SUMMARY Chen’s (2003) Chinese Politeness is insightful to the field as it introduces an extended model of politeness based on Brown and Levinson’s (1987) theory, called B&L-E. The book offers a rich and comprehensive exploration of politeness from multiple perspectives including synchronic and diachronic analysis and cross-cultural comparisons among different countries (e.g., America, Singapore, China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam). It offers valuable resources for scholars and students intereste

First Call for Papers: Organization: Nathalie Elsässer 1, Hendrik Behrens-Zemek 1, Lukas Nemestothy 2, Dragana Rakocevic 3, Jan Luttenberger 1 Contact E-Mail: phonetik.workshop.oelt@gmail.com Workshop-Website: https://www.oeaw.ac.at/en/ari/ari/about-ari/event/sounds-from-all-sides-phonetics-and-its-subfields-as-a-transdisciplinary-area-of-interest 1 Acoustics Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences 2 Department of Linguistics, University of Vienna 3 Department of German Studies,

Das 26. Norddeutsche Linguistische Kolloquium (NLK) findet am 26. und 27. März 2026 am Bühler-Campus der Universität Hildesheim statt. Das Rahmenthema der Tagung lautet: „Sprachvermittlung, Sprachgebrauch und Kommunikation im Wandel: Didaktische und gesellschaftliche Perspektiven“. Die Keynotes werden von Prof. Dr. Ursula Bredel (Hildesheim), Prof. Dr. Christine Domke (Fulda) und Prof. Dr. Jörg Kilian (Kiel) gehalten. Weitere Informationen folgen mit dem Call im Herbst 2025.

In present-day, cognitive-functional linguistic research studies in grammaticalization continue to hold a significant place, having survived the test of time for more than 100 years since the term ‘grammaticalisation’ was first coined by Antoine Meillet in 1912. Meillet is cited as having used the term to refer to both analogical innovation or the ‘attribution of a grammatical character to a formerly autonomous word’ (Meillet 1912: 131; Heine et al 1991: 9; Hopper & Traugott 2003: 19). Meillet w

Journal of Second Language Writing (JSLW) is accepting proposals for a special topic issue to be published late 2026 or early 2027 from interested guest editors. We seek proposals that address a theme that will be of interest and relevance to the journal’s international readership of L2 writing scholars. We are especially interested in special issue themes that will highlight work in underrepresented contexts and areas of inquiry in second language writing. Past and upcoming special issues have

LingJudge (www.lingjudge.eu) is a free-to-use, MIT-licensed, Django-based platform designed for collecting linguistic judgments from native speakers, created to support experimental and exploratory research in linguistics. It offers a clean, intuitive interface for both researchers and participants, streamlining the workflow of designing, distributing, and collecting structured judgment tasks. Key Features Supported Task Types: * Likert Scale: Sentence ratings on a customizable scale (2–10

The submission deadline has now been extended to 25th July 2025 About GLOTECH 2025: The conference will focus on topics such as the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other technologies in language teaching and translation. Topics of interest on Language Learning and Technology, and Translation and Technology include, but are not limited to: - AI, AR, and VR in language learning - Gamification and immersive learning environments - Online and adaptive learning tools - Adv

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,