Adverbs and Particles at the Form-Meaning Interface offers a comprehensive investigation of two word classes that play a crucial role at the interfaces and have posed challenges for linguistic theory. Drawing on a broad typological range, including Germanic, Romance, Basque, and Heritage Greek, this volume sheds new light on the role of adverbs and particles at the interfaces between morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics from both a synchronic and diachronic perspective. Contributions fr

In chapters encompassing phonology, reading and writing, the lexicon, morphology, syntax, and semantics, Acquisition of Korean: The state of the art offers a comprehensive overview of research in each area, along with cutting-edge original studies. Designed to document, support, and inspire research in these areas and beyond, the volume also includes dedicated chapters on emerging areas, such as discourse pragmatics and the impact of socio-environmental factors. Chapters on second-language and h

Call for Papers: The Japan Second Language Association (J-SLA) is pleased to announce the call for papers for the J-SLA Autumn Conference 2026. Date: 24 October, 2026 Venue: Chuo University (Tama Campus, Tokyo) Abstract submission deadline: 7th September 2026, 23:59 (Japan Standard Time) There are two formats for research presentations at J-SLA Autumn Conference 2026. (1) Student oral presentations (2) Poster presentations Please refer to the following website for abstract submis

Panel title: Grammar of Authority Rationale: Systematic studies of language and power have continued for several decades, not only in linguistics but also in other humanities and social scientific disciplines (e.g. Foucault 1969, 1971; Fairclough1989). The discussion has retained its relevance for understanding human behaviour from ancient to modern society, considering repetitive patterns of social interaction and geopolitical turmoil around the globe. Hitherto, many approaches from divers

Panel title: Grammar of Authority Rationale: Systematic studies of language and power have continued for several decades, not only in linguistics but also in other humanities and social scientific disciplines (e.g. Foucault 1969, 1971; Fairclough1989). The discussion has retained its relevance for understanding human behaviour from ancient to modern society, considering repetitive patterns of social interaction and geopolitical turmoil around the globe. Hitherto, many approaches from divers

Call for Papers: The World Wide Web has evolved from a resource for building linguistic corpora into the central data infrastructure powering modern natural language processing and Large Language Models (LLMs). As web-scale data increasingly shapes AI systems’ knowledge and capabilities, understanding its quality, representativeness, and ethical implications has become critical. At the same time, the “more is better” paradigm is being challenged by issues such as machine-generated content,

Call for Papers: This workshop is organized by Marianna Lohmann and Barbara Schlücker (Freie Universität Berlin) as part of the 49th Annual Conference of the German Linguistic Society (49. Jahrestagung der DGfS 2027 „Sprache unter dem Mikroskop – Beobachtung, Analyse, Theorie“), which will take place in Jena from 3 to 5 March 2027. Workshop Description: Copular clauses are simple syntactic structures. They consist minimally of a (referential) NP as subject and a (non-verbal) predicate whi

We are thrilled to announce that our panel at the International Pragmatics Conference is now accepting submissions. Researchers have an ethical responsibility to protect and respect research participants, their personal information, and any sensitive information that might be disclosed in the original data. The General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR (EU 2016/679), emphasises the need to reflect on how we treat personal information. At the same time there is an increased interest in open dat

Experimental SLA: Connecting Research, Theory, and Language Teaching (ExpSLA) is an in-person conference designed to foster exchange among theorists, SLA researchers, language educators, and early-career scholars. Its aim is to strengthen methodological literacy, encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, and promote the integration of experimental findings into both theoretical models and language teaching practice. Over the last three decades, empirical research in Second Language Acquisiti

We are pleased to announce the 18th Generative Approaches to Language Acquisition conference (GALA 2027), to be held at the University of Konstanz, Germany, from the 6th to the 8th of September 2027. Keynote Speakers: Kamil Ud Deen (University of Hawai’i) Stephanie Durrleman (Université de Fribourg) Tanja Kupisch (University of Lund) The Call for Papers will be published in the autumn of 2026.

We are thrilled to announce that our panel at the International Pragmatics Conference is now accepting submissions. Researchers have an ethical responsibility to protect and respect research participants, their personal information, and any sensitive information that might be disclosed in the original data. The General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR (EU 2016/679), emphasises the need to reflect on how we treat personal information. At the same time there is an increased interest in open dat

Experimental SLA: Connecting Research, Theory, and Language Teaching (ExpSLA) is an in-person conference designed to foster exchange among theorists, SLA researchers, language educators, and early-career scholars. Its aim is to strengthen methodological literacy, encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, and promote the integration of experimental findings into both theoretical models and language teaching practice. Over the last three decades, empirical research in Second Language Acquisiti

We are pleased to announce the 18th Generative Approaches to Language Acquisition conference (GALA 2027), to be held at the University of Konstanz, Germany, from the 6th to the 8th of September 2027. Keynote Speakers: Kamil Ud Deen (University of Hawai’i) Stephanie Durrleman (Université de Fribourg) Tanja Kupisch (University of Lund) The Call for Papers will be published in the autumn of 2026.

Focus: - Fundamentals of EEG and electrophysiology - Generation and characteristics of the EEG signal - Experimental design and EEG data acquisition - EEG preprocessing and artifact handling - Event-Related Potentials (ERPs) - Frequency and time-frequency analysis - Practical EEG analysis using Python - Interpretation of EEG results - Best practices and common pitfalls in EEG research Description: This live online course provides a comprehensive introduction to electroencephalogra

From Word to Voice: Representing Pronunciations in the Oxford Dictionary of African American English When: 24th September 05:00-06:15 PM BST; 12:00-01:15 PM EDT; 11:00 AM-12:15 PM CDT Book your place: http://tiny.cc/ODAAE-pronunciations The Oxford Dictionary of African American English (ODAAE) is nearing publication of the first set of dictionary content. Now that a significant portion of entries have been drafted, the team has turned to pronunciations editing. Join us for this virtual

Behind the scenes with the OED AI Quotations Finder When: Thursday, October 08, 2026 · 09:00 AM – 10:15 AM BST | 01:30 PM – 02:45 PM IST 05:00 PM - 06:15 PM JST Book your place: http://tiny.cc/OED-AI-quotations-finder An AI-powered tool is now available for some OED entries, which can be used to supply more examples of the sense if desired: the OED AI Quotations Finder. Launching in beta, it works by using an LLM (Large Language Model) to interpret potential quotations from the EarlyPri

This book offers the first systematic investigation of the instrumental role across syntax, semantics, and language acquisition. Focusing primarily on Italian within a comparative perspective, the book addresses a long-standing puzzle: why Instruments can be syntactically omitted even when they remain semantically present. Combining theoretical analysis with experimental evidence, corpus data, and innovative methodologies, the study redefines the status of Instruments with respect to the argu

Register and Discourse through the Lens of Corpus Linguistics offers a rigorous and engaging exploration of two of the field’s most dynamic areas. Drawing on key frameworks – including Construction Grammar, Corpus-Assisted Discourse Studies, Speech Act Theory, and Local Grammar – the volume showcases how qualitative and quantitative corpus-driven methods illuminate the interplay between linguistic form, communicative function, and contextual embedding. Across eleven chapters, contributors examin

The growing fields of language acquisition and processing have made great strides in understanding how individuals learn and use more than one language across various stages of life in diverse contexts. This is partly due to the methodological innovations that have been developed and refined in recent years. This volume discusses methodologies used in first, second, and bi/multilingual language acquisition and processing, with practical guidance on how to employ the different methodologies and a

Practising Stylistics marks the career of Professor Paul Simpson, a leading figure in the discipline of stylistics, and one who embodies the practical and rigorous linguistic analysis of literary works and social discourse. A prominent figure in the Poetics and Linguistics Association (PALA) since its earliest days and Baines Professor of English Language at the University of Liverpool, Simpson has been a leading light and a steady hand on the stylistics tiller across his career. In this volume