Symposium on Register in SFL

UPDATED PROGRAMME – SFL symposium on register (PDF)

As part of the Advanced Research Residency (ARR) in Systemic Functional Linguistics,  we have organised a symposium on register on March 14 2016. (click here for the registration form)

This is a free event but places are limited so we are asking everyone to complete the registration form (see link below) to indicate their interest in attending. We will then confirm a place (or not). Priority will be given to visiting scholars who have come to Cardiff to take part in the ARR in SFL.

Geoff Thompson was originally invited to take part in the symposium and we cannot run the symposium without honouring him and his work so we have added a special session to the end of the programme, which will be open to all.

Following the symposium, on March 15th, we have a special lecture dedicated to Ruqaiya Hasan, which will be given by Rebekah Wegener (RWTH Aachen University).  It seems unbelievable that we have lost two great scholars and colleagues so tragically and suddenly in such a short time.

On the 16th of March as part of our regular CLCR research seminar series, we also have an SFL related topic by Arianna Maiorani (Loughborough University).

So please consider joining us for three days of SFL fun!

March 14 – Symposium on Register in an SFL perspective

9.00 – 9.50 Elke Teich (Universität des Saarlandes) Information Density in Scientific Writing: A Diachronic Perspective

10.30 – 12.30

 Rebekah Wegener (RWTH Aachen University) Mixed Methods in Linguistics: exploring the challenges of data combination through four different projects

Stella Neumann (RWTH Aachen University) Quantifying register in a systemic functional perspective

12:30-1:30 Lunch

1.30-2.30

Rebekah Wegener (RWTH Aachen University) Mixed Methods in Linguistics: exploring the challenges of data combination through four different projects

Stella Neumann (RWTH Aachen University) Quantifying register in a systemic functional perspec

2:30-3:30 Coffee

3.30-5.50

Mick O’Donnell (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)  Using corpus software to explore register

Lise Fontaine (Cardiff University) Introduction to using the UAM CorpusTool

6.00-6:45 Susan Hunston (Birmingham University) Tribute to Geoff Thompson

6:45 – 8:00  Wine and cheese reception

To register your interest in attending please complete this form.

March 15 – Special lecture in honour of Professor Ruqaiya Hasan

12.10 – 13.00 in room 0.31 John Percival Building

Operationalizing Creativity: Hasan’s contribution to the systematic study of verbal art

Rebekah Wegener (RWTH Aachen University)

(no registration needed)

March 16 – CLCR research seminar series

Working towards new horizons: FG interdisciplinary applications from visual dynamicity to movement meaning making processes

Arianna Maiorani (Loughborough University)

(no registration needed)