Upcoming event: Pragmatics and Literature

In recent years there has been a growing interest in ways of applying linguistic pragmatics in accounting for literary interpretation.  While many literary analyses have concentrated on texts, a pragmatic approach is interested in the inferential processes involved in their production, interpretation and evaluation. This half study day will introduce key ideas in pragmatic stylistics and some of the most recent research ideas in this rapidly growing field. It is aimed at students of all levels (BA, MA and PhD) and anyone interested in exploring the pragmatics of communication.

When: 13.00-17.00, Friday February 22^nd 2019

Where: The Meeting House, University of Sussex

Cost: Free. This event is sponsored by PALA and Sussex Doctoral School  

Registration: Please email charlotte.taylor@sussex.ac.uk (Sussex students do not need to register)

Programme:

13.00 Welcome  Roberta Piazza (Sussex) and Charlotte Taylor (Sussex).

13.10 Introduction to relevance theory Billy Clark (Northumbria University) 

13.40 Pragmatics in the discourse of TV drama Sandrine Sorlin (Paul Valéry University) 

14.10 Relevance theory and fiction Billy Clark (Northumbria University) 

 [Coffee break 14.40-15.10]

15.10 Im/politeness and relevance theory Chris Christie (Loughborough University) 

15.40 Drama from a relevance-theoretic perspective Kate Scott (Kingston University) 

16.10 Poetic thoughts: a pragmatic account Adrian Pilkington (formerly University of London in Paris)

16.40 Concluding remarks and discussion

[Drinks at campus bar (IDS)]