36.3417, Confs: Conference on Multilingualism (France)

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Subject: 36.3417, Confs: Conference on Multilingualism (France)

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Date: 07-Nov-2025
From: Anna Marczyk Buklaha [anna.marczyk-buklaha at univ-tlse2.fr]
Subject: Conference on Multilingualism


Conference on Multilingualism
Short Title: COM2026

Date: 27-May-2026 - 29-May-2026
Location: Toulouse, France
Contact: Anna Marczyk
Contact Email: com2026 at univ-tlse2.fr
Meeting URL: https://com2026.sciencesconf.org/?lang=en

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

Submission Deadline: 15-Jan-2026

We are thrilled to announce that the next Conference on
Multilingualism COM2026 will take place from May 27-29th at the
University of Toulouse Jean-Jaurès (France).
Abstract submission opens soon on the conference homepage
https://com2026.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/9
The Conference on Multilingualism has a longstanding tradition, albeit
under different names. Founded in 2005 at the University of Trento
(Italie) as ‘Workshop on Bilingualism’, it has been held unter the
titel ‘Workshop of Neurobilingualism’ in Donostia/San Sebastian
(Spain) in 2010, and Groningen (NL), among others. Since the 2016
edition held at Ghent University in Ghent (Belgium), the conference
has adopted the title ‘Conference on Multilingualism’, to include a
broader range of aspects of multilingualism. Recent editions have been
held in Konstanz (2021) and Aix-en-Provence (2024).
Following the tradition, the conference is open to the numerous
aspects of bi- and multilingualism within the broad scope of cognitive
sciences, particularly language and speech sciences, neuro- and
psycholinguistics, psychology, neurology, education, among others.
However, the 2026 edition will, as reflected by the invited keynote
speakers, focus specifically on the topic of language control, that
has given rise to fierce debates in recent years, and on acquired
language disorders in multilingual speakers, topics traditionally
developed at the host laboratory, LNPL. Additionally, we specifically
invite studies focusing on the relation between bilingual speakers and
their environment, as for example in the perception of accented
speech.
Keynote Speakers :
Prof. Mathieu Declerck (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgique) plus
Dr. Alice Foucart (Universidad Nebrija, Madrid, Espagne) plus
Dr. Miguel Angel Santos Santos (Unidad de Memoria Sant Pau, Barcelona,
Espagne) plus
We invite submissions for posters and papers addressing specifically
one or several of the following questions:
- What is the role of language control in language cognition in
different speakers? To what degree are processes at play in
multilinguals also used in monolinguals and what are the specificities
of the former? How could we develop integrated neurocognitive models
of mono-, bi and multilingual language use?
- How does the multilingual mind/brain develop over the life-span?
What are the neurocognitive consequences of multilingualism over time?
How can we use insights from such studies to allow for healthier aging
of all speakers, mono-, bi- and multilinguals alike?
- How does multilingualism contribute to cognitive and neural reserve,
potentially mitigating the effects of neurodegenerative diseases on
language and cognition? What are the best practices for assessing and
treating speech and language disorders in multilingual populations,
and how can these practices be improved to better serve culturally and
linguistically diverse communities?
- What are the specificities of speakers of more than one language
with respect to language processing but also in other domains of
cognition? How could we achieve a better understanding and
acknowledgement of these specificities, eventually contributing to a
more inclusive society?
However, submissions of any topic related to bi- or multilingual
language processing are invited, concerning any language and any type
of population.
Important Dates:
- November 10th: Opening of abstract submission
- January 15th:  Abstract submission closes
- March 10th:  Notification of acceptance and opening of early bird
registration
- April 15th Closing of early bird registration, opening of regular
registration
- May 27th -29th Conference on Multilingualism
More information will be provided in the next weeks on the conference
homepage: https://com2026.sciencesconf.org/?lang=en
For any questions, please contact the local organising committee at
com2026 at univ-tlse2.fr



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