The School of Languages and Linguistics at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, is delighted to announce the 47th International Conference of the Linguistic Society of India (ICOLSI-47), to be held from 12th to 14th November 2025. ICOLSI is the flagship conference of the Linguistic Society of India and is held annually. We invite scholars, researchers, and students to submit their original research papers for presentation at this prestigious event. Conference Theme: Interfaces in Linguistics The co

Metalinguistic thought and versification have been intertwined, likely since their origins. Grammar and metrics developed in several independent traditions—Indian, Greek, Arabic—as related fields of knowledge, both serving a common purpose: the transmission and exegesis of poetic or sacred texts. Versification features in grammatical description beyond its external relationships with metrics and prosody: either because verse constitutes a portion of the corpus studied and cited in grammars, or b

Metalinguistic thought and versification have been intertwined, likely since their origins. Grammar and metrics developed in several independent traditions—Indian, Greek, Arabic—as related fields of knowledge, both serving a common purpose: the transmission and exegesis of poetic or sacred texts. Versification features in grammatical description beyond its external relationships with metrics and prosody: either because verse constitutes a portion of the corpus studied and cited in grammars, or b

2nd Call for Papers: The International Linguistic Society is delighted to invite you to participate in the International Thematic Conference of Phonetic Research and Applications, Phonetics 2025 Hong Kong, to be held from September 17 to 19, 2025, in Hong Kong. The primary aim of the conference is to advance key areas of phonetics while welcoming innovative approaches to phonetic research and applications. The Phonetics 2025 Hong Kong thematic conference envisions a vibrant platform for co

Call for submissions: Currently, we are in the process of editing a forthcoming publication entitled "The Downfall of Language Education: The Decline and (possible) Revival of European Language Programs in North American Universities". This volume will be published by "Cambridge Scholars", edited by Marco Lettieri and Sven-Ole Andersen. In recent years, many North American universities have witnessed a troubling decline in enrollment across a range of language programs, with particula

Hot from the press: Luis Alonso-Ovalle and Esmail Moghiseh (2025) Existential Free Choice Items: The Case of Farsi Yek -i DPs, Semantics and Pragmatics, 18 (4).

SUMMARY The book “Ten Lectures on Grammaticalization” is authored by Christian Lehmann, Professor Emeritus of General and Comparative Linguistics at the University of Erfurt, Germany. It is based on a series of online lectures delivered in 2023 as part of the China International Forum on Cognitive Linguistics. Designed as an accessible introduction to the topic, the lectures do not presuppose any specialized background, making the book suitable for a broad academic audience, including student

Focus: The summer school offers a variety of both theoretical and hands-on workshops that pertain to the research foci investigated in Collaborative Research Centre (CRC 1646: “Linguistic creativity in communication”). The summer school programme is organised as (morning) workshops, (afternoon) working groups, and (evening) social events. These sessions are designed to foster both academic exchange and networking in a relaxed, collaborative environment. Description: We are delighted to announ

Free virtual panel discussion: LGBTIAQ+ Lexicography in the Oxford English Dictionary Book your place: http://tiny.cc/OED-LGBTIAQ-lex-LL When? Thursday, June 26, 2025 05:00 PM BST | 04:00 PM GMT 12:00 PM EDT | 09:00 AM PDT Join OED editors guest speakers for a virtual discussion where they will delve into the world of queer vocabulary and its representation in dictionaries. This event will explore the evolution, documentation, the impact of queer language on mainstream vernacular

DiscoMatiX returns for 2025! We are excited to host a talk from Diana Mazzarella (University of Neuchâtel) on "Understanding irony (mis)understanding" on Tues 13th May, 16:00 CEST. The talk will be hosted on Zoom; as usual, please email discomatix.group@gmail.com in advance to get the meeting link. We hope to see many of you there! Further information about DiscoMatiX can be found on our website: https://discomatix.github.io/ Abstract: Verbal irony typically involves making a statement that

The INCLUSIVE project at the University of Salamanca is launching a call for posters for an exhibition dedicated to the dissemination, transfer, and outreach of work related to trans* identities in university settings, with particular attention to issues of communication, language, and inclusion. This call is open to students, university staff, researchers, and LGTBIQ+ collectives from any university or organisation. Submissions do not need to be unpublished. Proposals can be submitted betwee

I recently had to retire a very ancient Mac computer running Mac OS 10.13 on which I was able to type in IPA using SIL keyboard drivers and SIL fonts or any Unicode font. Now on the new machine, I'm running Mac OS 15 and the SIL keyboard drivers don't work. I have also installed the Keyman utility along with two IPA keyboards, and those also don't work. If I can't type in IPA, I'm really in trouble. SIL have provided no advice that worked, and I was wondering if anyone knows how to fix the pr

McLing is very happy to welcome Myriam Lapierre as an incoming faculty member in the McGill Linguistics Department. Myriam will be officially joining us in January 2026. Myriam’s research combines phonological theory, original fieldwork, articulatory and perceptual phonetics and in-depth typological surveys. Her theoretical work centers on formal models of representational phonology and, in particular, […]

Description: The Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures at Michigan State University is seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate. Responsibilities include managing community partnerships with Michigan middle schools, developing lesson plans for grades 5-10, manuscript preparation, and project maintenance. This is a fixed-term, annual year position beginning August 15, 2025 and is renewable contingent on performance and funding. The successful applicant will join the

The ERC Consolidator project “Rise and Demise of Industrial Modernity” (RiDe) at the University of Tartu (Estonia) is looking to fill a fully funded PhD position, broadly in environmental studies/social science, particularly in sustainability transitions studies. The project is based on the Deep Transitions framework from the sustainability transitions field. It seeks to develop a new theory about the acceleration, crisis and possible transformation of industrial modernity: a set of ideas, i

Formal Linguistic Approaches to MultiModality (FLAMM) will take place at Trinity College Dublin on 4-5 December 2025. The workshop aims to promote and advance the study of multimodality from a formal linguistic perspective by bringing together scholars interested in the formal study of multimodality. _____________ Invited speakers: Cornelia Ebert (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt) Donna Jo Napoli (Swarthmore College) Philippe Schlenker (CNRS - Institut Jean-Nicod, Paris / New York Univers

Date: 8-9 May, 2025, fully digital Location: fully digital, hotested at CEHUM/ELACH, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal Coordinator: Dr. Eva-Maria Roessler (LTE, CEHUM, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal) Contact: evamariaroessler@elach.uminho.pt Workshop Language: English Student Support: Gloria Reis de Oliveira (University of Porto), Montserrat Esther Ruiz Bonet (University of Minho), Vitor Pellissari Zardo (University of Porto) Technical Support: Pedro Rafael Bernardo Medeiros (ELAC

Formal Linguistic Approaches to MultiModality (FLAMM) will take place at Trinity College Dublin on 4-5 December 2025. The workshop aims to promote and advance the study of multimodality from a formal linguistic perspective by bringing together scholars interested in the formal study of multimodality. _____________ Invited speakers: Cornelia Ebert (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt) Donna Jo Napoli (Swarthmore College) Philippe Schlenker (CNRS - Institut Jean-Nicod, Paris / New York Univers

Call for Papers: Background Over the past three decades, the official stance on the Amazigh language (Tamazight) and culture in North Africa has undergone significant transformations. Political upheavals, coupled with the rise of linguistic human rights, have contributed to a shift in attitudes towards Tamazight in the region. In Morocco, the ascension of King Mohamed VI in 1999 marked a pivotal moment in state policies towards the Amazigh language and culture. In 2001, the language was reco

Date: 8-9 May, 2025, fully digital Location: fully digital, hotested at CEHUM/ELACH, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal Coordinator: Dr. Eva-Maria Roessler (LTE, CEHUM, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal) Contact: evamariaroessler@elach.uminho.pt Workshop Language: English Student Support: Gloria Reis de Oliveira (University of Porto), Montserrat Esther Ruiz Bonet (University of Minho), Vitor Pellissari Zardo (University of Porto) Technical Support: Pedro Rafael Bernardo Medeiros (ELAC