Particles2027
| Particles conference | |
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| Type | Conference |
| Categories (tags) | Uncategorized |
| Dates | 2027/06/02 - 2027/06/04 |
| Link | https://cas-nor.no/events/particles-interaction |
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| Abstract due | 2026/12/01 |
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| Tweet | CFP: Particles in Interaction (2-4 June 2027) at University of Oslo, abstracts due 1 December 2026 |
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Particles in Interaction (2-4 June 2027) at University of Oslo, abstracts due 1 December 2026
This conference welcomes papers that take an interactional approach to particles in talk-in-interaction by analyzing recordings of social interaction. By particles we mean small uninflected lexical items such as interjections, modal particles and fixed multi-word expressions which do not contribute to the propositional content of an utterance but instead have interactional and discursive functions. They are used for such things as regulating the interaction, expressing the speaker’s stance, and marking coherence relations between utterances. In actual conversations, such functions may also be carried out by other ‘minimal resources’, such as non-lexical vocalizations, gestures and facial expressions, or by combinations of lexical and non-lexical resources. The conference thus also welcomes contributions that focus on embodied practices that may be used for the same types of action, or combinations of particles and non-lexical resources in multimodal gestalts.
Plenary speakers Galina Bolden (Professor at Rutgers University, US)
Mark Dingemanse (Professor at Radboud University, NL)
Marja-Leena Sorjonen (Professor at University of Helsinki, FI)
Timeline
1 October 2026: Submission portal opens
1 December 2026: Deadline for abstract submission
1 February 2027: Notification of acceptance
1 May 2027: Deadline for registration
2-4 June 2027: Conference
Practical information There is no conference fee, but participants must organize and finance travel and accommodation themselves.
