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.
Conferences
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.
Symposium on American Indian Languages, Rochester, NY, April 22, 2016
Names scholars whose research focuses on indigenous languages are encouraged to attend the “Symposium on American Indian Languages” (SAIL) on the 22nd of April, 2016, in Rochester, NY. The purpose of SAIL is to bring together scholars, educators, activists, and members of indigenous communities to discuss methods for documenting, conserving, and revitalizing Native American languages. Names scientists who would like to present their research are asked to send in abstracts by the 31st of January.
International Conference on Historical Lexicography and Lexicology (ICHLL), Bloomington, IN, July 12-15, 2016
From the 12th to the 15th of July 2016, the International Conference on Historical Lexicography and Lexicology (ICHLL) will take place in Bloomington, Indiana. The deadline for 500 word English-language abstracts is February 1, 2016.
In particular, the conference welcomes papers addressing problems associated with dates and dating and periods and periodization. In addition, the conference solicits abstracts that concern how chronology is re-conceived in the era of digitally-driven lexical research.
There are four plenaries planned for this event:
- Fred R. Shapiro (Yale University, dates and dating)
- Anne Curzan (University of Michigan, periods and periodizing)
- Mira Podhajecka (University of Opole, theories of history)
- Sarah Ogilvie (Stanford University, digital chronologies)