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Conferences - Tue, 02/03/2026 - 09:05
Language defies boundaries. It evolves across communities, adapts to new technologies, and connects speakers in ways both enduring and emergent. The topic for this edition invites us to examine how linguistic diversity flourishes in an interconnected world, how innovation reshapes communication practices, and how language continues to build meaningful connections across contexts, cultures, and communities. The 9th edition of the conference provides a forum for researchers to explore language at

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Communication is essential to tourism. International tourism particularly, is situated at the crossroads of language, culture, marketing communication, and “worldmaking”. As destinations compete for visibility in an increasingly global and digital environment, where traveller expectations shift rapidly, where the challenges for destinations in terms of sustainability and managing tourism responsibility become imperative, the ability to mediate experiences and translate local identity into com

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We invite scholars to reflect on the transformations in and of applied linguistics in all its forms: digital, methodological, and paradigmatic, as the field addresses the rapid changes and challenges of the present times. The Conference Theme is Applied Linguistics in Transformation with a focus on: - Introducing transformations in paradigms in applied linguistics research - Addressing the challenges and opportunities posed by digital processes and artificial intelligence - Focusing on

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Language defies boundaries. It evolves across communities, adapts to new technologies, and connects speakers in ways both enduring and emergent. The topic for this edition invites us to examine how linguistic diversity flourishes in an interconnected world, how innovation reshapes communication practices, and how language continues to build meaningful connections across contexts, cultures, and communities. The 9th edition of the conference provides a forum for researchers to explore language at

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Other Specialties: Natural Language Processing, Large Language Models Description: The Faculty of Philology (Department of General Linguistics, https://uni-freiburg.de/linguistics/) in collaboration with the Digital Humanities Lab (https://digitalhumanities.uni-freiburg.de/dh-lab/), is offering a W 3-Professorship for Digital Humanities. Application deadline: 17. March 2026 Publication date: 2. February 2026 Start-date: At the earliest possible date. Scope of work: Full-time position

Conferences - Tue, 02/03/2026 - 05:05
We are inviting proposals for presentations at the 21st Annual Meeting of Slavic Linguistics Society to be held at Seoul National University (Korea), from August 12 to 14, 2026. Papers dealing with any aspect of Slavic linguistics, within any theoretical framework or methodological approach, are welcome. The abstract submission deadline is April 15, 2026. Keynote Speakers: John F. Bailyn (Stony Brook University) Hana Filip (Heinrich Heine Universität) Motoki Nomachi (Hokkaido University)

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We are inviting proposals for presentations at the 21st Annual Meeting of Slavic Linguistics Society to be held at Seoul National University (Korea), from August 12 to 14, 2026. Papers dealing with any aspect of Slavic linguistics, within any theoretical framework or methodological approach, are welcome. The abstract submission deadline is April 15, 2026. Keynote Speakers: John F. Bailyn (Stony Brook University) Hana Filip (Heinrich Heine Universität) Motoki Nomachi (Hokkaido University)

The LINGUIST List - Mon, 02/02/2026 - 15:05
Call for Expressions of Interest: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships The Linguistics Section of the Department of Humanities at the University of Pavia (Italy) (https://studiumanistici.dip.unipv.it/it/ricerca/le-sezioni/linguistica-teorica-e-applicata) encourages expressions of interest for applications alongside a local research supervisor to the Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme (MSCA PF) financed by the European Commission from excellent post

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I’m Leon Grausam and currently a research associate at the University of Bremen. Within my research I’m trying to find out what might be parts of “Language Activism” and how this rather new concept can be made fruitful as a tool for bottom-up research in indigenous languages. Therefore, I created a very short questionnaire. As many of you are well connected with speakers of minoritized and indigenous languages, I would like to kindly ask for your collegial help to disseminate this questionnaire.

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Focus: Beginners A1-A2 and intermediate A2-B1 language learners (according to the Common European Framework of References for Languages (CEFR), from A1 level (basic user/beginner) to A2 level (beginner/intermediate) This on-campus course entails 80 hours of instruction in language and cultural studies organised into approx. four classes per day. This breaks down as 70 hours of instruction in grammar, language practice, and reading, and 10 hours of lectures about modern Icelandic society, cult

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Elisabeth Leiss passed away unexpectedly on 7 January 2026 at the age of 68. We are deeply saddened to have lost an outstanding and profound scholar, colleague and friend, who dedicated her life to linguistics. Elisabeth Leiss studied German and Romance languages and literature as well as philosophy at the Universities of Regensburg and Erlangen-Nürnberg. In 1995, she was appointed Professor of German Linguistics at the University of Bamberg. From 2002 to 2023, she was Professor of German Lin

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Die Professur für Rätoromanisch und Rätoromanischdidaktik der Pädagogischen Hochschule Graubünden sucht ab 01. August 2026 oder nach Vereinbarung eine:n Doktorierende:n in (Fach)-Didaktik bzw. Bildungslinguistik (Arbeitsumfang: 70%, davon 20% Eigenleistung). Die Stelle ist auf 4 Jahre befristet und wird im Rahmen einer Kooperation mit dem Institut für Mehrsprachigkeit der Universität Freiburg/Schweiz ausgeschrieben. Ihre Aufgaben: - Sie verfassen eine Doktorarbeit im Kontext der rätoromanisc

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The Marica De Vincenzi Foundation has announced a call for one post-doctoral fellowship. The fellowship is open to researchers with Italian citizenship and supports 12 months of psycholinguistic post-doctoral research abroad (i.e. outside Italy), renewable for an additional 12 months. The deadline for submissions is March 10, 2026, at noon. Download the call: https://lavoraconnoi.unitn.it/incarichi-post-doc/dipsco-dipartimento-di-psicologia-e-scienze-cognitive-bando-di-selezione-il-conferimen

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The Editorial Board of IJMSLP is pleased to invite submissions for its upcoming issue, Volume 8, Issue 01, scheduled for publication in June 2026. Invitation to Contribute: The International Journal of Multilingualism and Languages for Specific Purposes (IJMLSP) cordially invites scholars, researchers, and practitioners to submit original and unpublished manuscripts for Volume 08, Issue 01, scheduled for publication in June 2026. The journal welcomes empirical studies, theoretical contribut

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Addressing the issue of fragmentation in academic English language research, this book takes a holistic approach to the areas of knowledge that converge within academic discourse and texts. The authors argue that this convergence integrates three knowledge areas of a disciplinary community: its social processes, epistemology, and discursive practices. Going beyond the narrower focus of much previous theory and research, the volume advocates an original and integrated approach to the multiface

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2026. iii, 157 pp. Table of Contents Articles – Aufsätze The history of the [ɨm] causatives in Mapudungun: From regular phonology to lexicalisation Aldo Berríos Castillo pp. 1–40 Multiple source explanation in language change: The emergence of auxiliary do Tine Breban, Kersti Börjars & Lorenzo Moretti pp. 41–73 Emergence and evolution of free variation in Central Pame prefixes: Sound change vs. paradigmatic structure Borja Herce pp. 74–104 The diachronic evolution of

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Table of Contents Articles Sentence structure and aspect in Arabic: The case of the imperfective Rashid Al-Balushi pp. 1–39 https://doi.org/10.34874/PRSM.ijal-vol11.53670 A Discourse Analysis of Texts written during the Nahḍa: A Case Study of al-Jinān Yehudit Dror & Fruma Zachs pp. 40–65 https://doi.org/10.34874/PRSM.ijal-vol11.54321 Lexical and Lexical-Semantic Comparisons of Classical Arabic and Dialects Hossameddine Abouzahr & Mohammed Abouzahr pp. 66–98 https://doi.org/

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I am pleased to invite you to contribute a research chapter to an upcoming edited volume to be published by one of the top international publishers. The volume aims to bring together high-quality, original research contributions from scholars and practitioners in the field. Upon publication, the volume will be submitted for indexing in Scopus. The details of previous edited volumes indexed in Scopus are given below for your reference. Recent Books: https://www.routledge.com/Digital-Technolo

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Focus: Syntax, semantics, phonetics, phonology, sociolinguistics, fieldwork Description: The African Linguistics School (ALS) is a two-week institute which brings the latest work in core areas of linguistics to students from primarily African universities. The areas of focus are syntax, semantics, phonetics, phonology, sociolinguistics, and fieldwork. Tuition: 10.0 USD Tuition Explanation: Apart from a nominal registration fee upon arrival, all costs are covered for students from Afric

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The sheer scale of global ecosystem devastation and the crescendo of the climate crisis may serve as good reasons for scholars and commentators to welcome any social mobilization that tries to save the earth. And yet not all environmentalisms are good environmentalisms. From eco-fascism to greenwashing and neoliberal conservation, not all 'green' action has a positive value. Offering a critical framework for discourse analysts to get to the heart of this specific complexity, this book is a study

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