Date:  Fri, 18 Nov 1994 19:12:54 CST

From:  Susan Herring <susan[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UTAFLL.UTA.EDU>

Subject: Call for abstracts: Computer-mediated discourse analysis



Hi folks,



Anyone out there working on anything that might fit in with this theme?



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             CALL FOR ABSTRACTS



             GURT Presession on



        "Computer-Mediated Discourse Analysis"



              March 8, 1995

            Georgetown University





One of the most exciting recent developments in discourse analysis is

the availability of data from computer-mediated interactions, such as

those that take place on the Internet, Usenet, and in synchronous modes

such as Chat and MUDs/MOOs. Computer-mediated interaction raises

intriguing issues of how technological limitations shape language use,

as well as providing large amounts of authentic, pre-transcribed data

which can be used to shed light on existing problems of linguistic

analysis.



This presession will be one of the first public fora to report on the

results of linguistic analyses of computer-mediated discourse. While

any application of linguistic methodology to computer-mediated data is

welcome, analyses are especially encouraged that are pragmatic,

sociolinguistic/interactional, textual, or focus on issues of

methodology or genre.



Interested persons should submit a 350-500 word abstract describing the

problem, the data, the methodology used, and the (tentative) results of

the research by *December 10, 1994* to:



  Susan Herring

  Organizer, GURT Presession on Computer-Mediated Discourse Analysis

  Program in Linguistics

  University of Texas

  Arlington, TX 76019 USA



  fax: 817 273-2731

  e-mail: susan[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]utafll.uta.edu



Abstracts should preferentially be sent by e-mail, but snail-mailed or

faxed abstracts are also acceptable. Submission prior to the deadline

is strongly encouraged. Notice of acceptance of abstracts for

presentation will be given by December 31, 1994.



The presession will take place on Wednesday, March 8, 1995. It will

be followed by the annual Georgetown Round Table on Languages and

Linguistics (topic: "Linguistics and the Education of Second Language

Teachers") from the evening of March 8 - March 11, and the

International Linguistics Association 40th Annual Conference (topic:

"Discourse and Text Analysis") from March 10-12. Both conferences

will take place on the Georgetown University campus.



Registration fees:

GURT conference fees for presession speakers will be waived for the

entire conference.



Publication:

Papers presented at the presession will be considered for publication

in a special issue of the _Electronic Journal of Communication/Revue

Electronique de Communication_ on Computer-Mediated Discourse Analysis,

guest edited by Susan Herring.



Please direct any questions or comments to susan[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]utafll.uta.edu.



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