36.3381, Confs: 16th International Conference on Historical Lexicography and Lexicology (France)

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Subject: 36.3381, Confs: 16th International Conference on Historical Lexicography and Lexicology (France)

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Date: 04-Nov-2025
From: Chris Smith [chris.smith at unicaen.fr]
Subject: 16th International Conference on Historical Lexicography and Lexicology


16th International Conference on Historical Lexicography and
Lexicology
Short Title: ICHLL16

Date: 24-Jun-2026 - 26-Jun-2026
Location: Caen, France
Contact: Chris Smith
Contact Email: chris.smith at unicaen.fr
Meeting URL: https://ichll-2026.sciencesconf.org/

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics; Lexicography; Pragmatics;
Semantics; Sociolinguistics

Submission Deadline: 30-Jan-2026

Lexicography and lexicology are inherently tied to how language is
used, perceived, and conventionalised. The 16th International
Conference on Historical Lexicography and Lexicology (ICHLL 16)
invites scholars to explore how, across time, these disciplines have
described, explained, and theorised the processes through which
linguistic forms become established, conventional, and meaningful.
The conference theme focuses on the historical dynamics of usage,
understood not as conformity to norms but as the process of
conventionalisation through which words, meanings, and constructions
gain stability, diffusion, and recognition within their communities.
We invite papers examining, among other topics:
 – how lexicographers and lexicologists have documented and
interpreted usage patterns across time, region, and register;
 – how conventionalisation, productivity, and obsolescence are
reflected in lexicographic sources and corpus evidence;
 – the representation and circulation of emergent, non-standard, or
contact varieties in historical lexicography;
 – the interaction between lexical innovation, entrenchment, and
social practice;
 – theoretical models linking usage-based linguistics, diachronic
lexicology, and the history of lexicographic thought;
 – the material and intellectual contexts shaping how language was
codified, recorded, and theorised.
By emphasising usage, variation, and conventionalisation, ICHLL 16
highlights how lexicographical and lexicological practices both
reflect and participate in the ongoing processes of lexical change,
diffusion, and stability. While this theme provides the conference’s
main focus, papers on any topic in historical lexicography or
lexicology are warmly welcomed.
Submission Guidelines:
Abstract length: max 300 words (excluding references)
Languages: English or French
Format: Word or PDF, anonymised for peer review
Deadline: 30 January 2026
Notification: 15 March 2026



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