Dialogue and representation

We invite researchers to submit proposals that address the connections of representation and dialogue, which can be problematized in at least the three following ways: 1. Dialogue as representation, 2. Normative perspectives on dialogue/representation issues, and 3. Representations of dialogue. The conference also welcomes any contribution addressing the question of dialogue. The notion of dialogue is not restricted to a specific view of dialogue nor to a particular model but covers the whole range of language use including approaches based on other concepts such as conversation, discourse or social interaction. The following premises are considered to be common ground, even though they may also be discussed: (1) Language is primarily used for communication, (2) Communication is always dialogic. Based on this inclusive acceptation of the notion of dialogue, we hope that many scholars and students will be interested in participating in this unique conference.

Steering Committee

Mark Aakhus
Rutgers U., United States

Lawrence N. Berlin
Northeastern Illinois U., United States

Kenneth Cissna
U. of South Florida, United States

Robert T. Craig
U. of Colorado at Boulder, United States

Marcelo Dascal
Tel Aviv U., Israel

Anita Fetzer
U. of Würzburg, Germany

Luisa Granato
National U. of La Plata, Argentina

Cornelia Ilie
Malmö U., Sweden

Liliana Ruxăndoiu
U. of Bucharest, Romania

Robert E. Sanders
U. at Albany - SUNY, United States

Clara Ubaldina Lorda Mur
Pompeu Fabra U., Spain

Edda Weigand
U. of Münster, Germany

Elda Weizman
Bar-Ilan U., Israel

Organizers

François Cooren
U. de Montréal, Canada

Alain Létourneau
U. de Sherbrooke, Canada

Organizing Committee

Nicolas Bencherki
U. de Montréal, Canada

Émilie Pelletier
U. de Montréal, Canada