Pauline Madella, PhD

Time for a wee update

~ In development: The new Bloomsbury Handbook of Pragmatics, Prosody, and Gesture Studies, co-edited with Mary Edward, explores the interconnection of pragmatics, prosody, and gesture across diverse communicative contexts, showcasing their joint role in (a)typical, signed, and multilingual interactions. We’re super excited to be working with Bloomsbury Academic on this project and together with our 20+ fabulous contributors!

~ CfP: I’m guest-editing the Corpus Pragmatics Special Issue Corpus Pragmatic in Forensic Contexts ; I’m inviting papers applying a Corpus Pragmatics approach to investigative and forensic text/discourse analysis, within Forensic Linguistics, including investigations into the detection of discursive deception and manipulation. Deadline: 31 Dec. 2025 ✍️

~ I’m getting ready (and excited) for #IPrA2025 🌏 22-27 June starting on Sat 21 June with the #CorpusPragmatics pre-conference workshop, led by Mathew Gillings, at the University of Queensland, Brisbane.

Catch us on Tuesday 24 June, 3.30pm for our hybrid panel: Navigating Media Discourse: Communication, Cognition and Affect, co-organised with Ryoko Sasamoto and Julia Langkau. For the full programme, check: IPC19 Program – International Pragmatics Association

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