The DFG Research Unit 鈥楥yclic Optimization鈥�, starting its second phase on March 1 2026 with 13 new research positions, explores the interaction of cyclicity and optimization in all areas of grammar: phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. The two PhD positions announced here are part of the subproject 鈥楾he Clash of Negation and Imperatives through the Lense of Cyclic Optimization鈥� (PI: Paula Fenger). The subproject investigates the morphosyntactic variation across imperatives and prohibit
We are pleased to announce that the 26th International Conference of the Japan Second Language Association (J-SLA 2026) will be held as follows:
Dates: 4鈥�5 July 2026 (Sat鈥揝un)
Venue: Mie University https://www.mie-u.ac.jp/en/
Invited Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Culbertson銆�(University of Edinburgh)
Deadline for Abstract Submission: Tuesday, 31 March 2026, 23:59 (JST).
There are four formats for research presentations at J-SLA 2026:
(1) Oral Presentation
(2) Poster Presentation
(3) Studen
The two 4-year PhD positions announced here are part of the subproject 'The derivation of clause-embedding predicates' (PI: Barbara Stiebels) of the Research Unit (RU) 'Cyclic optimization', whose second funding period will start in March 2026. The starting date of the positions will also be March 1st, 2026.
Salary: E 13 TV-L, 65% part-time
The position is fully funded, including social security, health insurance, and other benefits. The specific salary follows the pay scale of the German pu
One 4-year PhD position in the project 鈥楾he Cyclic Integration approach to clitics and the syntax-prosody mapping鈥� as part of the DFG Research Unit 鈥楥yclic Optimization鈥�
Starting date: March 1, 2026
Salary: Fully Funded Position
Deadline: December 15, 2025
The DFG Research Unit 鈥楥yclic Optimization鈥� starting its second phase on March 1 2026 with 13 new research positions explores the interaction of cyclicity and optimization in all areas of grammar: phonology, morphology, syntax, and sem
We are pleased to announce that the 26th International Conference of the Japan Second Language Association (J-SLA 2026) will be held as follows:
Dates: 4鈥�5 July 2026 (Sat鈥揝un)
Venue: Mie University https://www.mie-u.ac.jp/en/
Invited Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Culbertson銆�(University of Edinburgh)
Deadline for Abstract Submission: Tuesday, 31 March 2026, 23:59 (JST).
There are four formats for research presentations at J-SLA 2026:
(1) Oral Presentation
(2) Poster Presentation
(3) Studen
L鈥橧nstitut International de Recherches Amazighes et Multidisciplinaires (TIRA) organise une journ茅e d鈥櫭﹖ude consacr茅e 脿 la recherche scientifique sur le fait amazigh dans toute sa richesse, sa diversit茅 et sa profondeur historique. 鈥↙鈥檕bjectif de cette rencontre est de r茅unir des chercheurs confirm茅s comme des jeunes chercheuses et chercheurs dont les travaux portent sur les langues, cultures, histoires, patrimoines et soci茅t茅s amazighes, dans une perspective pluridisciplinaire et compar茅e.
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This conference invites proposals focusing on practices of mental health communication as they are developed within minority languages. It aims to host contributions that analyse the cultural, sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic and ethical dynamics involved in conveying sensitive information, providing psychological support and ensuring community mediation in diverse humanitarian contexts. The objective is to highlight forms of discourse, communicational arrangements and local strategies that mak
Call for Papers:
The Graduate Association of Germanic Language Students (GAGLS) at UT Austin is pleased to announce the Graduate Conference in Germanic Studies (2026). The conference will take place in Austin, Texas on April 19th, 2026.
This year's conference theme, Connections 鈥� Between Languages, Spaces, and Cultures, invites participants to explore intersections of languages and cultures within the context of Germanic Studies. Organized by the GAGLS, the GCGS provides an inclusive platf
L鈥橧nstitut International de Recherches Amazighes et Multidisciplinaires (TIRA) organise une journ茅e d鈥櫭﹖ude consacr茅e 脿 la recherche scientifique sur le fait amazigh dans toute sa richesse, sa diversit茅 et sa profondeur historique. 鈥↙鈥檕bjectif de cette rencontre est de r茅unir des chercheurs confirm茅s comme des jeunes chercheuses et chercheurs dont les travaux portent sur les langues, cultures, histoires, patrimoines et soci茅t茅s amazighes, dans une perspective pluridisciplinaire et compar茅e.
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This conference invites proposals focusing on practices of mental health communication as they are developed within minority languages. It aims to host contributions that analyse the cultural, sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic and ethical dynamics involved in conveying sensitive information, providing psychological support and ensuring community mediation in diverse humanitarian contexts. The objective is to highlight forms of discourse, communicational arrangements and local strategies that mak
The annual conference of the International Association of Predictive Linguistics (IAPL) invites submissions that explore how anticipatory mechanisms shape language, both in human cognition and in artificial systems. The event brings together researchers, practitioners and professionals who examine how linguistic behaviour emerges from patterns that guide expectations, internal simulations and real time adjustments during interaction.
The conference focuses on the links between theoretical ins
The Southeast Asian Linguistics Society (SEALS) invites scholars to submit abstracts for the 35th Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society (SEALS 35), to be held at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, from 3 - 5 June 2026. The conference will be in the form of a hybrid event, although we strongly encourage in-person participation.
SEALS 35 welcomes contributions addressing linguistic issues related to languages spoken in Southeast Asia, particularly those from
LFG26 welcomes work within the formal architecture of Lexical-Functional Grammar as well as typological, formal, and computational work within the 'spirit of LFG' as a lexicalist approach to language employing a parallel, constraint-based framework. The conference aims to promote interaction and collaboration among researchers interested in non-derivational approaches to grammar, where grammar is seen as the interaction of (perhaps violable) constraints from multiple levels of structuring, inclu
The annual conference of the International Association of Predictive Linguistics (IAPL) invites submissions that explore how anticipatory mechanisms shape language, both in human cognition and in artificial systems. The event brings together researchers, practitioners and professionals who examine how linguistic behaviour emerges from patterns that guide expectations, internal simulations and real time adjustments during interaction.
The conference focuses on the links between theoretical ins
The Southeast Asian Linguistics Society (SEALS) invites scholars to submit abstracts for the 35th Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society (SEALS 35), to be held at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, from 3 - 5 June 2026. The conference will be in the form of a hybrid event, although we strongly encourage in-person participation.
SEALS 35 welcomes contributions addressing linguistic issues related to languages spoken in Southeast Asia, particularly those from
LFG26 welcomes work within the formal architecture of Lexical-Functional Grammar as well as typological, formal, and computational work within the 'spirit of LFG' as a lexicalist approach to language employing a parallel, constraint-based framework. The conference aims to promote interaction and collaboration among researchers interested in non-derivational approaches to grammar, where grammar is seen as the interaction of (perhaps violable) constraints from multiple levels of structuring, inclu
REAL (Research group 鈥淓conomics, policy analysis, and language鈥�), in cooperation with Universit盲t Potsdam, Ulster University, Andr谩ssy-Universit盲t Budapest, and IPSA RC50-The politics of languages, organises an interdisciplinary symposium on language economics and policy on 4鈥�5 June 2026 at the University of Potsdam, Germany.
The REAL symposia aim to discuss all aspects of language economics and language policy; and corresponding contributions are welcome. The symposium is interdisciplinary,
Our conference brings together translators, interpreters, language professionals, researchers, and educators in the field of translation studies. The conference programme includes plenary sessions, section meetings, and workshops on interpreting and literary translation. We invite contributions from the following fields:
1) Military Translation and Interpreting;
2) Legal Translation;
3) EU Translation;
4) Medical Translation;
5) Literary Translation;
6) Audiovisual Translation;
7) Trans
Guest Editors: Peng Zhou (Zhejiang University), Maria Teresa Guasti (University of Milano-Bicocca)
We are organising a Special Issue in the Journal Language Acquisition to celebrate Stephen Crain鈥檚 remarkable contributions to child language research on his 80th birthday.
His pioneering and innovative approaches (including the Truth Value Judgment Task) to studying child language have opened new frontiers in linguistics, addressing complex methodological challenges and laying the foundatio
Our conference brings together translators, interpreters, language professionals, researchers, and educators in the field of translation studies. The conference programme includes plenary sessions, section meetings, and workshops on interpreting and literary translation. We invite contributions from the following fields:
1) Military Translation and Interpreting;
2) Legal Translation;
3) EU Translation;
4) Medical Translation;
5) Literary Translation;
6) Audiovisual Translation;
7) Trans