Confs: Critical Language Awareness for Sustainability, Solidarity and Inclusion

The LINGUIST List - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 07:05
We are delighted to announce the upcoming conference on ‘Critical Language Awareness for Sustainability, Solidarity and Inclusion’, set to take place on 25-26 February 2026 at Ghent University. This two-day event is organised as part of the CLADES Erasmus+ project (Critical Language Awareness, Democratic Engagement and Sustainability). This interdisciplinary, critical, and student- and teacher-oriented conference invites participants to explore how language and discourse sustain or challenge

Confs: Parameters of Language Staging

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This conference is part of a series of scientific events organized by the GReMLIN research group at Paris Nanterre University, which aims to advance the reflection on the parameters of meaning (re)construction, conceived as a dynamic, context-bound activity involving multiple levels of linguistic structure – morphosyntax, phonology, prosody, gesture, semantics, and pragmatics. This 8th edition addresses the staging of discourse and the forms and functions of staged discourse, with a particula

Calls: 6th International UCM Predoctoral Conference on English Linguistics

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Welcome to the 6th International UCM Predoctoral Conference on English Linguistics (UPCEL 2026), which is organised by the PhD Programme in English Linguistics and will be held on January 21, 22, and 23, 2026, at the Faculty of Philology, Complutense University of Madrid. As a predoctoral conference, we encourage predoctoral students and early-career scholars from various linguistic fields to submit their work. It will be a great opportunity to share both completed research and work in progress.

Calls: 1st Conference on Formal Models in Linguistics

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The first Conference on Formal Models in Linguistics will be held on December 2nd-3rd 2025 in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. It is organized by the Laboratory of Formal Models in Linguistics (HSE University, Moscow) together with the Centre for Language and Brain (HSE University, Saint-Petersburg). The FML Conference aims to provide a platform for discussion of formal studies of natural language, be it within the generative paradigm or outside it. We encourage the use of any valid methodological devi

Calls: 5th School of Languages Conference

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2nd Call for Papers: The conference, scheduled for October 15–17, 2025, on the pristine campus of the University of Ghana, will explore the theme: “Language, Digital Humanities, and Climate Change: Rethinking Communication, Education, and Advocacy in the Digital Age.” We are honored to welcome Prof Dr. Adams Bodomo as our keynote speaker, a distinguished scholar and Chair Professor of African Linguistics and Literatures at the University of Vienna, Austria. Sub-themes include but are not l

Calls: The Figure of Irony Revisited

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First Call for Papers: Following previous successful theme sessions in ICLC 13 and ICLC 14, and publications of selected papers in Irony in Language Use and Communication 2017 (A. Athanasiadou and H. Colston (Eds.), J. Benjamins FTL1, and The Diversity of Irony 2020 (A. Athanasiadou and H. Colston (Eds.), CLR 65 Mouton de Gruyter, the figure of irony is revisited in its diversity as a fundamental and multifaceted mechanism. Researchers working on irony might investigate its multifaceted c

Confs: 37th International Conference on Foreign/Second Language Acquisition

Conferences - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 05:05
We are pleased to announce the 37th edition of the International Conference on Foreign / Second Language Acquisition (ICFSLA), to be held in Szczyrk, Poland, in May 2026. Organised annually by the Institute of Linguistics at the University of Silesia in Katowice, ICFSLA has, for over three decades, served as a vibrant forum for scholars from around the world to engage in discussions on current developments in second and foreign language acquisition, applied linguistics, multilingualism, and lang

Confs: Phraseme in Beziehung: Phonologie –Assimilation – Informationsstruktur (DGfS 2026 AG 15)

Conferences - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 05:05
CfP: Phraseme in Beziehung: Phonologie –Assimilation – Informationsstruktur (Kurz-AG für die 48. DGfS-Jahrestagung „Tracing Patterns – Sprachlichen Mustern auf der Spur“ an der Universität Trier, 24.–27. Februar 2026) Call Deadline: 15.08.2025 Die Phraseologie beschäftigt sich traditionell mit der Musterhaftigkeit der Sprache. Von Sprichwörtern über Idiome hin zu Phraseoschablonen spannt sich eine heterogene Gruppe. Allen Phrasemtypen gemein ist die Festigkeit, die die Wortkombinationen

Confs: 37th International Conference on Foreign/Second Language Acquisition

The LINGUIST List - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 05:05
We are pleased to announce the 37th edition of the International Conference on Foreign / Second Language Acquisition (ICFSLA), to be held in Szczyrk, Poland, in May 2026. Organised annually by the Institute of Linguistics at the University of Silesia in Katowice, ICFSLA has, for over three decades, served as a vibrant forum for scholars from around the world to engage in discussions on current developments in second and foreign language acquisition, applied linguistics, multilingualism, and lang

Confs: Phraseme in Beziehung: Phonologie –Assimilation – Informationsstruktur (DGfS 2026 AG 15)

The LINGUIST List - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 05:05
CfP: Phraseme in Beziehung: Phonologie –Assimilation – Informationsstruktur (Kurz-AG für die 48. DGfS-Jahrestagung „Tracing Patterns – Sprachlichen Mustern auf der Spur“ an der Universität Trier, 24.–27. Februar 2026) Call Deadline: 15.08.2025 Die Phraseologie beschäftigt sich traditionell mit der Musterhaftigkeit der Sprache. Von Sprichwörtern über Idiome hin zu Phraseoschablonen spannt sich eine heterogene Gruppe. Allen Phrasemtypen gemein ist die Festigkeit, die die Wortkombinationen

Jobs: Cognitive Science, Computational Linguistics, Psycholinguistics: Doctoral Researcher, University of Stuttgart

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Description: Fully Funded PhD Position in Experimental and/or Computational Psycholinguistics https://tmalsburg.github.io/job_ad_2025_phd.html The research group led by Jun.-Prof. Dr. Titus von der Malsburg at the Institute of Linguistics at the University of Stuttgart is looking for a dedicated and ambitious doctoral researcher for a 3-year position, with the possibility of a 1-year extension. Research topics that we’re particularly interested in include: Sentence processing in un

Review: Syntax: Ning Zhang (2023)

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SUMMARY This slim monograph is the second entry in Cambridge University Press’s “Elements” series. At a mere 67 substantive pages, and like the two other entries in the series published at the time of writing, it is essentially an extended research article, structured into “sections” rather than chapters. Section 1 opens with general introductory remarks on coordination and argues that—pace Johannessen 1998 and other works—coordinate structures do not have a distinct, inherent category (&P

Qs: Research Study Participation Opportunity: Discover Communication Skills in Arabic!

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Dear Arabic-speaking friends, We are excited to invite bilingual speakers of English and Arabic to participate in a unique research study aimed at analyzing conversational strategies in dialectical Arabic in different cultural contexts. This study focuses on understanding how dialect speakers interact and ask questions in various situations, which is crucial for effective cross-cultural communication. This study is approved under UTA’s IRB Protocol # 2025-0190. Study Details: • Purpose

FYI: July 2025 Newsletter - LDC

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In this newsletter: Fall 2025 LDC data scholarship program New publications: AnnoDIFP Session Audio and Transcripts Penn Parsed Corpora of Historical English Second Release LoReHLT Uzbek Representative Language Pack ________________________________________ Fall 2025 LDC data scholarship program Student applications for the Fall 2025 LDC data scholarship program are being accepted now through September 15, 2025. This program provides eligible students with no-cost access to LDC d

FYI: Why do faculty love the Wikipedia assignment?

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How do faculty describe their Wikipedia assignments? We asked them! Watch 1 minute video: https://wp.me/P4LBez-qjT Next semester, take your students beyond the classroom to make a real-world impact with their work – incorporate the Wikipedia assignment into your courses! What’s a Wikipedia assignment? It's a motivating, hands-on project with public impact that enhances skills in digital media literacy, research, collaboration, and fact-based writing. Your students will write for the world,

Confs: 6th International UCM Predoctoral Conference on English Linguistics

Conferences - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 09:05
We are pleased to inform you that the 6th edition of UCM's International Predoctoral Conference on English Linguistics (UPCEL) is in motion and will be held on January 21, 22 and 23, 2026 at the Complutense University of Madrid (Faculty of Philology). Organised by the PhD Programme in English Linguistics at UCM—a programme which has consistently maintained an Excellence Distinction from the Spanish Ministry of Education since 2004—UPCEL seeks to bring together researchers and practitioners from

Confs: 6th International UCM Predoctoral Conference on English Linguistics

The LINGUIST List - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 09:05
We are pleased to inform you that the 6th edition of UCM's International Predoctoral Conference on English Linguistics (UPCEL) is in motion and will be held on January 21, 22 and 23, 2026 at the Complutense University of Madrid (Faculty of Philology). Organised by the PhD Programme in English Linguistics at UCM—a programme which has consistently maintained an Excellence Distinction from the Spanish Ministry of Education since 2004—UPCEL seeks to bring together researchers and practitioners from

Jobs: Phonology: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Description: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem invites applications for a tenure-track position (open rank) in the Department of Linguistics with a specialization in phonology. The position is open to all candidates who have attained a Ph.D. degree, as well as to advanced doctoral students who expect to be granted their Ph.D. by June 30, 2026. Job requirements: Responsibilities include teaching required and elective courses in the candidate’s field(s) of specialization at both the B.A. an

Confs: ICAME47: A Confluence of Corpus Research in the Age of AI

Conferences - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 08:05
We are pleased to announce that ICAME47 will take place in Koblenz (Germany) on 26-30 May 2026. ICAME (International Computer Archive of Modern and Medieval English) is an annual international conference and one of the longest-standing organisations of linguists and data scientists working with English language corpora. The conference theme is “A Confluence of Corpus Research in the Age of AI”. We welcome abstracts on both traditional and innovative corpus-based approaches to the study of Eng

Calls: Formal Linguistic Approaches to MultiModality (FLAMM)

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First Call for Papers: 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 Yor

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