Summer Schools: 16th European Summer University in Digital Humanities "Culture & Technology"

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Focus: This year we offer 10 workshops in the areas of: - Critical AI and Large Language Models - Distant Reading and Computational Text Analysis - Digital Archives, Cultural Heritage, and Data Curation - Phonology and Sound Analysis - Spatial Humanities and Mapping - Text Encoding and Digital Philology Description: The Summer University offers an intense program of workshops, teaser sessions, public lectures, project presentations, a poster session, and a panel discussion. At the

Software: Reverso English Dictionary

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Reverso English Dictionary https://dictionary.reverso.net/english-definition/ is a new kind of online dictionaries offering all features in one product: clear and concise definitions for 250.000 entries including words, expressions, acronyms, hyphenated compounds. In total 500.000 meanings defined, with several usage examples, synonyms and analogies for each meaning. It also includes US and UK pronunciation, word origins, level similar to CEFR, and 40.000 images. Every word is clickable, every

Confs: 54th Poznań Linguistic Meeting Thematic Session: Managing Linguistic Diversity. Social Factors and Constraints in the Transmission of Multilingualism

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54th Poznań Linguistic Meeting Thematic Session: Managing linguistic diversity. Social factors and constraints in the transmission of multilingualism organized by Justyna Olko and Elwira Dexter-Sobkowiak (University of Warsaw)  Submission Deadline: 15-Apr-2026 The session aims to explore some of the urgent questions related to the conceptualization, study, and management of linguistic diversity in a broad cross-cultural perspective. We are particularly interested in identifying key factor

Calls: Workshop: Rightward Movement

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2nd Call for Papers: Organisers: Klaus Abels, Ad Neeleman, Sakshi Bhatia, Sana Kidwai Workshop webpage: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-sciences/events/2026/jul/workshop-rightward-movement Rightward Movement is a two-day inaugural workshop of the AHRC funded project 'The Structure and Processing of Rightward Scrambling in Hindi-Urdu.’ The workshop will bring together researchers working on the syntax of (apparent) rightward movement in any language. It aims to advance our understanding of le

Confs: 54th Poznań Linguistic Meeting Thematic Session: Managing Linguistic Diversity. Social Factors and Constraints in the Transmission of Multilingualism

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54th Poznań Linguistic Meeting Thematic Session: Managing linguistic diversity. Social factors and constraints in the transmission of multilingualism organized by Justyna Olko and Elwira Dexter-Sobkowiak (University of Warsaw)  Submission Deadline: 15-Apr-2026 The session aims to explore some of the urgent questions related to the conceptualization, study, and management of linguistic diversity in a broad cross-cultural perspective. We are particularly interested in identifying key factor

Confs: History of Terminology – Diachronic Terminology. The Emergence of a Terminological Conscienceness

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History of terminology – Diachronic terminology The emergence of a terminological conscienceness organized by Danielle Candel (SHESL / HTL), Pascaline Dury (CeRLA) & John Humbley (ALTAE) 28 – 29 January 2027 Maison de la recherche, 4 rue des Irlandais, Paris 5e This conference, which follows the second francophone conference on diachronic terminology (held in Lyon in 2023), is intended to take stock of research in terminology carried out in a historic or evolutionary perspective. Two co

Confs: History of Terminology – Diachronic Terminology. The Emergence of a Terminological Conscienceness

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History of terminology – Diachronic terminology The emergence of a terminological conscienceness organized by Danielle Candel (SHESL / HTL), Pascaline Dury (CeRLA) & John Humbley (ALTAE) 28 – 29 January 2027 Maison de la recherche, 4 rue des Irlandais, Paris 5e This conference, which follows the second francophone conference on diachronic terminology (held in Lyon in 2023), is intended to take stock of research in terminology carried out in a historic or evolutionary perspective. Two co

Confs: Experiments in Linguistic Meaning 4

Conferences - Wed, 04/01/2026 - 12:05
We are excited to announce that an initial version of the program for ELM 4 (as well as a pdf abstract booklet) is now posted, and registration (for both in person and online-only participation) is now available on the conference website. Early registration discounts are available through April 30th. See links below (and in Menu under ELM 4 on ELM website) for details. Program https://www.elm-conference.net/elm-4-2026/elm-4-program/ - Full list of presentations https://www.elm-conference.n

Confs: 21st International Congress of Phonetic Sciences

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ICPhS is the world’s flagship phonetic sciences conference, held once every four years. ICPhS 2027 will be held in Victoria, British Columbia, under the general theme of Shifting Currents. While we encourage contributions from across the spectrum of phonetic sciences, we plan to spotlight (via plenary addresses) research related to speech technology (with many companies located in the Pacific Northwest), clinical phonetics, and community-engaged phonetic documentation. Focusing on these them

Calls: spraWIEN - Transdisciplinary Linguistics Conference

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Final Call for Papers: The organizing committee of spraWIEN 3.0 invites students, early-career researchers, and scholars from linguistics and related disciplines to submit abstracts for the spraWIEN 2026 Conference, taking place on 6 June 2026 at the Institute for Linguistics, University of Vienna. (Note: Depending on the number of submissions, the conference may be extended to 7 June 2026, if necessary.) spraWIEN is a transdisciplinary conference that provides an open and supportive platf

Confs: Experiments in Linguistic Meaning 4

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We are excited to announce that an initial version of the program for ELM 4 (as well as a pdf abstract booklet) is now posted, and registration (for both in person and online-only participation) is now available on the conference website. Early registration discounts are available through April 30th. See links below (and in Menu under ELM 4 on ELM website) for details. Program https://www.elm-conference.net/elm-4-2026/elm-4-program/ - Full list of presentations https://www.elm-conference.n

Confs: 21st International Congress of Phonetic Sciences

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ICPhS is the world’s flagship phonetic sciences conference, held once every four years. ICPhS 2027 will be held in Victoria, British Columbia, under the general theme of Shifting Currents. While we encourage contributions from across the spectrum of phonetic sciences, we plan to spotlight (via plenary addresses) research related to speech technology (with many companies located in the Pacific Northwest), clinical phonetics, and community-engaged phonetic documentation. Focusing on these them

Calls: 4th Workshop on Eye Movements and the Assessment of Reading Comprehension

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Final Call for Papers: Workshop Theme: Effective and widely available reading assessments are fundamental for educational and clinical settings, as they are instrumental for early diagnosis of reading difficulties, enabling timely and targeted intervention. In this workshop, we explore how eye-tracking combined with machine learning technologies can enhance reading assessments. Our goal is to bring together researchers from various relevant fields, including educational science, cognitive

Calls: 31st LIPP Symposium: Digital Linguistics On- and Offline

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Call for Papers: Deadline Extension: New Deadline April 25th This conference aims to explore how language use is shaped by digital spaces and how digital tools and data have revolutionized the fields of linguistics and language learning. Digital linguistics has developed into a thriving interdisciplinary field at the intersection of pragmatics, media linguistics, and applied language studies. The multifaceted field includes research ranging from multimodality (Bateman & Wildfeuer 2014), co

Calls: Conference on Inclusive Foreign Language Education

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2nd Call for Papers: The conference serves as a platform for educators from around the world to share their experiences in teaching foreign languages to both young and adult learners across a variety of settings. This year’s online event focuses on inclusive practices that empower diverse learners and support equitable access to language education. Participants will gain practical strategies, discover innovative tools, and connect with a global community committed to creating welcoming learne

Qs: Looking for a Singing Voice Dataset

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I am an undergraduate student at the University of Florida planning to conduct an experiment through the UF School of Music, measuring instrumentalists' ability to recognize resonance in the vocal tract of the sung voice (commonly known as "ring").  However, I am in need of a dataset of singers, in which they sing with varying degrees of "ring." Guidance as to how I could obtain such a dataset would be greatly appreciated. To be clear, I am hoping to utilize an already existing dataset, as oppos

Jobs: General Linguistics: Lecturer/Teaching Assistant Professor, Spanish, University of Nevada Reno

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Description: The Department of World Languages & Literatures within the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Nevada, Reno invites applications for a Lecturer II/Teaching Assistant Professor in Spanish. We seek a dynamic educator with demonstrated expertise in Spanish-language media, journalism, digital communication, Spanish for the professions, and/or Spanish for heritage speakers, experience in teaching Spanish language courses, and a strong commitment to student recruitment and com

Calls: Lingue e Linguaggi - "Special Issue: Redefining English Teaching and Learning in Digital Contexts at Tertiary Level" (Jrnl)

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Call for papers for a special issue of Lingue e Linguaggi on “Redefining English teaching and learning in digital contexts at tertiary level” Guest-editors: Federico Gaspari (Università Telematica San Raffaele di Roma, Italy) and Roxanne Holly Padley (Università Telematica Pegaso, Italy) Abstract proposals are sought for a special issue in the peer-reviewed international journal Lingue e Linguaggi focusing on how English teaching and learning at university are being redefined in digital co

Books: Le hobyot: Manoubi (2026)

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Le hobyot, langue sémitique (groupe sudarabique moderne), est parlé par quelques milliers de locuteurs dans l’est du Yémen et dans le sud du Sultanat d’Oman. Sans tradition écrite et menacé d’extinction à court terme, le hobyot a été très peu décrit. Cette étude fournit la première description linguistique complète de la langue, sur la base d’une recherche de terrain spécifique. La phonologie est traitée en détail, formant la base d’une transcription rigoureuse. La morphologie (en particulier ve

Books: A Grammar of Beserman (2 vols): Arkhangelskiy, Usacheva and Cheremisinova (2026)

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The Soviet authorities denied the Besermans the right to self-identify. For decades, their language was dismissed as merely a dialect of Udmurt, a closely related language spoken by a different ethnic group. Only in 2021 was Beserman officially recognized as a separate language—by then, some fifteen years had already passed since intergenerational transmission had come to an end. This grammar demonstrates why such recognition matters. Drawing on many years of fieldwork within the Beserman commu

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