36.3696, Confs: Child Language Symposium 2026 (United Kingdom)

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Subject: 36.3696, Confs: Child Language Symposium 2026 (United Kingdom)

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Date: 28-Nov-2025
From: Juhayna Taha [j.taha at ucl.ac.uk]
Subject: Child Language Symposium 2026


Child Language Symposium 2026
Short Title: CLS2026
Theme: Child Language Development

Date: 06-Jul-2026 - 07-Jul-2026
Location: London, United Kingdom
Meeting URL:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2026/jul/child-language-symposium-2026

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Clinical Linguistics;
Language Acquisition; Psycholinguistics

Submission Deadline: 10-Feb-2026

The Child Language Symposium 2026, hosted by the Centre for Language,
Literacy and Numeracy: Research and Practice (CLLNRP) at University
College London, invites submissions from researchers working on any
aspect of child language development. As a long-established,
peer-reviewed international conference hosted annually by a UK
institution and attended by researchers worldwide, the symposium
provides a forum for presenting new empirical findings, theoretical
advances, and methodological innovations in the field.
We particularly encourage submissions addressing:
 - Language acquisition
 - Multilingualism and bilingualism
 - Developmental language difficulties
 - Speech perception and production
 - Literacy, reading development, and dyslexia
 - Syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and narrative
 - Neurolinguistics and language processing
 - Input, interaction, and learning environments
 - Assessment and screening practices
 - Intervention approaches and treatment outcomes
 - Educational practice and policy related to children’s language
development
Key Dates:
Call for abstracts opens: December 2025
Submission deadline: 10 February 2026 (23:59 GMT)
Notification of acceptance: March 2026

Accepted Formats:
 - Oral presentations
 - Poster presentations
 - Lightning talks
 - Symposia / Panel discussions
Submission Guidelines
:
Abstracts must comply with the symposium’s format-specific
requirements and word limits. For full submission guidelines and
access to the submission portal, please visit our conference website:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2026/jul/child-language-symposium-2026
For enquiries, please contact: cllnrp at ucl.ac.uk



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