The MSc in Semiotics, Culture, and Communication and the Translation Semiotics Research Group of Aristotle University Laboratory of Semiotics invites you to the lecture of Pietro Luigi Iaia, Associate Professor of the Department of Humanities of the University of Salento, Italy, which will take place online on Friday 22 November 2024, 14.30-15.30 on the topic
Acceptability and Accessibility Strategies through Multimodal Uses of English in Online Communication
The lecture will take place in the context of the course "Audiovisual Text: Semiotic Analysis and Adaptation" of the MSc in Semiotics, Culture, and Communication and will be moderated by the member of the Department of French Language and Literature of the AUTh Loukia Kostopoulou
Zoom Link:
https://authgr.zoom.us/j/92191472955?pwd=SnptbkdIK25tcXQ4UUNOOXdXZGNBdz09
Pietro Luigi Iaia is an Associate Professor of English Linguistics and Translation at the University of Salento, Italy. His research interests focus on the cognitive-semantic, pragmatic, and socio-cultural dimensions of multimodal translation; the production and adaptation of the multimodal composition of memes; ELF variations in cross-cultural audiovisual discourse; and game localisation. His publications include the monographs Analysing English as a Lingua Franca in Video Games and The Dubbing Translation of Humorous Audiovisual Texts, and several articles among which ‘Creativity and Readability in Game Localisation’ (Lingue e Linguaggi) and ‘Towards a “COOPING” Model for the Investigation of Gamers’ Online Conversations in English’ (Iperstoria).
CV in Italian: https://www.unisalento.it/scheda-utente/-/people/pietroluigi.iaia