The Centre for Latin American Studies (CLAS), in collaboration with the University of Ghana, is pleased to announce that it will be hosting the VII International Conference on Afro-Hispanic, Luso-Brazilian, and Latin American Studies (ICALLAS 2026) from August 5-7, 2026. The theme of the conference is Transatlantic Pathways: Culture, Politics, and Knowledge Between Africa and Latin America. ICALLAS 2026 foregrounds language contact and multilingualism between Africa and Latin America. The con

We are pleased to announce the Workshop on Knowledge Graphs and Large Language Models (KG–LLM 2026), to be held in conjunction with LREC 2026 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, May 16th 2026. We invite submissions of original research that leverages both Knowledge Graphs (KGs) and Large Language Models (LLMs) in any domain of Natural Language Processing or language resource development. More information at https://kg-llm.github.io/ Workshop Overview: Large Language Models have become foundatio

The Brazilian Colloquium on Morphology (CBM - Colóquio Brasileiro de Morfologia) is a scientific event that brings together research developed in the field of Morphology. CBM welcomes contributions that encompass a wide range of descriptive, theoretical, and methodological perspectives and fosters debate on different areas of morphology and its interfaces through non-concurrent sessions. For its seventh edition (CBM7), the event returns to the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS),

The Centre for Latin American Studies (CLAS), in collaboration with the University of Ghana, is pleased to announce that it will be hosting the VII International Conference on Afro-Hispanic, Luso-Brazilian, and Latin American Studies (ICALLAS 2026) from August 5-7, 2026. The theme of the conference is Transatlantic Pathways: Culture, Politics, and Knowledge Between Africa and Latin America. ICALLAS 2026 foregrounds language contact and multilingualism between Africa and Latin America. The con

On the initiative of 2022 president Arie Verhagen, the SLE conferences since the 2023 edition in Athens have included an outreach session, in which a number of conference participants reported on some national and local initiatives aiming at dispersing linguistic knowledge more widely among the general public. One first result is the SLE Linguistics in School Manifesto (https://societaslinguistica.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/SLE-Linguistics-in-schools-manifesto_September2024-final.draft_.pdf),

Call for Papers: The Linguistic Colloquium Language, Region, Identity aims to foster scientific exchanges within the Alpine region and beyond. It is specifically targeted at early career researchers (PhD students and post-docs). The colloquia, jointly organised by a team from six universities and research centres in Austria, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland, intend to offer a forum for discussing current and recently concluded projects. The biennial editions are organised around three keywords

Call for Papers: We are delighted to announce that the 2026 APTIS conference will take place in Wales for the first time, being jointly hosted by Cardiff University and Swansea University. The conference will take place from 15-17 April 2026 in Cardiff, with an optional ‘cultural’ day in Swansea on Saturday 18 April. We welcome abstract submissions for traditional papers, book launches, workshops, and students’ flash talks. The landscape of translation and interpreting (T&I) is undergoing

On the initiative of 2022 president Arie Verhagen, the SLE conferences since the 2023 edition in Athens have included an outreach session, in which a number of conference participants reported on some national and local initiatives aiming at dispersing linguistic knowledge more widely among the general public. One first result is the SLE Linguistics in School Manifesto (https://societaslinguistica.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/SLE-Linguistics-in-schools-manifesto_September2024-final.draft_.pdf),

We are pleased to announce the publication of the first edition of BibLexSpan – Bibliografía de estudios sobre unidades léxicas del español: https://biblexspan.fr/ BibLexSpan is an open access bibliographic database that brings together references to studies devoted to the lexical units of the Spanish language. “Lexical unit” is understood as any element of Spanish, including morphemes, words, and multiword expressions (locutions, constructions, phraseological units, sayings, and proverbs). I

Aufgrund ihrer Relevanz in allen schulischen und weiterführenden Bildungskontexten werden Bildungs- und Fachsprache inzwischen umfänglich theoretisch und empirisch beforscht. Unterbelichtet bleibt dabei die potenzielle Bedeutung von Kreativität im (bildungs-/fach-)sprachlichen Gebrauch und in den damit in Zusammenhang stehenden Lernprozessen. Fragen der Relevanz und Bedeutsamkeit stellen sich insbesondere dann, wenn man lernzielperspektivisch den Anspruch eines flexiblen und differenzierten Zugr

Focus: Foundations/Methods (for introductory classes), Syntax/Morphology, Semantics/Pragmatics, Linguistic Creativity (the research focus of the Collaborative Research Center 1646) Description: We are delighted to announce that the next DGfS Summer School 2026 will be taking place at Bielefeld University 10th-21st August, 2026. The summer school is directed at early career researchers (advanced MA students, doctoral researchers & postdocs). We are offering 32 1-week courses on a variety o

The Department of Linguistics at Bielefeld University (Germany) is pleased to announce a new international Master’s program, taught entirely in English, starting in April 2026. We welcome applications and inquiries from prospective students in Germany and around the world. The MA in Linguistics at Bielefeld University offers a solid and broad foundation, followed by specialization in the areas that most interest you. We offer seven different profiles: Communication, Computational Linguisti

Das Studienbuch bietet eine systematische Anleitung für Studierende, die eine quantitativ vorgehende empirische Untersuchung im Bereich Linguistik/Sprachlehr- und -lernforschung planen. Jeder einzelne Schritt wird ausführlich erklärt: das Finden einer genau definierten Untersuchungsfrage, das Beachten wissenschaftlicher Gütekriterien, die Auswahl einer geeigneten Stichprobe, häufige Ansätze (Beobachtung, Befragung, Testen, Interventionen und Nutzung von Textkorpora), häufig eingesetzte Erhebungs

Guest Editors: Christine Tardy, University of Arizona, USA, ctardy@arizona.edu Dwight Atkinson, University of Arizona, USA, dwightatki@arizona.edu Dilara Avci, University of Arizona, USA, dilaraavci@arizona.edu Shelley Staples, University of Arizona, USA, slstaples@arizona.edu Special Issue Information: The world that we teach, learn, and write in today is exceedingly complex. It is a world marked by a rapidly moving climate crisis, unprecedented global migration, political uncertainty a

Privacy, Identity and Linguistics – Deidentification, Pseudonymisation, Anonymisation in Linguistics Editors: Therese Lindström Tiedemann, Lisa Södergård We would like to invite contributions to an anthology about privacy, identity and linguistics. Contributions should be about how linguists are (and have been) anonymising or pseudonymising their data, how participants (and people mentioned) are affected by different means to protect personal and sensitive information, and finally, how ling

This dissertation examines the multifaceted role of pitch by focusing on two central issues. First, it investigates whether lexical tones in Standard Chinese exhibit affective iconicity—that is, to what extent their pitch characteristics (e.g., height, range, slope, and contour direction) systematically aid to signal human emotional expression (e.g., arousal and valence). Notably, while arousal appears to be driven by inherent physiological responses, valence is more influenced by lexical meanin

Genre-Based approaches to Second Language Writing Instruction have become a powerful and popular means of assisting second and multilingual writers in learning to engage in professional, pedagogical and academic genres that are often high-stakes. This book presents a framework for teaching second language and multilingual writing that integrates Concept-Based Language Instruction and Genre-Based Writing Pedagogy. The authors present three large-scale implementations, within a graduate legal writ

This reader presents key contributions from the past three decades of bilingualism research, demonstrating the trajectory of key themes and areas of study. Celebrating 30 years of Multilingual Matters’ Bilingual Education and Bilingualism book series, the chapters offer an overview of key developments in the field to date. The book focuses on four strands which have emerged over the course of the series: bilingual children and family language policy, multilingualism in the classroom, bilingual i

Social Meaning and Grammar University of Zurich February 10-11, 2026 Organizers: Laura Reimer & Andreas Trotzke https://www.ds.uzh.ch/de/tagungen/social-meaning-and-grammar.html February 10, 2026 09:30 - 10:30 Elin McCready: "Self-locating in social space" 10:30 - 11:00 Ruon Wang: "Negative politeness two ways: The convergent pronominals of politeness and contempt" 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break 11:30 - 12:00 Holden Härtl: "Poisoned politeness: The degree of face threat in verbal ir

The French Phonology Network (Réseau Français de Phonologie) is launching a call for abstracts for its 2026 annual conference, the twenty-third in its history. The 2026 edition will be held from July 1st to 3rd in Paris, France. The conference is sponsored by the research laboratories HTL (UMR 7597, Université Paris Cité / Université Sorbonne Nouvelle & CNRS), LLF (UMR 7110, Université Paris Cité & CNRS), CRLAO (UMR 8563, EHESS & CNRS) and the project inIdEx EFL “Empirical Foundations of Linguis