Dear Colleagues,
The Germanic Society for Forensic Linguistics (GSFL) is pleased to announce its second official call for papers for our upcoming Roundtable (August 26-28, 2016) in Mainz, Germany. The purpose of the GSFL Roundtable is to provide FL/FP researchers, educators, and practitioners the opportunity to present and discuss their work within an interdisciplinary, supportive, and respectful scholarly environment. Paper and poster abstracts are invited on any aspect of FL/FP research. Sample (sub)topics include the following:
FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY AND LANGUAGE
the language of offenders
the language of victims
linguistic techniques in the therapy and rehabilitation of offenders
language minorities in counseling
the use of interpreters in therapy
evaluating the language of (violent) offenders to assess their potential for recidivism
FORENSIC LINGUISTICS
qualitative analysis of forensic texts (e.g. confessions, courtroom transcripts, police protocols, suicide letters, threatening letters, hate mail, extortion letters, terrorist threats)
author identification and verification
plagiarism and deception detection
qualitative and quantitative methods for the linguistic analysis of forensic texts
FORENSIC PHONETICS
earwitnesses and lineup procedures
Speaker identification, discrimination, and voice comparison
perceptual speaker identification
foreign/second language speaker analysis
formant measurement, dynamics, and pattern identification
intra- and interspeaker variation
automatic speaker recognition
cross-linguistic voice recognition
LANGUAGE AND THE LEGAL PROCESS
courtroom interpreting and translating
multilingualism and the legal system
language minorities and the law
legal discourse and legal text analysis
language testing, citizenship, and asylum-seekers
investigative interviewing and/or interrogative practices
legal policies on presenting expert testimony and evidence
deception detection in interviews
statutory interpretation
FORENSIC LINGUISTICS/FORENSIC PHONETICS, AND EDUCATION
developing FL/FP programs and curricula
FL/FP instructional materials (textbooks audiovisual aids, corpora, etc.)
Developing ties with universities and professional organizations interdisciplinary challenges and promises
the future of FL/FP education
teaching ethical standards in FL/FP research and application
All interested authors are requested to submit a 250-word abstract by June 10th, 2016. All submissions must be in either English or German. After the deadline, all abstracts will be submitted to blind review. To submit your abstract, please use the following link: <http://www.gsfl.info/roundtable--16.html>
To encourage continuing interest in and awareness of FL/FP, students are also warmly welcomed to attend a special Emerging Scholar Day. During this event, undergraduate and graduate students will have an opportunity to present their work and receive constructive feedback from peers and scholars in the field. For more information on the Roudtable or the GSFL, please feel free to contact: Dr. I. M. Nick <[log in to unmask]>
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