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Córdoba (Spain), 17th-19th October 2018
We would like to invite you to submit your contributions to the General Session of our conference on topics included in, or related to, the theme of this edition, “Cognitive linguistic research in metonymy, metaphor, constructions and frames: Scope, models and methods”. However, AELCO/SCOLA’'s conferences aim to serve as a forum for discussion of any topic within the field of cognitive linguistics; therefore, we also invite proposals on other traditional topics in cognitive linguistics.
Our plenary speakers are:
- Mario Brdar, Professor, University of Osijek (Croatia)
- Günter Radden, Emeritus Professor, University of Hamburg (Germany)
- Francisco J. Ruiz de Mendoza Ibáñez, Professor, University of La Rioja (Spain)
- Leonard Talmy, Emeritus Professor, University of Buffalo, New York (U.S.A.)
Proposals will be written in any of the languages of the conference (English or Spanish) and sent in pdf format (maximum 500 words, including examples but excluding figures and references), no later than April 10th 2018. They should contain the following information:
1) type of presentation; Oral or poster.
2) title
3) five keywords
4) abstract (specifying research questions, methodology, data and expected results)
The deadline to submit the abstracts of approved theme sessions has equally been extended to April 10, 2018.
* Please avoid including the names, affiliations or addresses of the authors of the presentation. For further important submission instructions please to go to:
For more information on the Conference, please visit:
REVISITING MULTICULTURALISM AND INTERDISCIPLINARITY
IN TODAY’S ACADEMIC COMMUNICATION
6 - 7 December, 2018
Warsaw, Poland
SPEAKERS WHO HAVE ALREADY CONFIRMED THEIR PARTICIPATION
Prof. Ray Fabri, Institute of Linguistics and Language Technology, University of Malta, Malta
Prof. Ken Hyland, University of East England, Norwich, England
Prof. zw. dr hab. dr h.c. (multi) Franciszek Grucza, University of Social Sciences, Warsaw
Prof. zw. dr hab. Piotr P. Chruszczewski, College for Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Wroclaw
The language of the conference will be English.
Papers will be allocated 20 minutes plus 10 minutes for questions. Abstracts of no more than 300 words including references should be sent as MS Word attachment to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 23rd September, 2018. Notifications of acceptance will be communicated by 7th October, 2018.
There will be an opportunity to publish in Kwartalnik Neofilologiczny (Neophilological Quarterly, Polish Academy of Sciences) indexed in ERIH PLUS (European Reference Index for the Humanities and the Social Sciences) and list B of academic journals of the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education (12 points).
Please visit http://cocac.san.edu.pl/ for further information.
TIRF – The International Research Foundation for English Language Education – is pleased to announce its 2018 Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDG) competition. Grants of up to US $5,000 will be made to successful applicants investigating a range of topics in English language education. The application deadline is Wednesday, April 25, 2018.
There are two types of grants offered through TIRF’s DDG program. Information about the two types of grants, as well as eligibility concerns, resource videos, answers to frequently asked questions, and much more can be found at:https://www.tirfonline.org/research-grants/doctoral-dissertation-grants/
TIRF and its Trustees are grateful to be working in partnership with Cambridge Assessment English and the British Council, as well as individual donors, in support of the 2018 DDG competition.
Please write to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have any questions about this announcement, or visit the link above.