Calls: International Conference on Phonetics and AI in Language Education

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Call for Papers: The International Linguistic Society is delighted to invite you to participate in the International Conference on Phonetics and AI in Language Education, Phonetics 2026 Hong Kong, to be held from 3rd to 5th June 2026 in Hong Kong. The primary aim of the conference is to advance key areas of contemporary developments in phonetics and the rapidly evolving applications of AI in language education. The Phonetics 2026 Hong Kong conference envisions a vibrant platform for collab

Calls: 6th European Experimental Philosophy Conference & Satellite Workshop on Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Linguistic Justice

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Call for Papers: The deadline for proposal submissions for the 6th European Experimental Philosophy Conference & its Satellite Workshop on “Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Linguistic Justice” is now extended to May 15th, 2026. Keynote Speakers: Barbara Konat (Adam Mickiewicz University) Masaharu Mizumoto (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology — Satellite workshop on "Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Linguistic Justice") Shaun Nichols (Cornell University) Francesca Panze

Jobs: Phonology, Syntax: Acting Assistant Professor, University of Washington

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Description: The Department of Linguistics at the University of Washington invites applications for an Acting Assistant Professor position in Phonology and Syntax, with an anticipated start date of September 16, 2026. We seek applicants who demonstrate commitment to excellence in research, teaching, and service in a diverse and inclusive academic community. The successful candidate will join our faculty on a full-time (100%FTE) basis for a nine-month academic, 1 year, renewable appointment be

Calls: IATIS Regional Workshop: Translating Resistance: Literary Activism in Conflict and Solidarity

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Call for Papers: CFP Deadline Extended! Hosted by The Translation Research & Instruction Program (TRIP) at Binghamton University Funded in part by The International Association for Translation and Intercultural Studies (IATIS) Regional Workshop Fund Confirmed Plenary Speakers: Professor Samah Selim (Rutgers University, USA) Dr. Ruth Abou Rached (University of Manchester, UK) Scholars, researchers, and practitioners are invited to submit papers for this two-day workshop, hosted by

Jobs: Phonology: Research Fellow in Computational Phonology, University of Surrey

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Description: Postdoctoral position in computational phonology on "Rational Evolutionary Phonology" Prof Erich Round is seeking qualified applicants for a fully-funded two-year postdoctoral project on “REVOLUPHON: Rational Evolutionary Phonology". This postdoctoral project contributes to the core the core formal-theoretic and cognitive modelling components in the ERC-selected, UKRI-funded project "Rational Evolutionary Phonology", 2024–2029. The position is based at the Surrey Morphology

Confs: Symposium on Diversity in Early Multilingualism

Conferences - Tue, 05/05/2026 - 10:05
Many children worldwide grow up learning and using two or more languages. The experiences of multilingual children vary greatly. Therefore, it is impossible to treat multilingual children as a homogeneous group, and an increasing body of research examines how multilinguals differ from one another and how these differences influence their development. We aim to bring together psychology and interdisciplinary researchers who have adopted this perspective and are working toward a more realistic vie

Confs: New Perspectives on the Semantics–Pragmatics Distinction

Conferences - Tue, 05/05/2026 - 10:05
This two-day workshop brings together an international line-up of female researchers working at the intersection of philosophy, theoretical linguistics, computational linguistics, logic, formal semantics and pragmatics, psychology, and political and social science. The event explores diverse perspectives on the semantics–pragmatics distinction, highlighting how interdisciplinary approaches can advance our understanding of meaning, context, and interpretation. The workshop highlights the contr

Calls: Government Phonology Round Table 2026

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Call for Papers: We are pleased to invite abstracts for the Government Phonology Round Table 2026 (GPRT 2026), which will take place in Brno, Czech Republic, on 11–13 June 2026. The meeting will be held as a workshop devoted to Government Phonology and related topics, and we warmly encourage submissions from both senior and junior scholars. The initial deadline for abstract submission, originally set for 30 April 2026, has been extended to 6 May 2026. We currently still have four talk slot

Confs: Symposium on Diversity in Early Multilingualism

The LINGUIST List - Tue, 05/05/2026 - 10:05
Many children worldwide grow up learning and using two or more languages. The experiences of multilingual children vary greatly. Therefore, it is impossible to treat multilingual children as a homogeneous group, and an increasing body of research examines how multilinguals differ from one another and how these differences influence their development. We aim to bring together psychology and interdisciplinary researchers who have adopted this perspective and are working toward a more realistic vie

Confs: New Perspectives on the Semantics–Pragmatics Distinction

The LINGUIST List - Tue, 05/05/2026 - 10:05
This two-day workshop brings together an international line-up of female researchers working at the intersection of philosophy, theoretical linguistics, computational linguistics, logic, formal semantics and pragmatics, psychology, and political and social science. The event explores diverse perspectives on the semantics–pragmatics distinction, highlighting how interdisciplinary approaches can advance our understanding of meaning, context, and interpretation. The workshop highlights the contr

Confs: 19th International Conference on Native and Non-native Accents of English

Conferences - Tue, 05/05/2026 - 09:05
'Accents' is an annual conference organized by the Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics at University of Lodz, Poland. It brings together researchers and teachers interested in native and non-native accents of English, approached from a variety of theoretical and/or practical perspectives. The key issues discussed each year include individual accent characteristics, the dynamism of accent usage, accent teaching and learning, and the methods and tools for accent studies. The lei

Calls: Workshop at 22nd International Morphology Meeting: Phonomorphology at the Interface: Autonomy, Modularity, and Opaqueness in Word Formation

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Convenor: Michela Russo (CNRS SFL UMR 7023/U. Paris 8 & UJML 3, France) Rationale: The interaction between phonology and morphology has been at the heart of generative and post-generative linguistics since the inception of both fields. Despite recurring claims about the autonomy of morphology (Aronoff 1994; see also discussion in Booij 2018) and the modularity of phonology (Kiparsky 1982, 1985; Zwicky & Pullum (1986; Scheer 2012), recent work across language families shows that many morpholo

Confs: 19th International Conference on Native and Non-native Accents of English

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'Accents' is an annual conference organized by the Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics at University of Lodz, Poland. It brings together researchers and teachers interested in native and non-native accents of English, approached from a variety of theoretical and/or practical perspectives. The key issues discussed each year include individual accent characteristics, the dynamism of accent usage, accent teaching and learning, and the methods and tools for accent studies. The lei

TOC: English World-Wide Vol. 47, No. 1 (2026)

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2026. iii, 136 pp. Table of Contents Articles What else is there to say about existential there? A corpus-based study of existential there-clauses in written Nigerian English Roseline Abonego Adejare & Richard Oliseyenum Maledo pp. 1–29 “We was goin’ kangaroo shooting”: Was/were variation in Australian Aboriginal English Lucia Fraiese, Celeste Rodríguez Louro, Matt Hunt Gardner & Glenys Dale Collard pp. 30–63 Hypercorrect Moun[thɨn] in Utah English Joseph A. Stanley pp. 

TOC: Metaphor and the Social World Vol. 16, No. 1 (2026)

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2026. iv, 174 pp. Table of Contents Articles A corpus-assisted critical metaphor analysis of movement metaphors in university presidents’ responses to anti-black violence Victor Adedayo pp. 1–23 Press, police, and protest: The framing effect of elemental metaphors in social unrest Alexander W. Chen pp. 24–46 Valence distribution and valence alignment in the metaphor być na świeczniku in the Polish language Tomasz Dyrmo pp. 47–70 Metaphors in Stand Up 2 Cancer animatio

TOC: Terminology Vol. 32, No. 1 (2026)

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2026. v, 154 pp. Table of Contents Editorial Terminology beyond terms Pius ten Hacken & Rossella Resi pp. 1–5 Articles Consistency beyond terms: Translating terminological chains Rossella Resi pp. 6–32 Terms as linguistic and domain specific units: A translation perspective Maria Koliopoulou pp. 33–55 Domain properties and the representation of terminological relations Pius ten Hacken pp. 56–75 Meaning distinctions in terminology research: A lexicon-driven ap

TOC: International Journal of Corpus Linguistics Vol. 31, No. 1 (2026)

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2026. v, 138 pp. Table of Contents Introduction Corpus perspectives on legal discourse David Wright pp. 1–12 Articles Measuring divergence in migration-related terminology between EU legal discourse and press articles in English and French Edward Clay pp. 13–35 Continuum of stance in law: A corpus-based study across written legal genres Le Cheng, Xiuli Liu & Jian Li pp. 36–63 Dimensions of variation across institutional legal and administrative registers: An MDA an

Confs: NATESOL 42nd Annual Conference

Conferences - Tue, 05/05/2026 - 07:05
Programme and registration here: https://canva.link/c1krqkbedmlymlt Plenary Speaker - Professor Phil Hubbard, Stanford University USA (Integrating Generative AI into Second Language Listening: Explorations in Professional Development) Professor Phil Hubbard, PhD, is Senior Lecturer Emeritus in the Stanford University Language Center. Working in the field of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) since the early 1980s, he has published in the areas of CALL theory, research, methodology

Confs: 2026 NARNiHS Research Incubator

Conferences - Tue, 05/05/2026 - 07:05
Join us this coming week for the 2026 Research Incubator of the North American Research Network in Historical Sociolinguistics! Consult the program for the largest and most thematically-rich Incubator line-up ever: https://narnihs.org/?page_id=3420 Thirteen (13!!!) exciting international projects in Historical Sociolinguistics across four sessions, plus our annual Meta-Discussion panel! The event is fully online and free for NARNiHS members. Not yet a NARNiHS member? Membership is free:

Confs: 2nd Distributed Morphology Meets Nanosyntax Workshop

Conferences - Tue, 05/05/2026 - 07:05
Description: The second edition of the DM meets Nano workshop, to be held at the Masaryk University (Brno) on July 7-9, 2026, aims to bring together researchers working within Distributed Morphology and Nanosyntax, inviting them to share recent developments and findings in their respective frameworks and/or to examine (key) phenomena from a comparative perspective, highlighting both the similarities and differences between the two approaches. This way, the conference wants to encourage dialog

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