Date : 17-20 March 2026Place : Barcelona (Spain) Prescriptivism and descriptivism from the peripheries The Department of Translation and Language Sciences of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, with the collaboration of the research group Infolex, is pleased to announce the celebration of…
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Cfp – XV Congreso Internacional de la Sociedat Española de Historiografía Lingüística XV CISEHL2026
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Cfp – (Hi)stories of meaning: The “Semantic Century” and Its Roots (CISPELS III)
Università della Calabria (Italy), 9–11 October 2025 “Meaning” is one of the most debated terms in linguistics, particularly in its historical dimension. On the one hand, the focus on meaning—and its public or objective nature—constituted a defining feature of twentieth-century…
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Cfp: Discussions on Legacy Materials (DiLegMa) – opportunities and challenges for descriptive linguistics
The numerous political and ecological crises of the last years have palpably demonstrated that access to field sites can quickly be severely restricted for linguists engaged in language description around the world. Furthermore, issues of environmental responsibility and sustainability are…
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Cfp: Henry Sweet Society Colloquium 2025
The 2025 annual colloquium of the Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas will be held from Wednesday 3 September to Friday 5 September 2025 at the Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA, Reims, France). The general theme of…
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Making of the Humanities XI, Lund, 9–11 Oct 2024
In 2024, the eleventh conference on the history of the humanities will be hosted by the Lund Center for the History of Knowledge (LUCK), Lund University between 9 and 11 October 2024.The call for papers and panels is now open: https://www.historyofhumanities.org/upcoming-meetings/the-making-of-the-humanities-xi-lund-2024/…
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ICHoLS 16 Thematic Workshops
The deadline for abstract submission to ICHoLS 16 is March 1, 2024. The submission web page for ICHoLS 16 is https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ichols16 Here is information about the open thematic workshops (see below). Please see the attachments and send your abstract to the organizers…
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Cfp: “Legacy materials as data sources for language description and documentation”
Workshop“Legacy materials as data sources for language description and documentation”Paris, Université Paris CitéApril 11-12th, 2024 This workshop, to be held on April 11th and 12th 2024 in Paris, will bring together descriptive linguists who engage with legacy materials on their…
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Invitation to CHSTM online working group History of the Language Sciences
Online working group: History of the Language SciencesConveners: Judith Kaplan (CHSTM), Floris Solleveld (University of Bristol) Hosted by the Consortium for History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Monthly meetings: Tuesday 12 Sep, 10 Oct, 14 Nov, 12 Dec, 9 Jan, 13…
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Cfp – SHESL conference 2024 – Ethnolinguistics – Linguistic anthropology: history and current trends
Call for papersSHESL conference 2024Ethnolinguistics – Linguistic anthropology: history and current trendsorganized by Chloé Laplantine (HTL), Cécile Leguy (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle – LACITO), Valentina Vapnarsky (LESC & EPHE) Paris, 1-2 February, 2024 Please send abstracts for contributions by 21 July…
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Cfp: XXXII. International Colloquium of the “Studienkreis ‘Geschichte der Sprachwissenschaft’” (SGdS), 6-9 Sept 2023, UTAD, Vila Real, Portugal
The XXXII International Colloquium of the Studienkreis ‘Geschichte der Sprachwissenschaft’” (SGdS) will be held at the Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD, Vila Real, Portugal) from Wednesday, September 6 to Saturday September 9, 2023. The general theme of the…
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History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences 