A one-day workshop on the application of relevance theory in understanding aspects of literariness and stylistic analysis.
Date and Time: Saturday 29 March 2014, 9.30am-6.30pm
Venue: Room H116, Hatchcroft Building, Hendon Campus, Middlesex University
Interest in pragmatic stylistics has increased in recent years, with relevance-theoretic work arguably constituting the most often applied 'post-Gricean' approach. In this one-day workshop, which is open to all, eight leading experts in relevance theory and stylistics discuss theoretical notions applicable in the analysis of texts, the application of relevance theory in stylistic analysis, and more general questions about relevance-theoretic pragmatic stylistics.
The workshop is co-organised by Billy Clark (Middlesex) and Andrew Caink (Westminster) and is supported by Middlesex University, the University of Westminster, Cambridge University Press, and PALA (Poetics and Linguistics Association). We are very grateful for this support.
Speakers:
- Professor Diane Blakemore (University of Salford)
- Dr Andrew Caink (University of Westminster)
- Professor Robyn Carston (University College London)
- Dr Billy Clark (Middlesex University)
- Professor Nigel Fabb (University of Strathclyde)
- Professor Anne Furlong (University of Prince Edward Island)
- Dr Barbara MacMahon (Sheffield Hallam University)
- Professor Deirdre Wilson (University College London, Centre for the Study of Mind in Nature, Oslo)
There is no charge for this event, which includes a buffet lunch and light refreshments. However, registration in advance is necessary as places are limited. Please sign up using this eventbrite link:
http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/relevance-literariness-and-style-tickets-10508315655
Titles and abstracts:
http://www.mdx.ac.uk/aboutus/Location/hendon/index.aspx
Further information:
Billy Clark, b.clark@mdx.ac.uk