36.1296, Calls: Joint conference of the 4th Iconicity Seminar and the 15th International Symposium on Iconicity in Language and Literature (Japan)

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Subject: 36.1296, Calls: Joint conference of the 4th Iconicity Seminar and the 15th International Symposium on Iconicity in Language and Literature (Japan)

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Date: 17-Apr-2025
From: Ian Joo [joo at res.otaru-uc.ac.jp]
Subject: Joint conference of the 4th Iconicity Seminar and the 15th International Symposium on Iconicity in Language and Literature


Full Title: Joint conference of the 4th Iconicity Seminar and the 15th
International Symposium on Iconicity in Language and Literature
Short Title: IcoLL2026
Theme: Iconicity

Date: 21-Feb-2026 - 23-Feb-2026
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Contact Person: Hinano Iida
Meeting Email: iida.hinano.i1s at mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Web Site: https://ianjoo.github.io/icosem/4

Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science; General Linguistics; Ling &
Literature; Phonology; Semantics

Call Deadline: 31-Aug-2025

IcoLL2026 is the joint conference of the 4th Iconicity Seminar
(IcoSem) and the 15th International Symposium on Iconicity in Language
and Literature (ILL). For the first time, the two international
conferences on iconicity will take place together, on 21-23 February
2026 at Nagoya University (Nagoya, Japan).
Invited speakers
    Mutsumi Imai
    Noburo Saji
    TBA
Call for papers
Theme: Variations and Dynamics in Iconicity
We invite abstracts of any academic work on iconicity, the resemblance
between form and meaning, in language or literature. We particularly
invite contributions that explore the multifaceted nature of
iconicity, encompassing its variations and dynamics across different
conceptual domains, languages, cultures, and developmental stages.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
    Iconicity in the speech signal (sound symbolism, phonaesthemes,
ideophones)
    Iconicity in grammar and text
    Iconicity in literature
    Iconicity in sign languages
    Iconicity in gestures
    Iconicity in pictures and other visual media
    Iconicity in music
    Iconicity in narration
    Iconicity in imagination (mental imagery)
    Iconicity across sensory modalities (multimodality and
cross-modality)
    Iconicity in language evolution
    Iconicity in child development
    Iconicity among different forms of intelligence (animals, humans,
AI, etc.)
Please send a 2-page abstract (including everything) in the following
format:
    A4 paper
    2.5cm margin
    12pt Times New Roman
Please submit your anonymous abstract via Easychair:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icoll2026
Your abstract will then be reviewed by two anonymous reviewers.
The deadline is 31 August 2025, but we encourage each participant to
submit as soon as you are ready to, as decisions will be communicated
to you on a rolling basis within two weeks from your submission (and
not necessarily after the deadline). This will allow you to plan your
trip well in advance.
Each submission will be allocated as either an oral presentation
(20min talk + 10min Q&A) or a poster presentation, based on the review
and the presenter’s preference. Only one abstract submission is
permitted per each first author - there is no restriction on the
number of abstracts as a non-first author.
About Nagoya
Nagoya is a city located in central Japan, easily accessible from
Tokyo or Osaka.
The nearest international airports are:
    Chubu Centrair International Airport (Nagoya) - 1 hour to Nagoya
University
    Kansai International Airport (Osaka) - 3 hours
    Haneda Airport (Tokyo) - 3 hours
    Narita International Airport (Tokyo) - 4 hours
The attractions in Nagoya and nearby cities include:
    Nagoya Castle
    Hisaya-Odori Park
    Port of Nagoya Aquarium
    Ghibli Park (in Nagakute)
    Inuyama Castle (in Inuyama)
We plan to arrange a group tour to the Ghibli Park for the
participants who are interested. Please let the organizers know well
before the conference, as the park is very popular and the tickets
typically need to be booked two months in advance.
Organizers
    Hinano Iida
    Ian Joo
    Kimi Akita
Links
Join our Facebook group for iconicity:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/lingicon



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