The Twenty-Fourth Meeting of the Texas Linguistics Society will take place February 21-22, 2025. The conference will be hosted in person at the University of Texas at Austin Glickman Conference Center. The organizers invite papers from all sub-fields of linguistics.
The keynote theme of this year's conference is Approaches to Form and Meaning. This year's conference will feature keynote presentations from:
The organizers invite papers from all sub-fields of linguistics. Presentations will be 20 minutes in length, with 10 minutes for questions/discussion. There will also be a poster session.
Abstract guidelines:
Abstracts should be written in English and should not exceed 500 words. The word count does not include examples, figure and table captions, or references. The submission should include the title and the text of the abstract. The abstract should be anonymous, i.e., it cannot include the author’s name, affiliation, or other identifying information. All abstracts will undergo a double-blind review process. Abstracts should be submitted through the EasyChair platform at the link below:
Conference Organizing Committee: Juan Pablo Jáuregui, Sampada Deshpande, Baorian Nuchged, Ethan Hartzell, Masha Cheremisinova, Sooji Lee
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Exception: Sensitive topics like discriminatory language and intersectional identity are a point of focus for this conference. Therefore, discussion of these topics or similar is encouraged both during events and between individuals, as long as it is done in a respectful and thoughtful manner that is sensitive to the issues people experience due to systemic racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination.
Harassment includes, but is not limited to:
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If a participant engages in harassing behaviour, event organisers retain the right to take any actions to keep the event a welcoming environment for all participants. This includes warning the offender or expulsion from the conference.
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