On April 28-29 this year
THE INSTITUTE OF ENGLISH STUDIES
ORGANISED
AN INTERNATIONAL LINGUISTIC CONFERENCE

CULTURE AND COGNITION IN LANGUAGE 4

Current approaches to discourse analysis

The conference was attended by 52 participants representing 26 universities from 11 countries: the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Austria, Croatia, Greece, Malaysia, and Poland.

World-renowned cognitive linguists - Prof. Raymond Gibbs, Prof. Christopher Hart, Prof. Jeannette Littlemore, and Prof. Andreas Musolff - were invited to the conference. They delivered lectures on topics such as metaphorization, the role of gestures in the speeches of right-wing populist politicians, and narratives in conspiracy theories.

The participants' presentations, nearly half of whom came from abroad, addressed discursive representations of key contemporary global issues, such as healthcare, migration, and environmental protection.

In addition to the rich academic program, participants had the opportunity to explore the region’s top attractions, including a yacht cruise on Lake Solina and a gondola ride to the summit of Mount Jawor. The conference concluded with a bonfire combined with a tasting of local culinary specialties.

The conference was cofunded by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange under the Welcome to Poland Programme (2022).

CCL Organizing Committee