We're pleased to announce the official launch of the Discourse-Pragmatic Variation & Change (DiPVaC) research network site and mailing list.

The website can be accessed at http://www.dipvac.org. The site contains important information  about the DiPVaC conference series and related activities/events; a list of scholars associated with the network (with details of their research foci); a link to the DiPVaC mailing list; etc.

The mailing list (dipvac@jiscmail.ac.uk) was set up to facilitate scholarly exchanges specific to variation & change in discourse-pragmatics. Postings to the list may be about any of the following: queries about issues related to the (variationist) analysis of discourse-pragmatic features and responses to any such queries; invitations for research collaborations or contributions to publications in the field of discourse variation analysis; announcements of new publications, conferences or job openings relevant to discourse variationists.

Scholars interested in joining the network and/or mailing list should send the following information to dipvac.network@gmail.com:

Full name

Institutional affiliation

e-mail address

Home page

Research focus (in the area of discourse-pragmatic variation and change)

Languages worked/working on

Discourse-pragmatic variables investigated