INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EMPIRICAL
METHODS IN LINGUISTICS–EMLS 2014
1st Circular and Call for Papers
Chair of English Language and General Linguistics, Institute of
English Studies, University of Łódź, Poland is pleased to announce
International Conference on Empirical Methods in Linguistics–
EMLS 2014, to be held in Łódź, 7-8 April, 2014.
The conference is intended as a meeting ground for scholars interested
in applying empirical research methods in such areas of linguistics as
phonology, grammar and syntax, semantics, non-verbal
communication, sociolinguistics, evolution of language, and language
processing. The following topics will be the subject of discussion, but
the list is not exhaustive:
- categorisation
- construals of meaning
- forensic analyses of language
- gestures and signed communication
- grammaticalisation
- iconicity
- language coding and decoding
- language comprehension and production
- language disorders
- metaphor, metonymy, and interaction of these conceptual processes
- second language acquisition and learning
- social varieties of language
- sound systems of language
- universal and culture-specific elements in language and thought
- usage-based models of language.
Emphasis will be laid on ways of finding, storing, analysing, and
interpreting current and historical data: experiment, observation,
survey, questionnaire, corpus, and mixed methods.
The language of the conference is English. Papers should be 20
minutes long plus 10 minutes for discussion. Please send your
proposals to the following address: emp.methods@gmail.com.
Deadline for the submission of abstracts (300 words) is December
31st, 2013. Participants will be notified of acceptance of their papers
by January 31st, 2014.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Prof. dr Krzysztof Kosecki
Dr Janusz Badio
Dr Sylwia Dżereń-Głowacka
Marcin Trojszczak, PhD student
Krzysztof Lewoc, MA
INVITED PLENARY SPEAKERS
Prof. dr. Barbara Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk, University of Łódź,
Poland
Prof. dr. Cornelia Müller, European University Viadrina, Frankfurt an
der Oder, Germany
Dr. Jörg Zinken, University of Portsmouth, UK
PROCEEDINGS
Papers (subject to review) will appear in a volume of proceedings to
be published by an international publisher. Selected papers will be
included in a volume of Research in Language, an international
quarterly linked to the Institute of English Studies, University of Łódź.
TIME AND VENUE OF THE CONFERENCE
7 April (Monday), 9.00 am to 8 April (Tuesday), 12. 00 pm at the
Training and Conference Centre/TCC, University of Łódź,
Kopcińskiego Str. 16/18.
SOCIAL PROGRAMME
Gala dinner on 7th April, 19.30 pm at the TCC.
A walk of Księży Młyn, the 19th century industrial district of Łódź, on
8th April, 12.30 pm.
HOW MUCH IT WILL COST
Paid by bank transfer: 100 EUR (410 PLN) for regular participants
and 75 EUR (310 PLN) for doctoral students.
Paid on arrival: 110 EUR (450 PLN) for regular participants and 85
EUR (350 PLN) for doctoral students.
The fee covers conference materials, 3 coffee breaks, 2 lunches, gala
dinner, social programme, and publication of proceedings. It does not
cover accommodation, which can be booked at the TCC on request
indicated in the registration form. Please visit the TCC website at
http://www.csk.uni.lodz.pl/ for details.
CONFERENCE WEBSITE
The conference website at http://www.filolog.uni.lodz.pl/emls
will soon be available for updated information about the meeting.