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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:
  • 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.
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​For a summary of previous DiPVaC conferences, see here.
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​Discourse-Pragmatic Variation and Change 5 (DiPVaC5) 

The fifth international Discourse-Pragmatic Variation and Change (DiPVaC) conference will take place at the University of Melbourne (Parkville campus), Australia, from 3-5 June 2020.

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)
With a special workshop on The acquisition of discourse-pragmatic variation led by:
Alexandra D'Arcy
(University of Victoria, Canada)

​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.
Launched & designed by Heike Pichler (Newcastle University, UK)
Maintained by Chloé Diskin-Holdaway (The University of Melbourne, Australia) 
Contact: dipvac.network@gmail.com 
​Last updated: 18 December 2020