<div dir="ltr">FYI, FOS.<div><br></div><div>Suzanne<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: Peterson, Elizabeth <<a href="mailto:elizabeth.peterson@helsinki.fi">elizabeth.peterson@helsinki.fi</a>><br>Date: Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 4:21 AM<br>Subject: Second circular: DiPVaC4, University of Helsinki, 28-30 May 2018<br>To: <<a href="mailto:DIPVAC@jiscmail.ac.uk">DIPVAC@jiscmail.ac.uk</a>><br></div><br><br> <div style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <div> <div> <div>Dear DiPVaC network, </div> <div><br> </div> <div>This is a second reminder that abstract submissions for DiPVaC4 are due on 10 December, 2017. The relevant information is pasted below. Abstracts should be submitted via EasyChair (see link below). The conference website is <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.helsinki.fi_en_conferences_discourse-2Dpragmatic-2Dvariation-2Dchange-2D4&d=DwMF-g&c=nE__W8dFE-shTxStwXtp0A&r=QmhZA4PVAobB5LX6f20h_A&m=x3sNPefCwG3IoyOjvO9zIbJEL16tvyctPpKcCiTgpwc&s=W9mGBswm6Cr4myxC_wdepCqpNgLOZhOPiCUM_e7px4E&e=" target="_blank">https://www.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/discourse-pragmatic-variation-change-4</a></div> <div><br> </div> <div>Please be in touch if you have any questions. You will receive one more reminder before the submission deadline.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>With all best wishes,</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Elizabeth</div> <div><br> </div> <div> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-align:center"> <strong>DISCOURSE-PRAGMATIC VARIATION & CHANGE</strong></p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-align:center"> <strong>(DiPVaC4)</strong></p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-align:center"> <strong>28-30 May 2018</strong></p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-align:center"> <strong>University of Helsinki, Finland</strong></p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> Discourse-Pragmatic Variation & Change (DiPVaC) is a biennial international conference series which was devised to further the quantitative analysis of variation and change at the level of discourse-pragmatics. Following the success of DiPVaC1 in 2012 at the University of Salford, U.K., DiPVaC2 in 2014 at Newcastle University, U.K., and DiPVaC3 in 2016 at the University of Ottawa, Canada, we are pleased to announce that DiPVaC4 will be held from May 28 to May 30 at the University of Helsinki, Finland. The conference language is English.</p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> DiPVaC4 provides a platform for the presentation of cutting-edge research into variation and change in the use of items and constructions often referred to as <strong>discourse markers</strong> or <strong>pragmatic particles</strong> whose primary functions are interpersonal and textual (e.g., <em>well, like, you know, comme, alors, doch, zwar, diciamo, dakedo</em>). DiPVaC4 also provides a forum for the formation of new international and multidisciplinary research networks exploring the theoretical and social importance of quantitative research into discourse-pragmatic variation and change. The conference brings together participants from across the world to achieve multiple aims:</p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> • to discuss methodological, empirical and theoretical advancements in the analysis of variation and change in the use of discourse-pragmatic features;</p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> • to examine the social implications and applications of research into the use of these features;</p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> • to promote the study of discourse-pragmatic variation and change within and beyond linguistics.</p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> The confirmed plenary speakers at DiPVaC4 are:</p> <ul style="max-width:650pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> <li style="font-size:11pt">Yael Maschler (University of Haifa)</li><li style="font-size:11pt">Terttu Nevalainen (University of Helsinki)</li><li style="font-size:11pt">Heike Pichler (Newcastle University)</li><li style="font-size:11pt">Jan-Ola Östman (University of Helsinki)</li></ul> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> We welcome abstracts which take a <strong>quantitative approach</strong> to data analysis and deal with diverse aspects of <strong>discourse-pragmatic variation and change</strong> in any language or variety. Topics may include, but are not limited to, the following: </p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> • sociolinguistic patterns of discourse-pragmatic variation and change</p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> • discourse-pragmatic variation and change in contexts of language contact</p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> • quantitative studies addressing the grammaticalization of discourse-pragmatic features</p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> • contrastive/cross-linguistic studies of discourse-pragmatic variation and change</p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> • methods in the quantitative analysis of discourse-pragmatic features</p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> • social and geographical diffusion patterns of innovative discourse-pragmatic features</p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> • the role of discourse-pragmatic features in the construction and negotiation of social identities</p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> • the acquisition of discourse-pragmatic variation by children, second language learners and bilingual speakers</p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> • discourse-pragmatic variation and change across the lifespan</p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> • socio-perceptual studies of discourse-pragmatic variation</p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> • discourse-pragmatic variation across interactional, situational and technological settings</p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> • implications and applications of discourse-pragmatic variation and change within and beyond linguistic theory</p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </p> <h2 style="margin:7pt 0px 6pt;font-size:12pt;border-width:1px 1px 1px 10px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(211,204,194) rgb(211,204,194) rgb(211,204,194) rgb(170,0,0);background-image:url();background-color:rgb(243,243,241);color:rgb(170,0,0);padding:4pt 0pt 6pt 20pt;font-family:verdana,sans-serif;border-top-left-radius:3px;border-top-right-radius:3px;border-bottom-right-radius:3px;border-bottom-left-radius:3px;background-position:0% 100%;background-repeat:no-repeat no-repeat"> <a name="m_3711859980172593302_CFP:1">Submission Guidelines</a></h2> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> We welcome abstracts for oral presentations which take a <strong>quantitative approach</strong> to data analysis and deal with diverse aspects of discourse-pragmatic variation and change in any language or variety. Presentations will be 20 minutes long, followed by a 10 minute question period. Presentations will be in English. There will be one session at the conference (i.e., there are no parallel sessions).</p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> Abstracts should be submitted to EasyChair (the submission link is <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__easychair.org_conferences_-3Fconf-3Ddipvac4&d=DwMF-g&c=nE__W8dFE-shTxStwXtp0A&r=QmhZA4PVAobB5LX6f20h_A&m=x3sNPefCwG3IoyOjvO9zIbJEL16tvyctPpKcCiTgpwc&s=Sy1OyeIuJOo2M3aaOvw7Q8XrsVf5YlcN7PQkckPez0E&e=" target="_blank">here</a>). Abstracts should be a maximum of 300 words in length (excluding title and references), and should be single-spaced and in 12-point font. Please ensure that abstract content is properly anonymized in order to allow for blind review. You should copy and paste your abstract into the EasyChair submission form AND upload it as a PDF file.</p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> The deadline for abstracts is December 10, 2017.</p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </p> <h2 style="margin:7pt 0px 6pt;font-size:12pt;border-width:1px 1px 1px 10px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(211,204,194) rgb(211,204,194) rgb(211,204,194) rgb(170,0,0);background-image:url();background-color:rgb(243,243,241);color:rgb(170,0,0);padding:4pt 0pt 6pt 20pt;font-family:verdana,sans-serif;border-top-left-radius:3px;border-top-right-radius:3px;border-bottom-right-radius:3px;border-bottom-left-radius:3px;background-position:0% 100%;background-repeat:no-repeat no-repeat"> <a name="m_3711859980172593302_CFP:2">Important dates</a></h2> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> Deadline for submission of abstracts: 10 December 2017</p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> Notification of acceptance: 15 January 2017</p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> Registration opens: January 2018</p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> Conference: 28-30 May 2018</p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </p> <h2 style="margin:7pt 0px 6pt;font-size:12pt;border-width:1px 1px 1px 10px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(211,204,194) rgb(211,204,194) rgb(211,204,194) rgb(170,0,0);background-image:url();background-color:rgb(243,243,241);color:rgb(170,0,0);padding:4pt 0pt 6pt 20pt;font-family:verdana,sans-serif;border-top-left-radius:3px;border-top-right-radius:3px;border-bottom-right-radius:3px;border-bottom-left-radius:3px;background-position:0% 100%;background-repeat:no-repeat no-repeat"> <a name="m_3711859980172593302_CFP:3">Local organizer</a></h2> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> Elizabeth Peterson <a href="mailto:elizabeth.peterson@helsinki.fi" target="_blank">elizabeth.peterson@helsinki.fi</a></p> <p style="margin:3pt 0pt;max-width:650pt;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:5pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> <br> </p> </div> <div> <div><font class="m_3711859980172593302Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="m_3711859980172593302Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Elizabeth Peterson, PhD</font></font></div> <div><font class="m_3711859980172593302Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="m_3711859980172593302Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">University Lecturer, English Philology</font></font></div> <div><font class="m_3711859980172593302Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="m_3711859980172593302Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Department of Modern Languages, University of Helsinki</font></font></div> <div><a 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