/linguistics/aggregator Linguistics - aggregated feeds en https://linguistlist.org/issues/37/1565/ SUMMARY The book has xi + 191 pages, beginning with an editorial forward by Brian D. Joseph, the managing editor for the series, Empirical Approaches to Linguistic Theory, in which he outlines his prior acquaintance and collaboration with the author, Paul M. Postal (PMP). The book has five chapters comprising an introduction, three substantive chapters, and a concluding chapter. The three substantive chapters, Chapters 2–4, are revised versions of papers published on LingBuzz by PMP in 2012, Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:05:02 -0400 https://linguistlist.org/issues/37/1564/ SUMMARY This book is both a selection of papers from the International Conference for Historical Lexicography and Lexicology (ISHLL) held in Lorient, France in May 2022, and the first in a new book series dedicated to the field. The new series is a result of collaboration between two sister associations, International Society for Historical Lexicography and Lexicology (ISHLL) and the Helsinki Society for Historical Lexicography (HSHL). The volume contains texts in English and French that prov Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:05:01 -0400 https://linguistlist.org/issues/37/1563/ SUMMARY The edited volume, "Broadening the Horizon of TBLT," comprises a range of discussions and techniques of TBLT. The book is split into six sections, an introduction, and 12 chapters, describing plenaries delivered at the International Conference on Task-Based Language Teaching between 2015 and 2023. The main purpose is to put task-based concepts and realities into practice. The first section is the introductory chapter, "Broadening the horizon of task-based language teaching," which dis Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:05:02 -0400 https://mcling.blogs.mcgill.ca/luis-alonso-ovalle-at-uconn-linguistics/ Luis Alonso-Ovalle presented (virtually) `”Hidden Structure in the Composition of Degree DPs”, (joint work with Bernhard Schwarz) at the UConn Department of Linguistics Colloquium Series on April 24, 2026. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:56:48 -0400 https://linguistlist.org/issues/37/1562/ Introduction The papers included in the volume, ‘‘Locative and Existential Predication’’ cover a wide range of topics, each focusing on different aspects and categories of predication and existential construction patterns in languages from different parts of the contemporary world. Each paper strives to make in-depth and insightful contributions to a deeper understanding of the respective topics covered in the volume. Certain papers, namely, Chapters 3, 4, 5, 9, 10 & 11 in the volume specific Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:05:02 -0400 https://linguistlist.org/issues/37/1560/ We are pleased to invite researchers to contribute to the Workshop "NLP tools and methods for diachronic lexical semantics" that will take place as part of the LLcD2026 conference (December 2026, Aix-en-Provence, France). The focus of the Workshop is on diachrony and lexical semantics, addressing two questions: (1) does the performance of NLP tools vary depending on the historical period and language considered? (2) when are manual or semi-automatic annotations more reliable than NLP methods? Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:05:02 -0400 https://linguistlist.org/issues/37/1561/ Call for Papers: SpeakVar Workshop: A workshop on intraspeaker and interspeaker variability The MTA–ELTE NYTK Lendület “Momentum” Neurophonetics Research Group and the ELTE Research Centre for Linguistics invite you to participate in the Intraspeaker and interspeaker variability Workshop, taking place 25–27 November, 2026. The keynote speakers of the workshop are Anne Hermes, who will give a talk on speech coordination in relation to syllable structure, age, and disease-related effects, Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:05:02 -0400 https://linguistlist.org/issues/37/1560/ We are pleased to invite researchers to contribute to the Workshop "NLP tools and methods for diachronic lexical semantics" that will take place as part of the LLcD2026 conference (December 2026, Aix-en-Provence, France). The focus of the Workshop is on diachrony and lexical semantics, addressing two questions: (1) does the performance of NLP tools vary depending on the historical period and language considered? (2) when are manual or semi-automatic annotations more reliable than NLP methods? Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:05:02 -0400 https://linguistlist.org/issues/37/1559/ Call for Papers: The 1st International Workshop on Grammatical Gender Acquisition and Processing will take place on 28–29 September 2026 in Poznań, Poland. The workshop is organised by the Cognitive and Affective Approaches to Language Laboratory (CoALab) at the Faculty of Modern Languages and Literatures, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. The aim of the workshop is to bring together researchers investigating grammatical gender acquisition and processing across different child and adul Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:05:02 -0400 https://linguistlist.org/issues/37/1558/ We are pleased to announce the workshop “Language documentation and local ecological knowledge: Interdisciplinary approaches” as part of the 3rd edition of the conference “Languages and Language at the Crossroads of Disciplines” (LLcD), organized within the CNRS Thematic Network LLcD. The conference will take place at Aix-Marseille University from 14 to 16 December 2026 (https://llcd2026.sciencesconf.org). Workshop Description: Language documentation is, by its very nature and ideals, an i Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:05:02 -0400