Linguistics

As you plan for your fall courses, I wanted to share a high-impact teaching opportunity that faculty have called “the most transformative assignment ever” – the Wikipedia assignment (teach.wikiedu.org). With the Wikipedia assignment, students develop their research, writing, and media literacy skills while making real-world, hands-on impact on knowledge equity. Nonprofit organization Wiki Education helps faculty of all disciplines across the U.S. and Canada to incorporate the Wikipedia assignme

The Journal of Second Language Writing is seeking applications for two student editorial board members. Position responsibilities include the following: • reviewing 2-3 manuscripts per year; • participating in the annual Editorial Board meeting, held Face-to-Face at the Symposium of Second Language Writing and/or via Zoom; • voting for the best article published in the Journal the previous year; • assisting the Editors in the review of special issue proposals. Successful applicants are expecte

CALL FOR PAPER: SCHOLARLY COLLECTION ON FOWLER’S A DICTIONARY OF MODERN ENGLISH USAGE One Hundred Years after Fowler Don Chapman, PhD, and Holly Baker, PhD, editors Brigham Young University The year 2026 marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of H. W. Fowler’s A Dictionary of Modern English Usage. Accordingly, we extend a formal call for chapter contributions to an edited collection that we are currently developing for Oxford University Press, provisionally titled One Hundred Years af

In this newsletter: LDC at IC2S2 Fall 2024 LDC Data Scholarship Program New publications: MATERIAL Bulgarian-English Language Pack Dialogs Re-Enacted Across Languages ________________________________________ LDC at IC2S2 LDC is delighted to be a bronze sponsor for the 10th International Conference on Computational Social Science (IC2S2) held this year on Penn’s campus July 17-20. The conference will feature research from around the world across a broad range of relevant fields to advance the ma

Dear colleagues, Most women translators have been entirely forgotten or barely mentioned in the Encyclopaedia Britannica and in other major encyclopaedias. But they are finally acknowledged in Wikipedia thanks to its many contributors. And this is just the start. Here is the first public version: https://archive.org/details/women-translators Any help to advertise the link is greatly appreciated. A PDF can be downloaded in the Download Options on the right. (Please don't worry about the 0 vi

To allow for more systematic research on cross-linguistic influence in bilingual children, we developed a web application called Meta-CLI (https://ru.nl/meta-CLI). This web app was developed at Radboud University as a follow-up of the 2022 meta-analysis on this topic (van Dijk et al., 2022). To obtain a comprehensive picture of cross-linguistic influence, the child bilingual research community should work more closely together and combine results from individual – possibly underpowered – studies

We're pleased to announce that the following three chapters of the Volume 55 in the series Applications of Cognitive Linguistics [ACL] _Aspects of Cognitive Terminology Studies. Theoretical Considerations and the Role of Metaphor in Terminology_, edited by Silvia Molina-Plaza and Nava Maroto, are now freely available via Mouton's website until the end of August: 1. Introduction 2. "Including the cultural dimension of terminology in a frame-based resource" by Pilar León-Araúz und Pamela Faber 3

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Special Issue of RLJ, Volume 76, Issue 1 (June 2025): Russian Language Journal (RLJ) editorial team and Dr. Maria Bondarenko (Université de Montréal), the guest editor, invite to submit a contribution proposal for the Special issue of RLJ on Russian verbs of motion (VoMs). Verbs of motion have long been acknowledged as a challenging topic in the realm of Russian linguistics and Russian second language (L2) instruction. The most popular way of conceptualizing and teaching un

On our flexible MA in Linguistics programme, you will study in the UK's top department for linguistic research. You can select a pathway that suits your research and career plans. Our Linguistics MA also has a Research Practicum option, where you can undertake a research placement with one of our staff or external partners. Students on our MA benefit from a small cohort, and full inclusion in our research environment. Students can choose from one of the following four pathways: -Conversion -Gene

The UCI School of Social Sciences, in partnership with the Division of Continuing Education, has launched a post-baccalaureate program in computational language science. Housed in the Department of Language Science, the program aims to fill a gap in methods training for students interested in careers and/or graduate studies in computational linguistics. “Our program will deliver training in state-of-the-art computational techniques for language science and give students access to this exciting,

The jury of the extra round of CIPL’s Travel Grants awarded six travel grants to: Natalia Djajarahardja from the university of Porto Marc Bonke from the University of Cologne Luise Geib form the University of Konstanz Giuditta Avano from the University of Pisa Wesley Kuhron Jones from the University of Oregon Godswill Uchechukwu from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University These six young linguists will be given the opportunity to present their research at the upcoming 21 International Congress of

Mirjam Ernestus Radboud University The Netherlands ExLing 2024 Paris keynote The effect of sentential rhythm on the number of syllables in a word https://exlingsociety.com/ Summary It has been known for many years that speakers of Germanic languages may adapt the position of the primary stress in a word in order to avoid a stress clash with the initial stress of the next word (compare English thirteen in twelve, thirtéén, fourtéén and in thírteen mén, e.g. Bresnan, 1972). In this talk I will

ExLing 2024 Paris Panel discussion The Future of Phonetics 23 October 2024 Chair Philippe Martin Panelists Nicolas Ballier, Université Paris Cité, France Christelle Dodane, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, France Mirjam Ernestus, Radboud University, The Netherlands Emmanuel Ferragne, Université Paris Cité, France Maria Giavazzi, École Normale Supérieure, France Discover the Future of Phonetics! Phonetics has always been dynamic and experimental, with interdisciplinary possibilities and diverse

We invite proposals for chapters of a peer-reviewed edited book provisionally titled "The Language of Conflict Resolution". In its broadest sense, conflict is defined by the Danish Centre for Conflict Resolution as a disagreement that leads to tension within and between people. Conflict resolution is a young field of exploration and has included matters of conflict management, peace-building, third party mediation, peace-enforcement, etc. The task of conflict resolution focuses on assisting conf

***Application deadline: August 31, 2024*** *Description* The Master's degree program in Linguistics is a program in theoretical linguistics with English as the language of instruction. It is a 4-semester consecutive one-subject-study, which builds on and deepens the knowledge that the participant gained during their Bachelor’s qualification, by specializing in research-oriented study in the fields of syntax (e.g., head movement, negation, information structure), semantics (e.g., visual communi

Call for chapters for an edited volume "TBLT for young learners: Challenges, opportunities and goals" with John Benjamins (TBLT series). Editor: Dr. Sima Khezrlou (University of Vienna, Austria). Abstract submission deadline: September 10, 2024. More info here: http://bit.ly/3xMEOHS

The British Council has published an important research report into AI and English Language Teaching. The report can be accessed here: https://teachingenglish.britishcouncil.org/artificial-intelligence-and-english-language-teaching-research-british-council

The British Council in France is conducting research into CLIL in primary education in France. We would be very grateful if researchers could transmit our questionnaire to inspectors working in primary education, asking them to share it with teachers and conseillers pédagogiques. The deadline is 30 September and the link to the information page and the questionnaire is here: https://www.britishcouncil.fr/evenements/recherches-EMILE Thank you in advance for your help. George Wilson Head of Engl

Location: University of Freiburg, Germany Languages of Instruction: English & German Starting date: winter term (October) Application deadline: July 15 (Non-EU applicants), September 15 (EU applicants) Duration: 2 years Study load: 120 ECTS credits *Description* The Master's degree program "Linguistics: Language, Communication and Cognition" is offered jointly by the linguistic subjects of the Faculty of Philology and the Center for Cognitive Science of the Institute of Psychology. The program

We invite submissions of original chapters for a forthcoming edited volume titled "Exploration of the Intersection of Corpus Linguistics and Language Science." This book aims to examine the dynamic interplay between corpus linguistics and various subfields within the broader domain of language sciences. We seek innovative research that pushes the boundaries of current knowledge by exploring how corpus methodologies illuminate theoretical and practical questions in: • Corpora and Language Teachin

Greetings, Linguists! The July 2024 issue of Speculative Grammarian—the premier scholarly journal featuring research in the neglected field of satirical linguistics—is now available online for your browsing pleasure. http://specgram.com/CXCIV.1/ The editors and publishers of Speculative Grammarian are pleased to announce that another issue of our esteemed journal is now available. This issue offers many excellent articles, including an exciting announcement of a sesquidecennial refresh o

Call for Submissions The Austrian Association for Legal Linguistics (AALL) is pleased to announce a call for submissions for its forthcoming interdisciplinary volume titled The Future of Teaching Law and Language will be and published by Frank & Timme. The volume seeks to showcase original high-quality papers that explore innovative approaches, methodologies, and both theoretical and practical perspectives on legal language teaching. We encourage submissions that address but are not limited t

This multilingual volume, edited by Victoria B. Fendel, Robin Meyer, and Antoine Viredaz, seeks to explore the relationship(s) between language(s) and identity(/ies) for individuals and groups of people (of any size and shape) in the polities bordering on the Mediterranean Sea and their neighbours in antiquity and beyond. Since correlations between language and identity are prone to changing diachronically and being highly variable synchronically, we have chosen a purposefully wide timeframe of

Dear Colleagues, We invite authors to submit manuscripts focusing on the role of educators as key actors in the pre-departure, during, and post-study abroad phases. Please read the call description carefully: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18rh8gjknDv3NciclFLTXa87y_kubbmXs/view?usp=sharing Abstract Submission Guidelines: • Authors should prepare a 200–300-word abstract providing a concise overview of your manuscript, including objectives, methodology, and key findings. • Please add 3-5 word

PRE-REGISTRATION open (From July 4 to July 8, 2024) MA Programme in THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL LINGUISTICS: https://www.ehu.eus/en/web/master/master-theoretical-experimental-linguistics To pre-register, enter here: https://www.ehu.eus/en/web/masterrak-eta-graduondokoak/university-masters-degrees/pre-enrolment-and-admission/pre-enrolment-and-admission Location: Faculty of Arts, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain) Teaching languages: Spanish and English (English friendly MA program: students need to be ab

Outline This year, we are thrilled to welcome experts from Grammarly to our exhibition in ExLing 2024 Paris. Kateryna Starenka will present their advancements in the fascinating world of AI and language applications, focusing on the new generation of features powered by LLMs. Grammarly is the world’s leading AI writing assistance company, trusted by over 30 million people and 70,000 professional teams to get their point across and move work forward. Linguists at Grammarly build linguistic solu

The Executive Board of the Comité International Permanent des Linguistes, CIPL, is very pleased to announce that the spring travel grants for conference presentation have been awarded to: Irène Fally, University of Vienna (Austria) Nichola Bunderson-Toler, University of Alberta (Canada) Erika Saitos, University of Pannonia (Hungary) Frances Doyle, University of Oxford (UK) Marcella Capriano, University of Northern Arizona (USA) Aron Zahran, Inalco (Paris, France) and University of Ghent (Bel

Do you teach Japanese/Korean linguistics at university? Please come join us for networking and information sharing! We are a special interest group for Japanese/Korean linguistics pedagogy. We have been meeting virtually once-per-year-ish and we are planning the next workshop for September 2024 (dates TBC). If you would like to give a 15-minute-long talk about your pedagogical approach (e.g. curriculum, tips, resources, employability-related), please get in touch with Hae-Sung Jeon (HJeon1@ucla

The 2025 grant round is now open Apply here: https://grants.eldp.net/en/ The Endangered Languages Documentation Programme (ELDP) provides grants for the documentation of endangered languages globally. ELDP especially welcomes applications from documenters from language communities, local scholars and students from the country where the language is spoken/signed, as well as collaborative and interdisciplinary projects. There are no restrictions on nationality or host institution, language docu

The University School for Advanced Studies IUSS Pavia, Italy is opening a call for 6 PhD positions within the PhD program in Theoretical and Experimental Linguistics (TEL). TEL aims at training scholars in the field of linguistics, considering both theoretical and experimental approaches. In particular, the program focuses on studies in the areas of theoretical syntax, experimental pragmatics, and computational linguistics, taking into account both formal descriptions and psycho/neurolinguistic