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.
Papers deal with, but are not restricted to, the following topics:
For a summary of previous DiPVaC conferences, see here.
- sociolinguistic patterns of discourse-pragmatic variation and change;
- discourse-pragmatic variation and change in contexts of language contact;
- quantitative studies addressing the grammaticalization of discourse-pragmatic features;
- contrastive/cross-linguistic studies of discourse-pragmatic variation and change;
- methods in the quantitative analysis of discourse-pragmatic features;
- social and geographical diffusion patterns of innovative discourse features;
- discourse-pragmatic features in the construction and negotiation of social identities;
- acquisition of discourse-pragmatic variation by children, L2 learners and bilingual speakers;
- discourse-pragmatic variation and change across the lifespan;
- socio-perceptual studies of discourse-pragmatic variation;
- discourse-pragmatic variation across interactional, situational and technological settings;
- implications and applications of discourse-pragmatic variation and change within and beyond linguistic theory.
For a summary of previous DiPVaC conferences, see here.
Discourse-Pragmatic Variation and Change 5 (DiPVaC5)
The fifth international Discourse-Pragmatic Variation and Change (DiPVaC) conference will be held in a hybrid format with options to participate online and at the University of Melbourne (Parkville campus), Australia, from
14-16 December 2021.
Information about DiPVaC5 can be found here.
Plenary speakers:
This is the first time the conference will take place in the Asia-Pacific region; and as such, research on the following has been particularly encouraged: discourse-pragmatic variation and change in contexts of language contact; patterns of discourse-pragmatic variation and change in minority and/or under-described languages; the acquisition of discourse-pragmatic variation by second language learners and bilingual speakers.
The fifth international Discourse-Pragmatic Variation and Change (DiPVaC) conference will be held in a hybrid format with options to participate online and at the University of Melbourne (Parkville campus), Australia, from
14-16 December 2021.
Information about DiPVaC5 can be found here.
Plenary speakers:
- Derek Denis (University of Toronto Mississauga, Canada)
- Janet Holmes (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
- Ilana Mushin (The University of Queensland, Australia)
- Celeste Rodríguez Louro (The University of Western Australia)
- Lesley Stirling (The University of Melbourne, Australia)
- Alexandra D'Arcy (University of Victoria, Canada)
- Mirjam Eiswirth (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany)
This is the first time the conference will take place in the Asia-Pacific region; and as such, research on the following has been particularly encouraged: discourse-pragmatic variation and change in contexts of language contact; patterns of discourse-pragmatic variation and change in minority and/or under-described languages; the acquisition of discourse-pragmatic variation by second language learners and bilingual speakers.