Language, action, knowledge: Engaging with M. Sbisà’s Austinian Themes

We are pleased to announce a two-day workshop dedicated to the discussion of Marina Sbisà’s Austinian Themes: Illocution, Action, Knowledge, Truth, and Philosophy (OUP, 2024). The workshop will take place on 20–21 March and will be held online. The link to join the event is available here: http://bit.ly/3ZZDXOx.   All times are given in Central European Time (CET, UTC+1).     20 March 14:00 – Welcome and Introduction   Session 1 – Chair: Paolo Labinaz (University of Trieste) 14:15 – Précis of the Book Marina Sbisà (University of Trieste) 14:45 – Adducing a reason as illocution Cristina Corredor (UNED, Madrid) 15:30 – Convention, illocution, and cultural evolution Mitchell Green (University of Connecticut)   16:15 – Break   Session 2 – Chair: Paolo Labinaz (University of Trieste) 16:30 – Accommodation, illocution, and social construction Rae Langton (Newnham College, University of Cambridge) 17:15 – Sorting speech: Illocutionary acts and the challenge of binning Jeremy Wanderer (University of Boston)     21 March   Session 3 – Chair: Madelaine Angelova-Elchinova (University of Sofia) 14:00 – “If you know, you can’t be wrong”  Guy Longworth (University of Warwick) 14:45 – What type of speech act is an utterance of a sentence with a reportative evidential? Velislava Todorova (University of Sofia) 15:30 – Situated assertions and conventional procedures Maciej Witek (University of Szczecin)   16:15 – Break Session 4 – Chair: Madelaine Angelova-Elchinova (University of Sofia) 16:30 – Marina’s replies 17:00 – Conclusion and closing remarks   Organizers Madelaine Angelova-Elchinova (University of Sofia) Mitch Green (University of Connecticut) Paolo Labinaz (University of Trieste)