第十九届国际语用学大会征稿通知

As usual, the conference will be open to all topics relevant to the field of linguistic pragmatics in its widest sense. In addition, the following special theme will be focused upon

Pragmatics in Action

Action has been central to pragmatics from its very inception. Not only in the sense that language is primarily used to deliver actions, but also in the broader sense that pragmatics is ultimately the study of language in action. The ways in which we put language to use both structures and shapes our sociality reality. These uses of language also have real-world, and in some cases quite far-reaching, impacts on the (social, cultural, psychological, economic, political) well-being of people and communities all over the world. Yet despite early interest amongst the philosophers of language who laid many of the foundations of the field of pragmatics, the theorisation and analysis of action in its own right has arguably taken somewhat of a backseat in pragmatics. We all know that it is important, and indeed central, to all forms of pragmatics. But for the most part this central importance is presumed rather than being investigated, examined and debated.

The aim of this conference is to bring the notion of action back to the forefront of pragmatics, toencourage cross-fertilisation of ideas and approaches across the many (sub)disciplines with which pragmatics engages, and to demonstrate the difference that a pragmatics in action can make in the world. Given the central importance of action to pragmatics we do not envisage this so much as being a special topic or focus for the conference, but rather as a theme that is intended to help consolidate and unite pragmatics, as well as pushing it forward in exciting new directions that demonstrate its real world relevance and importance. Given the emphasis on putting pragmatics into action (and action back into pragmatics), we also propose that the traditional six days of the main conference be preceded by two days of pre-conference workshops that provide practical, hands-on training in pragmatics methods and practices. While these pre-conference workshops will be aimed primarily at graduate students and early career academics all will be welcomed to attend.

• All submission procedures are web-based (i.e., paper copies, faxes, or email attachments will not be accepted).
• The submission of abstracts presupposes IPrA membership (see above).
• Panel proposals (deadline 15 June 2024) have to consist of a brief outline (min. 250 and max. 500 words) of the theme and purpose of the panel, with a first indication of the people the organizer(s) intend(s) to encourage to participate. Panel organizers are asked to avoid restricting their panels to an in-group; therefore, the outline should at the same time serve as a call for papers, inviting others to submit proposals for contributions. Within three weeks after the deadline the conference committee will, on the basis of the outline (weighed against other proposals in relation to the total number of available time slots), decide whether the proposal is accepted. The organizer(s) of an accepted panel is/are free to decide on suitable contributions to their panel, inviting colleagues to submit abstracts and selecting from spontaneously submitted ones. Not all panels need to take the same form; some may work with sessions that emphasize discussion; others may want to fit in more (brief) oral presentations; the minimum number of presentations planned for one 90-minute session, however, should be three; the maximum number of 90-minute sessions for a panel is four. Panel organizers should plan panels as in-person events.
• Panel contributions can only be submitted after conference proposals will have been accepted (in principle from 8 July 2024 until the deadline). Though it is the panel organizer(s) who take(s) active responsibility for the quality of the contributions to their panel (i.e., they decide what is accepted), abstracts should, for all panel contributions (including the ones invited by the organizer(s)) be submitted by the contributors separately by 1 November 2024, the deadline that is also handled for individual submissions (see below). Panel organizers are expected to guide invited participants in this process, so that all formal requirements are duly fulfilled, and the abstracts live up to the expected international standards. Spontaneously submitted panel contributions that are not accepted by the panel organizer(s) will be evaluated as individual lecture abstracts. Participation in a panel requires in-person attendance.
• Abstracts for lectures and posters (min. 250 and max. 500 words) should be submitted before 1 November 2024. It is the individual submitter’s choice to submit for oral presentation (lecture) or a poster. Oral presentations are for (nearly) completed research, for which 30-minute slots will be available (including discussion time and time for moving between sessions). Posters are suitable for work in progress and/or work that requires personal feedback, and these will be up for the whole week; during one of the conference days, there is a poster period during which all other conference activities are blocked so that attention goes exclusively to looking at and discussing posters. IPrA actively encourages the submission of posters; experience tells us that this format can generate serious interaction and result in lasting and fruitful contacts. Authors of lecture and poster abstracts have the choice between in-person participation and, if in-person attendance is impossible, the screening of prerecorded presentations (20 minutes for lectures, 5 minutes for posters).
• Because of heavy competition for slots in the program, no-one can be considered for more than one contribution of which they are the first author (whether panel contributions, lectures or posters). Anyone may be involved in a second or even a third paper if someone else is the first author and will be present at the conference as well.
• In the case of multiple authorship, the web-based submission system recognizes as first author only the one who handles the submission process.
• While there is a restriction on the number of contributions of which one may be the first author (one only!), presenting a paper is always compatible with taking the role of organizer of a panel or acting as a discussant in a panel.
• In the case of multiple authorship, when submitting your abstract, you must add information about your co-authors. Co-authors do not have to be IPrA members at the time of submission, but if they are, please make sure to identify them with the email address that is associated with their IPrA membership. Otherwise they will not be able to check and (if necessary) edit your submission; such access cannot be provided for co-authors who are not recognized by the web-based submission system as IPrA members.

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