36.3799, Confs: Princeton Phonology Forum 2026 (USA)

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Date: 09-Dec-2025
From: Anthony Struthers-Young [astruthersyoung at princeton.edu]
Subject: Princeton Phonology Forum 2026


Princeton Phonology Forum 2026
Short Title: PɸF 2026
Theme: Register and Subtonal Features

Date: 15-May-2026 - 16-May-2026
Location: Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Contact: Anthony Struthers-Young
Contact Email: astruthersyoung at princeton.edu
Meeting URL: https://linguistics.princeton.edu/pphf/

Linguistic Field(s): Phonology

Submission Deadline: 15-Feb-2026

The Fifth meeting of the Princeton Phonology Forum (PɸF 2026) will be
held at Princeton University on May 15–May 16, 2026. The theme for PɸF
2026 is "Register and subtonal features."
In recent decades, two major lines of research in tonal phonology have
been concerned with 1) whether to represent tonal categories as tonal
primitives or with subtonal features, and 2) how to account for
registral effects like upstep and downstep. There has been
considerable diversity in the treatment of registral effects, with
some scholars attributing upstep and downstep to the presence of
floating tones, some modeling them with register features, and yet
others viewing them as simply a result of the phonetic implementation
of sequences of certain tones.
This workshop aims to foster fruitful discussions about the empirical
landscape of tonal features and/or registral effects like upstep and
downstep, and the implications of these effects on our theories of
tonal representation. To do so, we are bringing together scholars who
have been involved in different facets of these debates to share how
the languages they study weigh on questions of tonal representation
and register.
As part of the workshop, we will host a poster session. We welcome
submissions of abstracts for posters on any topics related to tone,
with preference for posters on tonal representation, upstep, and
downstep. Though accommodations will not be provided for most poster
presenters, we plan to have a friendly competition whereby travel
expenses and accommodations for the student with the best abstract are
covered.
The abstract is due on February 15th, 2026. To submit an abstract,
follow this link: https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=pf20260.
Invited Speakers:
- Pius Akumbu (LLACAN)
- Gabriela Caballero (UC San Diego)
- Claudia Duarte-Borquez (UC San Diego)
- Larry Hyman (UC Berkeley)
- Florian Lionnet (Princeton University)
- Laura McPherson (Dartmouth College)
- Nicholas Rolle (Princeton University)
- Keith Snider (SIL)
- Anthony Struthers-Young (Princeton University)
Workshop Organizers:
- Florian Lionnet
- Anthony Struthers-Young



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