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International Pragmatics Association University of Antwerp, Linguistics (GER) Universiteitspl~ein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk Belgium

NEW: Liverpool Papers in Language and Discourse

Contents of Vol. 1: J. Wilson and B. Gunn, 'Topic in Conversation: The intonational ordering of entailment'; K. Richardson, 'Language and social conflict'; J.J. Weber, 'Fragmented selves and hyphenated neologisms in Sal- man Rushdie's Midnight Children'; P. Harvey, 'Relevance theory and anthro- pology: A review article of Sperber and Wilstn's Relevance'.

Contact: D.W. Simpson, Department of English Language and Literature, University of Liverpool, P.O. Box 147, Liverpool 169 RBX, UK.

NEW: Lenguaje en Contexto

Beatriz Lavandera (Universidad de Buenos Aires) is starting the pubUcation of a new journal of Interdisciplinary Linguistics called Lenguaje en Contexto. It will be written in Spanish and Portuguese and will appear twice a year.

For information on contributions and subscription, write to Beatriz R. Lavandera, The Editor, Lenguaje en Contexto, Gavilfin 975, 1406 Buenos Aires, Argentina.

FORTHCOMING MEETINGS

INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMIC CONGRESSES

If you want to receive information about all future International Systemic Congresses (starting with Helsinki 1989), contact Fries, Box 310, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48804, USA.

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CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE PLANNING IN PUBLIC ADMINIS- TRATION San Sebastian Nooember 2-4 1988

Themes: Modemisation of language in public administration, Normalisation programs, Linguistic employment criteria, Status of the 'lesser used' lan- guages.

Contact: Herri-Arduralaritzaren Euskal Erakundea, Adriano VI, 20, 01008 Vitoda-Gastdz, Spain.

SYMPOSIUM ON LANGUAGE UNIVERSALS Antwerp December 9-19 1988

Speakers include W. Abraham, P. Kent Andersen, G. Bossong, B. Comrie, L. DezsS, C. Lehmann, H-J. Sasse, Hj. Seiler, L. Stassen and D. Zaefferer.

Contact: Michel Kefer, 434 rue de Gaillarmont, B-4600 ChSn6e, Belgium.

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON 'COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS: CONCEPTUALISATIONS AND MENTAL PROCESSING IN LAN- GUAGE' Duisburg March 28-April 1 1988

Contact: Ren6 Dirven, Universit~it Duisburg, Anglistik, Postfach 10 15 03, D-4100 Duisburg, FRG.

Together with Johan Vanparijs (Facult6s Universitaires, Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium) Ren6 Dirven further contemplates the setting up of an 'International Cognitive Linguistics Association'.

THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON GUAGE LEARNING University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign April 12-14 1989

PRAGMATICS AND LAN-

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Therae: The interaction of pragrnatics (including discourse analysis and con- versation analysis) with the teaching and/or learning of a second or foreign language (esp. English) in either formal or informal surroundings.

Contact: Lawrence F. Bouton, Division of English as an International Lan- guage, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 707 South Mathews Avenue, 3070 Foreign Languages Building, Urbana IL 61801, USA.

FOURTH CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR SEMIOTIC STUDIES Barcelona (March 30-April 1) and Perpignan (April 2-6) March 30-April 6 1989

Theme: 'The signs of bumanity'~ Semiosis in communication, culture and ~:-:iety, and the sciences.

Contact: Secrttariat de IVe Congrts de I'AIS, IRSCE, Universit~ de Per- pignan, Chemin de la Passio Vella, F-66025 Perpignan Cedex, France.