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Thu, 06/04/2026 - 08:05
The Belgian Association of Anglicists in Higher Education (BAAHE) unites scholars affiliated to Belgian higher education institutions from all fields within English Studies, ranging from cultural studies over linguistics and literary studies to translation, interpreting, and ELT studies. Voice is multifaceted. Not only is it connected with the sounds we make when we speak in one or more language varieties but also with the way we express ourselves and our opinions. Voice also encompasses agen

Thu, 06/04/2026 - 07:05
We are delighted to invite submissions for the next edition of the Laughter Workshop, which will take place at Saarland University (Germany) on 2–3 April 2027. We welcome extended abstracts (2 pages of text + 1 page for references and figures) reporting completed studies and/or substantial work-in-progress related to laughter and other non-verbal vocalisations in both spoken and signed languages. Research themes include (but are not limited to): - Articulation, acoustics and perception

Thu, 06/04/2026 - 07:05
We are pleased to announce the Government Phonology Round Table 2026 (GPRT 2026), which will take place in Brno, Czech Republic, on 11–13 June 2026. The meeting will be held as a workshop devoted to Government Phonology and related topics, bringing together both senior and junior scholars. The initial deadline for abstract submission was 30 April 2026, although it was extended by one week based on the level of interest. Presentations are given either in a 20+10 or a 25+5 format, according

Thu, 06/04/2026 - 07:05
Workshop Description: There is no single definition of what language contact is. Language contact(s) exist in a diffuse form at various levels - from the individual level of a bilingual person to the global level of a world society, resulting in a heterogeneity in the field of contact linguistics (cf. Bidese 2023: 2). Language contact can be studied by different (sub)disciplines and from different perspectives. Researchers have pointed out that despite the enormous interest that the field has

Wed, 06/03/2026 - 17:05
SUMMARY Kellert’s monograph, The (in)Transparency of Meaning Change and Variation, based on her habilitation thesis, contributes to a broader inquiry that essentially boils down to “how transparent is meaning change?” In this book, she addresses this question by providing an in-depth case study on the Spanish modal indefinite “cualquiera” and its various meanings, across time and varieties. The (In)transparency of Meaning Change and Variation is organised into six chapters and follows a co

Wed, 06/03/2026 - 11:05
Semantics of Natural Languages (SNL) is here! SNL is a new diamond open access journal dedicated to the study of meaning in natural languages — and the scholar-owned, scholar-led intellectual successor to Natural Language Semantics (NLS). SNL is published with Open Library of Humanities under the auspices of LingOA. Visit us: snl-journal.org Browse already-accepted articles: snl-journal.org/news/944 Read the open letter from SNL's editors and NLS's founding co-editors: snl-journal.org/n

Wed, 06/03/2026 - 09:05
Call for Papers: The abstract submission deadline for the 3rd SMOG International Conference on Syntax and Semantics has been extended to June 20, 2026. The 3rd SMOG International Conference on Syntax and Semantics (ICSS@GKNU), hosted by the Society of Modern Grammar (SMOG), will take place at GyeongKuk National University in Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea, from August 18–20, 2026. ICSS@GKNU is an annual conference that brings together generative linguists from East Asia and around t

Wed, 06/03/2026 - 08:05
Call for Papers: The Escuela Nacional de Lenguas, Lingüística y Traducción of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México is pleased to announce the upcoming 2nd Experimental Linguistics Meeting. The meeting will take place on November 4th, 5th, and 6th, 2026 in a hybrid format (virtual and in-person). The purpose of the Experimental Linguistics Meeting is to bring together researchers and students interested in the analysis of linguistic phenomena from experimental approaches, with the ai

Wed, 06/03/2026 - 08:05
Other Specialties: Morphology Description: The Department of English at North Carolina State University invites applications for one full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Linguistics. As a faculty member, you will contribute to our undergraduate major and M.A. concentration through teaching, research, and service. The area of specialization is open; however, we are particularly interested in candidates specializing in either: - corpus linguistics, with a focus on syntax,

Wed, 06/03/2026 - 08:05
Call for Papers: The team of the research project “Education for plurilingualism: Metalinguistic awareness in early instructed language learning” (MetaLearn) is pleased to invite submissions for an international online conference exploring theoretical, empirical, and pedagogical work on metalinguistic awareness in additional language learning. Metalinguistic awareness is commonly understood as the capacity to direct attention to language independently of meaning and to treat language itself a

Wed, 06/03/2026 - 07:05
The Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies is seeking to fill a part-time (65%) position as a research assistant in the field of General Linguistics as soon as possible. The advertized position is part of the research project "Systemic Robustness Assessments of Language Models for Cross-Linguistic Research using Formally Related Structures" (FORESTS; PIs: Jutta M. Hartmann, Anke Himmelreich, Sina Zarrieß) with the DFG-Priority Program "Robust Assessment & Safe Applicability of Language Mode

Wed, 06/03/2026 - 07:05
Call for Papers: The Arnold Chikobava Institute of Linguistics at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, in cooperation with the Vukol Beridze Association of Terminology of Georgia, is pleased to announce the 5th International Conference “Terminology: Heritage and Modernity,” to be held in Tbilisi, Georgia, in October 2026. The conference is dedicated to the 85th anniversary of the Institute of Linguistics and its Department of Scientific Terminology. It aims to bring together schol

Wed, 06/03/2026 - 07:05
Cover Story Article: Social Relationship Marking in German from a Variationist Perspective: Inter- and Intra-Individual Variation in the Use of Vocatives and Vocative-like NPs Janel Zoske and Tanja Ackermann Languages 2026, 11(5), 82; DOI: 10.3390/languages11050082 General Review: Narrative Skills in Autistic and Non-Autistic Preschool Children: A Scoping Review Sofia Kouvava, Katerina Antonopoulou, Aglaia Stampoltzis, Sofia Mavropoulou, Eirini Patroumpa, Aggelos Tzoumailis and Eleni

Wed, 06/03/2026 - 06:05
The 8th International Conference on Ecolinguistics which will take place from 9th to 11th July 2026 in Rennes, France. Multilingual programme now available (in French, English and Spanish) on the conference website. Registration is closing soon: deadline 8th June. We will discuss and practice approaches to the ecolinguistic commitment for sustainable futures and ecojustice with a special focus on multilingual and multisensory encounters. ICE 8 aims to provide a dynamic and stimulating sp

Wed, 06/03/2026 - 06:05
Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer la tenue de la journée d’étude « L’étrangeté en partage : les langues imaginaires », qui se déroulera les 11 et 12 juin 2026 à Besançon. Programme et informations pratiques : https://crit.umlp.fr/2026/05/31/letrangete-en-partage/ Présentation : Les langues imaginaires se manifestent de manière très variable dans les œuvres : elles peuvent apparaître ponctuellement, sous la forme de quelques mots ou expressions, ou faire l’objet d’un développement sy

Wed, 06/03/2026 - 06:05
2026. 248 pp. Articles Word-specific tonal realizations in Mandarin Yu-Ying Chuang, Melanie J. Bell, Yu-Hsiang Tseng, R. Harald Baayen pp. 1–45 Toward an information-theoretic model of morphological fusion based on an efficient tradeoff of memory and surprisal Neil Rathi, Michael Hahn, Richard Futrell pp. 46–79 Pragmatics of spatial descriptions: Sign language loci Dorothy Ahn, Annemarie Kocab, Kathryn Davidson pp. 80–119 The effects of sound change vs. analogy on paradigm c

Wed, 06/03/2026 - 05:05
The Institute for Linguistic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Tuchkov Lane, 9) is holding the 6th Conference on Uralic, Altaic, and Paleoasiatic Languages on November 23–25, 2026. This conference will be dedicated to the centenary of the birth of A. M. Shcherbak. The conference will be held in a hybrid (online and offline) format. Here is a tentative list of topics that will be explored at the conference using data from Uralic, Altaic, and Paleoasiatic languages

Wed, 06/03/2026 - 05:05
[English version below] Le Laboratoire de NeuroPsychoLinguistique (LNPL, UR 4156) et le Département des Sciences du Langage de l’Université Toulouse 2 – Jean Jaurès vous invitent à la journée d’étude intitulée « Bilinguismes harmonieux : évaluer le bien-être langagier dans différentes situations de vie », qui se tiendra le 9 juin 2026 en format hybride. Cette journée réunira des chercheur·euses autour des liens entre bi-/multi-/plurilinguisme et bien-être langagier. L’événement vise à favo

Wed, 06/03/2026 - 05:05
This workshop is organized as part of the World Congress of African Linguistics – WOCAL 12, 2027 Workshop Description: Object marking has long been central to debates about the nature of agreement and clitic doubling. While traditionally treated as distinct phenomena, a growing body of work has shown that the empirical picture is more complex and that the distinction is often difficult to maintain (Jaeggli 1982; Borer 1984; Sportiche 1996; Roberts 2010; Kramer 2012; Zeller 2015; Dierks, Ra

Tue, 06/02/2026 - 14:05
SUMMARY Die Dativalternation betrifft nur dreiwertige Transferverben wie ‚geben‘, ‚leihen‘, ‚schicken‘, ‚senden‘ und ‚verkaufen‘, die den Transfer eines Themas (Akkusativ) von einem Agens (Nominativ) zu einem Rezipienten kodieren. Der Rezipient kann durch eine Dativobjektkonstruktion oder eine Präpositionalobjektkonstruktion ausgedrückt werden. Diese Konstruktionen unterscheiden sich von vier verwandten Konstruktionen: die Doppelobjektkonstruktion des Englischen oder Niederländischen, eine Ko

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