36.3885, Confs: Special Session of SLE: Communicating Linguistic Research (Germany)

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Subject: 36.3885, Confs: Special Session of SLE: Communicating Linguistic Research (Germany)

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Date: 16-Dec-2025
From: Marc Olivier-Loiseau [Marc.Olivier-Loiseau at tcd.ie]
Subject: Special Session of SLE: Communicating Linguistic Research


Special Session of SLE: Communicating Linguistic Research
Short Title: SLE

Date: 26-Aug-2026 - 29-Aug-2026
Location: Osnabrück, Germany
Contact: Marc Olivier-Loiseau
Contact Email: marc.olivier-loiseau at tcd.ie

Linguistic Field(s): Discipline of Linguistics; General Linguistics

Submission Deadline: 15-Jan-2026

On the initiative of 2022 president Arie Verhagen, the SLE conferences
since the 2023 edition in Athens have included an outreach session, in
which a number of conference participants reported on some national
and local initiatives aiming at dispersing linguistic knowledge more
widely among the general public. One first result is the SLE
Linguistics in School Manifesto
(https://societaslinguistica.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/SLE-Linguistics-in-schools-manifesto_September2024-final.draft_.pdf),
adopted in the 2024 general meeting of the SLE and since then used by
colleagues in their respective countries and institutions.
In September 2025, the Executive Committee created a dedicated role
(‘Outreach Officer’) within the SLE. The main objective of this
position is to centralise and disseminate the various outreach
initiatives taking place across Europe.
Video recordings of the previous outreach sessions are available at
the SLE YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@Societas_Linguistica_Europaea/playlists
At SLE 2026 in Osnabrück, a session will be devoted to
science-communication research relating to linguistics and public
outreach. The aim is to present and discuss recent findings relevant
to communicating linguistics, as well as the ways in which linguistics
can contribute to addressing wider societal issues. Contributions may
range from empirical studies or practical reflections on what
determines the success (or lack thereof) of specific
linguistics-communication projects, to discussions of how insights
from general science-communication research apply to the field of
linguistics.
Linguists and science communication researchers are hereby invited to
submit an abstract for a presentation in this special session.
Abstracts are to be submitted through EasyChair and will be reviewed.
Abstracts should clearly state the approach and (expected) results.
They should not contain the names of the presenters, nor their
affiliations or addresses, or any other information that could reveal
their authorship. They should not exceed 500 words (including
examples, excluding references). Abstracts should have the same title
as the entry submitted via EasyChair. Presentations will last 20
minutes, allowing 5 min. for discussion and 5 min. for speaker and
room changes.
Abstracts are submitted via EasyChair within the SLE Members’ Area:
https://societaslinguistica.eu/members/login/
Please keep in mind that SLE is a members’ association run by and for
members. Hence, the person submitting an abstract has to be an SLE
member.
Please note that SLE 2026 is an on-site conference and the outreach
session will also take place on-site.
Convenors:
Marc Olivier-Loiseau (marc.olivier-loiseau at tcd.ie)
Alexandru Nicolae (alexandru.nicolae at unibuc.ro)



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