The 10th International Conference on Appliable Linguistics
First call for abstracts
Conference theme: 'Genre and Register: New Developments'
Conference dates: 28–30 November 2025
This year's annual Martin Centre for Appliable Linguistics (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China) conference will be held 28–30 November. The theme for this year is 'Genre and Register: New Developments'.
Before the conference, 25–27 November, an institute on Systemic Functional Linguistic language description will be taught by Prof. J. R. Martin, Prof. Wang Zhenhua, A/Prof. Yaegan Doran, A/Prof. Michele Zappavigna, A/Prof. Zhang Dongbing and Dr. Yu Zhigang. (A provisional schedule is provided below.)
We cordially invite scholars and students from around the world to attend the conference and the institute.
Conference topics include but are not confined to:
Systemic functional theory
Genre
Register
Discourse semantics
Systemic functional grammar
SFL and its appliability
Confirmed plenary and keynote speakers:
Live
Yaegan Doran (Australian Catholic University)
Shoshana Dreyfus (University of Wollongong)
Susan Hood (University of Sydney)
J. R. Martin (University of Sydney)
Claire Simpson-Smith (University of Adelaide)
Michele Zappavigna (University of New South Wales)
Huan Changpeng (郇昌鹏) (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
Wang Pin (王品) (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
Wang Zhenhua (王振华) (Shanghai Jiao Tong University / Fujian Normal University)
Yu Zhigang (喻志刚) (Beijing Institute of Technology)
Zhang Dongbing (张冬冰) (University of International Business and Economics)
Zhu Yongsheng (朱永生) (Fudan University)
Online (invited speakers only)
John Bateman (University of Bremen)
Anna Crane (University of Sydney)
Christian Matthiessen (University of International Business and Economics / Complutense University of Madrid)
Stella Neumann (RWTH Aachen University)
David Rose (University of Sydney)
Eszter Szenes (University of Trieste)
Forms of presentation
(1) Plenary sessions (60 minutes)
(2) Keynote sessions (40 minutes)
(3) Parallel sessions (25 minutes)
(4) Colloquia (60 minutes for at least three presentations on a shared topic)
Abstracts (in English) should be submitted using the reply form (provided below) to the email address: wangpin@sjtu.edu.cn before 30 June 2025.
Important dates
Submission of abstract: before 30 June 2025
Notification of acceptance: 31 July 2025
Registration: 27 November 2025
Conference venue
School of Foreign Languages, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, China
Conference fee
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Non-student |
Student (valid student ID required) |
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Conference fee |
1,500 RMB |
1,000 RMB |
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Institute fee |
1,800 RMB |
1,200 RMB |
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Conference & Institute fee |
2,400 RMB |
1,600 RMB |
Notes:
1. In-person participation only for both conference and institute.
2. Participants need to arrange transport and accommodation on their own. Detailed information on payment (online payment only) will be released later. Electronic receipts of the conference fee will be sent by email after the conference.
Contact
Dr. Wang Pin (submission of abstract)
Ms. Wang Dongyan (registration and payment)
Martin Centre for Appliable Linguistics
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
April 2025
Institute schedule
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25 Nov |
Prof. J. R. Martin Modelling context |
A/Prof. Zhang Dongbing History discourse |
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26 Nov |
Prof. J. R. Martin Story genres |
A/Prof. Yaegan Doran, Dr. Yu Zhigang Science discourse |
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27 Nov |
Prof. Wang Zhenhua Courtroom discourse |
A/Prof. Michele Zappavigna AI and Tenor: Analysing human-chatbot communication |
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