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From: Semino, Elena Sent: 06 December 2006 09:53 To: EI-STAFF Subject: Launch of new association for metaphor studies
Announcing a new international association for metaphor studies:
Researching and Applying Metaphor - RaAM
After ten years and six conferences, RaAM is now being formalised into an association so that it can work more effectively to serve metaphor scholars around the world. The aims of the new association are:
1. To advance the study of metaphor, metonymy and other aspects of figurative language, with a commitment to the application of metaphor research to 'real world' issues.
2. • To encourage the development of rigorous research methods for the study of metaphor, metonymy and other aspects of figurative language in real world contexts.
3. • To foster interdisciplinary collaboration in this area of study.
Future activities planned:
· Biennial RaAM conference – next conference in 2008.
· RaAM seminars and workshops – Spain, March 2007
· RaAM research training activities
· RaAM prize(s) e.g. for best doctoral dissertation / research paper.
· RaAM website and discussion board / list
· RaAM publications: conference proceedings; collections from seminars
If you work with metaphor, or related areas, and are concerned with research and application to real world issues, we invite you to join us!
Go to www.raam.org.uk for further information on the association and how to register as a member.
No subscriptions until 2007!
Dr Elena Semino Department of Linguistics and English Language Bowland College Lancaster University Lancaster LA1 4YT UK tel: +44 01524 594176 fax: +44 01524 843085 email: e.semino@lancaster.ac.uk Web: http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/staff/elena/elena.htm _______________________________________________ lnc mailing list lnc@lists.languageandcapitalism.info http://lists.languageandcapitalism.info/listinfo.cgi/lnc- languageandcapitalism.info
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