Call for Papers: Multilingual perspectives on professional discourse in Europe
25.2.2015
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Multilingual perspectives on professional discourse in Europe Ghent, 10-11 September 2015 The topical and methodological scope of this conference has been kept as wide as possible, though a number of foci of attention have been included. The communicative context will be restricted to Europe and main topics include multilingual internal and external, written or oral communication in organizational and institutional settings (meetings, hearings, e-mails, press releases, annual reports, etc.). Specific attention will be paid to:
The conference is open to a variety of theoretical and (multi-)methodological approaches, such as ethnographic, sociolinguistic, (intercultural and cross-cultural) pragmatic and corpus-based approaches. We welcome papers on any of the subjects listed above or on any other topic related to professional communication in Europe from a multilingual/intercultural perspective. We especially welcome papers that re-examine theoretical frameworks, explore new methodologies and discuss the merits and flaws of data triangulation and/or focus on practical applications. Presenters will be allowed 20 minutes, plus 10 minutes for questions and discussion. The working languages of the conference will be English and French. Proposals (abstracts of max. 400 words excluding references), written in English or French, must be sent in PDF format to http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/MPPDE2015. Deadline for receipt of abstracts is 1 March 2015. All abstracts will be double-blind peer-reviewed and should include sufficient details to allow reviewers to judge the scientific merits of the work. Notifications of acceptance will be communicated by end of April 2015. Website:
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