In 2001, the fourth international conference on researching and applying metaphor took place in Tunisia, from 5 to 7 April.

The theme of the conference was “Metaphor, Cognition, and Culture”.

The invited speakers at this conference were:

  • John Barnden (University of Birmingham, UK)
  • Alice Deignan (University of Leeds, UK)
  • Raymond Gibbs (Santa Cruz, California, USA)
  • Mark Turner (Maryland, USA)

Here you can find the Call for Participation.