Call for Abstracts

The 2nd International Online Systemic Functional Linguistics Interest Group Conference

13-16 November 2023

Dear Members,  

Welcome to the 2nd International Online Systemic Functional Linguistics Interest Group Conference (SFLIG 2023)!

We are living in a constantly changing world and the way we do research should reflect its changing nature. Volatile political situations around the world cause various kinds of crises, especially those related to immigrants, emigrants, and refugees. The ongoing pandemic situation, despite improving, has significantly impacted how we communicate, how we affiliate and bond as well as how we make sense of the goings-on surrounding us. 

Within these contexts, SFLIG 2023 aims to bring together scholars, researchers, academics, practitioners, and PhD students around the globe to this important forum to discuss their research, teaching, and meaning-making practices in relation to the application and advancement of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL). We, therefore, invite contributions applying the overarching theoretical framework of SFL in various global contexts to be presented at our conference. Successful full papers will be published in a special issue for Linguistics and the Human Sciences or in an edited book.

Invited contributions include, but are not limited to, the following conference strands:

  • Advances in SFL Theory, Language Description and Typology
  • SFL and Education
  • SFL and Translating and Interpreting
  • SFL and Multilingualism
  • SFL and Media and Multimodality
  • SFL and other fields (Health, Arts, Music, ICT, Engineering, etc.)
  • SFL and Ecolinguistics
  • SFL, Cognition and Neurolinguistics
  • SFL and Legitimation Code Theory (LCT)
  • SFL Application during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
  • SFL Application in political analysis
  • SFL analysis of discourses related to AI/Chat GPT
  • SFL Application in sustainability and environment, society and governance (ESG)
  • Appraisal Framework

Please submit your conference abstract at the following link by 31 May 2023.

https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/5137/submitter

Below is the timeline for the conference.

  • 31 May 2023: Extended deadline for abstract submission
  • 1-15 August 2023: Notification of abstract acceptance/Call for full papers
  • 15 September 2023: Deadline for submission of recordings for those selected pre-recorded options.
  • 1st week of November 2023: Program available
  • 13-16 November 2023: Conference days
  • 30 November 2023: Deadline for full paper submission

Thank you, everyone! We look forward to receiving your abstracts!

Kindest regards,

SFLIG 2023 Conference Convenors and Organising Committee