The IV International Symposium on Functional Linguistics, to be held from May 31 to June 2, 2017, at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, aims to bring together undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers from Brazilian universities and abroad who are dedicated to linguistic studies.
The event will be attended by three major international speakers: Carlos Gouveia (University of Lisbon, Portugal), Gabriele Diewald (University of Graz, Austria) and Kees Hengeveld (University of Amsterdam, Germany).
In addition to these three guests, some of the main functionalist and/or cognitivist researchers in Brazil have also confirmed their presence, among them, Erotilde Pezatti (UNESP/SJRP), Maria Helena de Moura Neves (UNESP/Araraquara), Maria Maura Cezario (UFRJ), Maria Medianeira de Souza (UFPE), Mariangela Rios de Oliveira (UFF), Roberto Gomes Camacho (UNESP/SJRP) and Sebastião Carlos Leite Gonçalves (UNESP).
Registration for participation in the IV SILF, in all forms, must be made via the official event email (silfufrn@gmail.com). Each participant must send, in a single email, the completed registration form, proof of payment and proof of enrollment in an educational institution (if they are a student).
The official opening of the event takes place on May 31st, from 9am to 9:30am, in the UFRN BCZM auditorium.
More information can be found on the event page via the link: https://ivsilf.wordpress.com
Programming:
· May 31st – Wednesday
8am – Material delivery
Location: Zila Mamede Central Library Hall
9am to 9:30am – Official Opening
Location: Zila Mamede Central Library Auditorium
9:30 am to 11 am – Opening table
Location: Zila Mamede Central Library Auditorium
Topic: Functional approach to the study of language
Gabriele Diewald (Leibniz Universität Hannover)
Grammar creates context – on a largely overlooked function of grammatical markers
Daniel Garcia Velasco (University of Oviedo)
The construction of meaning: implications for a functional theory of the lexicon
Carlos Gouveia (University of Lisbon)
LSF challenges in Portugal: experiences in research and teaching
11am to 11:30am – Coffee break
11:30 am to 1:00 pm – Round table 1
Location: To be defined
Theme: GDF contributions to linguistic research
Roberto Gomes Camacho (UNESP/SJRP)
GDF's contribution to descriptive studies of Portuguese in the GEF
1pm to 2:30pm – Lunch
2:30 pm to 5 pm – 1st part of short courses
Short course 1: Grammaticalization and Construction Grammar
Gabriele Diewald (Leibniz Universität Hannover)
Location: CCHLA Auditorium “D”
Short course 2: The treatment of syntactic discrepancy in Discursive-Functional Grammar
Daniel Garcia Velasco (University of Oviedo)
Location: CCHLA Auditorium “B”
Short course 3: Introduction to LSF
Carlos Gouveia (University of Lisbon)
Location: CCHLA Auditorium “C”
June 1st – Thursday
9am to 12pm – Thematic Symposia
Location: Classroom II and CCHLA auditoriums
12pm to 2pm – Lunch
2pm to 4:30pm – 2nd part of short courses
4:30 pm – Book launch and celebration cocktail
Location: CCHLA Auditorium “B”
· June 2nd – Friday
9am to 12pm – Thematic Symposia
Location: Classroom II and Auditoriums of CCHLA
12pm to 2pm – Lunch
2pm to 3:30pm – Round table 2
Location: CCHLA Auditorium “B”
Theme: LFCU contributions to linguistic research
Maria Maura Cezario (UFRJ)
Competition of connective constructions Xque in the history of Portuguese
Sebastião Carlos Leite Gonçalves (UNESP/SJRP)
Tagged topic in complex constructions: usage patterns in speaking and writing
Ivo da Costa do Rosário (UFF)
Correlators and correlations from the LFCU perspective
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm – Coffee with Poster
4:30 pm to 6 pm – Round table 3
Location: CCHLA Auditorium “B”
Theme: LSF contributions to linguistic research
Maria Helena de Moura Neves (UNESP/Araraquara)
Halliday and the primacy of the text
Orlando Vian Júnior (UNIFESP)
Considerations about “consumer linguistics”
Maria Medianeira de Souza (UFPE)
Systemic-Functional Linguistics, transitivity and textuality
6pm – Closing
Location: CCHLA Auditorium “B”