"Meaning and Interaction," Department of Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies. University of the West of England, April 23-25, 2009.

The conference aims to disseminate cutting edge, multi-disciplinary research in the area of meaning in interaction. It is unique in bringing together scholars working on meaning in interaction and others working on the impact of interaction on language structure. The two constituencies share an interest in the manner in which meaning is co-constructed and negotiated between interactants, thus leading to a form/function reconfiguration. The complexities of the interpretation of meaning can be more acute in intercultural encounters. The conference thus extends its scope to include the relatively new sub-discipline of intercultural pragmatics. It is timely in reflecting a rising interest across a number of fields in issues in interpreting meaning. Keynote Speakers: Professor Janet Holmes, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ, Professor Elizabeth Traugott, Stanford University, USA, Dr Francesca Bargiela-Chiappini, University of Nottingham Trent, Dr Helen Spencer-Oatey, University of Warwick, Dr Véronique Traverso, Université de Lyon Email: Dr Jo Angouri and Dr Kate Beeching Further information may be found here: http://www.uwe.ac.uk/hlss/llas/events/0809/i-mean/index.shtml.