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)