Prof. zw. dr hab. Piotr Cap

Department of Pragmatics (Head)
Institute of English, University of Łódź
Al. Kościuszki 65, 90-514 Łódź, Poland
tel./fax +48 42 6655220

E-mail address: strus_pl@yahoo.com
http://www.geocities.com/strus_pl/piotr_cap

Date of birth and birthplace: October 3, 1970, Łódź

DEGREES

· “profesor” (Professor); 10/2007; University of Łódź; field: English linguistics; dissertation Legitimization in Political Discourse: A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective on the Modern US War Rhetoric
· “doktor habilitowany” (D.Litt.); 09/2003; University of Łódź; field: English linguistics; dissertation Analytic Determinism of the Study of Persuasive Discourse: Inductive and Deductive Processes
· “doktor” (Ph.D.); 12/1996; University of Łódź; field: English linguistics; dissertation The Pragmatic Organization of the Inaugural Addresses of American Presidents 1933-93: Methodological and Critical Perspectives
· “magister” (M.A.); 02/1994; University of Łódź; field: English philology; thesis Metaphor as a Pragmatic Instrument of Power

RESEARCH GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

· 09/2005-01/2006 – Boston University, Fulbright Senior Research Grant
· 02/2003-01/2004 – University of Munich, Alexander-von-Humboldt Research Fellowship
· 07/2000-09/2000 – University of Birmingham, Stefan Batory Foundation Research Fellowship
· 08/1997-06/1998 – University of California at Berkeley, Fulbright Junior Research Grant
· 09/1994 – University of Utrecht, Tempus program grant
· 02/1993-06/1993 – University of Coimbra, Tempus program grant
· 03/1991-07/1991 – University of Wurzburg, Tempus program grant

ACADEMIC VISITS AND GUEST LECTURES

· 05/2008 - University of Osijek (keynote lecture)
· 05/2008 - Higher School of Philology, Wrocław (lecture)
· 05/2008 - Kafkas University of Kars (lectures)
· 04/2008 - University of Nitra (lectures)
· 04/2008 - University of Vigo (lectures)
· 06/2007 - Higher School of Foreign Languages, Poznań (lecture)
· 05/2007 - Afyon Kocatepe University (lectures)
· 04/2007 - University of Munich (lectures)
· 03/2007 - University of Nitra (keynote lecture)
· 12/2006 - University of Pune (keynote lecture)
· 09/2005 – University of Antwerp (keynote lecture)
· 12/2004 – University of Wrocław (lecture)
· 04/2003-06/2003 – University of Munich (lectures)
· 04/2002 – University of Limerick (lectures)
· 02/2002 – University of Leipzig (Socrates, administrative)
· 01/2002 – University of Santiago de Compostela (lectures)
· 05/2001 – University of Coimbra (Socrates, administrative)
· 12/2000 – University of Sunderland (Socrates, administrative)
· 11/1999 – University of Tampere (lectures)
· 02/1999 – University of Munich (lectures)

PARTICIPATION IN ACADEMIC CONFERENCES

· 1995-present - Ca. 50 papers at international conferences on pragmatics, discourse analysis, political linguistics and cognitive linguistics (Poland, Slovakia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Slovenia, Germany, Italy, Belgium, France, Spain, Greece, Canada, USA, India, Sweden, Croatia)

ORGANIZATION OF ACADEMIC CONFERENCES

· 05/2002, University of Łódź: International Conference New Developments in Linguistic Pragmatics: 1st Lodz Symposium
· 05/2004, University of Łódź: International Conference New Developments in Linguistic Pragmatics: 2nd Lodz Symposium
· 05/2006, University of Łódź: International Conference New Developments in Linguistic Pragmatics: 3rd Lodz Symposium
· 09/2007, Warsaw University: Political Linguistics Conference Political Linguistics Site
· 05/2008, University of Łódź: International Conference New Developments in Linguistic Pragmatics: 4th Lodz Symposium

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

· Excellent – English, German, Czech
· Fair – Russian, Spanish, Portuguese

HONORS AND AWARDS

· 2008 - Polish Academy of Sciences Research Award
· 2005 – Fulbright Senior Research Grant
· 2003 – Alexander-von-Humboldt Research Fellowship Award
· 2002 – The Academy of Humanities and Economics in Łódź Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research Achievement
· 1999 – University of Łódź Rector’s Award for participation in activities of  Socrates/Erasmus Commission
· 1999 – USIA Certificate of Participation in the Fulbright Program
· 1997 – University of Łódź Rector’s Award for Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis
· 1993 – University of Coimbra Rector’s Award for Outstanding Achievement
· 1992 - University of Łódź Rector’s Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Achievement

MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

· since 1999 – Societas Linguistica Europaea (Vienna, Austria)
· since 1995 – International Pragmatics Association (Antwerp, Belgium)

PARTNERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS

· 2007-2009 – Partnership in Socrates/Minerva QuADEM project (Quality Assessment of Digital Educational Materials; Co-ordinator: Antwerp University) Project Site

EDITORIAL WORK

· since 2004 – Editor-in-Chief of international journal Lodz Papers in Pragmatics (LPP) ISSN 1895-6106 Journal Info TOC LPP1(2005) TOC LPP2(2006) TOC LPP3(2007) e-ISSN 1898-4436 Online Version
· since 2007 – Editorial board member of international journal Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis across Disciplines (CADAAD) (University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom) Journal Info CADAAD Site
· since 2007 – Editorial board member of international journal Discourse and Interaction (University of Brno, Czech Republic)
· since 2008 – Editorial board member of Journal of Linguistic and Intercultural Education (University of Alba Iulia, Romania)
· since 2008 - Reviewer for Language and Linguistics Compass (Oxford, United Kingdom: Blackwell)

PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

Monographs:

· Cap, P. (2006). Legitimization in Political Discourse: A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective on the Modern US War Rhetoric. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Press. Download Book Flyer Download Chapter One
· Cap, P. (2003). Analytic Determinism of the Study of Persuasive Discourse: Inductive and Deductive Processes. Łódź: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego. Download Full Text
· Cap, P. (2002). Explorations in Political Discourse. Methodological and Critical Perspectives. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag. Download Preface

Other book publications:

· Cap, P. & J. Nijakowska (eds) (2007). Current Trends in Pragmatics. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Press. Download Book Cover Download Contents and Preface
· Cap, P. (ed.) (2005). Pragmatics Today. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag. Download Contents Download Introduction
· Dylewski, R. & P. Cap (eds) (2004). History and Present-day Pragmatics of the English Language. Łódź: The Academy of Humanities and Economics Press.
· Cap, P. & P. Stalmaszczyk (eds) (2004). Research in Language II (2004). Developments in Pragmatics. Łódź: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
· Cap, P. & M. Kozanecka (eds) (2002). Studies in Language and Linguistics. Selected Readings for Students of English Philology. Łódź: The Academy of Humanities and Economics Press.
· Cap, P. et al. (2002). Poland in the Press. Part I: TIME Magazine. Łódź: Wydawnictwo Piątek Trzynastego.

ARTICLES

· (in print) Cap, P. (2008) “Axiological Aspects of Proximization”. In Journal of Pragmatics. Oxford: Elsevier.
· (in print) Cap, P. (2008) “Cognitive-Pragmatic Aspects of Legitimization of the War-on-Terror”. In J. Fisiak & P. Chruszczewski eds. Proceedings of ‘The American Day’ in WSJO Poznań.
· (in print) Cap, P. (2008) “Justifying the War-on-Terror: A Discourse Theoretical Approach”. In Zeszyty Naukowe PWSZ. Konin: Wydawnictwo PWSZ.
· (in print) Cap, P. (2008) “Research Procedures in the Analysis of Legal Discourse”. In M. Widawski & D. Stanulewicz eds. Festschrift for Professor Roman Kalisz. Gdańsk: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego.
· (in print) Cap, P. (2008) “Legitimization of the War-on-Terror within the Proximization Model”. In W. Oleksy & P. Stalmaszczyk eds. Festschrift for Professor Barbara Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag.
· (in print) Cap, P. (2008). “Legitymizacja w dyskursie politycznym: retoryka wojny w Iraku w kontekście pojęcia 'proksymizacji'”. In A. Duszak & N. Fairclough eds. Krytyczna Analiza Dyskursu. Kraków: Universitas. Download Full Text
· Cap, P. (2008) “Towards the Proximization Model of the Analysis of Legitimization in Political Discourse”. In Journal of Pragmatics 40/1: 17-41. Oxford: Elsevier.
· Cap, P. (2008) “Zamachy z 11 września a język wojny w Iraku”. In Wiadomości Uczelniane PWSZ 13-14: 18-19. Włocławek: Wydawnictwo PWSZ.
· Cap, P. (2007). “On the Implementation of Pragmatic Awareness in Teaching English as a Foreign Language”. In M. Pawlak ed. Exploring Focus on Form in Language Teaching (Special Issue of Studies in Pedagogy and Fine Arts). Poznań: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Adama Mickiewicza.
· Cap, P. (2007). “Proximization: A Methodological Account of Legitimization Strategies in the Post-9/11 US Political Discourse”. In Topics in Linguistics 1 (Politeness and Interaction): 21-9. Nitra: UKF Nitra Press. Download Full Text
· Cap, P. (2007) “Approaching Cross-Cultural Research in Natural Discourse: Some Observations on the Mechanisms of Political Discourse Analysis”. In A. Medina-Rivera & D. Orendi eds. Crossing Over: Redefining the Scope of Border Studies: 192-204. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
· Cap, P. (2006) “A Few Remarks on the Relevance of Linguistic Pragmatics to the ELT Process”. In I. Witczak-Plisiecka ed. Pedagogika vol. 5: 33-38. Płock: Wydawnictwo PWSZ.
· Cap, P. (2006) “Prolegomena to Discourse Determination Theory”. In Lodz Papers in Pragmatics 2. Łódź: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego.
· Cap, P. (2006). “Legitimization in Political Discourse: A Pragmatic-Cognitive Perspective on the Iraq War Rhetoric”. In A. Thorat ed. Pragmatics: 38-59. Pune: IASE Press. Download Full Text
· Cap, P. (2006). “Extending the Boundaries of (Persuasive) Discourse Analysis: A Cognitive Grammar Contribution”. In A. Duszak & U. Okulska eds. Bridges and Barriers in Metalinguistic Discourse: 323-39. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag.
· Cap, P. (2005). “Language and Legitimization: Developments in the Proximization Model of Political Discourse Analysis”. In Lodz Papers in Pragmatics 1: 7-36. Łódź: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego. Download Full Text
· Cap, P. (2005). “Discourse Analysis and Determination in the Light of Subjectification Theory”. In Jezikoslovlje 5: 23-60. Osijek: J.J. Strossmayer University Press.
· Cap, P. (2005) “Discourse Determinism and Subjectification: Language of Advertising”. In K. Turewicz ed. Cognitive Linguistics -- a User Friendly Approach: 83-102. Szczecin: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego.
· Cap, P. (2005). “Towards the Theory of (Persuasive) Discourse Determination”. In P. Cap ed. Pragmatics Today: 107-37. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag. Download Full Text
· Cap, P. (2005). “The Cooperative Principle Revisited: Evidence from the CL Approach”. In Relevance Studies in Poland II: 37-43. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego. Download Full Text
· Cap, P. (2004). “Remarks on the Analysis of Language of the Law”. In R. Dylewski & P. Cap eds. History and Present-day Pragmatics of the English Language: 111-30. Łódź: The Academy of Humanities and Economics Press.
· Cap, P. (2004). “Functional and Psycholinguistic Constituents of the Discourse of Persuasion. With Some Implications for Translation”. In Filologicni Studii 1(25): 236-48. Lutsk: Volyn Institute for Economics and Management.
· Cap, P. (2004). “The Pragmatic Construal of Scientific Discourse: The Case of Medical Persuasion”. In P. Cap & P. Stalmaszczyk eds. Research in Language II (2004). Developments in Pragmatics: 65-80. Łódź: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego.
· Cap, P. (2003). “Hypothesis and Deduction in the Studies of the Discourse of Advertising”. In Jezikoslovlje 1: 41-57. Osijek: J.J. Strossmayer University Press.
· Cap, P. (2002). “Cognitive Psychology and Linguistic Politeness: An Interactional Model of Political Rhetoric Analysis”. In B. Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk & K. Turewicz eds. Cognitive Linguistics Today: 329-51. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag.
· Cap, P. (2002). “Analysis of a Complex Sentence”. In P. Cap & M. Kozanecka eds. Studies in Language and Linguistics. Selected Readings for Students of English Philology: 27-38. Łódź: The Academy of Humanities and Economics Press.
· Cap, P. (2002). “The Pragmatics of Interpersonal Communication”. In P. Cap & M. Kozanecka eds. Studies in Language and Linguistics. Selected Readings for Students of English Philology: 39-56. Łódź: The Academy of Humanities and Economics Press.
· Cap, P. (2002). “Pragmatic Aspects of Persuasion”. In K. Michalewski ed. Tekst w Mediach: 14-24. Łódź: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego.
· Cap, P. (2002). “A Psychological-Pragmatic Consensus in Political Language Studies: Role of Politeness Category”. In Zeszyty Naukowe WSHE 4/2002: 29-47. Łódź: The Academy of Humanities and Economics Press.
· Cap, P. (2002). “Persuasion Strategies in the NATO Discourse”. In Zeszyty Naukowe WSHE 4/2002: 7-27. Łódź: The Academy of Humanities and Economics Press.
· Cap, P. (2002). “Analysis of Political Discourse: Methodological Constraints”. In Kalbu Studijos 2/Studies About Languages 2: 46-51. Kaunas: Kaunas University of Technology Press.
· Cap, P. (1999). “Language and Responsibility: Perceptions of NATO Expansion”. In B. Bergen, M. Plauche & A. Bailey eds. Berkeley Linguistic Society 24: 32-43. Ann Arbor, MI: Braun-Brumfield, Inc.
· Cap, P. (1999). “Enactment of Power and Responsibility in the NATO Discourse”. In M. Brody, M. Liebscher & H. Ogren eds. Texas Linguistic Forum 42: 25-33. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press.
· Cap, P. (1998). “Presidential Persuasion: Sociopsychological Awareness”. In P. Stalmaszczyk ed. Folia Linguistica Anglica 1: 143-57. Łódź: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego.
· Cap, P. (1997). “On the Pragmatic Organization of JFK’s Inaugural Speech”. In B. Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk ed. Folia Linguistica 36: 225-48. Łódź: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego.
· Cap, P. (1997). “Metaphor and Manipulation”. In B. Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk ed. Folia Linguistica 36: 217-24. Łódź: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego.

TRANSLATIONS

· Cap, P. et al. (1995). English-Polish translation Understanding Business (Zrozumieć biznes) by William G. Nickels. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Bellona.

REVIEWS

· Explorations in the Semantics/Pragmatics Interface. Ed. Maj-Britt Mosegaard H a n s e n and Ken T u r n e r. Copenhagen: C. A. Reitzels Forlag, 2006, 268 pp., pb. (Acta Linguistica Hafniensia 38). A book review by P. Cap (2008) for Journal of Pragmatics 40/2: 377-380. Oxford: Elsevier.
· Specialized Discourse: Linguistic Features and Changing Conventions, by Maurizio G o t t i. Bern: Peter Lang, 2003, 354 pp. (Linguistic Insights/Studies in Language and Communication Series 8). A book review by P. Cap (2006) for Journal of Pragmatics 38/1: 114-17. Oxford: Elsevier.
· Metaphor and Political Discourse: Analogical Reasoning in Debates about Europe, by Andreas M u s o l f f. Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, viii + 211 pp., hb. A book review by P. Cap (2006) for Journal of Pragmatics 38/3: 460-463. Oxford: Elsevier.
· Linguistics: A Very Short Introduction, by P.H. M a t t h e w s. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003, xiii + 134 pp., pb. (Very Short Introductions Series). A book review by P. Cap (2004) for Anglia 122/1: 160-1. Tuebingen: Niemeyer.
· Language Matters. A Guide to Everyday Questions about Language, by Donna  Jo  N a p o l i. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003, vii + 198 pp, pb. A book review by P. Cap (2004) for Anglia 122/1: 161-2. Tuebingen: Niemeyer.
· Diminutives in English, by Klaus P.  S c h n e i d e r. Tuebingen: Niemeyer, 2003, xii + 254 pp., euro 72.00 pb. (Linguistische Arbeiten Series 479). A book review by P. Cap (2004) for Anglia 122/3: 484-6. Tuebingen: Niemeyer.
· Analysing Political Discourse. Theory and Practice, by P a u l  C h i l t o n. London and New York: Routledge, 2004, xiv + 226 pp. A book review by P. Cap (2004) for Journal of Sociolinguistics 8: 604-6. Oxford: Blackwell.
· Conflict and Negotiation in Specialized Texts. Selected Papers of the 2nd CERLIS Conference. Ed. Maurizio G o t t i, Dorothee H e l l e r and Marina D o s s e n a. Bern: Peter Lang, 2002, 470 pp., euro 67.60 pb. (Linguistic Insights/Studies in Language and Communication Series 3). A book review by P. Cap (2004) for Anglia 122/4: 674-6. Tuebingen: Niemeyer.


POSTGRADUATE ACADEMIC SUPERVISION AND REVIEWS

· 1 professorship application reviewed (Gabriela Missikova, University of Nitra, 2008)
· 1 Ph.D. supervised-completed (Marta Dynel, University of Łódź, 2004-2006), 2 Ph.Ds. in progress (Anna Ewa Wieczorek, Sylwia Siekierka, University of Łódź, 2007-)
· 3 Ph.Ds. reviewed (Agnieszka Kaleta, Monika Kopytowska, Adam Bednarek, University of Łódź, 2004-2008)
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