Calls | Language and Social Interaction

2025 Call for Papers

The Language and Social Interaction (LSI) Division promotes research and teaching on discourse and interaction in social context. The 111th Annual Convention of the National Communication Association (NCA) to be held in Rockies/Denver, CO November 20-23, 2025, will engage with the theme “Communication to Elevate”. This theme encourages scholars to “exchange wisdom and knowledge with…

2024 Call for Awards

Nomination Deadline: June 15, 2024 Dissertation of the Year Award The Language and Social Interaction Division of the National Communication Association will recognize an outstanding doctoral dissertation in the field of Language and Social Interaction. Nominations should reflect the division’s focus on situated language usage and social interaction. Analyses of institutional and everyday interaction, interaction…

2024 NCA Call for Papers

The Language and Social Interaction (LSI) Division promotes research and teaching on language and discourse processes in social interaction. The 110th Annual Convention of the National Communication Association (NCA) to be held in New Orleans, LA, November 21-24, 2024, will engage with the theme “Communication for Greater Regard”. This theme invites submissions that “examines the…

Call for Special Issue

Journal of International and Intercultural CommunicationCall for Abstracts: Special Issue The subcontinent speaks: Intercultural Communication perspectives from/on South Asia We are calling for 200-500-word abstracts for a special issue of the Journal of International and Intercultural Communication. This special issue is dedicated to showcasing cutting-edge intercultural communication research from/on South Asia, a geopolitical entity that…

Nominations

The LSI division is seeking nominations for the roles of Vice Chair Elect and Information Officer. If you have questions or would like to submit a nomination (self-nominations are more than welcome!), please email me – alexa.hepburn@rutgers.edu Vice Chair Elect The vice-chair-elect shall serve one year, then succeed to the office of vice-chair, chair, and past chair – in…

2018 NCA Convention

NCA 104th Annual Convention Nov 8-11, 2018 Salt Lake City, UT Submission Deadline Dates: Mon, 1/15 2018 12:00 AM – Thu, 3/29 2018 3:00 AM EDT Language and Social Interaction Division NCA 104th Annual Convention Division Call The Language and Social Interaction (LSI) Division promotes research and teaching on language and discourse processes in social interaction. The…

CFP: New Horizons in the Ethnography of Communication Conference

June 6-8, 2017 Riverdale, New York Submissions due January 3, 2017 The Ethnography of Communication (EC) is thriving in its 6th decade of research with practical applications to pressing social issues worldwide. Although there are a number of notable EC publications, the fall of 2017 will mark the 20th anniversary of the initial development and…

15th International Pragmatics Conference (IPrA)

July 16-21, 2017 Belfast, Ireland Submission deadline for panel proposals: June 1, 2016 Submission deadline for lectures, posters: October 15, 2016 For more info: http://ipra.ua.ac.be/

6th Annual Language and Social Interaction Working Group (LANSI)

October 7-8, 2016 Teachers College Columbia University, New York, New York Submission deadline: May 31, 2016 For more info: www.tc.edu/lansi

2017 NCA Convention

NCA 103rd Annual Convention: Our Legacy, Our Relevance Submission Deadline Dates: Mon, 1/16 2017 12:00 AM – Thu, 3/30 2017 3:00 AM EDT Language and Social Interaction Division NCA 103rd Annual Convention Division Call The Language and Social Interaction (LSI) Division promotes research and teaching on language and discourse processes in social interaction. The LSI…