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Review: Anthropological Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, General Linguistics, Sociolinguistics: Kuniyoshi Kataoka (2025) SUMMARY Kuniyoshi Kataoka's Language and Body in Place and Space: Discourse of Japanese Rock Climbing was first published in 2023, and then released in paperback in 2025. As the title indicates, the book addresses the complex intertwining of language, physical practice, and spatial orientation within the specialized community of Japanese rock climbers. Its central purpose is to demonstrate that linguistic expressions, especially those related to verticality and direction, are dynamically co-c

Review: Anthropological Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, General Linguistics, Sociolinguistics: Kuniyoshi Kataoka (2025)

FYI: Extra Round CIPL-Abralin Travel Grants for InterAb 2026 CIPL, Comité International Permanent des Linguistes, is delighted to announce an extra round of 5 travel grants for the Abralin InterAb conference March 2-6 in UFPE Recife, Brazil. The application procedure is as follows Who is eligible Advanced students in linguistics without a PhD are eligible to receive a once-only grant of € 500 to help fund their participation in the Interab conference. Candidates who study or work at UFPE are not eligible, nor are candidates who live in Recife. In the e

FYI: Extra Round CIPL-Abralin Travel Grants for InterAb 2026

FYI: Next Acquisition Sketch Meeting - Wednesday December 10 The next Acquisition Sketch Project Meeting is on "An in-progress look at the Georgian Acquisition Sketch”, presented by Nino Tsintsadze, Tinatin Chincharauli, Tamara Kalkhitashvili, and Teona Damenia. It will be held on Wednesday December 10 as follows: Berlin = 9 am Tbilisi = 12 pm Delhi = 13:30 pm Tokyo = 5 pm Melbourne = 7 pm Zoom link = https://uni-kl-de.zoom-x.de/j/64017142968?pwd=cvUwbsvmMNL0CQQ3LrOpqWHbawKs4U.1 Meeting ID = 640 1714 2968 Passcode = 8NSu6jn@ Check htt

FYI: Next Acquisition Sketch Meeting - Wednesday December 10

FYI: New Release of the Reference Corpus of Middle High German (ReM) We are pleased to announce the new Version 2 of the Reference Corpus of Middle High German (ReM), which is available for download via the project website: https://linguistics.rub.de/rem The Reference Corpus of Middle High German (1050–1350) consists of more than two million tokens, providing a mostly complete collection of written records from Early Middle High German (1050–1200) as well as a careful selection of Middle High German texts from 1200 to 1350. The corpus was compiled in the

FYI: New Release of the Reference Corpus of Middle High German (ReM)

FYI: STAL Seminar: Xavier Villalba, "Expressivity Cross-Linguistically: A Corpus Study of Expressive and Evaluative Adjectives in Romance and Germanic" The Slurring Terms Across Languages (STAL) network (https://sites.google.com/view/stalnetwork/home), an international and interdisciplinary network whose primary aim is to promote work on slurs, pejoratives, expressives and evaluative terms from less studied languages, invites you to the third talk of the 2025-2026 academic year. The invited speaker is Xavier Villalba (Autonomous University of Barcelona), who will give a talk entitled "Expressivity cross-linguistically: A corpus study of express

FYI: STAL Seminar: Xavier Villalba, "Expressivity Cross-Linguistically: A Corpus Study of Expressive and Evaluative Adjectives in Romance and Germanic"

FYI: MLAG Seminar online: Bianca Cepollaro, "Are Reclaimed Slurs Offensive?" The Mind, Language and Action Group (MLAG), a research unit of the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Porto, invites you to the second event of the new MLAG Seminar Series featuring talks by international researchers on topics of interest to the group. The talk, given by Bianca Cepollaro (University Vita-Salute San Raffaele) and entitled "Are Reclaimed Slurs Offensive?" (joint work with Alessandra Zappoli, Nicolò D’Agruma, Giulia Giunta, Simone Sulpizio and Filippo Domaneschi). will ta

FYI: MLAG Seminar online: Bianca Cepollaro, "Are Reclaimed Slurs Offensive?"

Jobs: Huastecan, Mixe-Zoque, Oto-Manguean/Otomanguean; Historical Linguistics, Writing Systems: Three Postdoctoral Researchers, University of Cologne Description: The University of Cologne is one of the oldest and largest universities in Germany. With its six Faculties covering a broad spectrum of disciplines and its internationally outstanding research profile areas, it enjoys an excellent reputation for its academic achievements. The Department of Linguistics combines typological, historical-comparative and phonetic approaches in the study of communicative interaction and plays a leading role in all collaborative initiatives across the C

Jobs: Huastecan, Mixe-Zoque, Oto-Manguean/Otomanguean; Historical Linguistics, Writing Systems: Three Postdoctoral Researchers, University of Cologne

Confs: 13th International Conference on Computer-Mediated Communication and Social Media Corpora for the Humanities Recent advances in social media and communication technologies are expanding the scope of computer-mediated communication (CMC) research. New platforms and formats, from short video apps like TikTok to community platforms like Discord, are generating massive volumes of user-generated content and multimodal interactions. Due to their unprecedented popularity, “the question of how meaning is produced in these videos is becoming increasingly important… However, systematic approaches to the analysis

Confs: 13th International Conference on Computer-Mediated Communication and Social Media Corpora for the Humanities

Calls: 15th Historical Sociolinguistics Network Conference Call for Papers: The 15th Historical Sociolinguistics Network (HiSoN) Conference will take place at the University of Salzburg (Austria) from 28 – 30 September 2026. Confirmed plenary speakers are: Prof Joseph Salmons (University of Wisconsin, Madison, US) Prof Michał Głuszkowski (Toruń University, Poland) Prof Sybille Große (Heidelberg University, Germany) The 2026 conference theme is "Spoken and written discourse in historical sources". Historical sociolinguistics naturally draw

Calls: 15th Historical Sociolinguistics Network Conference

Confs: Semmelweis Medical Linguistics Conference 2026 The fourth Semmelweis Medical Linguistics Conference (SMLC 2026) will take place on 5–6 June 2026 in Budapest, Hungary, in a hybrid format. This conference series aims to bring together researchers, educators, and professionals working in the field of healthcare communication and medical linguistics. The thematic scope includes, among others, patient-centred communication, medical translation and interpreting, terminology, pragmatics, artificial intelligence, metaphors, speech analysis, medical

Confs: Semmelweis Medical Linguistics Conference 2026

Calls: 1st International Workshop on Linguistic Analysis for Health 2nd Call for Papers: The First International Workshop on Linguistic Analysis for Health (HeaLing’26) will be held as a half-day workshop at EACL 2026 in Rabat, Morocco, March 24-29, 2026. Scope & Aims: Language-oriented approaches—such as discourse and conversation analysis, narrative medicine, and linguistic ethnography—have long been central to understanding how medical knowledge is produced, communicated, and experienced. Advances in NLP and AI now enable these approaches to scale acro

Calls: 1st International Workshop on Linguistic Analysis for Health

Confs: Jahreskonferenz 2026 der Matthias-Kramer-Gesellschaft Die Tagung möchte den Fokus auf Fremdsprachenunterricht und Lehrkräftebildung im sich seit der Frühen Neuzeit abzeichnenden öffentlichen, später auch staatlichen Schulwesen lenken. Seit der Frühen Neuzeit finden sich etwa in den städtischen Latein-, Bürger- und Handelsschulen Vorläufer heutiger öffentlicher Schulen, die weiteren Kreisen zugänglich waren, bis hin zu einer sich seit dem 18. Jahrhundert in regional unterschiedlichen Ausprägungen entwickelnden Unterrichts- und später Schulpflicht. I

Confs: Jahreskonferenz 2026 der Matthias-Kramer-Gesellschaft

Jobs: Applied Linguistics, Ling & Literature: Lecturer in Language and Communication Centre, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Other Specialties: English for Academic Purposes, Education, Rhetoric and Composition Description: School of Humanities Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Lecturer in Language and Communication Centre Young, research intensive, and outward-looking Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is ranked among the world’s top universities. The School of Humanities (SoH) at NTU Singapore combines the highest quality research and teaching with practical engagem

Jobs: Applied Linguistics, Ling & Literature: Lecturer in Language and Communication Centre, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Qs: Umfrage Bachelorarbeit sprachliche Reaktionen auf Instagrams algorithmische Content Moderation Liebe LINGUIST List, ich bin Paula und mache gerade meinen Bachelor in Sprache und Gesellschaft an der FU Berlin. Für meine Abschlussarbeit suche ich noch Teilnehmer*innen für meine Umfrage. Dabei untersuche ich, wie Nutzer*innen sprachlich auf Instagrams algorithmische Content Moderation reagieren. Zeitaufwand: Die Teilnahme an der Umfrage dauert ca. 10 Minuten. Datenschutz: Alle Daten werden anonymisiert und nur im Rahmen der Bachelorarbeit ausgewertet. Wen suche ich?/ Who am I

Qs: Umfrage Bachelorarbeit sprachliche Reaktionen auf Instagrams algorithmische Content Moderation

FYI: NSRF Webinar on L1 and L2 Kven The Nordic Speech Research Forum convenes on Thu, Dec 11th at 10:00 - 11:00 (Helsinki/Eastern European Time EET; UCT+2). You are warmly welcome to join the webinar via our website https://www.jyu.fi/nsrf. Taking back Kven – Quantity differences in L1 and L2 speech Antti Saloranta & Leena Maria Heikkola, The Arctic University of Norway News: - The webinars continue on Jan 26, 2026 with a special guest talk by Professor Okim Kang (Northern Arizona University). You will find the details and

FYI: NSRF Webinar on L1 and L2 Kven

Books: El vocativo en el español coloquial actual: De Latte (2026) Este estudio indaga en la variación pragmática, socioindexical e interindividual del vocativo en el español coloquial actual, desde una perspectiva empírica multidimensional. El análisis cualitativo-cuantitativo se fundamenta en las premisas y herramientas cognitivas aportadas por la gramática de construcciones y la sociolingüística cognitiva de la tercera ola, en la que desempeña un papel central la noción de la indexicalidad social. Adoptando esta perspectiva conciliadora, esta monografía s

Books: El vocativo en el español coloquial actual: De Latte (2026)

Confs: Workshop at LREC 2026: Patient-Oriented Language Processing Scope: CL4Health fills the gap among the different biomedical language processing workshops by providing a general venue for a broad spectrum of patient-oriented language processing research. The third workshop on patient-oriented language processing follows the successful CL4Health workshops (co-located with LREC-COLING 2024 and NAACL 2025), which clearly demonstrated the need for a computational linguistics venue focused on language related to public health. CL4Health is concerned with t

Confs: Workshop at LREC 2026: Patient-Oriented Language Processing

Confs: Contemporary Horizons in English Studies The conference Contemporary Horizons in English Studies casts a wide net, encompassing diverse areas and perspectives within the field of English Studies. As we reflect on decades of growth in English studies and the 70-year history of our department, we also look toward the new horizons that continue to expand the boundaries of our discipline. Inspired by our department’s interdisciplinary spirit, the theme highlights a variety of research, teaching, and creative work taking place across Englis

Confs: Contemporary Horizons in English Studies

Confs: XVI Annual Hispanic Studies Graduate Student Conference The Association of Graduate Students in Hispanic Studies at University of California, Riverside welcomes abstract and panel proposals submissions to for the XVI Annual Graduate Student Conference April 16th and 17th - In person modality Submission deadline: January 31st Potential areas of interest and topics include, but are not limited to: - Linguistics and Language Studies: includes applied linguistics, second language acquisition, sociolinguistics, syntax/semantics, phonetics, her

Confs: XVI Annual Hispanic Studies Graduate Student Conference

Confs: 35th Colloquium on Generative Grammar The Colloquium on Generative Grammar (CGG) is an annual conference held in the Iberian peninsula since 1991. It provides a platform for linguists working in Generative grammar all over the world to come together and discuss current trends and topics in syntax, morphology, semantics, phonology and their interfaces. The 35th Colloquium on Generative Grammar (CGG35) will be organized by Universitat de Barcelona (UB) and will take place as an in-person meeting from May 27 to May 29, 2026 in Barcelon

Confs: 35th Colloquium on Generative Grammar

Confs: 3rd International Student Readings The Department of Slavic Studies at Vilnius University is delighted to invite young researchers – undergraduate students, Master's Degree students, and postgraduate students – to participate in The International Student Readings. The Readings are aimed at participants focused on innovation and further development of the field of Slavic and Russian Studies. The Readings will take place at the Faculty of Philology of Vilnius University on May 22-23, 2026. The participation in the Readings is

Confs: 3rd International Student Readings

Review: Sociolinguistics, Text/Corpus Linguistics: Shanley E. M. Allen, Mareike Keller, Artemis Alexiadou, Heike Wiese (eds.) (2025) SUMMARY Linguistic Dynamics in Heritage Speakers: Insights from the RUEG Group, edited by Shanley E. M. Allen, Mareike Keller, Artemis Alexiadou, and Heike Wiese, brings together fifteen papers from the DFG Research Unit Emerging Grammars in Language Contact Situations (RUEG). The papers examine the language use of heritage speakers of German, Greek, Russian, and Turkish with either English or German as their majority language, alongside comparison data from monolingual speakers of each langu

Review: Sociolinguistics, Text/Corpus Linguistics: Shanley E. M. Allen, Mareike Keller, Artemis Alexiadou, Heike Wiese (eds.) (2025)

FYI: Making Waves December 2025 Meeting Our next Making Waves meeting will continue exploring the challenges related to the analysis of intonation. On December 10, Maria Francesca Ferin will give a talk titled “Analysing intonation: comparing perceptual annotations and acoustic measurements.” We look forward to seeing many of you there and to another lively discussion. Abstract: This talk addresses the advantages and disadvantages of adopting different methods of analysing intonation. I will compare the use perceptually based l

FYI: Making Waves December 2025 Meeting

FYI: Addressing Current Issues in Teaching First-Year Writing to Multilingual Learners: Plurality, Linguistic Justice, and Decolonization Call for Chapters (https://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/9430) Proposals Submission Deadline: January 4, 2026 Full Chapters Due: May 10, 2026 Introduction Multilingual students in Canadian higher education institutions (HEIs) are a prominent demographic, with the number of international students attending postsecondary institutions increasing from 7% to 18% of enrolled students across Canada during the last decade (Statistics Canada, 2024). The increasing linguist

FYI: Addressing Current Issues in Teaching First-Year Writing to Multilingual Learners: Plurality, Linguistic Justice, and Decolonization

Jobs: Western Nilotic; Mabaan; Language Documentation, Morphology, Phonology, Syntax: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Edinburgh Other Specialties: Phonetics; Linguistic fieldwork, Linguistic theory and typology Description: The University of Edinburgh is advertising a postdoc position (fixed term) for a linguist with specialist expertise in descriptive linguistics, linguistic fieldwork, and language documentation, to work in the Description team within the wider ERC Synergy project NILOMORPH. The position starts March 1st, 2026, and runs for 5 years and 4 months. The research focus is on the Burun languages, a grou

Jobs: Western Nilotic; Mabaan; Language Documentation, Morphology, Phonology, Syntax: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Edinburgh

Jobs: Computational Linguistics: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Computational Linguistics, Seoul National University Description: The Department of Linguistics at Seoul National University invites applications for an open-rank, tenure-track position in Computational Linguistics, with an expected start date of September 1, 2026. We seek candidates whose research connects strongly with other areas of linguistics and/or adjacent fields. We are particularly interested in scholars working at the intersection of language theory and computational technology, and who can contribute to both our general linguistics a

Jobs: Computational Linguistics: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Computational Linguistics, Seoul National University

Jobs: Syntax: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Linguistics, Seoul National University Description: The Department of Linguistics at Seoul National University invites applications for an open-rank, tenure-track position starting September 1, 2026. The appointment will be made in the area of Syntax/Syntax-Semantics interface. We seek applicants whose work connects strongly with other areas of linguistics and/or adjacent fields. We also encourage a range of focuses and methodological approaches, including (but by no means limited to) fieldwork, experimental studies, computational

Jobs: Syntax: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Linguistics, Seoul National University

Confs: International Workshop on Romance SE/SI Constructions Website: https://filcat.ub.edu/international-workshop-on-romance-se-si-constructions Room: Sala de Professors (Edifici Josep Carner, 5th floor) Facultat de Filologia i Comunicació Universitat de Barcelona Programme: Thursday, 22 January 2026 9:15-9:30 WELCOME 9:30-10:30 Invited talk: ALEXANDRA CORNILESCU On how dative clitics constrain SE in Romanian 10:30-11:00 IRIMIA, GUARDIANO, STALFIERI, LI DESTRI & LONGHIN DOM and agreement in SE constructions: the view from southern Italy

Confs: International Workshop on Romance SE/SI Constructions

Confs: 5th Workshop on Perspectivist Approaches to NLP NLPerspectives Until recently, language resources supporting many tasks in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and other areas of Artificial Intelligence (AI) have been based on the assumption of a single ‘ground truth’ label sought via aggregation, adjudication, or statistical means. However, the field is increasingly focused on subjective and controversial tasks, such as quality estimation or abuse detection, in which multiple points of view may be equally valid (for a complete overview see F

Confs: 5th Workshop on Perspectivist Approaches to NLP

Confs: 33rd Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference The 33rd Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference will be held at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, from August 7 to August 9, with a pre-conference workshop/tutorial planned for August 6, 2026. We welcome abstract submissions for 20-minute oral presentations, followed by 10 minutes for discussion, and for poster presentations. Contributions to any aspect of Japanese/Korean linguistics, or comparison of these languages with other languages welcome. We welcome abstracts showcasin

Confs: 33rd Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference