Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, im Rahmen eines Forschungsprojektes der Arbeitsgruppe Phonetik am Institut für Germanistische Sprachwissenschaft der Philipps-Universität Marburg möchten wir Sie herzlich zur Teilnahme an einer anonymen Online-Studie einladen. Die Durchführung der Online-Studie nimmt etwa 30 Minuten in Anspruch. Alle weiteren Informationen finden Sie am Anfang der Online-Studie. Die Online-Studie ist unter folgendem Link erreichbar: https://www.soscisurvey.de/online-befra

SUMMARY In the short introduction to the volume (pp.1–6), the author situates her monograph within the broader body of research on heritage languages in general, and German(ic) heritage varieties in particular. The introduction is followed by three substantial chapters setting the framework for the study. Chapter 1 (pp. 7–37) is an overview of “The German language worldwide”, subtitled “History of migration”. It presents the range of varieties of the German language, from dialects within Germ

Call for Papers: Karamanlidika – Turkish written in Greek script – represents an intersection of Turkish varieties, religion(s), and writing systems. Produced and used by the Orthodox Christian communities of Asia Minor (often referred to as Karamanlides) these texts offer invaluable material for linguistic inquiry of various aspects of Turkish language. While historical and literary studies have long engaged with Karamanlidika, its linguistic dimensions remain under explored. This Call fo

Call for Papers: Linguistic enclaves and/or islands are communities whose spoken variety differs from that of the surrounding majority, often preserved through geographical, social, or political separation. Whether they are long-established diaspora varieties, historical settler languages, or indigenous communities encircled by an official standard language, enclave languages offer rich insights in a variety of linguistic issues. Having long coexisted in regions of intense multilingualism,

Call for Papers: We invite all students of linguistics and related disciplines to participate in the 80th StuTS in Cologne! StuTS stands for Studentische Tagung Sprachwissenschaft, Student Conference on Linguistics (https://fs-lup.uni-koeln.de/en/stuts-80). The conference takes place once per semester and is organized independently by students. We will be hosting this semester's 80th StuTS during the 2026–27 winter semester (18–22 November) at the University of Cologne. All participants ar

The core premise of functionalist frameworks is that pragmatic utility dictates structural grammar. Viewing language fundamentally as an instrument for social engagement and conceptual transmission, these models argue that linguistic design is externally motivated. Grammatical configurations are shaped and restricted by cognitive processing thresholds, interactional norms, and iconic principles. In many instances, these pragmatic pressures entirely drive the development, application, and compreh

We are pleased to announce the fourth edition of the 'Current Issues in Syntax, Semantics, and Pragmatics' workshop. As in the previous years, the workshop will be part of the ÖLT (50th Austrian Linguistics Conference), which takes place November 20-21 in Salzburg, Austria. The workshop aims to create opportunities for researchers to discuss their original, unpublished work related to any of the fields mentioned in its title as well as at the interfaces. We invite submissions for oral present

The core premise of functionalist frameworks is that pragmatic utility dictates structural grammar. Viewing language fundamentally as an instrument for social engagement and conceptual transmission, these models argue that linguistic design is externally motivated. Grammatical configurations are shaped and restricted by cognitive processing thresholds, interactional norms, and iconic principles. In many instances, these pragmatic pressures entirely drive the development, application, and compreh

Call for Papers: FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 100% IN PERSON Co-Located with the Linguistic Society of America (LSA) Annual Meeting San Francisco, California, USA 6-9 January 2027 This event offers an opportunity for scholars from all over the world to gather and share leading research in historical sociolinguistic methods of linguistic inquiry; and we invite our fellow historical sociolinguists and scholars in related fields from our global scholarly community to join us in San Francisc

We are pleased to announce the fourth edition of the 'Current Issues in Syntax, Semantics, and Pragmatics' workshop. As in the previous years, the workshop will be part of the ÖLT (50th Austrian Linguistics Conference), which takes place November 20-21 in Salzburg, Austria. The workshop aims to create opportunities for researchers to discuss their original, unpublished work related to any of the fields mentioned in its title as well as at the interfaces. We invite submissions for oral present

O IV Encontro Internacional com a Literatura Portuguesa constitui a quarta edição de um evento científico dedicado à discussão e à divulgação de pesquisas no campo da literatura portuguesa e dos estudos literários em perspectiva interdisciplinar. Nesse ano, o evento traz como tema "O (não) silêncio da história e a escrita de Teolinda Gersão". Promovido pelo Grupo de Pesquisa Teolinda Gersão (CNPq), o evento tem como objetivo fortalecer o intercâmbio acadêmico entre pesquisadores, estudantes e pr

ÖLT 2026 Salzburg Titel des Workshops: Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation Thema: Sprache und Diskurse der Nachhaltigkeit Kurzbeschreibung: Nachhaltigkeit ist zu einem zentralen gesellschaftlichen Leitbild geworden und prägt politische, wirtschaftliche und kulturelle Debatten ebenso wie die Kommunikation von Unternehmen, Organisationen und Institutionen. Begriffe wie Nachhaltigkeit, Klimaschutz, Kreislaufwirtschaft, grün, umweltfreundlich oder verantwortungsvoll sind heute fester Bestandteil öf

ÖLT 2026 Salzburg Titel des Workshops: Marketinglinguistik Thema: Sprache, Marken und Konsum Kurzbeschreibung: Sprache spielt eine zentrale Rolle bei der Gestaltung von Marken, Produkten und Konsumerfahrungen. Ob Markennamen, Slogans, Produktbeschreibungen, Verpackungstexte, Social-Media-Kommunikation oder KI-generierte Inhalte – sprachliche Entscheidungen prägen die Wahrnehmung von Unternehmen, Produkten und Dienstleistungen und beeinflussen Einstellungen, Emotionen sowie Kaufentscheidung

O IV Encontro Internacional com a Literatura Portuguesa constitui a quarta edição de um evento científico dedicado à discussão e à divulgação de pesquisas no campo da literatura portuguesa e dos estudos literários em perspectiva interdisciplinar. Nesse ano, o evento traz como tema "O (não) silêncio da história e a escrita de Teolinda Gersão". Promovido pelo Grupo de Pesquisa Teolinda Gersão (CNPq), o evento tem como objetivo fortalecer o intercâmbio acadêmico entre pesquisadores, estudantes e pr

ÖLT 2026 Salzburg Titel des Workshops: Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation Thema: Sprache und Diskurse der Nachhaltigkeit Kurzbeschreibung: Nachhaltigkeit ist zu einem zentralen gesellschaftlichen Leitbild geworden und prägt politische, wirtschaftliche und kulturelle Debatten ebenso wie die Kommunikation von Unternehmen, Organisationen und Institutionen. Begriffe wie Nachhaltigkeit, Klimaschutz, Kreislaufwirtschaft, grün, umweltfreundlich oder verantwortungsvoll sind heute fester Bestandteil öf

ÖLT 2026 Salzburg Titel des Workshops: Marketinglinguistik Thema: Sprache, Marken und Konsum Kurzbeschreibung: Sprache spielt eine zentrale Rolle bei der Gestaltung von Marken, Produkten und Konsumerfahrungen. Ob Markennamen, Slogans, Produktbeschreibungen, Verpackungstexte, Social-Media-Kommunikation oder KI-generierte Inhalte – sprachliche Entscheidungen prägen die Wahrnehmung von Unternehmen, Produkten und Dienstleistungen und beeinflussen Einstellungen, Emotionen sowie Kaufentscheidung

Call for participation: Shared Task: ASR and Language Resources for Indigenous Languages of South America (SIMBig 2026, Arequipa, Peru) https://simbig.org/SIMBig2026/en/sharedtask.html Deadline: 21 September 2026 to participate in the shared task (Register: https://forms.gle/112jyHYPq9SVMmvs5) We invite submissions for the SIMBig 2026 Shared Task on ASR and Language Resources for Indigenous Languages of South America, a unique opportunity to contribute to low resource language preservation

Karamanlidika – Turkish written in Greek script – represents an intersection of Turkish varieties, religion(s), and writing systems. Produced and used by the Orthodox Christian communities of Asia Minor (often referred to as Karamanlides) these texts offer invaluable material for linguistic inquiry of various aspects of Turkish language. While historical and literary studies have long engaged with Karamanlidika, its linguistic dimensions remain under explored. This Call for Papers invites con

SUMMARY Julia Landmann’s “Cognitive Contact Linguistics” arrives as a timely and necessary intervention at the intersection of two fields that have rarely engaged in sustained dialogue. On one side, contact linguistics has produced a rich body of scholarship on borrowing, code‑switching, and language mixing, but has largely remained within structural, sociolinguistic, or historical paradigms. On the other, cognitive linguistics has developed powerful models of usage, entrenchment, and concept

Karamanlidika – Turkish written in Greek script – represents an intersection of Turkish varieties, religion(s), and writing systems. Produced and used by the Orthodox Christian communities of Asia Minor (often referred to as Karamanlides) these texts offer invaluable material for linguistic inquiry of various aspects of Turkish language. While historical and literary studies have long engaged with Karamanlidika, its linguistic dimensions remain under explored. This Call for Papers invites con