36.2408, Calls: Digital Studies in Language and Literature - "Special Issue: Leveraging Computational and Digital Approaches to Examine Figurative and Humorous Language" (Jrnl)

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Subject: 36.2408, Calls: Digital Studies in Language and Literature - "Special Issue: Leveraging Computational and Digital Approaches to Examine Figurative and Humorous Language" (Jrnl)

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Date: 13-Aug-2025
From: Digital Studies in Language and Literature [dsll at degruyterbrill.com]
Subject: Digital Studies in Language and Literature - "Special Issue: Leveraging Computational and Digital Approaches to Examine Figurative and Humorous Language" (Jrnl)

Journal: Digital Studies in Language and Literature
Issue: Special Issue: Leveraging Computational and Digital Approaches
to Examine Figurative and Humorous Language
Call Deadline: 31-Oct-2025

Computational methods employing corpus linguistics, natural language
processing, and/or artificial intelligence have expanded our ability
to empirically study figures such as humour, irony, and metaphor.
Moreover, the growing number of digital spaces have afforded users
with new mediums and affordances to deploy such figures. The result is
a growing complexity in terms of methods and contexts for studying
humour, irony, and other forms of figurative language. This special
issue gathers original research investigating how methods and/or
contexts driven by technology can be utilized to examine and/or create
figurative language and humour, and how such work contributes to
existing theories of figurative language and humour.
Guest Editor: Stephen Skalicky (Victoria University of Wellington) –
stephen.skalicky at vuw.ac.nz
Special Issue Information:
This DGLL special issue is on the theme: Leveraging computational and
digital approaches to examine figurative and humorous language. We
seek original empirical research and methodological review papers
which take a computational perspective (broadly defined) towards the
study of figurative language and humour. Such work would include the
use of digital methodologies (e.g., corpus linguistics, natural
language processing, artificial intelligence) to examine figurative
devices (e.g., irony, satire, metaphor, humour), as well as how
digital contexts are shaping (and reshaping) figurative devices and
humour. In all cases, authors are encouraged to reflect on how
computational methods advance or challenge existing theories, or make
space for new theoretical arguments.
Submissions may address a range of topics, including:
 - Using computational methods to study figurative devices and humour
 - Digitally-mediated figurative devices and humour (e.g., memes,
social media interactions)
 - The role of digital contexts in shaping new (or reshaping old)
figurative devices
 - How computational methods advance, support, or challenge existing
theory
 - Integration of computational methods with established (non-digital)
approaches
 - Multimodal approaches to examine the interplay between text, image,
audio, and video
 - How audiences participate in, modify, or respond to figurative
devices in digital contexts
 - The ethics of computational methods for the creation of figurative
or humorous devices
We particularly welcome submissions that prioritize theoretical
insight, linguistic analysis, or methodological innovation over purely
computational detection or classification approaches.
Submission Instructions:
Proposed abstracts should be submitted to the guest editor for initial
consideration. Please send a 500-word abstract (excluding references)
describing the submission and how it aligns with the goals of the
special issue. Do not include author name(s) in the abstract document.
In a separate document, include each author’s name, affiliation,
contact information, and a 50-word biographical statement
If abstracts are accepted, authors will be invited to submit
full-length articles for possible inclusion. All submissions will
undergo double-blind peer review.
Timeline:
 - Abstracts due to guest editor: 31 October 2025
 - Short-listed abstracts notified: 30 November 2025
 - Full manuscript submission deadline: 28 February 2026
 - Peer review completion: 15 August 2026
 - Final revisions due: 15 October 2026
Issue publication is scheduled for November 2026
General information on Digital Studies in Language and Literature:
Digital Studies in Language and Literature (DSLL) is a peer-reviewed,
interdisciplinary publication dedicated to advancing research on the
intersection of digital technology, language, and literature.
Accepted articles will be published via fully sponsored Open Access
through a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY-4.0) License, so your
research will be freely available for all to read and download.
Please visit the DSLL Homepage (www.degruyter.com/dsll) for further
information.

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
                     Computational Linguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)

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