CONFERENCE SERIES
The DiPVaC biennial international conference series was devised and successfully launched in 2012 by Heike Pichler (Newcastle University, UK). The conference provides a forum for the presentation of cutting-edge research into discourse-pragmatic variation and change as well as for the formation of new international and multidisciplinary research networks exploring the theoretical and social importance of research in the field of discourse variation analysis.
DiPVaC 4 will be held at the University of Helsinki 28-30 May 2018, and will be organised by Elizabeth Peterson. Details to follow. The confirmed plenary speakers include: Yael Maschler (Tel Aviv), Terttu Nevalainen (Helsinki), Jan-Ola Östman (Helsinki), Heike Pichler (Newcastle).
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). Photos to be posted shortly.
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) 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 is Chloe 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 DiPVaC biennial international conference series was devised and successfully launched in 2012 by Heike Pichler (Newcastle University, UK). The conference provides a forum for the presentation of cutting-edge research into discourse-pragmatic variation and change as well as for the formation of new international and multidisciplinary research networks exploring the theoretical and social importance of research in the field of discourse variation analysis.
DiPVaC 4 will be held at the University of Helsinki 28-30 May 2018, and will be organised by Elizabeth Peterson. Details to follow. The confirmed plenary speakers include: Yael Maschler (Tel Aviv), Terttu Nevalainen (Helsinki), Jan-Ola Östman (Helsinki), Heike Pichler (Newcastle).
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). Photos to be posted shortly.
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) 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 is Chloe 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).
