[Linganth] LANSI 2026 Call for Proposals (Oct 9-10 in New York City)

[Waring, Hansun]

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Dear Colleagues:

We are delighted to announce the Call for Proposals for our 14th LANSI 
conference!

The 14th annual meeting of

*The Language and Social Interaction Working Group (LANSI)*

Teachers College, Columbia University

New York City

October 9-10 (Fri & Sat), 2026

*INVITED SPEAKERS*

Cynthia Gordon, Georgetown University

Kevin Whitehead, UC Santa Barbara

*CALL FOR PROPOSALS*

LANSI brings together scholars and students working on 
naturally-occurring data within the broad area of language and social 
interaction. In keeping with the LANSI spirit of diversity and dialogue, 
we welcome abstracts from colleagues working on a variety of topics 
using approaches that include but are not limited to conversation 
analysis, discourse analysis, interactional sociolinguistics, linguistic 
anthropology, and critical discourse analysis. Abstracts should be 
*no longer than 250 words* and should include descriptions of the 
following aspects of the study: (1) research question; (2) data and 
method; (3) key finding with a short illustrative data segment. Please 
also include a*50-word summary.*

Abstracts will be blind-reviewed on the basis of clarity, specificity, 
originality, and the inclusion of the required components. Papers will 
be presented within a *10-minute slot with an additional 10 minutes *for 
discussion.

Deadline for electronic submission is *June 15, 2026*. Notification of 
acceptance or otherwise will be sent via email by *mid*-*July, 2026*. 
For additional information and to submit an abstract, please visit: 
www.tc.edu/lansi <http://www.tc.edu/lansi>.

*_NEW THIS YEAR:_*Presenters will be invited to submit revised versions 
of their talks to be considered for inclusion in a mini-collection of 
*conference proceedings* to be published in /Studies in Applied 
Linguistics and TESOL/ 
<https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/SALT/> (SALT) 
<https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/SALT/>.

Check out this reel from #lansi2025: 
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DP6dmq8kmaj/?igsh=MXdoemRiZDBjMXVwbA==


Questions can be sent to: lansi at tc.edu <mailto:lansi at tc.edu>

Conference Co-chairs: Hansun Zhang Waring, Alyson (Lal) Horan, and Mark 
Romig.

Organizing Committee:

Sean Hughes, Miriah Ralston, Jessica Coombs, Cicely Rude, and Lily Zu,


-- 
email signature with 1 single image Dr. Hansun Zhang Waring
Professor of Linguistics and Education
Director of Applied Linguistics and TESOL
https:// www.tc.columbia.edu/arts-and-humanities/applied-linguistics-tesol/
http:// www.tc.edu/lansi/;
Social media: @ColumbiaALTESOL @lansi_tc @lansi2024.bsky.social

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