6th International Conference on Figurative Thought and Language (FTL6)
Faculty of English, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań 20-24 April 2022
A four-day event organised by the Department of Cognitive Linguistics at the Faculty of English, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań is already the sixth in a series of meetings aimed at presenting and discussing current research on the intersection of figurative thought and language, following the conferences in Thessaloniki (2014), Pavia (2015), Osijek (2017), Braga (2018) and Sophia (2020). We have chosen “Dynamicity, schematicity and variation in Figurative Thought and Language” as the leitmotif of the conference in recognition of how much the field of cognitive studies has grown since its inception and how wide a range of issues, perspectives and methodologies it presently covers.
We invite theoretical and empirical contributions representing various takes on the interplay between language and mind, synchronic and diachronic, adopting a panoply of methodologies (e.g., quantitative studies, experimental techniques, cross-cultural and cross-linguistic comparisons, CDA, sociovariational analysis, translation). Suggested topics include (but are not restricted to):
- dynamicity and variation in figurative language and thought
- figuration in gesture and multimodal expression
- embodiment and figuration
- figuration and emotions
- figuration and ideology
- figurative language and thought in story-telling
Plenary speakers who have kindly confirmed their participation:
- Herbert L. Colston
- Irene Mittleberg
- Julien Perrez
- Elżbieta Tabakowska
Thematic session proposals
Deadline: 15 July 2021
Notification: 31 July 2021
Thematic session proposals should be sent directly to the conference organisers at ftl6@uam.onmicrosoft.com in either a .pdf or a .doc(x) format. Proposals of 300-500 words (excluding references) should include: the title of the session, the names and affiliation of session convener(s), topic description and at least three names of participants (with affiliations) who have declared their interest and readiness to submit a paper. The maximum number of papers in a session is 9. Session organisers are asked to distribute a CfP through appropriate channels. Once a thematic session has been accepted, individual authors will need to submit their abstracts for review through the EasyChair system.
Abstract submission
Deadline: 15 September 2021
Notification: 31 October 2021
Fully anonymous abstracts of 300 words (excluding references) must be submitted via the EasyChair system. Accepted file formats include .pdf, .doc(x) and .rtf. Please include up to five keywords at the top of the abstract to facilitate the reviewing effort. The languages of the conference are English and Polish.
Each presentation will last 30 minutes, including 10 minutes for discussion.
Important dates
- 15 July 2021: Thematic sessions proposal submission deadline
- 31 July 2021: Notification of session acceptance
- 15 September 2021: Abstract submission deadline
- 30 September 2021: Extended abstract submission deadline
- 31 October 2021: Notification of paper acceptance
- 20-24 April 2022: Conference