36.3019, Confs: Language Documentation & Archiving 2026 (Germany)

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LINGUIST List: Vol-36-3019. Tue Oct 07 2025. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 36.3019, Confs: Language Documentation & Archiving 2026 (Germany)

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Date: 07-Oct-2025
From: Kelsey Neely [langdocinfo at gmail.com]
Subject: Language Documentation & Archiving 2026


Language Documentation & Archiving 2026
Short Title: LD&A 2026

Date: 09-Sep-2026 - 11-Sep-2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Meeting URL: https://langdoc.org/

Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics; Computational
Linguistics; Language Documentation; Lexicography

Submission Deadline: 01-Mar-2026

Language documentation and archiving are key activities in the effort
to preserve and support linguistic and cultural diversity globally. As
new technologies emerge and evolve, new opportunities and challenges
present themselves for how we record, curate, preserve, and
disseminate linguistic and cultural materials. This conference invites
documenters, scholars, activists, technologists, and others engaged in
language documentation and archiving to present papers and posters
exploring new approaches, methods, and technologies for documentation,
archiving, and mobilization. We welcome critical and creative
perspectives on the politics, practicalities, and possibilities for
working with language documentation materials in both academic and
community contexts.
Abstract submission open now, until 1 March 2026.
Authors may submit only one abstract as the first author, but they may
be collaborators on more than one abstract submission. The conference
will be hybrid, with both in-person and online participation.
We especially invite submissions on the following themes in language
documentation and archiving:
Relationship & Collaboration
- Community-driven and Indigenous-led documentation projects
- Navigating differing expectations among community members
- Capacity-building and support for local agencies and small cultural
centers
Tools & Technology
- Advances in documentary tools (remote methods, specialized software,
audio/video tech)
- Use of 360 cameras, GoPros, and new audiovisual tools
- Enhancing annotation, orthography, and translation practices
- Development of digital platforms for documentation and
revitalization
- Using social media and technology to promote minoritized languages
Impact & Outcomes
- Archives as models for strengthening language records
- Reports on indigenous community use of archives and materials
- Move from paper to digital, and qualitative shifts in record-keeping
- Educational and artistic initiatives using archival materials
- Sustainability: addressing carbon costs of documentation and
archiving
Planning, Policy & Future
- Updating OLAC metadata and archiving standards for accessibility
- Making digital archives more navigable and engaging
- Solutions for access in low or no-internet environments
- Training sessions, capacity development, and future prospects
Artificial Intelligence: Challenges & Opportunities
- Use of AI for description, transcription, OCR, and ASR on records
- AI tools to locate and catalog language materials
- Debate over using AI for synthetic speech; ethical and legal
concerns
- Calls to heed critiques like Emily Bender’s about “AI hype”
- Balancing innovation with data sovereignty and community consent
To submit an abstract, visit https://lda2026.sciencesconf.org/
For more information on the conference, visit the website at
https://langdoc.org/



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