Call for Papers:
How do we persuade someone to act against their initial intentions? How do we reshape what they think about an issue?
Language is our most powerful tool for influence. We use it to convince, persuade, cajole, and coax, often without even realizing it. Words mold opinions, shift attitudes, and guide behavior. This symposium places the persuasive power of language at its very core.
Linguists have traditionally examined the workings of persuasive language in institutionali
The International Linguistic Society is delighted to invite you to participate in the International Thematic Conference of Language Education Research and Applications, Language Education 2026, to be held online from 24-26 June 2026.
The primary aim of the conference is to advance key areas of language education, welcoming at the same time innovative approaches to related research and applications.
The Language Education 2026 conference envisions a vibrant platform for collaboration and di
This workshop is organized as part of the 49th Annual Conference of the German Linguistic Society (DGfS 2027).
Workshop Description:
Information Structure (IS) is a broad domain of linguistic inquiry, addressing how speakers organize and present information in discourse. Crucially, languages employ a wide range of strategies across (morpho)syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and prosody to package information within discourse (F茅ry and Krifka, 2008; F茅ry and Ishihara, 2016). Despite a substantial
The 5th International Conference on Discourse Pragmatics (ICDP-5) will be held online from 16 to 18 October 2026. The theme of the conference is 鈥�(Im)politeness in Changing Communicative Worlds.鈥�
Over the past decades, (im)politeness has become one of the most dynamic research areas in pragmatics and discourse studies. Moving beyond early face-based models, recent research has increasingly focused on how (im)politeness is negotiated in interaction through emotion, power, identity, relational
This workshop is organized as part of the 49th Annual Conference of the German Linguistic Society (DGfS 2027).
Workshop Description:
Information Structure (IS) is a broad domain of linguistic inquiry, addressing how speakers organize and present information in discourse. Crucially, languages employ a wide range of strategies across (morpho)syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and prosody to package information within discourse (F茅ry and Krifka, 2008; F茅ry and Ishihara, 2016). Despite a substantial
Words about Olfaction:
https://journals.openedition.org/lexis/10669
The third issue of the 鈥淲ords about...鈥� series hosted by Lexis 鈥� Journal in English Lexicology focuses on 鈥淲ords about Olfaction鈥�.
Triangulations between language, perception, and the language of perception have been discussed continuously since antiquity in fields ranging from philosophy to biology. This issue of 鈥淲ords about鈥︹�� tackles the topic of the language of olfaction given the relatively low number of studies
The 5th International Conference on Discourse Pragmatics (ICDP-5) will be held online from 16 to 18 October 2026. The theme of the conference is 鈥�(Im)politeness in Changing Communicative Worlds.鈥�
Over the past decades, (im)politeness has become one of the most dynamic research areas in pragmatics and discourse studies. Moving beyond early face-based models, recent research has increasingly focused on how (im)politeness is negotiated in interaction through emotion, power, identity, relational
English: Proposals in the format of an oral presentation or poster must correspond to review papers, case studies, or empirical studies related to TEL/TDL. The period for abstract submission will remain open until September 30, 2026. Proposals must be prepared using the template available on the conference website and submitted via email to asociacionahitel@gmail.com, including "Propuesta CHITEL 2027" as the subject line. Notification of acceptance will be communicated by November 15, 2026. The
The first volume (2026) of Bekos 鈥� Learning and Teaching Ancient Languages (https://journals.uio.no/Bekos/index) is forthcoming and we are now issuing a call for its second volume, to be published in 2027.
We welcome contributions on all aspects of the practice and theory of learning and teaching ancient languages, with a special attention to school and university context.
Potential topics include (but are not limited to):
- language learning approaches, methods and techniques
- appli
English: Proposals in the format of an oral presentation or poster must correspond to review papers, case studies, or empirical studies related to TEL/TDL. The period for abstract submission will remain open until September 30, 2026. Proposals must be prepared using the template available on the conference website and submitted via email to asociacionahitel@gmail.com, including "Propuesta CHITEL 2027" as the subject line. Notification of acceptance will be communicated by November 15, 2026. The
The International Journal of Arabic Linguistics (https://revues.imist.ma/index.php/IJAL/index) invites submissions for a forthcoming special issue dedicated to the study of dictionary use in the learning and teaching of Arabic as both a first language (L1) and a second/foreign language (L2). This special issue seeks to bring together innovative research that examines how learners, educators, and researchers engage with lexicographic resources in diverse Arabic learning contexts.
Dictionaries鈥�
We expect special issues to pursue an agenda and to be introduced by an agenda-setting paper, which could take the form of a guest editorial. Please include details of the introductory paper. The rapid expansion of generative AI, automated language technologies, multimodal communication platforms, and data-driven professional workflows is fundamentally reshaping specialised communication across institutional settings. In legal, governmental, medical, corporate, diplomatic, and educational domain
This is the first full-length monograph published on one of the most intriguing and knotty challenges of the Biblical Hebrew verbal system: the so-called 鈥榩rophetic perfect鈥� or 鈥榩rophetic鈥� use of q膩峁璦l. This study takes a strong linguistic approach, improving and expanding on other scholars鈥� advances, and makes unique contributions through a culturally and conceptually contextualised approach to prophetic texts. These findings are then confirmed through comparative analysis of Akkadian, Aramaic,
"An Introduction to Data Visualisation of the Writing Process" aims to address the growing need for sophisticated methods to interpret and analyse the complex data available through various data acquisition techniques. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of academic and professional writing settings across a wide range of disciplines, including linguistics, text genetics, psychology, mathematical modelling, computer science, information science, engineering neuroscience, modern languag
How can digital terminology rise to the challenges of a multilingual, interconnected world? This book offers concrete answers through cutting-edge case studies that combine user-centered design, ontologies, chatbots, and generative AI. You will explore how generative AI tools can support terminology work, how cultural heritage is preserved through structured terminological resources, and how tools are developed to support both experts and everyday users. Featuring practical methodologies, innova
Digitalization has profoundly transformed our communicative and linguistic environment, and the language used most in digital media around the globe is English. The articles in this book present new research focusing on the ways in which the English language and its speakers are influenced by digital modes of communication. Traditional notions of language contact and change are being redefined, and data obtained from digital platforms offer new answers to old questions. In addition to descriptio
The book offers a modern analysis of the transcription systems employed by Wilhelm Radloff in his seminal 19th-century works on Turkic languages: "Proben der Volksliteratur der t眉rkischen St盲mme S眉d-Sibiriens (1866鈥�1907)", "Phonetik der n枚rdlichen T眉rksprachen (1883)," and "Versuch eines W枚rterbuches der T眉rk-Dialecte (1893鈥�1911)." Data are arranged in dictionary form, with detailed commentary demonstrating correspondences between characters and analysing Radloff鈥檚 pronunciation clues, including
SUMMARY
In recent decades, reflective practice (RP) has become a cornerstone of teacher education, widely promoted as a means of fostering teachers鈥� professional growth, autonomy, and adaptability in complex classroom contexts. While the concept traces back to John Dewey鈥檚 (1933) notion of teachers learning from experience, it has been developed in language education by scholars such as Thomas Farrell (2019), who articulates RP as a holistic, evidence-based, dialogic process that bridges prin
GESDA 鈥� the Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator 鈥� is an independent non-profit foundation which aims to anticipate cutting-edge scientific and technological advances, bring them to the attention of global decision-makers, and catalyse concrete action to ensure that future advances benefit humanity as a whole. GESDA is part of the UN-Secretary General鈥檚 Scientific Advisory Board, and holds an annual global Anticipation Summit bringing together leading thinkers across science and research, di
The next Acquisition Sketch Project Meeting is on "An in-progress look at the Mongolian Acquisition Sketch鈥�, presented by Dorjderem Byambasuren.
It will be held on Wednesday June 10 as follows:
Berlin = 9 am
Tbilisi = 11 am
Delhi = 12:30 pm
Tokyo = 4 pm
Melbourne = 5 pm
Los Angeles = midnight (end of Tuesday June 9)
Zoom link = https://uni-kl-de.zoom-x.de/j/61227626840?pwd=biOsDuFzawqDm0DRYkxigGi2vQzK1f.1
Meeting ID = 612 2762 6840
Password = M&5e9.VB
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