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Regional Conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists 2012
Regional Conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists 2012
Short Title: IAFL2012
Date: 05-Jul-2012 - 07-Jul-2012
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Contact Person: IAFL2012 Secretariat
Web Site: http://umconference.um.edu.my/IAFL2012
Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis; Forensic Linguistics
Call Deadline: 29-Feb-2012
Meeting Description:
Regional Conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists 2012 (IAFL2012)
Objectives:
This conference aims to explore and share research developments in the field of forensic linguistics and language and the law by:
- Identifying emerging forensic trends, threats and challenges;
- Discussing issues of language and the law and courtroom practices and- Examining the roles of languages and linguistics in forensic studies or contexts.
Theme Areas and Topics:
Language and the Legal Process:
- Language in law
- Specialist lexis
- Judicial matters
- Legislation
- Arbitration
- Disputes
- Proceedings
- Law enforcement
- Legal genres
Language as Evidence:
- Text authenticity
- Authorship attribution
- Forensic phonetics
- Forensic linguistics
- Veracity in language
- Forensic transcription
- Plagiarism
Language, Crime and Law:
- Pragmatics of police interrogations
- Order in the courtroom
- Judges and juries
- Expert witnesses
- Islamic courts
- Court interpreting
Other Related Sub-Themes:
- Applied linguistics in law
- Discourse analysis of legal resources
- Historical developments
- Variations in courts/countries/jurisdictions
- Intercultural matters
- Human rights
2nd Call for Papers:
The organisers cordially invite papers addressing the conference topics for a 20-minute oral presentation and another 10 minutes for questions and answers. Please submit a 250-300-word abstract and 60-word biography to the Secretariat and provide your full name and title, your university or departmental affiliation and the title of your paper.
Secretariat email: IAFLConf2012gmail.com
Updates:
Abstract submission deadline: February 29, 2012 (extended)
Notification of abstract acceptance: By March 15, 2012
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