Calls: Applications of Relevance Theory to Translation and Interpreting: Theoretical and Methodological Developments

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Call for Papers: We are happy to announce the first Call for Papers for the second edition of the conference series Applications of Relevance Theory (RT) to Translation and Interpreting (ARTTI). After the success of ARTTI-1 in Rome in February 2023, the second edition of ARTTI hopes to bring together cutting-edge research at the intersection of Relevance Theory and Translation and Interpreting Studies (T&I), with a special focus on theoretical and methodological developments related to the RT

Confs: 1st Digital Language Learning International Workshop

Conferences - Wed, 04/15/2026 - 06:05
We are pleased to invite you to participate in the 1st DL2 International Workshop, which will be held in hybrid format on 3rd and 4th December 2026 at the University of Alicante and online. We kindly ask you to distribute this invitation among your colleagues and staff. This workshop, organised by the Digital Language Learning (DL2) research group at the University of Alicante, aims to provide a forum for discussing theoretical, methodological, and practical advancements in technology-enhance

Confs: 1st Digital Language Learning International Workshop

The LINGUIST List - Wed, 04/15/2026 - 06:05
We are pleased to invite you to participate in the 1st DL2 International Workshop, which will be held in hybrid format on 3rd and 4th December 2026 at the University of Alicante and online. We kindly ask you to distribute this invitation among your colleagues and staff. This workshop, organised by the Digital Language Learning (DL2) research group at the University of Alicante, aims to provide a forum for discussing theoretical, methodological, and practical advancements in technology-enhance

Calls: The Expression of Indebtedness in Linguistics

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Call for Papers: The deadline for submissions for the conference “The Expression of Indebtedness in Linguistics: Cross-Perspectives between European and Asian Languages” has been extended to April 30, 2026. Location: Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University (Lyon, France) Conference dates: December 10–11, 2026 New submission deadline: April 30, 2026 This conference explores the notion of indebtedness in linguistic interactions. It focuses on how speakers express, acknowledge, or negotiate relat

Review: Gabriela Caballero; Laura McPherson (2025)

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SUMMARY This is a very short book (as are the other Cambridge "Elements in Phonology" books): 43 pages, not counting references; there is no index. The topic is phonological analysis for language documentation. More specifically, it covers the phonology of spoken languages. Sign languages are not covered, although there are some useful references (p.4). I will have more to say about what is not covered in my evaluation. The introductory chapter sets the stage by explaining what languag

Calls: 2026 Seoul International Conference on Linguistics

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Call for Papers: The Linguistic Society of Korea (LSK) is pleased to announce the 2026 Seoul International Conference on Linguistics (SICOL-2026), to be held on August 10–11, 2026 at Sungshin Women’s University in Seoul, Korea (Participation mode: in person). Recent advances in artificial intelligence—particularly large language models (LLMs)—have reshaped how language is processed, modeled, and analyzed. As AI systems increasingly simulate aspects of linguistic competence and performance,

Diss: Null Objects in Spanish: Analysis Proposal and Theoretical Consequences

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This thesis studies the syntax and semantics of null objects in Spanish. Null objects are grammatical elements that, despite not being uttered, are interpreted and display syntactic structure (e.g., En esta escuela castigan Ø con dureza ‘In this school they punish harshly’; Buscaban defectos de forma, pero no encontraron Ø ‘They were looking for formal defects, but found none’). Despite the interest aroused by null objects in Romance languages, null objects of Spanish have gone almost unnoticed

FYI: GRACE@IberLEF2026: Clinical Argument Mining Shared Task in Spanish Connecting Explainable AI and Evidence-Based Medicine

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Registration open!! GRACE@IberLEF2026: https://www.codabench.org/competitions/13280/ GRACE@IberLEF2026 announces the first edition of a novel task on Argument Mining shared task in Spanish connecting Explainable AI and Evidence-Based Medicine across clinical trials and medical licensing examinations. Argument Mining Argument Mining automatically extracts claims and evidence from clinical text and reveals how they support or challenge each other, enabling transparent, traceable clinical

Qs: Call for Participation: Speakers of Upper Swabian (Oberschwäbisch)

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I am looking for adult speakers of Upper Swabian who grew up in or near the county of Ravensburg (Oberschwaben) in Germany. The study investigates the AM-Progressive in Upper Swabian, such as: 'I be am schaffa.' Participants will evaluate sentences recorded in Upper Swabian. I am looking for speakers born between 1938-1980. For any questions, please contact Bettina Spreng, University of Saskatchewan. bettina.spreng@usask.ca Please share with anyone you think might be suitable. Link to

Confs: Conference on Natural Language Processing / Konferenz zur Verarbeitung natürlicher Sprache 2026

Conferences - Tue, 04/14/2026 - 09:05
We are delighted to share the second call for papers with you for Konferenz zur Verarbeitung natürlicher Sprache (KONVENS) 2026, organized under the auspices of the GSCL, the DGfS-CL, the ÖGAI, and SwissNLP. This year’s KONVENS will take place in Hamburg, September 14 – 17 under the special theme “Context Matters: NLP Beyond Text”. The conference will include a diverse program including talks by our two keynote speakers: - Dr. Valentin Hoffmann, Allen Institute for AI - Prof. Dr. Barbara P

Confs: 3rd University of Uyo Conference on African Linguistics

Conferences - Tue, 04/14/2026 - 09:05
We invite submissions for papers, posters, or panels focusing on, but not limited to: - Mother tongue/multilingual education strategies - Literacy development through first language instruction - Documentation and digitisation of endangered languages - Language endangerment and revitalisation practices - Linguistic diversity and social inclusion - Computational tools for low-resource language preservation - Policy, planning, and legal frameworks supporting multilingualism - Cross

Confs: Conference on Natural Language Processing / Konferenz zur Verarbeitung natürlicher Sprache 2026

The LINGUIST List - Tue, 04/14/2026 - 09:05
We are delighted to share the second call for papers with you for Konferenz zur Verarbeitung natürlicher Sprache (KONVENS) 2026, organized under the auspices of the GSCL, the DGfS-CL, the ÖGAI, and SwissNLP. This year’s KONVENS will take place in Hamburg, September 14 – 17 under the special theme “Context Matters: NLP Beyond Text”. The conference will include a diverse program including talks by our two keynote speakers: - Dr. Valentin Hoffmann, Allen Institute for AI - Prof. Dr. Barbara P

Confs: 3rd University of Uyo Conference on African Linguistics

The LINGUIST List - Tue, 04/14/2026 - 09:05
We invite submissions for papers, posters, or panels focusing on, but not limited to: - Mother tongue/multilingual education strategies - Literacy development through first language instruction - Documentation and digitisation of endangered languages - Language endangerment and revitalisation practices - Linguistic diversity and social inclusion - Computational tools for low-resource language preservation - Policy, planning, and legal frameworks supporting multilingualism - Cross

Confs: UK Workshop on Generative Language Acquisition

Conferences - Tue, 04/14/2026 - 09:05
Registration is now available for the UK Workshop on Generative Language Acquisition (UK-WGLA), to be held on 19-20 June at Ulster University in Belfast. Registration is free of charge, from https://blogs.ulster.ac.uk/language/wgla/registration/ This workshop provides a dedicated UK venue for theory-driven generative acquisition research, bringing together scholars working on syntax, semantics, morphology, phonology, and their interfaces in child language. Invited speaker: Professor Rus

Confs: UK Workshop on Generative Language Acquisition

The LINGUIST List - Tue, 04/14/2026 - 09:05
Registration is now available for the UK Workshop on Generative Language Acquisition (UK-WGLA), to be held on 19-20 June at Ulster University in Belfast. Registration is free of charge, from https://blogs.ulster.ac.uk/language/wgla/registration/ This workshop provides a dedicated UK venue for theory-driven generative acquisition research, bringing together scholars working on syntax, semantics, morphology, phonology, and their interfaces in child language. Invited speaker: Professor Rus

Books: Progress in Colour Studies: Biggam, Jonauskaite, Uusküla, and Mylonas (eds.) (2026)

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This volume presents recent research in colour studies with a particular focus on language, offering both continuity and innovation within the field. All chapters are developed from papers first presented at the Progress in Colour Studies 2022 (PICS2022) conference, held at Tallinn University, Estonia. Building on the results of earlier PICS meetings and publications, this book continues the series’ tradition of offering fresh perspectives on colour across languages and cultures. The contribu

Books: Pardon My French?: Rutten, Krogull, Assendelft, and Puttaert (2026)

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This book offers the first comprehensive analysis of the Dutch–French contact situation in the Early and Late Modern period, when the Dutch language and culture supposedly underwent frenchification in various spheres of life. Bringing together empirical approaches based on a wide range of datasets, this volume not only delves deeply into an intriguing case study in historical multilingualism and language contact but also offers detailed theoretical and methodological background information on ho

Books: Null or Nothing: Herbeck and Pomino (eds.) (2026)

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Zero elements are used by several theories in morphology and syntax as analytical tool, but the question of whether phonologically empty elements should be structurally present or not has been a controversial issue from the very beginning. In addition to analyses that work with zero, there are also a whole series of works that explicitly reject a description with zero or allow them only under restricted circumstances. This volume aims at getting a more complete picture of zero elements as a theo

Confs: 54th Poznań Linguistic Meeting Thematic Session: Multimodal Dimensions of Metaphorical Cognition

Conferences - Tue, 04/14/2026 - 07:05
54th Poznań Linguistic Meeting Thematic Session: Multimodal Dimensions of Metaphorical Cognition Organized by Tomasz Dyrmo This session aims to examine, highlighting the “beyond-language” thematic scope of the conference, how metaphorical cognition is made observable across multiple semiotic modalities. The session adopts, therefore, a focused multimodal perspective: it investigates how underlying conceptual mappings are realized and constrained within specific discourse domains through mu

Calls: 54th Poznań Linguistic Meeting Thematic Session: More Minimal Minimalist Syntax

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Call for Papers: Ever since the beginning of the minimalist enterprise in the early 90-ies, the Program has been trying to reconcile the ambitious task of formulating a comprehensive, compact and streamlined theory of grammar with the need for broad empirical coverage and adequacy. In the process, the theory has impacted research on particular constructions and languages and, in turn, particularly successful empirical analyses fed theory-oriented proposals. For the past 35 years the Program h

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