[Lingtyp] CONF: Sign Languages in the Focus of Contemporary Linguistics

[Adam Schembri]

Dear Philipp
As a sign language researcher, I’d love to know more about this event. Currently there is almost no information apart from this email.
Best wishes,
Adam


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Adam Schembri (he/him), BA Dip Ed, M.Litt, PhD
Professor of Linguistics
Department of Linguistics and Communication
University of Birmingham
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/elal/schembri-adam
Personal website: https://sites.google.com/view/adamcschembri/home

Recent publications:

Bisnath, F., Lutzenberger, H., Jaraisy, M., Omardeen, R., & Schembri, A. (2025). Deconstructing notions of morphological 'complexity': Lessons from creoles and sign languages.<https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-linguistics/article/deconstructing-notions-of-morphological-complexity-lessons-from-creoles-and-sign-languages/DD56E0A4F6BDFEC4FE01D3BB14694216>Journal of Linguistics. Published online 2025:1-31. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022226725000180

Hodge, G., Winter, B., Schembri, A. & Cormier, K. (2025). BSL signers combine different semiotic strategies to signal clause negation<https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/opli-2025-0063/html>. Open Linguistics 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1515/opli-2025-0063

Willoughby, L., Kruk, J. & Schembri, A. (2025) Sign language for all? Profile and retention of students in a beginner sign language program. <https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/modl.12987> The Modern Language Journal 109(1): 216-233. https://doi.org/10.1111/modl.12987


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From: Lingtyp <lingtyp-bounces at listserv.linguistlist.org> on behalf of Филипп Тучак via Lingtyp <lingtyp at listserv.linguistlist.org>
Date: Tuesday, 7 April 2026 at 16:32
To: lingtyp at listserv.linguistlist.org <lingtyp at listserv.linguistlist.org>
Subject: [Lingtyp] CONF: Sign Languages in the Focus of Contemporary Linguistics

Dear Colleagues,

On September 23–25, 2026, Institute of Linguistics of the Russian Academy of Sciences is organizing the conference “Linguistic Forum 2026: Sign Languages in the Focus of Contemporary Linguistics: Structure, Functioning, and Development.” This event continues the tradition of annual Linguistic Forums initiated by the Institute in 2019, each addressing a key issue in linguistic science. This year, the Forum will be held as part of a major international conference “Sign Languages in an Interdisciplinary Paradigm: Inclusion, Research, Education, Interpretation" dedicated to the centenary of the All-Russian Society of the Deaf (VOG).

The conference will be held in a hybrid format with both on-line and in-person participation available. The working languages are Russian, Russian Sign Language, English, and International Sign. Interpretation to and from the specified languages will be provided.

The Forum is open both to specialists in sign language studies and to scholars in related linguistic fields with an interest in sign language research. We welcome contributions on a wide range of topics within sign language linguistics, including but not limited to:

Theoretical linguistics

- the internal structure of signs;
- morphology, syntax, and lexicon of sign languages;
- discourse structure, semantics, and pragmatics of signed communication.

Sociolinguistics

- variation (regional, social) and language contact in signing communities;
- language policy and the status of sign languages.

Typology and Comparative Studies

- cross-linguistic comparison of sign languages;
- comparing linguistic structures across sign and spoken languages.

Methodology and Applied Research

- fieldwork methods for documenting sign languages;
- corpus linguistics: building and analyzing sign language corpora;
- psycholinguistic and cognitive aspects of sign language production and perception;
- sign language lexicography.

Call for Papers
Abstracts should be a maximum of 1 page A4 (a second page may be used for examples and references); formatting: Times New Roman, 12 pt, single spacing, 2.5 cm margins.

Submissions should be made via email to lingforum at iling-ran.ru<mailto:lingforum at iling-ran.ru>. Please include the following in the body of your submission letter:
- the title of the presentation;
- author information: full name(s) and affiliation(s).
- contact details (email address and phone number).

Submission deadline (preliminary): 26 April 2026
Notification of acceptance: 27 July 2026

For more information, please see the information letter in the attachment, consult our website: https://iling-ran.ru/web/en/conferences/2026_lingvoforum or contact the organisers at: lingforum at iling-ran.ru<mailto:lingforum at iling-ran.ru>.

On behalf of the Organizing Committee,
Philipp Tuchak

P.S. Please note that the conference includes multiple events, and the Linguistic Forum is event number two.
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