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• 10 nov 2012

  Turku

  Call for papers - Sociology

  Urbanity, plurality and the management of "differences" in the Christian Church

  Session 19, Meeting of the International Society for the Sociology of Religion (27th-30th June 2013). Coordinators : Yannick Fer et Gwendoline Malogne-Fer.

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• 30 nov 2012

  Helsinki

  Call for papers - History

  Public Diplomacy in Context

  Past and Present of National Image Management among the Small Nations of Northern Europe

  Two-day conference in Helsinki and Turku (Finland) in April 2013. The theme of the conference is the History of "National Image Management" efforts (Public diplomacy, Propaganda, Nation-Branding) in the countries of Northern Europe. Deadline for abstracts is the end of November 2012.

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• 21 mai 2012

  Turku

  Call for papers - Language

  Grammar and genre: interfaces and influences

  This symposium aims to study the interfaces between grammar and genre: the purpose is to investigate how genre affects grammatical choices. How are genre distinctions reflected in grammar, be it for example literary vs. media genres, or distinctions such as argumentative, informative, persuasive, expressive, or narrative genres? Is a specific genre belonging to a particular domain, e.g. sport news vs. economy news, characterized by certain grammatical choices? Possible genre distinctions are various, and both empirical questions related to the theme and more theoretical implications and reflections thereof are welcome.

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