We are delighted to announce that the 8th Prescriptivism Conference will be hosted by Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and will take place in Brussels on 24-26 June 2026.
Building on the success of previous conferences held in Sheffield (2003), Ragusa (2006), Toronto (2009), Leiden (2013), Park City, Utah (2017), Vigo (2021), and Aix-en-Provence (2024), this edition continues the tradition of exploring prescriptivism in its many historical, cultural, and linguistic manifestations. The theme of the
The 6th International Workshop on Designing Meaning Representations
To be held in Prague, Czechia, August 4-5, 2025, following ACL 2025 in Vienna, Austria.
Registration for DMR 2025 is now open! Registration is FREE and includes access to all DMR 2025 events, including exciting keynotes from Roberto Navigli and Mehrnoosh Sadrzadeh, a free-form discussion on the role of meaning representations in the age of LLMs, and the social dinner on August 4. The registration form is available at https:/
We are delighted to announce that the 8th Prescriptivism Conference will be hosted by Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and will take place in Brussels on 24-26 June 2026.
Building on the success of previous conferences held in Sheffield (2003), Ragusa (2006), Toronto (2009), Leiden (2013), Park City, Utah (2017), Vigo (2021), and Aix-en-Provence (2024), this edition continues the tradition of exploring prescriptivism in its many historical, cultural, and linguistic manifestations. The theme of the
We are pleased to announce the OCP23 Satellite Workshop on The Role of Representation in Computational Phonology to be held on 13 January at the University of Cambridge.
Phonological representations minimally assume linearly ordered elements, and have been augmented to include hierarchical structure like prosodic categories and non-linear structure like autosegmental tiers. McCarthy鈥檚 (1988:84) often quoted adage, 鈥渋f the representations are right, then the rules will follow鈥� implies the anal
We are pleased to announce the OCP23 Satellite Workshop on The Role of Representation in Computational Phonology to be held on 13 January at the University of Cambridge.
Phonological representations minimally assume linearly ordered elements, and have been augmented to include hierarchical structure like prosodic categories and non-linear structure like autosegmental tiers. McCarthy鈥檚 (1988:84) often quoted adage, 鈥渋f the representations are right, then the rules will follow鈥� implies the anal
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The National Institute of Education (NIE) is among the world鈥檚 top education institutes, recognised for its excellence in teacher education and educational research. NIE has played a key and pivotal role in shaping and developing Singapore鈥檚 teaching profession and landscape through evidence-informed, practice-focused and values-based programmes and initiatives.
An autonomous institute situated within the research-intensive Nanyang Technological University, NIE is consistent
Description:
The National Institute of Education (NIE) is among the world鈥檚 top education institutes, recognised for its excellence in teacher education and educational research. NIE has played a key and pivotal role in shaping and developing Singapore鈥檚 teaching profession and landscape through evidence-informed, practice-focused and values-based programmes and initiatives.
An autonomous institute situated within the research-intensive Nanyang Technological University, NIE is consistent
We invite chapter proposals for a new edited volume exploring Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in Physical Education (CLIL-PE) (De Gruyter) across pre-primary, primary, secondary, and tertiary contexts. This volume aims to bring together foundational theoretical, empirical, and practice-based perspectives, as well as insights into Initial Teacher Education (ITE) and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for educators working in CLIL-PE.
CLIL is understood here in its broade
Meeting Description:
Venue: The International Workshop on Romance SE/SI Construction will be held at the Universitat de Barcelona, at the Facultat de Filologia i Comunicaci贸, located in the very heart of the city. Dates 22-23 January 2026
Organisers: Anna Pineda (Universitat de Barcelona) and Monica Irimia (Universit脿 degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia)
Invited Speakers:
Michela Cennamo (Universit脿 di Napoli Federico II)
Alexandra Cornilescu (Universitatea din Bucure葯ti)
Javier
Migration has long been a defining force of globalization, but its impact is experienced unequally across different regions. The Global South, in particular, bears the brunt of migration鈥檚 complex social, economic, and linguistic ramifications. Whether driven by economic disparity, political unrest, or digital labor economies, migration reconfigures how language functions. It not only serves as a medium of communication, but it is used as a tool of power, negotiation, resistance, and identity fo
Migration has long been a defining force of globalization, but its impact is experienced unequally across different regions. The Global South, in particular, bears the brunt of migration鈥檚 complex social, economic, and linguistic ramifications. Whether driven by economic disparity, political unrest, or digital labor economies, migration reconfigures how language functions. It not only serves as a medium of communication, but it is used as a tool of power, negotiation, resistance, and identity fo
This Digital Studies in Language and Literature Special Issue invites work that explores how writer identity is shaped, challenged, or reclaimed in the GenAI era. We particularly highlight the impact of GenAI on how identity is expressed in written discourse across academic, creative, multilingual, and educational contexts. This includes how generative tools influence features such as authorial voice, stylistic idiosyncrasy, and linguistic diversity as elements often overwritten by the standardi
2nd Call for Papers:
Background:
Migration into and within Africa has been increasingly motivated by social, political, educational and economic purposes. Movements of peoples in contemporary times, en-masse or in smaller groups have an impact on language practices in multilingual Africa. These movements raise a number of interesting questions such as; What changes are there in contexts where different languages come into contact as a result of different people mobility? How mobile are langu
The following books are now available for review on the LINGUIST List.
If you would like to become a reviewer for one of the books announced in the AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW posting, you will need to follow steps 1-4 explained below:
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Step 2: You will be asked to log in or create an account.
Step 3: Update your personal information and add reviewer specific information on why you would be a good reviewer for the books you wish to select.
Step
The chapters in this volume address the question to what extent the doctrine of linguistic idealism is coherent and plausible. Linguistic idealism, as defined here, holds that both the existence and the (very general) structure of the world are in some sense dependent on the existence and the structure of language. The interest of the thesis is that, since human language is an evolved, empirical phenomenon, it would be surprising and significant if the world, which existed long before human bein
The concept of linguistic relativity (or Whorfianism) has its roots in the linguistic anthropology of Edward Sapir and his student Benjamin Whorf in the early twentieth century. However, questions over the relationship between natural language and human cognition go much further and deeper. Unfortunately, linguistic relativity has about as many misinterpretations as it does labels (linguistic relativity, linguistic relativism, linguistic determinism, Whorfianism, Sapir-Whorf hypothesis - weak an
This study endeavours to understand the construction and perception of minority languages in India from the colonial era to the contemporary period. Through illustrative examples, it seeks to delineate the evolution of orality and writing, the concept of vernacular, and the dynamics of translation, which is essential for a nuanced understanding of a linguistic phenomena. Emphasizing the pivotal role of English, the work challenges conventional perspectives on multilingualism, urging a re-evaluat
Hello everyone!
I'm conducting a "la Caixa" Foundation funded research project at University of Barcelona on how extramural gaming habits relate to L2 English speaking skills.
This study offers valuable English speaking practice with conversational AI in a low-stakes environment, with flexible participation you can complete from home anytime. You'll support ethical research using 100% free (as in freedom) software with no third-party data sharing, and contribute to informal language learni
Die Einwohner der Karolinen geh枚ren der malayo-polynesischen Sprachfamilie an und sind in der Vergangenheit aus verschiedensten Regionen 眉bergesiedelt: Japan, Samoa, Papua-Neuguinea, Malaysia, Mongolei, Neuseeland, Fidschi, Tonga und Hawaii.
Die Karolinen sind eine Inselgruppe in der nordwestlichen S眉dsee in Mikronesien, die verstreut zwischen den Philippinen im Westen und den Marshallinseln im Osten liegen.
Die Kulturen und Sprachen der Einwohner der verschiedenen Inseln sind miteinand
Das Jaunde ist eine Bantusprache, die in wenig voneinander abweichenden Mundarten im S眉den von Alt- und Neukamerun gesprochen wird und als Verkehrssprache gro脽e Bedeutung erlangt hat.
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