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"The Fifth
International Symposium on Politeness" (30 June – 2 July 2010), to
be held at the University
of Basel, brings together
an international group of researchers who study the interpersonal aspect of
language usage. New theories of politeness and impoliteness are being tested
and discussed in this conference series. The special theme for the Basel conference is “Politeness and impoliteness, on- and
offline” and thus focuses on language usage in computer-mediated
communication (CMC). How interactants negotiate the relational aspect of
language use in computer-mediated contexts is a subject matter which has
received scant attention to date in linguistic politeness research. The
combination of politeness research with studies on CMC thus promises to result
in innovative and cutting edge studies.
Plenary speakers:
- Dr. Derek Bousfield, University
of Central Lancashire, UK
- Prof. Dr. Alexandra Georgakopoulou, King’s College, London, UK
- Dr. Michael Haugh, Griffith University,
Brisbane, Australia
- Prof. emer. Richard J.
Watts, University
of Berne,
CH
Background:
The Linguistic Politeness Research Group - LPRG - organized previous meetings of this conference series in different locations:
- Loughborough (2002), special theme: Politeness and power
- Nottingham (2005), special theme: Multidisciplinary perspectives on language and culture
- Leeds (2007), special theme: Situated politeness
- Budapest (2008), special theme: East meets West
The 2011 meeting will be held in Ankara, Turkey, 11-13 July. More information available at: http://6sympol.metu.edu.tr
In addition, the research community organized two conferences on impoliteness:
- Huddersfield (2006), LIAR I, Linguistic impoliteness and rudeness
- Lancaster (2009), LIAR II, Linguistic impoliteness and rudeness