36.2685, Confs: Bilingualism Matters Symposium 2026 (Italy)

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LINGUIST List: Vol-36-2685. Tue Sep 09 2025. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 36.2685, Confs: Bilingualism Matters Symposium 2026 (Italy)

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Date: 09-Sep-2025
From: Camilla Masullo [camilla.masullo at unimib.it]
Subject: Bilingualism Matters Symposium 2026


Bilingualism Matters Symposium 2026
Short Title: BMS26
Theme: Bilingualism, Bimodal bilingualism, Multilingial language
policy, Education

Date: 28-Apr-2026 - 30-Apr-2026
Location: Milan, Italy
Meeting URL:
https://www.bilingualism-matters.org/events/bilingualism-matters-symposium-2026?fbclid=IwdGRjcAMs12RjbGNrAyzXLWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeCsapaMRA3YQtK23-RUpZmoMBSEdR_JTIFceA97QuCaqgHTrV-JGT-XI3etM_aem_6dTaZOOqmQ3-SY7IKUCixQ

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Language Acquisition;
Neurolinguistics; Psycholinguistics; Sociolinguistics

Submission Deadline: 12-Oct-2025

This is to announce that the next Bilingualism Matters Symposium
(BMS2026) will be hosted by the University of Milano-Bicocca from 28
to 30 April 2026!
Submission deadline is on the 12th of October 2025.
This year, BMS will feature a special in-person session on Bimodal
Bilingualism. Interpretation will be provided in English–International
Sign (IS) and Italian Sign Language (LIS).
BMS26 welcomes contributions on bilingualism from a broad range of
perspectives, including but not limited to:
 - the acquisition, development, and use of multiple languages across
the lifespan, in both neurotypical and
neurodivergent bilinguals;
 - cognitive, linguistic, and social aspects of bilingual language
learning, processing and use;
 - educational approaches to bilingualism, including bilingual and
multilingual education, language learning
in formal and informal settings, and the education of bilingual
children;
 - language policy and planning related to bilingual communities:
 - societal attitudes, ideologies, and perceptions of bilingualism in
diverse contexts.
All theoretical and methodological approaches are welcom
Please, see the full call for papers at:
https://www.bilingualism-matters.org/events/bilingualism-matters-symposium-2026?fbclid=IwdGRjcAMs12RjbGNrAyzXLWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeCsapaMRA3YQtK23-RUpZmoMBSEdR_JTIFceA97QuCaqgHTrV-JGT-XI3etM_aem_6dTaZOOqmQ3-SY7IKUCixQ



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