Current trends in Linguistics

Linguistics: Then, Now and Later

A domestic Symposium for Doctoral Students

​Symposium Programme:

Keynote Speaker: ​prof. PhDr. Ludmila Urbanová, CSc.
Tracing the history of linguistic research: the Brno School

Mgr. Helena Worthington (10:30-11:00)
Aspects of American Identity Shaping U.S. Foreign Policy towards the Middle East

Mgr. Dominika Kováčová (11:00-11:30)
The analysis of self-praise and politeness in the Instagram posts of fashion and lifestyle bloggers

Mgr. Olga Zörnerová (11:30 – 12:00)
Transcreation: Beyond translating the words

— Break 60 min. —

Mgr. Michaela Slezák Polónyová (13:00 – 13:30)
How linguistics contributes to technological advances

Mgr. David Špetla (13:30 – 14:00)
Salience effects on translation choices: The case of jako

Mgr. Peter Docherty (14:00 – 14:30)
Exploring Rhetorical Function Tagging in Corpora of L2 Bachelor EAP (Literary Analysis)

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