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FYI: Reading with NARNiHS (Historical Sociolinguistics Reading Group) -- Session #6: Reading with NARNiHS reading group of the North American Research Network in Historical Sociolinguistics https://lnkd.in/gEA2dmcj Join our online reading group to discuss hot-off-the-press publications in historical sociolinguistics with the authors! The sixth session of "Reading with NARNiHS" is taking place on Thursday, 12 November 2026, at 11:00 am US Eastern time / 5:00 pm European Central time and features **David Britain** discussing colonial (as well as pre- and post-co

FYI: Linguistics Zine Challenge: November 2026: In honour of the 10th anniversary of Lingthusiasm, we’re launching the Linguistics Zine Challenge: make or share a linguistics zine and tell us about it by the end of November 2026, and you could win prizes! There are two ways to enter: 1. Share an existing linguistics-y zine Share one or more existing linguistics zines (we have several printable pdfs here by both us and other people) and share it however you want! 2. Make your own linguistics-y zine Make your own zine about something

Review: Tahmineh Tayebi; Vahid Parvaresh (2026): SUMMARY “Words that Wound: Exploring Online Offensive Language” by Tahmineh Tayebi and Vahid Parvaresh investigates two fundamental questions in digital discourse studies: what is the nature of online offence and how is it linguistically constructed in computer-mediated interaction? Situated primarily within pragmatics and (im)politeness theory, the volume addresses an underexplored “middle ground” of digital communication: language that harms, insults or marginalises individuals while fallin

Calls: 17th International Conference on Linguistic Research and Applications - Hybrid: Call for Papers: The International Linguistic Society is delighted to invite you to participate in the 17th International Conference of Linguistic Research and Applications, Linguistics 2025 Paris, to be held on 28-30 October 2026 in Paris, France. The primary aim of the conference is to advance key areas of contemporary linguistics, welcoming at the same time innovative approaches to linguistic research and applications. The Linguistics 2026 Paris conference envisions a vibrant platform f

Calls: Panel at IPC20: Projective Content, (Not-)at-issueness, Information Structure, and the Common Ground: Call for Papers: Updated Submission Information: Please note that we have revised our submission instructions to reflect the restrictions of the IPC20 submission portal. The panel seeks to advance our understanding of the nature of information that is ‘taken for granted’ in an utterance. Linguistic phenomena related to such information, most prominently presuppositions and conventional implicatures, received different analyses, e.g. as projective or not-at-issue content. Current debates c

Jobs: General Linguistics: Assistant Professor, Indigenous Studies, Arizona State University: Description: Essential Functions of the job: The successful candidate will be expected to: - Conduct and publish original research and scholarship in Indigenous literature, media, language, or related fields. - Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in areas of departmental need, including in-person and online instruction. - Mentor and advise undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students in research and professional development. - Provide service to the department, college, univ

Jobs: Phonology: Assistant Professor-Theoretical Phonology, Linguistics, Stony Brook University: Description: Assistant Professor-Theoretical Phonology, Linguistics Location: Stony Brook, New York, United States Open Date: Oct 06, 2026 Deadline: Nov 21, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time Description: The Department of Linguistics at Stony Brook University invites applications for an Assistant Professor position in phonology beginning Fall 2027. The successful candidate will have a PhD (or foreign equivalent) in Linguistics (or related field) in hand by the start of the appointment, a

Calls: Linguistics and Didactics 2027: General: LiDi 2027, to be held at the Faculty of Arts of the Masaryk University on 22-23 April 2027, is the 9th edition of the conference and the first outside the German-speaking world (Zurich, 2026; Salzburg, 2025; TU Dortmund 2024; Zurich 2023; Kassel 2022; PH Vorarlberg 2021; Bochum 2019; Konstanz 2018). The LiDi conference series aims at discussing the scope of recent findings in the field of linguistics as they potentially connect to the development of instructional methods in langu

Confs: Philology Meets AI: 2nd Workshop on the Analysis of Rare Scripts: Website: https://lnkd.in/gCNs3dzu Submissions: https://lnkd.in/gXTmvkd6 Contact: philai2027@easychair.org We are pleased to announce the second workshop “Philology Meets AI: Analysis of Rare Scripts”, which will bring together researchers working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, computer vision, philology and historical linguistics. The workshop explores how recent advances in machine learning, image processing, and language modeling

Calls: Scolia - "Scolia N°42 Les langues des manuscrits (approche linguistique)" (Jrnl): Appel à soumissions Pour un numéro thématique de SCOLIA à paraître en 2028 https://lnkd.in/eB_gHEDt https://lnkd.in/gjXYnfGc AERES / HCERES – ERIH PLUS – Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals – ANVUR (classe A: Area 10, settore 10/G1: Glottologia e linguistica; classe A: Area 10, settore 10/H1 Lingua, letteratura e cultura francese) – MIAR – Journalbase – Mir@bel – Sign@l – Ovid Link Solver – ProQuest Summon – Cultures, Langues, Textes (CNRS).