Call for papers

We are pleased to announce the conference Verbs of thought and speech: pragmaticalization paths across languages that will be held in the University of Salamanca on September 7th – 9th 2022.

While potentially any linguistic item is subject to change, some seem to present a higher tendency to do so. That is the case of verbs of thought and speech, which usually develop pragmatic uses: you know, I’m telling you, etc.

These two relatively large groups show some common features: they are highly frequent, they are commonly used in interaction and they are prone to deal with (inter)subjectivity. The main aim of this conference is to delve into the pragmaticalization of thought and speech verbs in order to shed light on the main tendencies shown by the languages of the world and to try to establish some shared trends across languages and language-families.

Registration

In order to register for the conference, please click this link and follow the steps therein: https://gestion.fundacionusal.es/Matricula/entrance/curso:2022s034cd0122016/lang:eng

Please remind that the registration process participants finishes on June 20th.

Registration fees:

  • Standard participation fee: 60€
  • Student participation fee: 30€
  • Attendance only: 5€

If you register as a student (e.g., PhD Student), please send us some prove of your condition to thoughtandspeech@usal.es.

Keynote speakers

We are glad to inform you that the conference will have the following keynote speakers:

  • Concepción Company Company (National Autonomous University of Mexico)
  • Chiara Fedriani (University of Genova)
  • Heiko Narrog (Tohoku University)

Committees

Organizing committee

  • Alberto Pardal Padín (University of Salamanca)
  • Eveling Garzón Fontalvo (University of Salamanca)
  • Berta González Saavedra (Complutense University of Madrid)
  • Rodrigo Verano Liaño (Complutense University of Madrid)

More on our research project on the following link: pragdicam.usal.es

Scientific committee

  • Heiko Narrog (Tohoku University)
  • Chiara Fedriani (University of Genova)
  • Concepción Company Company (National Autonomous University of Mexico
  • Julián Víctor Méndez Dosuna (University of Salamanca)
  • Mª Esperanza Torrego Salcedo (Autonomous University of Madrid)
  • Álvaro Octavio de Toledo y Huerta (Autonomous University of Madrid)
  • Eugenio Ramón Luján Martínez (Complutense University of Madrid)
  • Emilia Ruiz Yamuza (University of Seville)
  • Lola Pons Rodríguez (University of Seville)