University of Messina Department of Cognitive Sciences, Psychology, Education, and Cultural Studies Via Concezione 6/8, 98122 Messina, Italy
May 15–18, 2028
Organized by Alessandro Capone, Mitchell Green, P. Pennisi, R. Graci, G. Pennisi -
Contributions from every area of pragmatics are welcome. The abstracts will be examined by a conference committee including the key speakers. S.C. Levinson will be among the key speakers.
Themes:
Pragmatics and Philosophy.
Intercultural Pragmatics.
Linguistic pragmatics (anaphora, etc.).
Language, culture and society.
Clinical pragmatics.
Default semantics.
Pragmatics and cognition (Relevance Theory).
Historical pragmatics.
Pragmatics and Law.
Experimental pragmatics.
Pragmatics and argumentation theory.
Metaphor, hyperbole, and all other rhetorical devices.
Coherence and cohesion