CONFERENCE SERIES
The DiPVaC biennial international conference series was devised and successfully launched in 2012 by Heike Pichler (Newcastle University, UK), founding chair of DiPVaC. The conference provides a forum for discussion of methodological, empirical and theoretical advancements in the analysis of variation and change in the use of discourse-pragmatic features; the presentation of cutting-edge research; opportunities for the examination of the theoretical and social implications and applications of research into the use of these features; and the formation of new international and multidisciplinary research networks.
DiPVaC 5 will be held from 3-5 June 2020 at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and will be organised by Chloé Diskin. Confirmed plenary speakers are:
Derek Denis
(University of Toronto Mississauga, Canada)
Janet Holmes
(Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
Ilana Mushin
(The University of Queensland, Australia)
Celeste Rodriguez-Louro
(The University of Western Australia)
Lesley Stirling
(The University of Melbourne, Australia)
With a special workshop on The acquisition of discourse-pragmatic variation led by:
Alexandra D'Arcy
(University of Victoria, Canada)
Call for papers to be circulated in early 2019.
Derek Denis
(University of Toronto Mississauga, Canada)
Janet Holmes
(Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
Ilana Mushin
(The University of Queensland, Australia)
Celeste Rodriguez-Louro
(The University of Western Australia)
Lesley Stirling
(The University of Melbourne, Australia)
With a special workshop on The acquisition of discourse-pragmatic variation led by:
Alexandra D'Arcy
(University of Victoria, Canada)
Call for papers to be circulated in early 2019.
DiPVaC 4 was held 28-30 May 2018 at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and was organised by Elizabeth Peterson. The confirmed plenary speakers were: Yael Maschler (University of Haifa, Israel), Terttu Nevalainen (University of Helsinki, Finland), Jan-Ola Östman (University of Helsinki, Finland) and Heike Pichler (Newcastle University, UK).
The winner of the DiPVaC 4 best student paper prize was Mirjam Eiswirth (University of Edinburgh, UK) for her presentation "Listener Responses as a Discourse-Organizational Variable".
Photos from DiPVaC 4 are below.
The winner of the DiPVaC 4 best student paper prize was Mirjam Eiswirth (University of Edinburgh, UK) for her presentation "Listener Responses as a Discourse-Organizational Variable".
Photos from DiPVaC 4 are below.
DiPVaC 3 was held 4-6 May 2016 at the University of Ottawa, Canada, and was organised by Stephen Levey. The confirmed plenary speakers were: Laurel Brinton (University of British Columbia, Canada), Gaétane Dostie (Université de Sherbrooke, Canada), Shana Poplack (University of Ottawa, Canada) and Suzanne Evans Wagner (Michigan State University, USA).
The winner of the DiPVaC 3 best student paper prize was Claire Childs (Newcastle University, UK) for her presentation "Interviewer effects on negative tag realisations in North-East England".
The winner of the DiPVaC 3 best student paper prize was Claire Childs (Newcastle University, UK) for her presentation "Interviewer effects on negative tag realisations in North-East England".
DiPVaC 2 was held 7-9 April 2014 at Newcastle University, UK. The conference featured plenary talks by Liesbeth Degand (University of Louvain, Belgium), Stephen Levey (University of Ottawa, Canada), and Sali Tagliamonte (University of Toronto, Canada) (pictured in this order below). In addition to some 20 odd individual papers, Ashley Hesson (Michigan State University, USA) and Heike Pichler (Newcastle University, UK) gave a workshop on "Exploring novel impact pathways in variationist research: Discourse variation in healthcare settings." Follow this link for further details.
The winner of the DiPVaC 2 best student paper prize was Chloé Diskin (University College Dublin, Ireland) for her presentation "Acquisition of discourse-pragmatic markers by non-native speakers of Irish English" (pictured at the bottom right with Joseph Kern, Heike Pichler and her gift bag).
The winner of the DiPVaC 2 best student paper prize was Chloé Diskin (University College Dublin, Ireland) for her presentation "Acquisition of discourse-pragmatic markers by non-native speakers of Irish English" (pictured at the bottom right with Joseph Kern, Heike Pichler and her gift bag).
DiPVaC 1 was held 18-20 April 2012 at the University of Salford, UK. The conference featured research workshops and plenary presentations by Kate Beeching (University of West of England, UK), Jenny Cheshire (Queen Mary, University of London, UK), Alexandra D'Arcy (University of Victoria, Canada), and Andreas H. Jucker (University of Zurich, Switzerland). It also featured an "Analysing Spoken English"-workshop for A'level English Langauge teachers which was designed by Sue Fox (Queen Mary, University of London, UK) and Heike Pichler (Newcastle University, UK). Photos are below.
