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II CONFERENCE ON METAPHOR IN LANGUAGE AND THOUGHT
17-20 August 2005
UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL FLUMINENSE
Niter�i, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Conference website: http://lael.pucsp.br/~tony/metaphor/2005
Conference email: [email protected]
1. SCOPE OF THE CONFERENCE
The Conference aims at bringing together researchers interested in the exploration of the role of metaphor in language and thought.

We invite abstracts on all topics related to the conference theme, including, but not limited to:

typology of metaphor in language;
the interface metaphor - metonomy
metaphor and electronic corpus analysis;
metaphor identification and processing;
interaction between metaphor in language and metaphor in thought;
metaphor and discourse;
metaphor, cognition and culture;
metaphor, semantics and pragmatics.
researching metaphor in use
2. IMPORTANT DATES
Abstract submission deadline: 10 April 2005
Notification of acceptance: by 15 May 2005.
Further information on the venue, accommodation and travel arrangements, as well as the social program will be provided by 15 May 2005
Registration forms: 14 February 2005 (at the website)
Registration forms to be received by the committee: 31 May 2005
3. PROPOSALS
Paper proposals should include:
title, author's name, academic affiliation;
full address, including telephone/fax and e-mail;
a 200-word abstract, which must be sent in the body of the e-mail (no attachments, please). the subject line should mention: "Submission to metaphor event"
Specification of necessary audiovisual equipment: overhead projector, tape or video recorder.
Abstracts may be written in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese.
Send your paper proposal to the conference email address: [email protected] including it in the body of the message (no attachments, please).
Papers may be delivered in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese.
Presentations should not exceed 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for questions.
Please note that for papers with more than one author, correspondence will be sent to the main author's address only.
All abstracts will be refereed by the Scientific Committee.

4. INVITED SPEAKERS (preliminary list)
At the moment, invited speakers include:

Alice Deignan (University of Leeds, U.K.)
Helena Gordon Leme (UNISO, Brazil)
Helena Martins (PUC-Rio- Brazil)
Heronides Maur�lio de Melo Moura (UFSC, Brazil)
Josalba Ramalho Vieira (UFSC, Brazil)
Lynne Cameron (University of Leeds, UK )
Mara Sophia Zanotto (PUC-SP, Brazil)
Margarida Bas�lio (PUC - Rio, Brazil)
Margarida Salom�o (UFJF, Brazil)
Paula Lenz Costa Lima (UECE, Brazil)
Tony Berber Sardinha (PUC-SP, Brazil)
Zoltan K�vecses (E�tv�s Lor�nd University, Hungary)
5. FORMAT
The event will include plenary sessions, round tables, papers sessions and workshops.

6. FEES
Conference Fee: U$150 (at conference site- cash only)

Workshops: U$10 (each)

7. CONFERENCE PLANNING
The following groups will be in charge of the organisation of the conference: Postgraduate Programme in Letters, Universidade Federal Fluminense and GEIM - LA - Grupo de Estudos da Indetermina��o e da Met�fora em Ling��stica Aplicada (PUC-SP, UFSC, UFF, UNESP-Marilia, UnB, UFPB)

8. ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Solange Vereza (chair)
Helena Gordon Leme
Luiz Carlos Souza
Mara Sophia Zanotto
Maria Elisa Knust Silveira
Ricardo Almeida
Sonia Torres
Tony Berber Sardinha
Vanda Menezes
9. INTERNET ADDRESSES
For further information, please visit this website regularly or email the organisers via the conference email: [email protected]