We seek contributions discussing a range of themes concerning language and group belonging, from nationhood and citizenship, to other forms of social definition, differentiation and marginalization, dealing with any language and sociopolitical context. We expect contributions addressing, on one hand, representations, debates and contestations over language itself; and on the other, linguistic constructions of social difference, in public discourse and beyond.
Possible topics include, but are by no means limited to, the following:
- language ideologies and the nation state
- dynamics of convergence and divergence in related language idioms
- nationalism and national belonging, as manifested and constructed in discourse
- societal crises’ reflections in language use
- right-wing populisms and constructions of the ‘other’
- (co-)constructions of collectivity in digital media contexts
- the role of language in sociocultural practices of dissent and protest
- language, gender and sexuality
- language, race and ethnicity
- figurative language and social conceptualisation
The range of approaches may include:
- (Critical) Discourse Analysis
- sociolinguistics
- corpus linguistics
- cognitive linguistics
- metaphor and figurative language
- linguistic anthropology
- ethnography of communication
- pragmatics
- argumentation theory
Oral presentations will be 20 minutes, with 10 minutes for discussion. The conference is planned to take place in in-person format.
Selected papers will be published in a thematically arranged volume to be submitted to an international publisher.
IMPORTANT DATES
| Abstract submission deadline: | June 30, 2022 |
| Notification of acceptance/rejection: | July 15, 2022 |
| Registration* deadline: | September 15, 2022 |
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
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