http://www.pragmaticstylistics.org/ A website for researchers and students working on linguistic pragmatic approaches to stylistics en Copyright 2008 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:25:41 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Here's a call for papers for the second 'Linguistic Impoliteness and Rudeness' conference at Lancaster next year: 30 June - 2 July 2009 Linguistic Impoliteness And Rudeness II (LIAR II): Conflict and Confrontation in Communication The 2009 International Conference of The Linguistic Politeness Research Group Lancaster University, United Kingdom Opening plenary: Geoffrey Leech (University of Lancaster) Plenary speakers: Sara Mills (Sheffield Hallam University) Marina Terkourafi (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Karen Tracy (University of Colorado) This three-day conference focuses is on language and communication that might be described as 'impolite', 'rude', 'aggressive', 'face-attacking', etc., building on the success of the first impoliteness conference (LIAR) at the University of Huddersfield. However, we also welcome any papers that are related to politeness theory, application or practice in any form. Researchers and postgraduates working in fields such as linguistics, sociology, psychology, communication studies, business studies, organizational studies, conflict resolution studies, literature and philosophy are particularly welcomed, though the conference is open to all interested parties. Please contact the organizers regarding any proposals for panels. Papers and Posters abstracts deadline: 31 January 2009. Organizers: Jonathan Culpeper (Lancaster University) and Derek Bousfield (University of Central Lancashire) Email: impoliteness2009@lancaster.ac.uk http://www.pragmaticstylistics.org/2008/10/call_for_papers_liar_ii.html http://www.pragmaticstylistics.org/2008/10/call_for_papers_liar_ii.html conference impoliteness LIAR politeness pragmatics Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:25:41 +0000 dianemdx08.doc I'll be uploading papers from the Middlesex workshop when I get a minute. Here's Diane Blakemore's paper on parentheticals and style. B-) ]]> http://www.pragmaticstylistics.org/2008/08/parentheticals_and_style.html http://www.pragmaticstylistics.org/2008/08/parentheticals_and_style.html Diane Blakemore parentheticals style Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:38:29 +0000 "Ling 131 - Language and Style ":http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/projects/stylistics/start.htm Here's another useful link which you'll all be interested in. It's a free online stylistics course, developed by Mick Short and colleagues at Lancaster. It's really clear and useful with lots of very well designed activities to work on. Billy http://www.pragmaticstylistics.org/2008/07/free_web-bases_stylistics_cour.html http://www.pragmaticstylistics.org/2008/07/free_web-bases_stylistics_cour.html course free stylistics web-based Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:05:31 +0000 If you're new to pragmatic stylistics, you might not know about "PALA":http://www.pala.ac.uk/ (the Poetics and Linguistics Association). Check out their "website":http://www.pala.ac.uk/ and also the website for "PALA 2008":http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/pala2008/ this year's "conference":http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/pala2008/ in Sheffield next week. Billy http://www.pragmaticstylistics.org/2008/07/pala_poetics_and_linguistics_a.html http://www.pragmaticstylistics.org/2008/07/pala_poetics_and_linguistics_a.html PALA PALA2008 poetics stylistics Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:50:32 +0000 Thanks to everyone who came to the "workshop":http://www.pragmaticstylistics.org/ws08/. on Wednesday. It was a very enjoyable and interesting day. I'll post more info on the day, handouts/presentations/etc. soon. In the meantime do "email me":mailto:billylinguist@gmail.com if you have any thoughts about the workshop, the website or anything. Billy http://www.pragmaticstylistics.org/2008/07/thanks.html http://www.pragmaticstylistics.org/2008/07/thanks.html Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:41:42 +0000 Contact me if you have any thoughts or questions about the site in the meantime. Billy ]]> http://www.pragmaticstylistics.org/2008/05/welcome_to_pragmatic_stylistic.html http://www.pragmaticstylistics.org/2008/05/welcome_to_pragmatic_stylistic.html Tue, 20 May 2008 10:45:04 +0000