SUMMARY
Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism (7th edition, 2021) by Colin Baker and Wayne E. Wright offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the study of bilingualism and bilingual education. Now in its seventh edition, the book reflects decades of research and practice, incorporating updated findings and contemporary debates about bilingualism in an increasingly globalized world. It serves as a foundational text for university courses on bilingualism, bilingual ed
This book provides an introduction to the historical syntax of the Indo-European languages. It aims to provide an overview of the main issues concerning the comparison of syntactic structrures within the language family and the reconstruction of their common ancestor.
Wo kommt B-tocharisch a虅tstse 鈥歞icht鈥� oder A-tocharisch m盲rta虅r 鈥歬urz鈥� her? Hier finden Sie die Antwort auf diese und viele andere strittige Fragen zur sprachlichen Vorgeschichte des Tocharischen. Dieses Buch bietet eine 盲u脽erst ausf眉hrliche etymologische Analyse von 210 synchron undurchsichtigen tocharischen Adjektiven und liefert viele neue und originelle Erkl盲rungen f眉r mehrere bisher obskure tocharische W枚rter. Die vorgeschlagenen Etymologien geben uns neue Einblicke in die tocharische Phono
The CLDC provides a forum for researchers interested in language, discourse, and cognition to present new findings, exchange innovative ideas, and share approaches across disciplines. Topics relevant to these areas, as well as interdisciplinary studies stimulated over the past years, have given rise to a growing body of critical insights, making CLDC an important event in the field of cognitive linguistics in East Asia.
Building on this tradition, studies presented at CLDC address languages f
We would like to draw your attention to a Nordic Speech Research Forum webinar taking place on Fri, Oct 10th at 15:00 - 16:00 (Helsinki/Eastern European Summer Time EEST; UCT+3). You are warmly welcome to join the webinar via our website www.jyu.fi/nsrf.
Human speech and animal speech-like sounds
Axel Ekstr枚m, University of Neuch芒tel, Switzerland
News:
- The webinar series continues on Nov 4th when Sari Ylinen (Tampere University) gives a talk about technology-enhanced language learning
The CLDC provides a forum for researchers interested in language, discourse, and cognition to present new findings, exchange innovative ideas, and share approaches across disciplines. Topics relevant to these areas, as well as interdisciplinary studies stimulated over the past years, have given rise to a growing body of critical insights, making CLDC an important event in the field of cognitive linguistics in East Asia.
Building on this tradition, studies presented at CLDC address languages f
Other Specialties: Open
Description:
Deep Springs College is hiring the Julian Steward Chair of Social Sciences to begin in August of 2026. This position is open to educators in any social science discipline including sociology, history, political science, anthropology, archaeology, economics, law, geography, and psychology. We are particularly interested in social scientists with very broad, interdisciplinary interests and who are eager to work closely with our permanent Humanities and Na
The Journal of Comparative Germanic Linguistics provides a platform for discussion of theoretical linguistic research into the modern and older languages and dialects of the Germanic family. Contributions that establish robust empirical generalizations within a formal theory of grammar that permit precise discussions are welcome. The empirical range of the work may either involve cross-linguistic comparison within the Germanic family or elucidate issues in Germanic linguistics through the exempl
2nd Call for Papers:
The International Linguistic Society is delighted to invite you to participate in the International Thematic Conference of Pronunciation Research and Applications, Pronunciation 2026 Online, to be held online from 25-27 February 2026. The primary aim of the conference is to advance key areas of pronunciation, while also welcoming innovative approaches to pronunciation research and applications.
The Pronunciation 2026 Online conference envisions a vibrant platform for c
Description:
Position Title: Assistant Professor in Phonology
Location: Chicago, IL
Position Type: Faculty - Tenure Track/Tenured
Position URL: apply.interfolio.com/174988
Position Description:
The Department of Linguistics invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Phonology with an expected start date of July 1, 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter. The selected candidate will pursue their own research agenda, collaborate with faculty in the Department
Call for papers for the 鈥�3rd International Conference on the Asturian Language: Distinctiveness, Identity, and Officiality鈥�
We invite 20-minute (plus 10-minute discussion) presentation proposals on the following general and/or specific topics:
General Topics:
- Study of the distinctive properties of the Asturian language in phonology and phonetics, morphology, lexis, syntax, semantics, pragmatics. Linguistics and history.
- Typological and comparative studies on the Asturian language and
Call for Papers:
The Arabic Linguistics Society (ALS) and Indiana University鈥檚 department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures at Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies are pleased to announce the 39th Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics (ASAL39) to be held at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana from March 27th 鈥� 29th, 2026. The event will also honor the legacy of the late professor Salman Al-Ani (1935 - 2024) for his contributions to the field of Arabic Lingu
Call for Papers:
We are pleased to announce the 5th NAMED conference which will be held at the Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Trois-Rivi猫res in Canada. Please see our website for details and the CFP (https://named26.wordpress.com). We are especially excited to have the following plenary speakers join us for NAMED 2026 :
Denis Bouchard, Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al, Canada
Bert Cappelle, Universit茅 de Lille, France
Eric Corre, Universit茅 Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris 3, France
Liesbet Heyvaert, K
Call for papers for the 鈥�3rd International Conference on the Asturian Language: Distinctiveness, Identity, and Officiality鈥�
We invite 20-minute (plus 10-minute discussion) presentation proposals on the following general and/or specific topics:
General Topics:
- Study of the distinctive properties of the Asturian language in phonology and phonetics, morphology, lexis, syntax, semantics, pragmatics. Linguistics and history.
- Typological and comparative studies on the Asturian language and
Focus: In these introductory courses, participants will learn how to learn culture and consider various perspectives on designing and implementing cultural learning objectives effectively in the language classroom. A full description of the courses and the student learning outcomes can also be found at the URL provided.
Description:
We are delighted to invite applications for our Winter and Spring 2026 specialized training courses on the integration of culture into the teaching of any lang
2nd Call for Papers:
Submission Deadline Extended to 1st November 2025
The 8th International Conference on Ecolinguistics will take place from 9th to 11th July聽2026 in Rennes, France. We want to 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 space for sharing ecolinguistic research and practices.
Ecolinguistics, a disc
Venue: Madurai Kamaraj University, India
We are pleased to announce the 13th International Conference-cum-Workshop on Endangered and Lesser-Known Languages (ELKL-13), to be held at Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India, from 17鈥�19 December 2025.
Organised by:
Department of Linguistics, Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU)
Centre of Language Planning, Policy, and Sociolinguistics (CLPP-Socio), Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru
In association with:
Society for Endangered
Venue: Madurai Kamaraj University, India
We are pleased to announce the 13th International Conference-cum-Workshop on Endangered and Lesser-Known Languages (ELKL-13), to be held at Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India, from 17鈥�19 December 2025.
Organised by:
Department of Linguistics, Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU)
Centre of Language Planning, Policy, and Sociolinguistics (CLPP-Socio), Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru
In association with:
Society for Endangered
SUMMARY
As the title of the book indicates, D铆az-Vera is not only interested in the lexical semantics of positive emotions in Old English, but in how speakers of Old English experienced and understood positive emotions and how their experience and understanding of them changed in the course of time. This can be nicely summarized in D铆az-Vera鈥檚 own words; he says that he combines 鈥渕ethods from historical linguistics and cultural psychology鈥� (p. 290). He promotes his research by claiming that 鈥�
Description:
Assistant Professor Hispanic Linguistics Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Position Overview:
Salary range: Assistant Professor - The current salary range for this position is $80,800-$128,700 (9-month academic year salary); however, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions.
Anticipated start: July 1, 2026
Application Window:
Open date: September 27, 2025