connexions journal

October 19-21, 2012, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA

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The goal of the joint conference is to promote both theoretical and applied research in pragmatics, and bring together scholars who are interested in different subfields of pragmatics (philosophical, linguistic, cognitive, social, intercultural, interlanguage, etc.). 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, speech act theory, presuppositions, im/politeness, experimental pragmatics, etc.
(ii) Intercultural, cross-cultural an societal aspects of pragmatics: research involving more than one language and culture or varieties of one language, lingua franca, technologically mediated communication, bilinguals’ 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.

Email address for inquires
AmPra12@gmail.com

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Abstract deadline: 15, April 2012
Notification of acceptance: 1st June, 2012
Please, include your name, affiliation and e-mail address. 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.

Panel proposals are welcome. Panel organizers should send an abstract of the panel (max. 300 words) and abstracts of the panel participants as an email attachment to AmPra12@gmail.com. They can also submit their panel proposal at http://ampra.uncc.edu
The deadline for panels is the same as for papers, April 15th, 2012.

Conference language. en

Source. Deborah Bosley

Dear Colleagues,

A number of potential contributors for the 1st issue of connexions on “International Professional Communication: yesterday < today > tomorrow” have asked for a few more days to send in their manuscripts, so I am extending the deadline another week. If you have already started, but have not yet finished your position paper or literature review, or if you have a great idea, but have not yet got round to writing it down, you can still send in your complete 400-500 word Position Paper, or Literature Review for this issue (please note that the list of references is not part of the word count). The new deadline is Tuesday, February 7, 2012.

A very warm thank you to all the colleagues who sent in their manuscripts. They are highly appreciated, and forecast a very exciting issue.

Please continue forwarding this CFP to people who might be interested.

I will be glad to answer your questions.

Thank you.

Rosário Durão
Editor

editor@connexionsjournal.org
www.connexionsjournal.org

As the first issue of connexions journal will aggregate the points of view of practicing professionals, academics, and students to chart the map of the field, and we wish to collect many more contributions in order to get the broadest and most detailed view of the area, we are extending the deadline. The deadline submitting your manuscripts for the journal’s  1(1) issue is now January 31, 2012.

I would also like to clarify 3 points:

• the length of the final position statements and literature reviews is 400-500 words (I believe this is the ideal length to get a broad, yet detailed picture of the major trends and tendencies in the practice, teaching, and research of IPC and its context in the past, present and future),
• we request that you please not submit abstracts, only the final 400-500 word statements or reviews,
• when submitting a position paper, please describe discipline- and work-specific terms, concepts and implicit references, in order to cater for the journal’s diverse audience.

Thank you for considering writing a paper for the First Issue of connexions • international professional communication journal | revista de comunicação profissional internacional.

I will be glad to answer all your questions,

Best,

Rosário Durão
Editor
editor@connexionsjournal.org
connexionsjournal.org

There’s a new entry in our index of audio & video interviews and presentations from experts on topics related to international professional communication.

It is Susan Weinschenk‘s presentation “Neuro Web Design: What makes them click?” at UXLx2010, Lisbon, Portugal.

The lecture is indexed under Human Computer Interface and Interaction, and you can access it here.

Dear Colleague,

connexions • international professional communication journal | revista de comunicação profissional internacional (ISSN 1647-2373) places great emphasis on Special Issues as a unique means of promoting high-quality research in thematic areas related to international professional communication.

The journal accepts proposals from Guest Editors for issue 1(2): December 2012, until November 30, 2011 – just 2 days away!

You can read the requirements at http://connexionsjournal.org/special-issues/. Please send your proposal for this issue to me at editor@connexionsjournal.org.

Please also note that the deadline for proposals for special issues 2(1): June 2013, and 2(2): December 2013 has been extended to February 15, 2012.

I will be glad to answer your questions.

Best,

Rosário Durão
Editor
editor@connexionsjournal.org

Just a reminder that connexions journal is accepting proposals for Special Issues

• 1(2): December 2012
• 2(1): June 2013
• 2(2): December 2013

and that your proposal for one of these issues, especially issue 1(2), would be deeply appreciated.

Please send your proposals by November 30, 2011 to to editor@connexionsjournal.org.

You can view the requirements at http://connexionsjournal.org/special-issues/.

I will be glad to answer your questions.

Rosario Durão
Editor
connexionsjournal.org

Peter Sandman‘s presentation “Implementing Risk Communication: Overcoming the Barriers” is the most recent entry in our index of audio & video interviews and presentations from experts on topics related to international professional communication. The presentation is indexed under Information development & artifacts, and you can access it here.