Background of the Creolistics Workshop: The Creolistics Workshop series started as an initiative launched by the late Philip Baker in April 1994 with a conference at the University of Westminster, London, to provide a forum of exchange and mutual inspiration for the creolist community. The conference has since been held in London (UK), Amsterdam (NL), Giessen (D) and Aarhus (DK). After a period of inactivity, we will resume this long tradition by organising a Creolistics Workshop in Aarhus in D

We warmly welcome submissions for open-call issues. These contributions (in English) can examine multilingual authors, texts, readers, and contexts, as well as cultural and social phenomena, as they relate to literary texts and multilingual processes in all historical periods. In addition to scholarly articles, we invite contributions for Forum, creative work in all genres, book reviews, mixed genre essays, and multimedia. Please query the Editor-in-Chief with your ideas or questions at literary

Undoubtedly, one of the main functions of language is communication, both in the native and in a foreign language. This entails a number of skills, which can be taught, learnt and applied in different ways and contexts. Nowadays, in the era of globalisation and increased mobility, knowledge of English is often indispensable, while that of other foreign languages constitutes an additional asset. However, communicative competence is more complex than one might think and includes both linguistic an

Call for Papers: Translation and interpreting (T&I) process studies have traditionally applied methods from psycholinguistics and cognitive psychology to shed light on the processes and behaviours underlying various tasks of mediated communication. Recently, there has been a call for a more holistic approach to the study of T&I (Halverson, 2021; Mellinger, 2023) with the development of socio-cognitive approaches, which primarily borrow methods from sociolinguistics to explore the socio-cognit

SUMMARY Chapter 1 The first chapter serves as the book’s introduction and begins by expounding upon the evolution of the use of emojis in our everyday lives and the importance they have now in our communication. The author also discusses the varying meanings any single emoji might have depending on the age, culture, or technological savviness of its user. She also posits the question of whether the instant gratification and increase in response time expected in the modern era, in part du

SUMMARY Subjects Language & Literature, Library Science, Education Editorial and Thematic Cohesion The book is praised for its well-organized structure and thematic cohesion. The editors maintain continuity across chapters by linking research findings to broader pedagogical and policy themes. Each chapter is grounded in practical teaching implications and concludes with suggestions for future research. Target Audience and Contributions Researchers: Offers inspiration and prac

While communicating with our own research communities remains essential, the ability to effectively engage across different disciplinary fields and with the general public has become equally important. Developing skills to communicate expertise, research and practices to non-experts is crucial in today's interconnected world. Join us for two days of strategies for improving the reach and range of scientific communication! The Digital language and communication training for EU scientists (DILA

We invite you to attend SyntaxFest 2025, a biennial international event focused on empirical syntactic analysis, taking place from August 26 to 29 2025 in the heart of Ljubljana, Slovenia. This year’s program includes: - Five co-located workshops: IWPT, TLT, DepLing, UDW, and Quasy - Over 70 peer-reviewed papers on diverse syntactic topics - Keynote talks by leading researchers in linguistics and NLP - Two pre-conference workshops by the UniDive COST Action “Universality, Diversity an

We invite researchers and educators with an interest in CLIL (CBLT) to submit an abstract for a 20-minute oral presentation to be delivered in person at Tohoku University or online through a video presentation. Submissions are welcome on any topic related to CLIL, including but not limited to: - CLIL theory and practice - CLIL methodology - CLIL materials development - CLIL pedagogy - Assessment in CLIL. - AI and CLIL - The role of translanguaging in CLIL - Integrating digital

As the next event in the (by now) long series of Morphology Meetings in Central Europe, the 22nd International Morphology Meeting will be held in Budapest, Hungary, from May 28th through 31st, 2026, organized by the HUN-REN Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics (formerly known as the Research Institute for Linguistics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences). The meeting will consist of a main session, a poster session, and two to four workshops, in keeping with the traditions. We invite p

We are pleased to announce the TrIPS 2026 conference to be held at the Faculty of Translation and Interpretation of the University of Mons (Belgium), on 7 and 8 May 2026. The conference theme is “Translation and Interpreting Process Studies: Multimodality, Cognition and Application”. The following plenary speakers have kindly accepted to present their research: - Rhona Amos (University of Geneva); - Esther de Boe (University of Antwerp); - Raphael Sannholm (Stockholm University).

The conference Linguistics for Justice: Advancing Reforms in the Criminal Legal System will be held on the weekend of July 19-20, 2025, as part of the Linguistic Society of America’s Summer Institute in Eugene, Oregon. This conference brings together linguists, legal professionals, and social scientists to explore how linguists, and the field of linguistics, can play a larger role in advancing criminal legal reforms. The conference is free to attend and open to anyone interested in the inters

The Fifteenth biennial Language Resources and Evaluation Conference (LREC) will be held at the Palau de Congressos de Palma in Palma, Mallorca, Spain, on 11-16 May 2026. LREC serves as the primary forum for presentations describing the development, dissemination, and use of language resources involving both traditional and recently developed approaches. The scientific program will include invited talks, oral presentations, and poster and demo presentations, as well as a keynote address by the

Workshop at the 48th Annual Conference of the German Linguistic Society (DGfS) Organisers (all TU Dortmund): Natalie Verelst Christian Zimmer Jones Anam Lena Jubelius Call for Papers: Linguistic avoidance arises in contexts where language users either choose not to, cannot, or are not permitted to use certain forms directly – due to individual preferences, institutional constraints, or social norms. Avoidance may require a certain degree of metalinguistic awareness on the part o

The following position is available in the newly established Collaborative Research Center 1718 "Common Ground: Cognition – Grammar – Communication" (funded by the German Research Foundation, DFG). PhD Researcher in Linguistics (m/f/d, E13 TV-L, 75%) The position begins on 01 October 2025 and ends on 30 June 2029. The position is associated with project B5 "Clarifying the Common Ground: A Crosslinguistic Investigation of the Form and Pragmatic Function of Reprise Questions and Reprise

Description: We are seeking an Assistant professor, Associate professor or Professor in the field of English linguistics. Research environment The professorship of English linguistics is located in the Languages Unit in the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences. The ITC Faculty offers a unique multidisciplinary environment for research and teaching in this position. In addition to the strong representation of research in humanities and especially languages, a broa

Description: The following position is available in the newly established Collaborative Research Center 1718 "Common Ground: Cognition – Grammar – Communication" (funded by the German Research Foundation, DFG). Postdoctoral Researcher in Linguistics (m/f/d, E13 TV-L, 100%) The position begins on 01 October 2025 and ends on 30 June 2029. The position is associated with project B5 "Clarifying the Common Ground: A Crosslinguistic Investigation of the Form and Pragmatic Function of Repr

[English version below] Nous avons le plaisir de vous communiquer l'appel à contributions pour le prochain numéro Varia de la revue Lexique (n°38). La date limite de soumission est fixée au 15 octobre 2025, pour une parution début juillet 2026. Pour rappel, la revue a pour objet l’étude du lexique, en lui-même et comme carrefour d’autres domaines des sciences du langage ; elle accueille des travaux relevant de diverses disciplines de ce domaine – morphologie, sémantique, lexicographie, pragm

The tenth biennial conference on Current Approaches to Spanish and Portuguese Second Language Phonology (CASPSLaP) will be held at Brigham Young University on February 27–28, 2026. CASPSLaP brings together leading experts in the field of second language acquisition (SLA) of Spanish and Portuguese pronunciation. The conference will highlight the themes of acquisition of dialectal variation and fine-grained phonetic traits, heritage language phonology, and social variation in second language phono

Join language professionals from across the state for TAPIT’s annual interpreter and translator conference. This year’s theme, Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Language Services, focuses on the changes and challenges shaping our field: from new technologies to shifting community needs. It’s a chance to connect with colleagues, learn from experts, and share ideas for staying strong and adaptable in a fast-changing profession. Submission Information Needed: - Title of the presentation -