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<p>We are pleased to announce the call <span>for</span>
papers <span>for</span> the <span>2026</span> edition of
the Evolution of Language (EVOLANG) conference, to be held
in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, <span>7</span>–<span>10</span> April
<span>2026.</span></p>
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<div>1.About the Conference</div>
<div><a href="https://evolang2026.org" target="_blank"
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<div><span
style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Arial;text-decoration-line:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:none">The </span>Evolution
of Language (<span
style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Arial;font-variant-ligatures:none;text-decoration-line:inherit">EVOLANG)</span><span
style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Arial;font-variant-ligatures:none;text-decoration-line:inherit"> </span>conference
series is the leading international forum for researchers
investigating the origins and evolution of language.
Contributions are invited from all relevant disciplines,
including—but not limited to—<span>anthropology, archaeology,
biology, cognitive science, genetics, linguistics,
computational modelling</span> (mathematical, agent-based,
and neural-network approaches), <span>palaeontology,
physiology, primatology, philosophy, semiotics</span>, and <span>psychology</span>.</div>
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<div>The 2026 edition of EVOLANG will feature invited talks by
Gary Lupyan (University of Wisconsin, USA), Katie Slocombe
(University of York, UK) and Alessandro Treves (SISSA, Italy).</div>
<div>Full details: <a
href="https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/evolang2026/invited-speakers"
target="_blank" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/evolang2026/invited-speakers</a></div>
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<div>EVOLANG 2026 will also host six thematic workshops: <br>
Primary Iconic Coinage in Spoken Languages<span
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Evolution •<span> </span>Great-Ape Pragmatics</span> •<span> </span>Swarm
Robotics for the Study of Language Emergence •<span> </span>Triangulating
Human Diversity through Linguistic, Biological and
Socio-Cultural Differences •<span> </span>The Geography of
Linguistic Evolution</div>
<div><span>Details: </span><a
href="https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/evolang2026/workshops"
target="_blank" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/evolang2026/workshops</a>
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<p><span>The conference will take place in </span>Plovdiv,
Bulgaria<span>—often described as </span>Europe’s oldest
continuously inhabited city<span>, renowned for its rich
historical layers and lively cultural scene. Plovdiv offers
</span>affordable accommodation<span> and </span>excellent
transport links<span> by land and air, including </span>daily
low-cost flights to nearby Sofia<span> and </span>direct
flights from London, Milan, and Bratislava<span>.</span></p>
<p>Bulgaria is an <span>EU member state</span>, part of the <span>Schengen
Area</span>, and is expected to have <span>joined the
Eurozone</span> by the time of the conference.</p>
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2. Submission Link and Deadline<br>
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The deadline for submissions to EvoLang XVI (Plovdiv, Bulgaria,
7–10 April 2026) is 26 October 2025 (Anywhere on Earth). Submit
via OpenReview: <br>
<a
href="https://openreview.net/group?id=EVOLANG.org/2026/Conference"
target="_blank" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://openreview.net/group?id=EVOLANG.org/2026/Conference</a></div>
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3. Submission Guidance<br>
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Submissions must meet normal standards of academic excellence.
Papers should clearly state how they advance the study of language
evolution and relate their findings to up-to-date scientific
literature. Each submission should articulate:<br>
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<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">- </span>the
substantive claim being made,<br>
<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">- </span>the
method by which that claim is supported, and<br>
<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">- </span>the
nature of the relevant data and/or theoretical argument.<br>
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Empirical studies should be based on completed analyses, not
preliminary results. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least
three experts, and acceptance decisions are based on a scoring
scheme that aggregates reviewers’ reports.<br>
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In recent conferences, the acceptance rate has been around 50%. <span
class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span>E<span
class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">VOLANG</span> features
both podium and poster presentations.<br>
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Please read the submission guidelines and consult the templates
provided before uploading your paper. Alongside your submission, you
will be asked to supply a 150-word summary of your contribution.<span
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that lack clear relevance to the field or that fail to adhere to the
formatting requirements may be rejected without review.
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<p>If you experience any difficulties with the submission system,
please contact:<br>
<a href="mailto:scientific-committee@evolang.org"
target="_blank" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">scientific-committee@evolang.org</a></p>
<p>The conference language will be <span>English</span>, with
additional accessibility support in the form of <span>captions</span>.</p>
<p>All submission information and templates are available here:</p>
<p><a
href="https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/evolang2026/submission"
target="_blank" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/evolang2026/submission</a></p>
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<div>The Evolang 2026 team<br>
<a href="mailto:evolang2026@gmail.com" target="_blank"
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