Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:

• Full papers, panels and posters in the following areas are invited. Abstracts for individual papers and posters should be between 200-250 words. All submissions should be made in Times New Roman, 12pt. Paper presentations will be 20 minutes followed by a 10-minute discussion.
  • • Theoretical Issues in Pragmatics in Africa
    • Pragmatics and its Interfaces 
    • Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)
    • Humour and Entertainment
    • Silence in Communication
    • Gender in Communication
    • Pragmatics and Translation
    • Pragmatics and Interpreting
    • Religious Discourse
    • Pragmatics and Political Discourse
    • Pragmatics in the Performing Arts
    • Health Communication
    • Pragmatics and the Media
    • Cross-cultural/Intercultural-cultural Pragmatics
    • Pragmatic Perspectives of Culture
    • Pragmatics and Literature
    • Discourse/Pragmatic Markers and Communication
    • Pragmatics in Second Language Learning
    • Language use in Law
    • Pragmatics and Human Rights
    • Pragmatics and COVID-19
• Proposal for panels should not exceed 500 words. Each panel will have 120 minutes for presentations and discussions. The language of the conference is English (but panels may be organized in other languages e.g. Kiswahili, Arabic, French, German, Portuguese, or other regional languages). Proposals for panels should include:
  • Title of the panel
  • Convener
  • Proposed panellist(s)
  • Discussant (if necessary)
  • Language (if different from English)

All submissions should be sent via Easy Chair

Important Dates:

• Deadline for abstracts: September 3, 2021
• Notification of Acceptance: October 15, 2021
• Early bird registration: December 3, 2022
• Deadline for registration: December 20, 2022
• Conference Date: February 2-4, 2022

Registration Fees:

• International participants: $120 (early bird), $140 (late/on-site registration)
• African participants: $80 (early bird), $95 (late/on-site registration)
• Local participants: KES 5000 (early bird), KES 5500 (late/on-site registration)
• International students: $70 (early bird), $80 (late/on-site registration)
• African students: $30 (early bird), $40 (late/on-site registration)
• Local students: KES 1500 (early bird), KES 2000 (late/on-site registration)

Committees

Program Committee

• Helga Schroeder, University of Nairobi
• Prisca Jerono, University of Nairobi
• Zippora Hotiso, University of Nairobi

Invited Speakers

Keynote Speaker: Prof Helga Schroeder, University of Nairobi

• Prof. Ana Deumert, Professor, Linguistics Department University of Cape Town, South Africa
• Prof. Kithaka wa Mberia, Professor, Department of Linguistics and Languages, University of Nairobi, Kenya
• Prof. Gbeng Ibileye, Professor, Department of English and Literary Studies, Federal University Lokoja, Nigeria

Publication

To be announced

Venue

The conference will be blended, in other words it will be held at the University of Nairobi, Main Campus, Nairobi, Kenya for those who will manage to attend physically and virtual for participants who will not make it to Nairobi.

Contact

All questions about submissions and/or the conference should be emailed to afrprag2@gmail.com 

Prof. Jane Akinyi Ngala Oduor

Department of Linguistics and Languages

University of Nairobi

Nairobi, Kenya                                                                                                                                                             

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