Call for Papers

We invite papers that explore various aspects of the recent phenomenon and address any facet of its impact on society. Contributions may consider approaching the topic from a variety of angles and investigate among others:

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• Time phases of Covid (What are the different discourses of the first and second lockdown? Has the narrative around the pandemic changed from 2020 to 2021?)

• Space comparative responses to Covid (Given the relationship between language and culture, can we identify differences in individual countries’ and groups’ discursive approaches to and responses to Covid?)

• Actors: Who’s talking and is talked about Covid? (Who speaks about Covid? Who are Covid’s social actors? Public institutions? The health experts? The people? Do all groups speak the same Covid language or different ones? Is the language of Covid equalising or inciting inequality?)

The above are not the only topics and we encourage contributions from any aspect of linguistics and welcome any interdisciplinary approach. Special Interest Groups/Thematic Panels are also welcome.

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Send a 300-word abstract by 30 June to the organisers, Roberta Piazza and Justyna Robinson (University of Sussex):

r.piazza@sussex.ac.uk and justyna.robinson@sussex.ac.uk.

Call for papers is now closed