A conference exploring new frontiers in dynamical models of speech. The event is co-located at the 2025 LSA Linguistics Institute and coincides with the class "Dynamics of speech production", taught by Jason A. Shaw and Michael C. Stern. A fundamental topic of linguistic inquiry concerns the nature of phonological cognition. Dynamical models of speech – most prominently Articulatory Phonology (Browman & Goldstein 1992) / Task Dynamics (Kelso, Saltzman & Tuller 1986) – have proven great succes

At the crossroads of linguistics and cognitive psychology, the study of the multilingual mind sheds light on the human language capacity and the cognitive processes involved in processing a language, whether first or additional. CURRENT STATE OF THE RESEARCH Linguistic relativism is a body of research that questions the relationship between language and cognition. Also known in its early form as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, this body of research assumes that a given reality can be apprehende

Workshop title: Language, end of life, death, and bereavement: an interdisciplinary perspective Organisers: Giuditta Caliendo, Océane Foubert, Catherine Ruchon (University of Lille) Submission deadline: March 30, 2025 Call for paper: https://llcd2025.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/7 Keywords: linguistic representations of death and end of life; bereavement; taboo; euphemism; metaphor Since the advent of transdisciplinary death studies in the 1970s, a plethora of research has been c

THE FIFTEENTH INTERNATIONAL TBILISI SYMPOSIUM ON LOGIC, LANGUAGE AND COMPUTATION September 8-12, 2025 Kutaisi, Georgia (tbc) https://events.illc.uva.nl/Tbilisi/Tbilisi2025/ *********************************************************************** SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS The Fifteenth International Tbilisi Symposium on Logic, Language, and Computation will be held September 8-12, 2025 in the country of Georgia. The Programme Committee invites submissions for contributions on all

Calling all language scientists and language enthusiasts who enjoy doing science communication about language (or who would like to start): registration for LingComm25 is now open! LingComm25 is an international conference dedicated to linguistics communication to non-academic audiences. It’s completely online and open to all! Here are a few highlights from our exciting 4-day program: Panel discussions on “Talking About Hard Stuff: Ideology and Identity” (with JPB Gerald, Mike Mena, Ri

Exploring Variation in Semitic Languages: Form-Meaning Interfaces across Arabic Varieties The objective of this workshop is to provide a forum of discussion for cross-linguistic research on understudied phenomena in Arabic syntax and semantics, with the general goal of exploring linguistic diversity through the prism of Arabic (or more broadly, Semitic languages). It aims to bring together linguists working on Semitic languages or on Arabic and its varieties, from different approaches, discipl

Call for Papers Studime Orientale "Oriental Studies" (Faculty of Philology-University of Prishtina) Deadline for Article Submission: 01.09.2025 The journal "Oriental Studies" is pleased to announce the call for papers for its upcoming issue. We kindly invite researchers, academics, and experts from universities and research institutes to contribute with their original and unpublished works. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Linguistics and Oriental Literature,

Focus: PhD and advanced MA students specializing in experimental linguistics and/or language acquisition Description: EMLaR aims at training PhD students and advanced MA students in experimental methods of language (acquisition) research. Experts in various domains of linguistic research will give lectures and hands-on tutorials that can be followed both in-person and online. We also provide the opportunity to present your (ongoing) research at the poster session. Speakers will give met

Call for Papers: We are happy to announce that the abstract submission portal for XPRAG 2025 is now open on OpenReview. The abstract submission deadline will be April 14th 2025. We invite submissions of abstracts from any area of experimental pragmatics, including from a developmental, clinical, neuroscientific or processing perspective as well as formal/computational approaches to pragmatics. We also invite submissions from researchers in philosophy, experimental psychology, linguistics,

Upstate CALL is a one-day conference that provides a venue for teachers and scholars who are interested in computer-assisted language learning and technology in and beyond Upstate New York to exchange ideas, network, and receive valuable feedback on research and/or practices. We seek proposals for presentations and workshops from those working in any area of additional language learning and teaching that fall under the broad umbrella of being technology-enhanced, computer-assisted, or technology

Meeting Description: The Conference aims at bringing together young scholars who approach research in the fast-growing field of experimental linguistics. The topics discussed at the Conference include experimental studies on grammatical constraints, intralingual variation, speech comprehension and production, as well as methodological issues. _________________________ KEYNOTE SPEAKERS (as for today): Dr. Eman Al Khalaf (University of Jordan) Dr. Zheng Shen (National University of S

Meeting Description: The Conference aims at bringing together young scholars who approach research in the fast-growing field of experimental linguistics. The topics discussed at the Conference include experimental studies on grammatical constraints, intralingual variation, speech comprehension and production, as well as methodological issues. _________________________ KEYNOTE SPEAKERS (as for today): Dr. Eman Al Khalaf (University of Jordan) Dr. Zheng Shen (National University of S

Focus: STEP2025 focuses on introducing the R statistical environment and basic steps of linear-mixed modelling, skills in data visualization, and advanced statistical methods for time series and individual difference data analysis as well as giving a brief, hands-on introduction to large language models. Description: Advancing the methodological skills and conceptual prowess of students of linguistics and psycholinguistics since 2014. The Centre for Comparative Psycholinguistics (CCP, Univ

Call for Papers: Meeting Email: nocrodep2025@uib.cat Meeting Website: https://basla.uib.eu/nocrodep2025/ Linguistic Fields: Morphosyntax, language acquisition Call deadline: 31-March-2025 Meeting Description: Null Objects from a Crosslinguistic and Developmental Perspective 2025 will be hosted by the Universitat de les Illes Balears and will take place in Palma de Mallorca (Spain). It aims to gather colleagues to present and discuss new empirical and theoretical insights on null obje

El Seminario Interinstitucional de Onomástica (México) tiene el gusto de hacerles llegar la convocatoria del Premio Ignacio Guzmán Betancourt a las tesis sobre toponimia defendidas durante el 2023 y el 2024. Los detalles van en la convocatoria siguiente. Premio Ignacio Guzmán Betancourt a las mejores tesis de licenciatura o posgrado en Toponimia defendidas entre el 1° de enero de 2023 y el 31 de diciembre de 2024. Los Premios que otorga el SIO tienen como objetivo estimular, reconocer y fomen

The next online Acquisition Sketch Project Meeting will focus on Morphology in Child Language. It will be held on Tuesday 11th March (Americas) and Wednesday 12th March (elsewhere) at two times: Time 1: Los Angeles = 3 pm Tuesday Mar. 11 (note later time due to daylight savings) New York = 6 pm Tuesday Mar. 11 (note later time due to daylight savings) Melbourne = 9 am Wednesday Mar. 12 https://unimelb.zoom.us/j/89841332233?pwd=Xxa1ANnmbjvM2UMyIKMXrr6aX8wAe0.1 Meeting ID: 898 4133 22

The Slurring Terms Across Languages (STAL) network (https://sites.google.com/view/stalnetwork/home) invites you to a talk by Claire Horisk (University of Missouri) entitled "Derogatory Speech: Conversations, Hearers, and Listeners". The talk will take place online on MARCH 10, 14:30-16:00 Central European Time (CET) and is part of the of STAL network seminar series (https://sites.google.com/view/stalnetwork/seminar). If you want to participate, please write to stalnetwork@gmail.com for the Zoom

Hello everyone! We are conducting a study on gamers' motivation and speaking anxiety, for which we would love to get your inputs. If you play multiplayer games, are currently a tertiary level student, and English is your additional language (second language) please help us by participating in the brief survey using the following link: https://ee.kobotoolbox.org/MbzaJ208 Participation is completely voluntary and will not take more than 5-10 minutes of your time. Please read each quest

Dear Colleague, If you're a native English speaker currently learning Arabic, you’re invited to participate in this online psycholinguistic study on second language processing. Who we're looking for: • Native English speakers currently learning Arabic as a second or foreign language. • Age: 18 or older. • Location: Must be located in the U.S. Details of the experiment: • The study is conducted online via Zoom. • Duration: 15 to 30 minutes. • You will receive a $10 e-gift card fo

SUMMARY The volume “Exploration in Internet Pragmatics – Intentionality, Identity and Interpersonal Interaction“, edited by Sanna-Kaisa Tanskanen, Lotta Lehti, Kristin Vold Lexander, Mikko T. Virtanen and Chaoqun Xie, brings together studies about interactional dynamics on a variety of internet platforms. It is divided into three sections: “Exploring Intentions and Intentionality“, “Exploring Identities in Action“, and “Exploring Interpersonal Interaction“. The section “Exploring Intenti