RT list: Fwd: Call for papers: Analysing Multimodal Discourse: SFL meets Pragmatics

Dear all,

A forwarded call for papers. Deadline 15th May.

Best,
Nick

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> Could you send out to the RT list the following call for papers?
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> It's for a conference entitled Analysing Multimodal Discourse: SFL meets Pragmatics. We have been receiving lots of abstracts from colleagues working in SFL but not as many from those working in pragmatics, so we have recently extended the deadline.
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> best,
>
> Chris
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> Chris Christie
> Department of English & Drama
> Loughborough University
>
> Full Title: Analysing Multimodal Discourse: SFL meets Pragmatics
> Short Title: AMD
> Date: 1st - 3rd September 2011
> Location: Loughborough, UK.
> Contact Person: Chris Christie
> Conference Email: multimodality@lboro.ac.uk
> Web Site: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/ea/events/Multimodality.html
> Linguistic Field(s): Pragmatics, Systemic Functional Linguistics, Discourse Analysis
> Call Deadline: 15th May 2011
> Conference Description:
> The conference aims to explore the relationship between methodologies informed by pragmatics and those informed by Systemic Functional Linguistics in the analysis of multimodal discourse. The conference asks whether, and to what extent, bringing together different methodological and theoretical approaches can:
> enhance understanding of multimodal discourse
> address the contextual information that participants in multimodal discourse draw on
> lead to theoretically robust methodological innovation
> create a new field of research for new media communication studies
> Plenary Speakers: Gunther Kress, Eija Ventola, Billy Clark
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> Call for Papers:
> Panel proposals of 500 words, with a clear indication of topic and a preliminary list of contributors are invited by 30th April 2011. Panel organisers should oversee abstracts from panel members, with an expectation of six papers in a panel (two x 90 minute slots) and an absolute maximum of nine. Individual panel members should submit abstracts, clearly marked with Panel names, to the main conference email address by 15th May 2011 as below.
> Individual paper proposals of no more than 350 words (max and including references, if necessary) are invited. The deadline for receipt of abstracts is15th May 2011.
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Received on Fri Apr 15 15:02:34 2011