The deadline for abstract submission has been extended
till June 1, 2016
COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS
IN A MULTIDISCIPLINARY
CONTEXT:
theory and practice
International conference
8–10 October, 2016
Bohdan Khmelnitsky
National University in Cherkasy
81 Shevchenko Blvd, Cherkasy, Ukraine
Organizers:
Ukrainian Association of Cognitive
Linguistics and Poetics (UACLaP)
Bohdan Khmelnitsky
National University in Cherkasy
Partner organizations:
Kyiv National Linguistic University
Fulbright Program in Ukraine, Ukrainian Fulbright Circle
University of Canterbury (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Vytautas Magnus University (Kaunas, Lithuania)
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Israel)
University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada)
University of Toledo (Ohio, the US)
Conference goal. Cognitive linguistics, which studies the relation between language and the
mind, is a part of cognitive science – an interdisciplinary paradigm exploring the brain/mind of
humans and animals as a natural mechanism for information processing. Therefore, cognitive
linguistic studies may benefit from applying the achievements of allied disciplines. The conference
aims to introduce linguists to such achievements, as well as to introduce specialists in other fields
to the research areas and insights of cognitive linguistics.
The important results obtained by recent cognitive linguistic inquiries are exposure of
conceptual structures that arrange various meanings and forms of language / speech, and
application of these structures in compiling thesaurus dictionaries for particular fields, in
developing cognitively grounded methods of teaching foreign languages, in analyzing socially
relevant political and cultural narratives, in describing the role of language in the information
(consciental) war, etc. One of the directions in cognitive linguistic research is examination of
neuropsychological foundations of multilingualism, which is important for developing a feasible
language policy. The above themes are the highlights of both linguistics and other disciplines –
psychology, pedagogy, neuroscience, philosophy, anthropology, culture studies, literary studies,
political science, sociology, systems theory, artificial intelligence theory, and knowledge
engineering. Ukrainian scholars who do their research in these fields tend to work in relatively
autonomous professional communities, while their collaboration can contribute to effective
solution of the shared problems.
Conference panels:
 MIND – LANGUAGE: conceptual structures in language and speech (linguistics, psychology,
anthropology, culture studies, literary studies, philosophy, sociology, systems theory).
 LANGUAGE – MIND: language in construing the world image (linguistics, psychology,
culture studies, literary studies, philosophy, political science, sociology).
 Multilingualism: cognitive factors (linguistics, neuroscience, psychology, sociology, political
science).
 Cognitive foundations of teaching languages (linguistics, methods of teaching languages,
psychology, pedagogy).
 Language and culture as ideological tools (linguistics, psychology, literary studies, culture
studies, political science).
 Language and information technologies (linguistics, systems theory, knowledge engineering).
The conference invites linguists and researchers in other fields. The papers are expected to
discuss problems which require an interdisciplinary approach to their solution.
Working languages: English, Ukrainian, and Russian.
Deadline for submitting application forms and abstracts – April 30, 2016.
(extended till June 1, 2016)
by e-mail attachment: [email protected]
Abstract layout: One full А4 page (including references in one paragraph) in Microsoft Office
Word 2003. All margins: 2.0 cm. Font: Times New Roman, 14 pt. Line spacing: single. The title –
centred, in bold font, all CAPITALS. Below the title – the author’s/authors' last name and initials,
centred, in usual font. Below the name – the author's/authors' affiliation, centred, in italics. The
main text starts two lines below.
Notification of acceptance – June 15, 2016. (extended till June 30, 2016)
Payment of conference fee (for presenters and guests) – by August 1, 2016.
Conference fee:
Regular – 300 UAH; for students – 50 UAH.
For UACLaP members, and members of the Ukrainian Fulbright Circle – 150 UAH.
For PhD students who are UACLaP members – 80 UAH.
For students who are UACLaP members – free.
For researchers in non-linguistic fields – 150 UAH.
For foreign participants (non-members of UACLaP) – 40 USD.
Conference fee includes: conference materials (program, certificate, etc.), book of abstracts,
conference dinner, coffee breaks, and (partly) social program.
The details on keynote speakers, conference fee payment, accommodation, and social program will
be provided in the 2nd Call for Papers on the web-sites of UAKLaP (uaclip.at.ua) and Bohdan
Khmelnitsky National University in Cherkasy (http://www.cdu.edu.ua/) after June 15, 2016.
(extended till June 30, 2016).
Contacts: Prof. Svitlana Zhabotynska (Bohdan Khmelnitsky National University in Cherkasy) –
e-mail: [email protected]; Prof. Olga Vorobyova (Kyiv National Linguistic University) ) – e-mail:
[email protected]. Tel. for information: (+38-044) 287-23-95.
APPLICATION FORM
International Conference
"Cognitive linguistics in a multidisciplinary context: theory and practice"
Cherkasy, Ukraine, October 8-10, 2016
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