36.2259, Confs: Methods in Dialectology and Language Diversity XIX (Canada)

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Subject: 36.2259, Confs: Methods in Dialectology and Language Diversity XIX (Canada)

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Date: 24-Jul-2025
From: Stefan Dollinger [stefan.dollinger at ubc.ca]
Subject: Methods in Dialectology and Language Diversity XIX


Methods in Dialectology and Language Diversity XIX
Short Title: Methods XIX
Theme: Rethinking Our Assumptions

Date: 04-Aug-2026 - 07-Aug-2026
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada, Canada
Contact Email: methodsxix at dchp.ca
Meeting URL: https://easyabs.linguistlist.org/conference/MethodsXIX/

Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics; General Linguistics;
Historical Linguistics; Language Documentation; Sociolinguistics

Submission Deadline: 31-Oct-2025

Methods in Dialectology and Language Diversity is a traditionally
triennial conference that originated in Canada as a forum for
discussing methodological issues in dialect research. Methods
conferences have progressively extended their topical range and now
include the whole spectrum of regional, historical, and social
language variation, as reflected in the now expanded conference name.
The Methods series welcomes contributions investigating any of the
world’s languages.
In recent years Methods has been hosted in Japan (2017), Germany
(2022) and Australia (2024). In 2026, the conference returns to Canada
and will be held, in person, in the west coast city of Vancouver. This
marks a return to the traditional triennial schedule that was
disrupted in 2020 by Covid-19.
Methods XIX at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Methods XIX invites submissions for paper and poster presentations, as
well as proposals for special sessions. The conference will be held on
UBC’s Point Grey Campus, hosted by the Department of English Language
and Literatures and the Department of Linguistics.
Plenary Speakers:
Anita Auer (Université de Lausanne, Switzerland)
Andrew Garrett (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
Ruth King (York University, Canada)
Conference Theme: “Rethinking Our Assumptions”
Building on the Indigenous focus of Methods XVIII in Melbourne 2024,
the conference theme encourages researchers to also reflect on their
tradition’s presuppositions. For instance, UBC is built on unceded
Indigenous land, as is much of Canada. Dialectologists have often
played key roles in processes of colonization, enabling the  dominance
of colonial languages and ignoring or subjugating Indigenous
languages. As conduits in the creation of nation states,
dialectologists have had their fair share in the making and unmaking
of (standardized) varieties. We, as their in-field successors today,
ought to confront our own work with that disciplinary legacy.
Important Dates for Methods XIX:
Special Session proposal deadline: 31 October 2025 (results
communicated by 20 Nov. 2025)
Abstract deadline: 30 November 2025 (results communicated by 21 Jan.
2026)
Registration opens: 1 Feb. 2025
Early bird rate ends: 1 March 2025
Registration closes: 21 July 2025 (anticipated registration fees: Cdn$
230 regular, $120 student)
Call for Special Session proposals (due 31 October 2025)
We invite proposals for special sessions, which will be held
throughout the conference.
Such sessions may be concerned with particular methodological
instruments, technological innovations, special themes, or a focus on
a language or language group.
Each session proposal should explain the rationale for the session,
including an overview of the topic and a statement about its relevance
to Methods XIX. The rationale must not exceed 500 words and should be
followed by the individual presenters’ abstracts (in accordance with
the below general session guidelines). Include at least 50% of the
contributions with full-length abstracts.
If you would like to organise a special session, please submit your
proposal with a complete list of speakers and the necessary number of
abstracts (4-8 slots available per special session, 2-4 hours in
total) by October 31, 2025. Results will be communicated by 30
November 2025.
Send your special session proposal to methodsxix at dchp.ca
Call for abstracts: general session (due 30 November 2025)
We invite abstracts for the following presentation formats:
 - full paper (20 mins presentation + 10 mins discussion)
 - poster (incl. a 5-minute presentation in the Poster Pitch Session)
Abstracts must be anonymous and not exceed 300 words for full papers
and posters. References are not included in the word count. Please
submit anonymous files in pdf format. When submitting, please select
for which submission type you’d like to be considered. Authors are
allowed to submit two abstracts if at least one submission is
co-authored.
Submit your abstracts to EasyAbs at
https://easyabs.linguistlist.org/conference/MethodsXIX/
Abstract deadline: 30 Nov. 2025. Results will be communicated by 21
January 2026.
Conference website: http://methodsxix.ubc.ca



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