April 8-9, 2016
The University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham
The emergence of diachronic corpus linguistics in the last two decades has allowed us unprecedented access to data in the study of past stages of language and language change. Major areas of interest that have emerged in this field include the study of genre (broadly conceived) as a major factor affecting language variation and change, as well as the notion of genre as a locus of change. In addition, there has been great interest in how specific genres have (or have not) changed over time.
This international conference will bring together scholars examining the role of genre in language change, and the use of diachronic corpora to study such developments in any language.
The following have kindly agreed to give plenary lectures:
Eric Atwell (The University of Leeds)
Thomas Gloning (The University of Gießen)
Bethany Gray (Iowa State University)
Irma Taavitsainen (The University of Helsinki)
Organiser:
Richard J. Whitt, Department of German Studies, The University of Nottingham
Scientific Committee:
Dawn Archer (The University of Central Lancashire), David Denison (The University of Manchester), Martin Durrell (The University of Manchester), Susan Fitzmaurice (The University of Sheffield), William Kretzschmar (The University of Georgia / The University of Glasgow), Mark Richard Lauersdorf (The University of Kentucky), Anke Lüdeling (Humboldt University, Berlin), Tony McEnery (The University of Lancaster), Terttu Nevalainen (The University of Helsinki)
This international conference will bring together scholars examining the role of genre in language change, and the use of diachronic corpora to study such developments in any language.
The following have kindly agreed to give plenary lectures:
Eric Atwell (The University of Leeds)
Thomas Gloning (The University of Gießen)
Bethany Gray (Iowa State University)
Irma Taavitsainen (The University of Helsinki)
Organiser:
Richard J. Whitt, Department of German Studies, The University of Nottingham
Scientific Committee:
Dawn Archer (The University of Central Lancashire), David Denison (The University of Manchester), Martin Durrell (The University of Manchester), Susan Fitzmaurice (The University of Sheffield), William Kretzschmar (The University of Georgia / The University of Glasgow), Mark Richard Lauersdorf (The University of Kentucky), Anke Lüdeling (Humboldt University, Berlin), Tony McEnery (The University of Lancaster), Terttu Nevalainen (The University of Helsinki)