Dear Colleagues,
We are delighted to launch the Call for Paper for the *11th Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies (IVACS) Biennial Conference *which will be hosted by the University of Cambridge, U.K., on Tuesday 16th and Wednesday 17th July 2024. Conference website: https://www.ivacs2024.com/ Abstract deadline 20th December, 2023. *Plenary Speakers* We are delighted that the following researchers will be giving plenary talks at the conference: - Dr Brian Clancy <https://www.mic.ul.ie/staff/276-brian-clancy> - Dr Geraldine Mark <https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/markg2> Please spread the word! Best wishes, Anne and Andrew *Dr Andrew Caines, Conference Convenor, University of Cambridge* *Prof. Anne O'Keeffe, Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies (IVACS) Network Director* *Call for Papers* *The 11th Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies (IVACS) Biennial Conference* We are particularly interested in papers in but not limited to the following areas: Strand 1 – Corpus Methods and Innovations: Innovations in Corpus Design, Analysis and Annotation Tools; Critical Reflections on Corpus Methods; Advances in Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches to Analysing Corpora; Innovations in Statistics for CL. Strand 2 – Corpus Linguistics, Pragmatics and Discourse: Corpus Approaches to Discourse Analysis, Conversation Analysis, Critical Discourse Analysis; Corpus Pragmatics; CL and Real-World Contexts (e.g. Media Discourse, Classroom Discourse; Workplace Discourse). Strand 3 – Corpus Linguistics and Applied Linguistics: Learner Corpus Research; CL and Second Language Acquisition; Data-Driven Learning; CL for Materials Development; CL and Teacher Education; CL and Lexicography. Strand 4 – Corpus Linguistics, Literature, Texts and Register: CL and Register Studies; Corpus Stylistics; CL and Literary Linguistics; CL and Translation Studies; Forensic Linguistics. Strand 5 – Corpus Linguistics and Speech: CL Speech Technology; CL and Multimodality; Spoken Corpora; Corpus Phonology. Strand 6 – Corpus Linguistics and Sociolinguistics: CL and Language Change; Language Varieties and Variation; CL and Minority Language Studies. Strand 7 – Computational Linguistics and Corpora: The use of Corpora for Computational Linguistics research; Exploration and analyses of Corpora using Computational Linguistic methods; Data collection and annotation for Computational Linguistics. *Abstract Submission and Timeline* Full papers will involve a 20-minute presentation, plus 10 minutes for questions and discussion. Posters can present work in progress or summaries of completed studies, research projects or other innovations. Posters will be printed in portrait A0 size. Abstracts will be 300 words (not including reference list, if any). Note that the deadlines are 11.59 pm UTC -12h <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/timezone/utc-12> (“anywhere on Earth”). Abstract deadline 20th December, 2023 Notification 31st January, 2024 Conference 16th-17th July, 2024 Submission of abstracts: OpenReview <https://openreview.net/group?id=IVACS/2024/Conference> *Seeking Reviewers* Would you have time to help us review the abstracts in January? Maximum 5 per person. Please sign up here <https://forms.gle/BkopQZ12esXMAnv36>
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