THE 14TH GSC: "PRAGMATICS IN THE AGE OF AI: HOW TECHNOLOGY SHAPES MEANING AND INTERACTION"

Universitas Sanata Dharma

May 26, 2025

In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed how humans communicate, interpret meaning, and interact. As AI-driven technologies, such as chatbots, virtual assistants, and machine translation systems, become more sophisticated, they challenge traditional notions of pragmatics by reshaping contextual meaning, implicatures, and speech acts. This conference explores the intersection of AI and pragmatics, investigating how technological advancements influence human interaction, language processing, and discourse strategies in various communicative settings.

With the theme “Pragmatics in the Age of AI: How Technology Shapes Meaning and Interaction,” this graduate student conference provides an opportunity for emerging scholars to discuss the implications of AI on pragmatic theories and real-world communication. We aim to foster an interdisciplinary dialogue that bridges linguistics, artificial intelligence, and digital communication studies. This event will offer critical insights into the evolving dynamics of meaning-making in an AI-mediated world through engaging presentations and discussions.

Theme and Sub-Themes

“Pragmatics in the Age of AI: How Technology Shapes Meaning and Interaction” will cover a range of themes, including, but not limited to:

AI-Powered Language Learning Platforms
AI and Language Education Policies
The Role of Language in Social Movements and Activism
Language Policy, National Identity, and Linguistic Imperialism
Language Evolution in the Digital Era
AI in Plot Development and Narrative Coherence
Pragmatic Transfer in Multilingual Digital Interactions
Other relevant Topics in Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, and Literature.

Call for Paper

Presenters are requested to submit an abstract or full-paper draft.
Presenters (both individual and team) can only submit one paper.
Selected papers will be published in Graduate Students Conference 2025 Proceedings and International Journal of English Language Studies (IJELS) (Optional)
The presenters open from undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral.
Submission guidelines https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Auzpmzq4j0T_T8dwqAmeU235CKJdRbKQ?usp=sharing

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