On August 11, 2016, the 12th annual Workshop on Multiword Expressions (MEW2016) will be held in Berlin, Germany. The event is being endorsed by the Special Interest Group on the Lexicon of the Association for Computation Linguistics. For this workshop, the term Multiword Expression refers to a wide range of linguistic constructions (e.g.… Read More
Conferences
International Workshop on Language Technologies and Applications, Gdansk, Poland, September 11-14, 2016
The 1st International Workshop on Language Technologies and Applications (LTA’16) will be held from the 11th to the 14th of September 2016 in Gdansk, Poland. Paper proposals dealing with new technologies and intelligent systems for language processing are welcome. The deadline for abstract submission is April 18, 2016.
LEXICOM workshop, Vienna, Austria, July 11-15, 2016
From the 11th to the 15th of July 2016, LEXICOM 2016, a five-day intensive workshop of lexicography, corpus linguistics, and lexical computing will be held in Vienna, Austria. Registration for this event will begin on March 15, 2016.
Dene (Athabaskan) Language Conference, Fairbanks, Alaska, June 6-7, 2016
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will be holding the Dene (Athabaskan) Language Conference from the 6th to the 7th of June 2016. The event will take place at the Explorer Hotel, in downtown Yellowknife. Bringing together linguists, language learners, educators, and language activists, this conference is one of the world’s most important for the student of Athabaskan languages. The theme for this year’s conference is “Language and History” with a special session on “Standardization and Variation”. The deadline for abstract submission is March 14, 2016.
18th International Conference on Lexicography and Discourse Prosody, Venice, Italy, April 11-12, 2016
From the 11th to the 12th of April 2016, the 18th International Conference on Lexicography and Discourse Prosody will be held in Venice, Italy. The purpose of the conference is to give researchers, educators, and practitioners the opportunity to discuss their most recent challenges and solutions, perceived trends and future challenges.
Conference on Language Technologies, Ljubljana, Slovenia, September 29 – October 1, 2016
From the 29th of September to the 1st of October 2016, the Faculty of Arts at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia will be holding the 10th annual Conference on Language Technologies. Among the many topics being solicited for abstract proposals are digital linguistics, lexicology, lexicography, and standardization. Abstract submissions are due March 1st, 2016.
Corpus studies at the lexis-grammar interface conference, Lancashire, England, April 2, 2016
On the 2nd of April 2016 at Edge Hill University in Lancashire, England, a conference on corpus studies at the lexis-grammar interface (CLS12) will be held. Interested language researchers with a specialty in lexicography are invited to submit paper abstracts that address grammatical questions using a synchronic or diachronic approach. The deadline for abstracts is the 29th of February 2016.
Ask the Expert: Jewish Naming Patterns – Tuesday, February 16, 2016 @ 12pm (EST)
Jewish genealogical research can be difficult and confusing because people had many given names and nicknames in various languages and alphabets.
In this Ask the Expert session, Warren Blatt, Managing Director of JewishGen.org will answer questions about the history and patterns of Jewish first names, and how to recognize names in genealogical sources.… Read More
Conference: Landscape and Place Names, UK, March 18, 2017
The Essex Place Names Project Group will be holding a one day conference at the Essex Record Office on Saturday, the 18th of March 2017. The key note speaker will be Professor Stephen Rippon from Exeter University. The thematic focus of the conference will be Landscape and Place Names.
Conference on Babylonian Names and Name-Giving, Leuven, Belgium, February 8-9 2016
From the 8th to the 9th of February 2016, a conference on Babylonian Names and Name-Giving will be held at the University of Leuven. The research question to be addressed at this event is “What do names tell us about social realities?” Talks examining Babylonia’s onomastic store using sociological frameworks such as Social Network Analysis are the scientific focus of this interdisciplinary event. The conference program is available online.