36.2909, Confs: 7th International Conference on Discourse-Pragmatic Variation and Change (Austria)

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Date: 29-Sep-2025
From: Jana Pflaeging [jana.pflaeging at plus.ac.at]
Subject: 7th International Conference on Discourse-Pragmatic Variation and Change


7th International Conference on Discourse-Pragmatic Variation and
Change
Short Title: DiPVaC7

Date: 23-Sep-2026 - 25-Sep-2026
Location: Salzburg, Austria
Contact: DiPVaC Conference Committee
Contact Email: dipvac7 at plus.ac.at
Meeting URL: https://dipvac7.com/

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Language
Acquisition; Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics

Submission Deadline: 07-Jan-2026

We are delighted to announce the 7th international Discourse-Pragmatic
Variation and Change (DiPVaC) conference, which takes place at the
University of Salzburg, Austria, from 23-25 September 2026.
Keynotes:
Miriam Meyerhoff — University of Oxford, UK
Emma Moore — University of Sheffield, UK
John A. Bateman — University of Bremen, Germany
Gunther Kaltenböck — University of Graz, Austria
Scott F. Kiesling — University of Pittsburgh, USA
The Conference Series:
DiPVaC is a biennial international conference series showcasing
cutting-edge, (primarily) quantitative research on variation and
change in what are broadly termed discourse-pragmatic features: this
includes (but is not limited to) research on discourse markers or
pragmatic particles whose primary functions are interpersonal and
textual (e.g., well, like, you know, comme, alors, doch, zwar,
diciamo, dakedo, etc.); tag questions; silence; filled pauses;
adjectives; adverbs; and general extenders.
The Research Network:
The conference builds on an extensive international research network
(see www.dipvac.org) with a track record of profiling the latest
research in discourse-pragmatic variation and change in a wide variety
of languages. It also provides a forum for the discussion of
methodological, empirical and theoretical advancements in the analysis
of variation and change in the use of discourse-pragmatic features;
opportunities for the examination of the social implications and
applications of research into the use of these features; and the
formation of new international and multidisciplinary research
networks.
Presentations:
We welcome abstracts for oral presentations which take a (primarily)
quantitative approach to data analysis and deal with diverse aspects
of discourse-pragmatic variation and change in any language or
variety. The 2026 conference theme is Interfaces; and as such,
research that intersects variationist approaches to
discourse-pragmatic variation and change with other research
traditions is particularly encouraged: such as cognition, social
perception, multimodality, etc. Presentations will be 20 minutes long,
followed by 10 minutes of Q&A. Talks will be in English. Paper topics
may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- sociolinguistic patterns of discourse-pragmatic variation and change
- multimodal aspects of discourse-pragmatic variation and change
- discourse-pragmatic variation and change in contexts of language
contact
- quantitative studies addressing the grammaticalization of
discourse-pragmatic features
- contrastive/cross-linguistic studies of discourse-pragmatic
variation & change
- methods in the quantitative analysis of discourse-pragmatic features
- social and geographical diffusion patterns of innovative discourse
features
- the role of discourse-pragmatic features in the construction and
negotiation of social identities
- the acquisition of discourse-pragmatic variation by children, second
language learners and bilingual speakers
- discourse-pragmatic variation and change across the lifespan
- socio-perceptual studies of discourse-pragmatic variation
- discourse-pragmatic variation across interactional, situational and
technological settings
- implications and applications of discourse-pragmatic variation and
change within and beyond linguistic theory
Special Session: The forensics discourse-pragmatic interface
We also welcome abstracts for a special session on approaches to
forensic and individual variation in the use of discourse-pragmatic
features, which creates a space for a novel interface between the
forensic linguistic and DiPVaC communities. Papers are particularly
welcome which investigate the use of discourse-level variables in
authorship and speaker comparison analysis. We equally welcome work
from DiPVaC researchers who focus on the role of the individual in
variation.
If you would like to submit a paper to this special session, please
ensure that you indicate this in the appropriate section of the
submission form.
How to Submit:
Abstracts should be submitted through EasyAbs maintained by the
LINGUIST List: https://easyabs.linguistlist.org/conference/DiPVaC7/
Abstracts:
- should be a maximum of 300 words in length (excl. title and
references); the text should preferably fit on one page.
- should be properly anonymised in order to allow for blind review.
- should use in-text citation when referring to previous work.
- must be submitted in PDF format.
When Submitting Your Abstract:
- Please provide the names of all authors in the ‘Authors’ section of
the abstract-submission form.
- Include the affiliation of all authors in the ‘State all
universities/ institutions that the author(s) is/are affiliated with
here’ section.
- Provide all authors’ e-mail addresses in the ‘Add an email address
for each author here’ section.
Timeline:
Call opens on 1 October 2025.
Submit your abstract by 7 January 2026.
Notification of acceptance by 1 March 2026.
Contact:
All questions about submissions should be emailed to
Dipvac7 at plus.ac.at
Erik Schleef, Jana Pflaeging, Matthew Hadodo, Evelyn N. Roth, and
Sabrina Ryffel
Department of English and American Studies — University of Salzburg



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