On Wednesday Oct 29th Michael Wagner gave a colloquium talk at the University of Ottawa, titled Prosodic focus and syntactic alternative projection. Abstract: Prosodic focus is often analyzed as flagging expressions for which alternative semantic meanings are salient in context. These alternative meanings can then compose pointwise, and are taken to play a crucial role […]

We sincerely invite Mandarin Chinese learners to participate in a phonetic experiment, which includes: - Reading aloud monosyllabic and disyllabic words for voice recording - Listening to recordings and selecting the correct options Upon completion of all tasks, participants will receive: - Monetary compensation (based on completion status): 30CNY - Practical Mandarin learning materials (e.g., e-books) Participant Eligibility: - Aged 18–30 - Native speakers of English (U.S.A.) or Jap

The Australian Council of TESOL Associations (ACTA) is inviting Expressions of Interest for the honorary role of Associate Editor for its official peer-reviewed publication, TESOL in Context, for the term 2026–2028. Associate Editors co-lead one of the journal’s two general issues each year, working collaboratively with the Managing Editor to ensure rigorous peer review and high-quality publication. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a leading national, internationally refere

The recently launched free online course "The Search for New Stories to Live By: econarrative and ethical leadership" has been adoped by the United Nations as part of the SDG:Learn programme (see https://www.unsdglearn.org/courses/the-search-for-new-stories-to-live-by-econarrative-and-ethical-leadership/). The course explores how leaders use language in inspiring ways to bring more sustainable societies into being, and has been adopted by the United Nations as part of the SDG:Learn programme. It

Focus: A one-week school focusing on the neurocognitive foundations of language Description: The Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Novi Sad (Serbia) is delighted to invite you to take part in the 6th International School in Psycholinguistics, Neurolinguistics and Clinical Linguistics to be held live on April 20-24, 2026. The School is directed at graduate and advanced undergraduate students interested in learning about the neurocognitive foundations of language, about how to make

Workshop conveners: Oliver Ehmer, Osnabrück University, oliver.ehmer@uni-osnabrueck.de Katharina König, Münster University, katharina.koenig@uni-muenster.de Jörg Zinken, Leibniz-Institute for the German Language, zinken@ids-mannheim.de Keywords: semantic maps, polysemy and functional networks, qualitative and quantitative analysis, language change and grammaticisation, interaction and interactional linguistics Semantic maps have been around for over 40 years (Anderson, 1982) and have p

Visit our Conference Website: https://sites.google.com/view/mia-conference2026/call-for-papers?authuser=0 Send your abstracts to: MIA.Conference2026@gmail.com Indicate the category that most represents your abstract. Languages for Submissions: Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, French, and English. Motivations and goal: Migration is not only a demographic phenomenon but also a site where power, ideology, language, class, sex, gender, and identity intersect. This conference is motivate

Workshop conveners: Oliver Ehmer, Osnabrück University, oliver.ehmer@uni-osnabrueck.de Katharina König, Münster University, katharina.koenig@uni-muenster.de Jörg Zinken, Leibniz-Institute for the German Language, zinken@ids-mannheim.de Keywords: semantic maps, polysemy and functional networks, qualitative and quantitative analysis, language change and grammaticisation, interaction and interactional linguistics Semantic maps have been around for over 40 years (Anderson, 1982) and have p

Visit our Conference Website: https://sites.google.com/view/mia-conference2026/call-for-papers?authuser=0 Send your abstracts to: MIA.Conference2026@gmail.com Indicate the category that most represents your abstract. Languages for Submissions: Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, French, and English. Motivations and goal: Migration is not only a demographic phenomenon but also a site where power, ideology, language, class, sex, gender, and identity intersect. This conference is motivate

The Department of English Language and Literature, College of Arts and Applied Sciences at Dhofar University is pleased to announce the First International Conference on English Studies (ICES 2026), taking place in Salalah, Oman, on 11–12 February 2026. The theme highlights the dynamic intersections of English language, literature, and translation with technology, pedagogy, and culture. This event will serve as a vibrant forum for scholars, researchers, and practitioners to share insights int

The Department of English Language and Literature, College of Arts and Applied Sciences at Dhofar University is pleased to announce the First International Conference on English Studies (ICES 2026), taking place in Salalah, Oman, on 11–12 February 2026. The theme highlights the dynamic intersections of English language, literature, and translation with technology, pedagogy, and culture. This event will serve as a vibrant forum for scholars, researchers, and practitioners to share insights int

The way we say the words we say helps us convey the meanings we intend. The way words are ‘chunked’ into intonation phrases conveys information about grammatical structure and constituency relations, and within these phrases, differences in the relative amplitude, length and pitch of syllables help direct a listener’s attention to the most salient points of a message. But as well as conveying linguistic information, prosodic elements such as pitch, stress and intonation convey information about

Meeting Description: The Workshop on Ideophones in Use (WIU-2026) will take place on December 5-6, 2026 (Japan Standard Time [JST]). It is an online meeting co-hosted by Nagoya University, Japan, and York University, Canada. WIU-2026 aims to deepen understanding of the role played by ideophones in language use by bringing together researchers from around the globe. The workshop focuses on identifying the characteristics of ideophones used in communication, writing, and verbal art. We welc

Description: The Department of Anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences, University of Miami, invites applications for a faculty position in anthropological linguistics to begin August 15, 2026. The rank of the appointment is tenure-track assistant professor to tenure-eligible associate professor, as appropriate. We seek a research-driven anthropologist with a demonstrated record of or the potential for external funding that leads to peer-reviewed publications. We encourage applica

The way we say the words we say helps us convey the meanings we intend. The way words are ‘chunked’ into intonation phrases conveys information about grammatical structure and constituency relations, and within these phrases, differences in the relative amplitude, length and pitch of syllables help direct a listener’s attention to the most salient points of a message. But as well as conveying linguistic information, prosodic elements such as pitch, stress and intonation convey information about

Meeting Description: The Workshop on Ideophones in Use (WIU-2026) will take place on December 5-6, 2026 (Japan Standard Time [JST]). It is an online meeting co-hosted by Nagoya University, Japan, and York University, Canada. WIU-2026 aims to deepen understanding of the role played by ideophones in language use by bringing together researchers from around the globe. The workshop focuses on identifying the characteristics of ideophones used in communication, writing, and verbal art. We welc

Call for Papers: As part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie funded project Verb valency in Germanic: diachronic analysis and reconstruction of protolinguistic scenario (VALGER, project no. 101150253) the research group Linguistics in Pavia, sponsored by the journal North-Western European Language Evolution (NOWELE, John Benjamins), is organizing a two-day symposium dedicated to the study of Germanic syntax. The symposium will take place at the University of Pavia on Thursday 16 and Friday 17 Ap

Studii de lingvistică, Issue 16 (December 2026) Neological Competition in Multimodal Contexts: Toward an Ecosystemic and Phraseological Theory of Neology Guest Editors: Chris Smith (Université de Caen Normandie) Albin Wagener (Université Catholique de Lille) Overview: This thematic issue investigates how multimodal and discursive environments shape lexical and phraseological innovation. It invites contributions that reconceptualize neological competition – between words, affixes, expre

PhD scholarship in the research project "Polite speaking through conduct books, published in Catalonia (1800-1936) (CoBooCat)" Location: Barcelona, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Disciplines: Translation studies, Linguistics Languages: Romance languages, English Deadline: 30 November 2025 We are seeking applicants for a PhD scholarship in the framework of the research project ‘Polite speaking through conduct books, published in Catalonia (1800-1936)’ funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science,

SUMMARY The second edition of “Key questions in second language acquisition: An Introduction” is an introductory textbook that guides readers through the fundamentals of Second Language Acquisition (SLA). It is designed for novice learners with little or no prior background in SLA or related fields. However, the book is accessible to anyone interested in understanding the basics of SLA, including readers outside the field. Unlike other books in this field, this one is organized around ques