The Centre for Latin American Studies (CLAS), in collaboration with the University of Ghana, is pleased to announce that it will be hosting the VII International Conference on Afro-Hispanic, Luso-Brazilian, and Latin American Studies (ICALLAS 2026) from August 5-7, 2026. The theme of the conference is Transatlantic Pathways: Culture, Politics, and Knowledge Between Africa and Latin America.
ICALLAS 2026 foregrounds language contact and multilingualism between Africa and Latin America. The con
On the initiative of 2022 president Arie Verhagen, the SLE conferences since the 2023 edition in Athens have included an outreach session, in which a number of conference participants reported on some national and local initiatives aiming at dispersing linguistic knowledge more widely among the general public. One first result is the SLE Linguistics in School Manifesto (https://societaslinguistica.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/SLE-Linguistics-in-schools-manifesto_September2024-final.draft_.pdf),
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The Linguistic Colloquium Language, Region, Identity aims to foster scientific exchanges within the Alpine region and beyond. It is specifically targeted at early career researchers (PhD students and post-docs). The colloquia, jointly organised by a team from six universities and research centres in Austria, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland, intend to offer a forum for discussing current and recently concluded projects. The biennial editions are organised around three keywords
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We are delighted to announce that the 2026 APTIS conference will take place in Wales for the first time, being jointly hosted by Cardiff University and Swansea University. The conference will take place from 15-17 April 2026 in Cardiff, with an optional 鈥榗ultural鈥� day in Swansea on Saturday 18 April. We welcome abstract submissions for traditional papers, book launches, workshops, and students鈥� flash talks.
The landscape of translation and interpreting (T&I) is undergoing
On the initiative of 2022 president Arie Verhagen, the SLE conferences since the 2023 edition in Athens have included an outreach session, in which a number of conference participants reported on some national and local initiatives aiming at dispersing linguistic knowledge more widely among the general public. One first result is the SLE Linguistics in School Manifesto (https://societaslinguistica.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/SLE-Linguistics-in-schools-manifesto_September2024-final.draft_.pdf),
We are pleased to announce the publication of the first edition of BibLexSpan 鈥� Bibliograf铆a de estudios sobre unidades l茅xicas del espa帽ol: https://biblexspan.fr/
BibLexSpan is an open access bibliographic database that brings together references to studies devoted to the lexical units of the Spanish language. 鈥淟exical unit鈥� is understood as any element of Spanish, including morphemes, words, and multiword expressions (locutions, constructions, phraseological units, sayings, and proverbs). I
Aufgrund ihrer Relevanz in allen schulischen und weiterf眉hrenden Bildungskontexten werden Bildungs- und Fachsprache inzwischen umf盲nglich theoretisch und empirisch beforscht. Unterbelichtet bleibt dabei die potenzielle Bedeutung von Kreativit盲t im (bildungs-/fach-)sprachlichen Gebrauch und in den damit in Zusammenhang stehenden Lernprozessen. Fragen der Relevanz und Bedeutsamkeit stellen sich insbesondere dann, wenn man lernzielperspektivisch den Anspruch eines flexiblen und differenzierten Zugr
Focus: Foundations/Methods (for introductory classes), Syntax/Morphology, Semantics/Pragmatics, Linguistic Creativity (the research focus of the Collaborative Research Center 1646)
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We are delighted to announce that the next DGfS Summer School 2026 will be taking place at Bielefeld University 10th-21st August, 2026. The summer school is directed at early career researchers (advanced MA students, doctoral researchers & postdocs).
We are offering 32 1-week courses on a variety o
The Department of Linguistics at Bielefeld University (Germany) is pleased to announce a new international Master鈥檚 program, taught entirely in English, starting in April 2026.
We welcome applications and inquiries from prospective students in Germany and around the world.
The MA in Linguistics at Bielefeld University offers a solid and broad foundation, followed by specialization in the areas that most interest you. We offer seven different profiles: Communication, Computational Linguisti
Das Studienbuch bietet eine systematische Anleitung f眉r Studierende, die eine quantitativ vorgehende empirische Untersuchung im Bereich Linguistik/Sprachlehr- und -lernforschung planen. Jeder einzelne Schritt wird ausf眉hrlich erkl盲rt: das Finden einer genau definierten Untersuchungsfrage, das Beachten wissenschaftlicher G眉tekriterien, die Auswahl einer geeigneten Stichprobe, h盲ufige Ans盲tze (Beobachtung, Befragung, Testen, Interventionen und Nutzung von Textkorpora), h盲ufig eingesetzte Erhebungs
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Christine Tardy, University of Arizona, USA, ctardy@arizona.edu
Dwight Atkinson, University of Arizona, USA, dwightatki@arizona.edu
Dilara Avci, University of Arizona, USA, dilaraavci@arizona.edu
Shelley Staples, University of Arizona, USA, slstaples@arizona.edu
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The world that we teach, learn, and write in today is exceedingly complex. It is a world marked by a rapidly moving climate crisis, unprecedented global migration, political uncertainty a
Privacy, Identity and Linguistics 鈥� Deidentification, Pseudonymisation, Anonymisation in Linguistics
Editors: Therese Lindstr枚m Tiedemann, Lisa S枚derg氓rd
We would like to invite contributions to an anthology about privacy, identity and linguistics. Contributions should be about how linguists are (and have been) anonymising or pseudonymising their data, how participants (and people mentioned) are affected by different means to protect personal and sensitive information, and finally, how ling
This dissertation examines the multifaceted role of pitch by focusing on two central issues. First, it investigates whether lexical tones in Standard Chinese exhibit affective iconicity鈥攖hat is, to what extent their pitch characteristics (e.g., height, range, slope, and contour direction) systematically aid to signal human emotional expression (e.g., arousal and valence). Notably, while arousal appears to be driven by inherent physiological responses, valence is more influenced by lexical meanin
Genre-Based approaches to Second Language Writing Instruction have become a powerful and popular means of assisting second and multilingual writers in learning to engage in professional, pedagogical and academic genres that are often high-stakes. This book presents a framework for teaching second language and multilingual writing that integrates Concept-Based Language Instruction and Genre-Based Writing Pedagogy. The authors present three large-scale implementations, within a graduate legal writ
This reader presents key contributions from the past three decades of bilingualism research, demonstrating the trajectory of key themes and areas of study. Celebrating 30 years of Multilingual Matters鈥� Bilingual Education and Bilingualism book series, the chapters offer an overview of key developments in the field to date. The book focuses on four strands which have emerged over the course of the series: bilingual children and family language policy, multilingualism in the classroom, bilingual i
Social Meaning and Grammar
University of Zurich
February 10-11, 2026
Organizers: Laura Reimer & Andreas Trotzke
https://www.ds.uzh.ch/de/tagungen/social-meaning-and-grammar.html
February 10, 2026
09:30 - 10:30 Elin McCready: "Self-locating in social space"
10:30 - 11:00 Ruon Wang: "Negative politeness two ways: The convergent pronominals of politeness and contempt"
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 - 12:00 Holden H盲rtl: "Poisoned politeness: The degree of face threat in verbal ir
The French Phonology Network (R茅seau Fran莽ais de Phonologie) is launching a call for abstracts for its 2026 annual conference, the twenty-third in its history. The 2026 edition will be held from July 1st to 3rd in Paris, France. The conference is sponsored by the research laboratories HTL (UMR 7597, Universit茅 Paris Cit茅 / Universit茅 Sorbonne Nouvelle & CNRS), LLF (UMR 7110, Universit茅 Paris Cit茅 & CNRS), CRLAO (UMR 8563, EHESS & CNRS) and the project inIdEx EFL 鈥淓mpirical Foundations of Linguis
This book centers and amplifies the voices and complex lived experiences of Asian Americans in bilingual education. Drawing from the fields of bilingual education and ethnic studies, the chapters discuss language ideologies, anti-racist pedagogies, language loss and teacher and student experiences to explore how multilingualism is experienced distinctly by Asian Americans. Recognizing the heterogeneity within Asian American communities, the book highlights underrepresented Asian languages such a
Social Meaning and Grammar
University of Zurich
February 10-11, 2026
Organizers: Laura Reimer & Andreas Trotzke
https://www.ds.uzh.ch/de/tagungen/social-meaning-and-grammar.html
February 10, 2026
09:30 - 10:30 Elin McCready: "Self-locating in social space"
10:30 - 11:00 Ruon Wang: "Negative politeness two ways: The convergent pronominals of politeness and contempt"
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 - 12:00 Holden H盲rtl: "Poisoned politeness: The degree of face threat in verbal ir
The French Phonology Network (R茅seau Fran莽ais de Phonologie) is launching a call for abstracts for its 2026 annual conference, the twenty-third in its history. The 2026 edition will be held from July 1st to 3rd in Paris, France. The conference is sponsored by the research laboratories HTL (UMR 7597, Universit茅 Paris Cit茅 / Universit茅 Sorbonne Nouvelle & CNRS), LLF (UMR 7110, Universit茅 Paris Cit茅 & CNRS), CRLAO (UMR 8563, EHESS & CNRS) and the project inIdEx EFL 鈥淓mpirical Foundations of Linguis