Department of Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
i-mean@uwe
UWE's first three day conference on Meaning and Interaction.
i-mean will be held at the University of the West of England, Bristol 23-25 April 2009.
About i-mean@uwe
The conference aims to disseminate cutting edge, multi-disciplinary research in the area of meaning in interaction. It is unique in bringing together scholars working on meaning in interaction and others working on the impact of interaction on language structure. The two constituencies share an interest in the manner in which meaning is co-constructed and negotiated between interactants, thus leading to a form/function reconfiguration. The complexities of the interpretation of meaning can be more acute in intercultural encounters. The conference thus extends its scope to include the relatively new sub-discipline of intercultural pragmatics. It is timely in reflecting a rising interest across a number of fields in issues in interpreting meaning.
Key note speakers
We are pleased to announce as this year's plenary speakers :
Professor Janet Holmes, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ,
Professor Elizabeth Traugott, Stanford University, USA,
Dr Helen Spencer-Oatey, University of Warwick,
Dr Véronique Traverso, Université de Lyon
For further information please contact:
Dr Jo Angouri and Dr Kate Beeching
The i-mean conference is supported by:
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