{"id":32723,"date":"2020-02-24T13:29:44","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T12:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.uclouvain.be\/bkl-cbl\/?p=32723"},"modified":"2020-02-24T13:29:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T12:29:45","slug":"plin-day-2020-linguistics-applied-to-business-language-in-a-multilingual-and-multicultural-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.uclouvain.be\/bkl-cbl\/en\/plin-day-2020-linguistics-applied-to-business-language-in-a-multilingual-and-multicultural-world\/","title":{"rendered":"PLIN Day 2020: Linguistics applied to Business Language in a multilingual and multicultural world"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Friday May 15<\/strong><sup><strong>th<\/strong><\/sup><strong>, Universit\u00e9 catholique de Louvain (Belgium)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The PLIN Day is an annual one-day thematic conference hosted by the Linguistics Research Unit of the Universit\u00e9 catholique de Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium). The conference has established itself over the years as an international forum for the exchange of ideas among scholars and has brought together researchers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2020 PLIN Day will take place on&nbsp;<strong>Friday, May 15th<\/strong>&nbsp;and is devoted to \u201c<strong>Linguistics applied to Business Language in a multilingual and multicultural world<\/strong>\u201d. It offers academics, professionals, undergraduate and postgraduate students an excellent opportunity to access, share and discuss cutting-edge research in the field. The following (non-exhaustive) list of themes will be covered this year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The use of (corpus) linguistic methods in the study of organizational communication and\/or the characteristics of business language<\/li><li>Research on techniques and practices for clear and simple communication within organizations. This includes techniques for simplifying documents issued by organizations in order to enhance accessibility.<\/li><li>The challenges of the use of &#8220;English as a lingua franca&#8221; in organizational communication and, more generally, of communication in English between native and non-native speakers within organizations.<\/li><li>Intercultural communication in multilingual business communication<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The core of the conference will consist in keynote sessions but participants will also have the opportunity to present their most recent research and\/or work in progress during an&nbsp;<strong>interactive poster session<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Keynote speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Isabelle Clerc, Universit\u00e9 de Laval<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thierry Fontenelle, European Investment Bank<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michael Handford, Cardiff University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Geert Jacobs, Universiteit Gent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CALL for posters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the keynote sessions, an interactive poster session will be organized to enable participants to present their most recent research and\/or work in progress. We invite abstracts (between 300 and 500 words) addressing topics such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>(Corpus) linguistic methods applied to the study of organizational communication<\/li><li>Analyses of functional and formal characteristics of business language<ul><li>Clear and simple (written or oral) communication within organizations<\/li><li>&#8220;English as a lingua franca&#8221; in organizational communication<\/li><li>Communication in English between native and non-native speakers within organizations<\/li><li>Intercultural communication in multilingual business communication<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We welcome contributions about languages other than Dutch, English, French, German and Spanish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The posters (poster size: 900 x 1200 mm) will be presented in English (poster size: 900 x 1200 mm). Further information on the posters will be provided in due course. The presence of the author (or at least one of the authors) is required as short oral presentations of the posters will also be organized in a poster boost session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Abstract submissions should be sent by&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>5 March 2020<\/strong>&nbsp;to the following address:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:plindayucl@uclouvain.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">plindayucl@uclouvain.be<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acceptance for posters will be notified by&nbsp;<strong>27<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;March 2020<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For more information<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uclouvain.be\/fr\/instituts-recherche\/ilc\/plin\/plinday2020.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">https:\/\/uclouvain.be\/fr\/instituts-recherche\/ilc\/plin\/plinday2020.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Important dates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1 March, 2020<\/strong>: Registration opens<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5 March 2020<\/strong>: Deadline for abstract submissions<br><strong>27<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;March 2020<\/strong>: Notification of acceptance for a poster presentation<br><strong>7 May, 2020<\/strong>: Registration closes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Organizing committee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sylvie De Cock, Universit\u00e9 catholique de Louvain&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thomas Fran\u00e7ois, Universit\u00e9 catholique de Louvain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Philippe Hiligsmann, Universit\u00e9 catholique de Louvain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adeline M\u00fcller, Universit\u00e9 catholique de Louvain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Laura Penha-Marion, Universit\u00e9 catholique de Louvain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Scientific committee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Andrea Catellani, Universit\u00e9 catholique de Louvain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Isabelle Clerc, Universit\u00e9 de Laval<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sylvie De Cock, Universit\u00e9 catholique de Louvain&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amandine Dumont, Universit\u00e9 catholique de Louvain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thierry Fontenelle, European Investment Bank<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thomas Fran\u00e7ois, Universit\u00e9 catholique de Louvain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michael Handford, Cardiff University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Philippe Hiligsmann, Universit\u00e9 catholique de Louvain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Geert Jacobs, Universiteit Gent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adeline M\u00fcller, Universit\u00e9 catholique de Louvain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sandrine Roginsky, Universit\u00e9 catholique de Louvain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lieve Vangehuchten, Universiteit Antwerpen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday May 15th, Universit\u00e9 catholique de Louvain (Belgium)\u00a0 The PLIN Day is an annual one-day thematic conference hosted by the Linguistics Research Unit of the &hellip; 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