La pragmática diacrónica se ha consolidado recientemente como línea de investigación en los estudios sobre discurso. De un modo concreto, estudia el uso de la lengua en contextos del pasado y analiza cómo las formas y funciones lingüísticas se configuran y transforman a través del tiempo (Stein, 1985; Jucker, 1995; Taavitsainen y Fitzmaurice, 2007), atendiendo tanto a aspectos discursivos como sociales. De este modo, su desarrollo ha permitido ampliar el campo de la lingüística histór

Digital platforms are increasingly organised around practices of reacting. Across platforms, reactions are shaped by affordances and emic labels, from low-threshold uptake such as likes, comments, quotes, reposts, or stitches to elaborate audiovisual formats such as live responses and reaction videos. At this end of the spectrum, reception becomes a "vernacular form of visual production" (Kim 2016: 333): prior content is watched, paused, felt, discussed, and repackaged before an audience. Positi

After more than 20 years in Košice, the Word-Formation Theories & Typology and Universals in Word-Formation twin conferences set out on a world tour. Their first stop will be at Vilnius University, Lithuania, on 15–17 June 2027. We cordially invite everyone to explore new territories in word-formation research and continue the tradition of the Košice meetings. The conference will host three workshops and a general session with a preferred focus on word-formation theory, typology, and universa

Call for Panel Contributions 20th International Pragmatics Conference (IPC20) University of Helsinki, 27 June - 02 July 2027 Pragmatic Acts of Neo-Imperialism. Reference, Presupposition, Indexicality Panel Organisers: Rita Vallentin (European University Viadrina), Miriam Lind (European University Viadrina), Britta Schneider (University of Vienna) The nexus of language and imperialism has been explored previously from a variety of angles, starting with the rich research on linguistic imp

Against a backdrop of global educational change, rapid advances in digital technologies, and ongoing transformations in knowledge production, language and literacy education is facing unprecedented opportunities and challenges. Issues such as artificial intelligence, digital literacy, multimodal learning, changes in scholarly communication, and educational equity are reshaping research paradigms, theoretical development, and classroom practice in the field. In response to emerging social nee

Gegenstand der Tagung: Die Kommunikation zwischen Interessengruppen, Mitgliedern der Parlamente, Regierungen und Mini-sterien, Lobbyismus-Dienstleistern, zivilgesellschaftlichen Initiativen und der Öffentlichkeit ist integraler Bestandteil politischer Kommunikation. Sie beeinflusst den politischen Prozess, die Gesetzgebung und die öffentliche Meinungsbildung. Die politik- und wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Forschung hat den Lob-byismus in Deutschland in seiner demokratietheoretischen, soziologi

Scalar focus particles (ScalFocPs) like ‘even’ and ‘only’ have played a central role in alternative semantics and related fields ever since their development (Jacobs 1983, Rooth 1985, 1992). Their syntax and semantics have been at the center of much recent work on languages other than commonly studied varieties of English (cf. Hole 2013, Sun 2020 on Vietnamese; Quek & Hirsch 2017 on Singaporean English; Hole 2017, 2023, Wimmer 2020, 2022, Yuan 2024 on Chinese; Yip 2024, 2026 on Cantonese, Vietna

The 6th European Experimental Philosophy Conference will take place at the University of Cagliari from September 8th to 11th, 2026. It will consist of the Linguistic Justice Society Satellite Workshop “Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Linguistic Justice” on September 8th, followed by the main Conference on September 9th–11th. The event is generously supported by Gian Pietro Storari Funds, Dipartimento di Pedagogia, Psicologia, Filosofia, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Fondazione di Sard

This panel invites pragmalinguistics and socio-pragmatic perspectives on microaggressions, and more broadly, forms of covert harm and interpersonal bias. Originally defined by Pierce as ‘black-white racial interactions [that] are characterized by white putdowns, done in an automatic, preconscious or unconscious fashion’ (Pierce, 1974: 515), microaggression has recently been described, as ‘subtle behaviors, social practices, and environmental features that express disrespectful or derogatory atti

Artistic practice is conceptualised, communicated, and legitimised through culturally specific discourses. When these discourses are not recognised, institutions risk imposing external frameworks of value onto culturally distinct practices, thereby misrepresenting how such practices are understood, what motivates them, and how meaning is produced within their own cultural contexts (Baumann, 2007; Bourdieu, 1984). Building bridges across artistic cultures therefore requires close attention to the

In the field of second language acquisition (SLA), there is a consensus among researchers that a multitude of factors come into play during the acquisition process and influence both the pace of acquisition and the success of that process. Indeed, several factors account for inter- and intra-individual differences: age, working memory, motivation, aptitude for the L2, learning strategies, proficiency level in the L2, and the subjects’ linguistic repertoire, not to mention the importance of s

This panel is organized by Chaoqun Xie (Zhejiang International Studies University, China) and will be held as part of the 20th International Pragmatics Conference (IPrA2027) at the University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. Call for Papers: Recent developments in interpersonal pragmatics have reinforced the interactional and relational nature of politeness and impoliteness (Xie 2023). Correspondingly, a growing body of research has identified reciprocity as a fundamental principle underlying

We invite colleagues interested in participating in the panel “Gendered Language Practices: Between Convergence and Polarization” to send an expression of interest, together with a provisional title and, if possible, an abstract, to Renata Enghels (renata.enghels@ugent.be) and Marlies Jansegers (marlies.jansegers@ugent.be) by 30 September 2026. Participants will then be asked to submit their abstract through the official IPrA 2027 submission platform by 15 October 2026 Gendered language prac

In research on evidentiality, the initial focus on languages that grammatically encode information source (Aikhenvald 2004, 2018, 2021) has subsequently widened. Studies analysing how evidential meaning is conveyed through the interaction of pragmatics, semantics and grammar have become increasingly abundant (Squartini 2001, 2008, 2018; Cornillie 2007; Albelda 2015; Cabedo and Figueras 2018), among which Romance languages, especially French (Dendale 2022 and references therein), have begun to ga

Multimedia and Multimodal Representations of Food: Pragmatic Perspectives on Identity and Space Daniela Cesiri “Ca’ Foscari” University of Venice (Italy) daniela.cesiri@unive.it Takako Kawabata tk70@soas.ac.uk Food is rarely just sustenance in media discourse; it operates as a complex semiotic and linguistic system used to negotiate identity, alterity, and cultural prestige (Mapes, 2021). Simultaneously, enogastronomic promotion has emerged as a strategic, pragmatic tool to manage the pres

Microaggressions in Interaction (Co-organised by Bernadette Vine and Janet Holmes) The concept of microaggression (Pierce 1970) proves useful in exploring linguistic behavior that causes people to feel uncomfortable, unwelcome, or unappreciated. Microaggressions can be defined as any means by which a person is othered or sent signals that they do not fit or belong. This may be unintentional, and Stollznow (2020, p. 207) notes that these everyday, subtle “expressions of prejudice … are so per

Website: https://2027.eacl.org/ Contact: eacl2027-industry-track@googlegroups.com Full CfP: https://2027.eacl.org/calls/industry/ Important Dates: Submission deadline ― 11 September 2026 Reviews released ― 21 October 2026 Rebuttal ends ― 4 November 2026 Meta reviews released ― 30 November 2026 Notification of acceptance ― 18 December 2026 Camera-ready due ― 6 January 2027 Conference (including Industry Track) ― 9-14 March 2027 All deadlines are 11.59pm UTC -12h Submissio

We are pleased to announce that the 17th International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics will take place at Meisei University, Tokyo, on August 1-5, 2027 (on-site only). Scholars are invited for 20-minute talks (plus 10 minutes for discussion) on any aspect of language or linguistics specifically related to Austronesian languages. Call for Individual Papers: Submissions are limited to one individual and one joint abstract per author. Abstracts should be single-spaced, 12-point font,

People who create short videos for social media platforms like TikTok or Instagram communicate with their bodies. TikTok’s predecessor musical.ly started as an app for lip-sync and dance videos that confine creators’ expressive means to their bodily behaviour, and these genres are still popular on the platform today (Meier-Vieracker 2025). But even in original sound videos – often recorded as selfie videos – creators use their bodies in a variety of ways for their multimodal meaning-making. The

On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Dutch Association for Phonetic Sciences organizes its annual Phonetics Day, this time in Amsterdam. We invite submissions on current and recently finished phonetic research within the empirical tradition, and/or demonstrations of new applications or methods in the field of speech science. Due to the increasing number of suitable entries, the NVFW is applying a new method for abstract submission and selection this year: all abstracts will first be checked for