“Cognitive Sociolinguistics, Cultural Conceptualisations and World Englishes”

 Date:        9 September 2016

Time:       12:00 – 13:00

Venue:     UPSET postgraduate room, NWU, Vaal Triangle Campus

 Presenter:        Dr. Arne Peters

University of Potsdam, Germany

 Aim:

Dr Peters will present an outline of the fields of Cognitive Sociolinguistics and Cultural Conceptualisations and discuss some of his latest work.  The presentation and discussion would provide a valuable introduction to these topics for potential future research.

Other key concepts addressed:

Cultural cognition, cultural schemas, conceptual metaphors, Hong Kong English, Irish English, Aboriginal English, South African English

RSVP       Ms Theresa Louw (theresa.louw@nwu.ac.za) before 5 September 2016