Sixth International Conference on
Language, Culture and Mind
Inside/Out: Practice and Representation
23-26 June 2014, Lublin, Poland
Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin,
Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology

http://lcm6.umcs.lublin.pl
contact: info@lcm6.umcs.lublin.pl

The Sixth International Conference on Language, Culture and Mind (LCM VI) will be held on 24-26 June 2014 at the Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin, Poland. It will be preceded by a Young Researchers Workshop on 23 June 2014 (same venue), where young researchers will present their ongoing dissertation projects and other work.

The goals of LCM conferences are to contribute to situating the study of language in a contemporary interdisciplinary dialogue (involving philosophy, linguistics, psychology, anthropology, semiotics and related fields), and to promote a better integration of cognitive and cultural perspectives in empirical and theoretical studies of language.

Plenary speakers:
Nancy Budwig (Clark University, Psychology)
Henryk Kardela (Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Linguistics)
Alan Rumsey (Australian National University, School of Culture, History & Language)
Farzad Sharifian (Monash University, Language and Society Centre)
Beata Stawarska (University of Oregon, Philosophy)

The theme for LCM VI is: Inside/Out: Practice and Representation

While some focus on the representational nature of language and mind, others regard them as socially embedded and embodied practices. We encourage submissions that further investigate the dynamic between practice and representation and critically examine stereotypical or mainstream conceptions of representations as internal and practices as external.

We invite abstract submissions for oral presentations, posters and symposia. (Please clearly indicate your chosen format with your submission). Submission guidelines and formats:

* Oral presentations:
Title, name, affiliation, 400 word abstract
20 min presentation + 10 minute discussion

* Posters:
Title, name, affiliation, 100 word abstract
1 minute oral presentation in the main lecture hall, preceding the poster session

Deadline for abstract submission of individual papers and posters: Jan 20, 2014.

* Symposia
Symposium title, name and affiliation of symposium convener, an introduction of up to 400 words explaining the theme, all symposium abstracts, in suitable order.
90-minute symposia of 3 papers, allowing time for discussion. Up to two 90-minute symposia may be merged for proposals with 5-6 participants. Papers in each symposium should be thematically linked.
Symposium proposers should indicate whether, if a symposium is not accepted as a whole, they wish the individual abstracts to be considered as individual presentations (oral or poster)

Deadline for abstract submission of symposia: Nov 30, 2013 (closed).

Abstracts should be submitted as .rtf, .odt or .doc attachments using EasyChair: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lcm6. In order to submit an abstract you have to use your existing EasyChair account or register using the link above. Detailed instructions can be found on the Language Culture and Mind VI conference website: http://lcm6.umcs.lublin.pl/participation

Important dates:

Deadline for abstract submission (symposia): 30 Nov 2013 (closed)
Deadline for abstract submission (papers, posters): 20 Jan 2014
Notification of acceptance (symposia): 15 Jan 2014
Notification of acceptance (papers, posters): 28 Feb 2014
Last date for early registration: 30 Mar 2014
Last date for participant registration: 1 May 2014
Final program publication: 31 May 2014