EXTENDED DEADLINE: 31.12.2009 Call for papers The Fifth International Symposium on Politeness

Theme: “Politeness and impoliteness, on- and off-line”

Date: 30th of June to 2nd of July 2010.

Plenary speakers: Derek Bousfield (confirmed) Alexandra Georgakopoulou (confirmed) Michael Haugh (confirmed) Richard J. Watts (confirmed)

Location: University of Basel, Switzerland

Scope: The special focus of this three-day conference is on issues of face-enhancing, face-maintaining and face-aggravating language communication in computer-mediated communication of all types. While the theme of the conference explicitly invites a discussion of computer-mediated communication, submissions from across the field of politeness and impoliteness research are invited and welcome.

Submission of paper proposals: 31 December 2009: 500 words (via website)

Organizers: Miriam Locher and the Basel English linguistics team

Conference website: www.sympol.unibas.ch

Questions: Please address any questions concerning the conference to sympol@unibas.ch.

*************************************************** Prof. Miriam Locher Universität Basel, Englisches Seminar Nadelberg 6, 4051 Basel, Switzerland