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The Phonological Foundations of Language Acquisition: Variations in Babbling and Early Lexical Productions in Children Learning One or More Languages submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 806 | Submission Open
Keywords: cross-linguistic interaction; speech development; babbling; phonological acquisition; infants; toddlers
Gradience in Syntax and Semantics: Experimental, Modeling, and Formal Perspectives
edited by Rui Pedro Chaves and Elaine Francis
submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5229 | Submission Open
Keywords: gradience; probability; grammar; experimental; stochastic
The Impact of Cognates on Comprehension and Memory
edited by
submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 2196 | Submission Open
Keywords: cognates; bilingualism; reading comprehension; listening comprehension; memory
Word Formation and Sound Symbolism: Evidence from African Languages submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open
Keywords: word formation; sound symbolism; African languages
Chinese Languages and Their Neighbours in Southeast Asia submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5717 | Submission Open
Keywords: language contact; Southeast Asia; Chinese languages; sociolinguistics; minority languages
The Impact of AI-Driven Assessment and Feedback on Language Learning Across Cultural Contexts
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open
Keywords: language assessment; assessment feedback; AI; GenAI; ML; languages; teaching and learning; cultural contexts
Linguistic Modality and Mood
edited by Anastasia Giannakidou and Alda Mari
submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 935 | Submission Open
Keywords: mood; modality; modal spread; epistemic adverbs and particles; propositional attitudes; speech acts; nonveridicality; gradability
Evidence-Based Practices in Treating Developmental Language Disorders: Current Trends and Future Directions
edited by Carolyn Letts and
submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 409 | Submission Open
Keywords: developmental language disorder (DLD); intervention; evidence; methodology.
Acoustic and Pragmatic Aspects of Speech
edited by
submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 368 | Submission Open
Keywords: prosody; pragmatics; intonation; discourse structure; speaker intent; sociolinguistic variation; emotional expression
Speech Prosody in Spanish: Corpus-Based Perspectives
edited by and Adrián Cabedo Nebot
submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open
Keywords: prosody; intonation; spoken Spanish; corpus linguistics; sociolinguistics; PRESEEA; acoustic phonetics; attenuation; intensification; speech analysis
Phonological Theories: A Diachronic Perspective as a Benchmark
edited by Haike Jacobs and
submission deadline 6 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open
Keywords: sound change; phonological structure; phonological theories
Corpus Pragmatics: Investigating Language Use in Context
edited by
submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 548 | Submission Open
Keywords: corpus linguistics; applied linguistics; pragmatics; digital corpora
Technological Affordances in L2 Pragmatic Development submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open
Keywords: L2 pragmatic development; technological affordances; individual differences
Generative AI-Supported Language Assessment for Learning
edited by and Saerhim Oh
submission deadline 7 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 1267 | Submission Open
Keywords: language assessment; generative AI; formative assessment; learning-oriented language assessment; L2 learners; language learning
Corpus Linguistic Perspectives on Australian English
edited by Peter Collins and Adam Smith
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 548 | Submission Open
Keywords: corpus linguistics; variation; Australian English
Advances in Spoken Italian
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open
Keywords: spoken language; semantics; multimodality
Social Communication Disorders in Childhood: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Assessment and Intervention
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3992 | Submission Open
Keywords: social communication disorder; cognitive and linguistic development; interprofessional practice; speech–language pathology; childhood language disorders; culturally responsive assessment; global paediatric health; inclusive communication; developmental language disorder; telepractice in communication therapy
10th Anniversary Celebration Issue – Languages at the Crossroads: Celebrating a Decade of Innovation and Future Horizons in Language Science
edited by Anthony Pak-Hin Kong and John Nerbonne
submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 380 | Submission Open
Keywords: language processing; language acquisition; language variation; language evolution; neurolinguistics
Experimental Insights into Acoustic and Articulatory Variability: Coarticulation and Prosodic Effects in Greek Speech Production
edited by Katerina Nicolaidis, Mary Baltazani and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 549 | Submission Open
Keywords: speech production; acoustic variability; articulatory variability; coarticulation; prosody; Greek
Linguistic Approaches to Human and AI Communication: Meaning, Interaction and Interpretation
edited by , and Muhammad Afzaal
submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 549 | Submission Open
Keywords: human-AI interaction; AI communication; linguistic analysis; language use
Language Acquisition and Morphological Competence: Cross-Linguistic Perspectives
edited by Melita Kovacevic and Wolfgang Dressler
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open
Keywords: acquisition of morphology; first vs. second language acquisition; inflectional morphology; word formation; morphotactics vs. phonotactics
Interdisciplinary Sociolinguistic Forays submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open
Keywords: sociolinguistics; applied linguistics; sociology of language
Corpus-Based Approaches to Terminology and Specialized Lexicography submission deadline 15 May 2027 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open
Keywords: corpus linguistics; terminology; lexicography; AI; NLP; standards; semantics
Clines and Trajectories: Grammaticalization and Pragmaticalization in Romance
edited by , Michela Cennamo and Cinzia Russi
submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open
Keywords: grammaticalization; pragmaticalization; Romance languages; clines/trajectories; tendencies
Metapragmatic Awareness in L2 Learning and Teaching
edited by and Nicola Brocca
submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open
Keywords: metapragmatic awareness; language learning; language teaching; teacher education; L2 pragmatics
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