utterances, Sub-utterances, Discourse.
3. Semantics, Pragmatics, and Rhetoric of Questions.
4. Topoi in the Rhetoric of Argumentation.

INVITED LECTURERS:
Emma Borg (Reading), Eros Corazza (Ottawa & Donostia), Jonathan
Ginzburg (London), Jeroen Groenendijk (Amsterdam), Kepa Korta
(Donostia), Paula Olmos (Madrid), John Perry (Stanford), Stefano
Predelli (Nottingham), Christopher Tindale (Windsor).

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS
Abstracts between 3,500 and 4,000 words should be submitted by
February 18, 2009 (e-mail only). Notification of acceptance/
rejection: February 28, 2009. If selected for presentation, whole
papers (between 9,000 and 12,000 words) should be submitted by March
4, 2009.

Papers will be blind reviewed by the Programme Committee.

The Proceedings including Invited Lectures, Tutorials and Contributed
Papers will be published by The University of the Basque Country
Press (EHU Press), before the beginning of the Workshop.

Organising Committee:
Rodrigo Agerri (Birmingham), Xabier Arrazola (Donostia), Joana
Garmendia (Stanford), Salvador Pons (Valencia), Maria Ponte
(Donostia), Larraitz Zubeldia (Secretary; Donostia)
Programme Committee:
Varol Akman (Bilkent, Ankara), Jesus Alcolea (Valencia), Michel
Aurnague (Toulouse), Joan Busquets (Bordeaux), Martina Faller
(Manchester), Jonathan Ginzburg (London), Jesus M. Larrazabal
(Secretary, Donostia), Genoveva Marti (Barcelona), Carlo Penco
(Genova), John Perry (Stanford), Isidora Stojanovic (Paris), Henk W.
Zeevat (Amsterdam).

Further information: Ms Larraitz Zubeldia (Secretary of the
Organising Committee)
              e-mail: lzubeldia003@ikasle.ehu.es
             Prof Jesus M. Larrazabal (Secretary of the Programme Committee)
e-mail: jesusmaria.larrazabal@ehu.es
Received on Sat Jan 10 13:32:18 2009