The SKY Symposium is a biennial conference of The Linguistic Association of Finland (SKY) and hosted by different institutions in Finland. This year the symposium is organised at Tampere University in cooperation with The Plural Research Centre.
The aim of the symposium is to bring together researchers from linguistics and language technology working with topics related to meaning. We hope the symposium will provide a common forum for all researchers interested in meaning but looking at it fr
Faculty of Philsophy, University of Nis, Serbia
Meeting Description:
With humanities and the teaching profession worldwide under attack from different undermining policies, and facing increasingly unfavourable socio-political and economic circumstances, it is essential that we strengthen our competencies and consolidate our joint front of researchers, practitioners and teachers. Our conference has proven to be an open forum for idea exchange and networking, and we hope to continue that pra
Workshop description:
Indeterminacy, a notion that encompasses ambiguity, vagueness, polysemy and underspecification, is a frequently employed phenomenon across all linguistic levels that represents a central mechanism in grammatical change (cf. 脕gel 2009, Espinal & Villalba 2015). Research into grammaticalization theory (e.g., Diewald 2002, Heine 2002, Traugott 2010) assigns a central role to ambiguity in the development of grammatical structures. The concept of underdetermination is also de
This workshop is the first to focus on international research on language contact/translanguaging, sociolinguistic variation, and language change in signing communities. It has been inspired by work in the European Research Council SignMorph Project at the University of Birmingham, where we have been comparing sign language structure and use in different signing communities in Europe, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, and Africa.
We know that variation at all levels of linguistic structure (ph
This workshop is the first to focus on international research on language contact/translanguaging, sociolinguistic variation, and language change in signing communities. It has been inspired by work in the European Research Council SignMorph Project at the University of Birmingham, where we have been comparing sign language structure and use in different signing communities in Europe, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, and Africa.
We know that variation at all levels of linguistic structure (ph
2ND CALL FOR PAPERS, EXTENDED DEADLINE
Meeting Description:
The Fifth International Workshop on Resources and Tools for Derivational Morphology (DeriMo 2025) will be held at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, on September 4 and 5, 2025. The 2025 edition of the workshop will build upon the discussions initiated at DeriMo 2017 (Milan, Italy) on the development of language resources and tools in word-formation research, and subsequently continued at DeriMo 2019 (Prague, Czech Republic),
Updated call for registration and programme: How we do (not) talk about mistaken beliefs
6 and 7 February 2025
Department of Philosophy, HHU Duesseldorf
AIMS & SCOPE:
The lexica of natural languages abundantly feature morphologically simple predicates that denote attitudes by which people get things right, for instance factive predicates like 'know'. Yet, as far as we know, they do not regularly feature contrafactive predicates that denote attitudes by which people get things wrong. It e
Updated call for registration and programme: How we do (not) talk about mistaken beliefs
6 and 7 February 2025
Department of Philosophy, HHU Duesseldorf
AIMS & SCOPE:
The lexica of natural languages abundantly feature morphologically simple predicates that denote attitudes by which people get things right, for instance factive predicates like 'know'. Yet, as far as we know, they do not regularly feature contrafactive predicates that denote attitudes by which people get things wrong. It e
Final Call for Papers:
Meeting Description:
Following the success of the 2021 workshop series and the 2024 conference, Emerging Topics in Typology (ETT) 2025 will return for a third edition, this time at the Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, from the 3rd to 5th of June 2025. This is a conference organised by and for PhD students in diversity linguistics and typology. We welcome abstracts on a range of topics in diversity linguistics (quantitative and qualitativ
Call for Papers:
CULC is a conference run by undergraduate students highlighting undergraduate research. Undergraduates in Linguistics (Underlings) at Cornell University is now accepting abstracts for the 19th Annual Cornell Undergraduate Linguistics Colloquium. We are looking for undergraduate presenters from any university to submit their abstracts for a 20 minute oral presentation or poster presentation.
Abstract submission guidelines:
The abstract should be no more than 500 words (exc
Day 1 - 28 March 2025 (for abstracts, visit the conference website)
9:00 - 9:30 Registration/Coffee
9:30 - 10:30 Invited Talk: Ruoan Wang (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Politeness as a part-time vocation for vacuous linguistic forms
10:30 - 10:40 Break
10:40 - 11:10 Antonio F谩bregas & Phoevos Panagiotidis (NTNU, University of Cyprus)
(Online) On the absence of [addressee] formal features in human language
11:10 - 11:4
Day 1 - 28 March 2025 (for abstracts, visit the conference website)
9:00 - 9:30 Registration/Coffee
9:30 - 10:30 Invited Talk: Ruoan Wang (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Politeness as a part-time vocation for vacuous linguistic forms
10:30 - 10:40 Break
10:40 - 11:10 Antonio F谩bregas & Phoevos Panagiotidis (NTNU, University of Cyprus)
(Online) On the absence of [addressee] formal features in human language
11:10 - 11:4
Call for Papers:
HASALD Conference 2025: International Conference on the Future of Education: Past Lessons, Present Insights, and Future Trends
Call for Papers
The Hong Kong Association for Self-Access Learning and Development (HASALD) is proud to announce HASALD Conference 2025, to be held on 7 June 2025 at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The theme of this year's HASALD Conference is the Future of Education: Past Lessons, Present Insights, and Future Trends. Join us for a day of en
Call for Papers:
The call for presentations for JALT2025 will be open until March 2, 2025. JALT's Annual International Conference brings together the language teaching and learning communities not only within Japan, but also around the Asia-Pacific region and the world. Now one of the pre-eminent conferences on language teaching and learning, the JALT Annual International Conference showcases research and practical techniques by experienced and young scholars and practitioners, as well as the
Workshop at the University of Bamberg, Germany, 17 to 18 September 2025 as part of the project "Young German Learner English" (funded by the German Research Foundation; grant DFG 515774206)
Organized by Anna Rosen (University of Freiburg), Robert Fuchs (University of Bonn) & Valentin Werner (University of Bamberg)
In research on Second Language Acquisition (SLA), and in the domain of Learner Corpus Research (LCR) specifically, there has been a tendency to rely on material from advanced le
Workshop at the University of Bamberg, Germany, 17 to 18 September 2025 as part of the project "Young German Learner English" (funded by the German Research Foundation; grant DFG 515774206)
Organized by Anna Rosen (University of Freiburg), Robert Fuchs (University of Bonn) & Valentin Werner (University of Bamberg)
In research on Second Language Acquisition (SLA), and in the domain of Learner Corpus Research (LCR) specifically, there has been a tendency to rely on material from advanced le
Call for Papers:
Recent applied linguistics scholarship has begun to acknowledge linguistic racism as a significant phenomenon, yet its traumatic implications for English language learners and teachers remain underexplored in TESOL contexts. Despite mounting evidence of its pervasive effects (Dovchin, 2020; Wang & Dovchin, 2023), the mechanisms through which linguistic racism amplifies trauma鈥攊ts extent, manifestations, and underlying causes鈥攔emain inadequately understood. This special issue
Focus: Elementary Danish language
Description:
The Scandinavian Summer Language Institute (NORD) offers high-quality, proficiency-based courses in a variety of Scandinavian languages for undergraduates, graduate students, and adult learners. The 8-week program are the equivalent of one year of study. Students learn speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills though classroom instruction and a full range of co-curricular activities. Past languages that have been offered include Norwegian a
Focus: Elementary Brazilian Portuguese language
Description:
The Summer Intensive Portuguese Institute (SIPI) is a special eight-week online program optimized for those who wish to study beginning Brazilian Portuguese. While optimized for learners who have studied a Romance language, all undergraduate students, graduate students, and adult learners are eligible to apply. Students learn speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills though classroom instruction and a full range of co-curricul
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Journal of English for Research Publication Purposes
The Journal of English for Research Publication Purposes invites submissions for forthcoming issues. We welcome full-length articles and perspective pieces. Submissions should address topics relevant to the scope and aims of the journal. We encourage original research, theoretical insights, and practical applications. Manuscripts should be prepared according to our guidelines and submitted via our online system. For mor