37.1471, Confs: 51th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development (USA)

[The LINGUIST List]

LINGUIST List: Vol-37-1471. Fri Apr 17 2026. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 37.1471, Confs: 51th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development (USA)

Moderator: Steven Moran (linguist at linguistlist.org)
Managing Editor: Valeriia Vyshnevetska
Team: Helen Aristar-Dry, Mara Baccaro, Daniel Swanson
Jobs: jobs at linguistlist.org | Conferences: callconf at linguistlist.org | Pubs: pubs at linguistlist.org

Homepage: http://linguistlist.org

Editor for this issue: Valeriia Vyshnevetska <valeriia at linguistlist.org>

================================================================


Date: 16-Apr-2026
From: Xinhan Jiang [langconf at bu.edu]
Subject: 51th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development


51th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development
Short Title: BUCLD 51
Theme: Acquiring Rules

Date: 05-Nov-2026 - 08-Nov-2026
Location: Boston, MA, USA
Contact Email: langconf at bu.edu
Meeting URL: https://www.bu.edu/bucld/

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

Submission Deadline: 15-Jun-2026

We are pleased to announce that the 51st Annual Boston University
Conference on Language Development (BUCLD 51) will be held on November
5-8, 2026.
We are honored to announce the keynote and plenary speakers for BUCLD
51:
 - Keynote: Prof. Jesse Snedeker (Harvard University, Department of
Psychology)
 - Plenary: Prof. Kathryn Schuler (University of Pennsylvania,
Department of Linguistics)
Special topic for BUCLD 51: "Acquiring Rules"
Beginning with BUCLD 51, we are adding a new annual feature: a special
topic. Each year, the special topic will be selected by our invited
plenary speaker, who will also join the conference organizing
committee as a visiting faculty advisor. We hope this new feature will
highlight exceptional work in particular domains of language
acquisition research and create new opportunities for conversation
across subfields.
This year's inaugural special topic is entitled "Acquiring Rules" and
focuses on how children acquire rules and generalizations in language.
We invite work from any domain or at their interfaces, including
phonology, morphology, syntax, and variation. Contributions to this
special topic may address how children acquire and/or represent
linguistic structure, and may explore the theories and mechanisms
underlying this process from any theoretical perspective.
Call for General and Topic-related Submissions:
We welcome abstracts for 20-minute talks and posters related to
language acquisition from any theoretical perspective. We encourage
submissions related to the special topic for 2026: Acquiring Rules.
Abstracts are limited to 500 words and must not exceed two pages. A
suggested format and style for abstracts is available on our website.
If your work aligns with the special topic, please check the box in
the submission form.
Deadline: Please submit your abstracts using the submission portal on
our website. All submissions are due June 15, 2026, by midnight
anywhere on Earth. Abstract decisions will be made by the end of July.
Submissions: https://www.bu.edu/bucld/calls/abstract-submission/
Call for Symposium Proposals:
We are soliciting 1,000-word proposals for 90-minute symposium slots
for BUCLD 51. We strongly encourage submissions on the special topic,
but proposals on any topic likely to be of broad interest to
conference attendees are welcome. Proposals should include a list of
the participants, topics, and format, and should name at least one
organizer.
Please send submissions to langconf at bu.edu with "Symposium proposal"
in the subject line. Please indicate at the top of your email whether
the proposal aligns with the special topic.
Deadline: All symposium proposal submissions must be received by June
15, 2026, by midnight anywhere on Earth. Symposium decisions will be
made by the end of July.
Further information
General conference information: http://www.bu.edu/bucld
Questions: langconf at bu.edu



------------------------------------------------------------------------------

********************** LINGUIST List Support ***********************
Please consider donating to the Linguist List, a U.S. 501(c)(3) not for profit organization:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=87C2AXTVC4PP8

LINGUIST List is supported by the following publishers:

Bloomsbury Publishing http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/

Cambridge University Press http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics

Cascadilla Press http://www.cascadilla.com/

De Gruyter Brill https://www.degruyterbrill.com/?changeLang=en

Edinburgh University Press http://www.edinburghuniversitypress.com

European Language Resources Association (ELRA) http://www.elra.info

John Benjamins http://www.benjamins.com/

Language Science Press http://langsci-press.org

Lincom GmbH https://lincom-shop.eu/

MDPI Languages https://www.mdpi.com/journal/languages

MIT Press http://mitpress.mit.edu/

Multilingual Matters http://www.multilingual-matters.com/

Narr Francke Attempto Verlag GmbH + Co. KG http://www.narr.de/

Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics / Landelijke (LOT) http://www.lotpublications.nl/

Peter Lang AG http://www.peterlang.com

SIL International Publications http://www.sil.org/resources/publications


----------------------------------------------------------
LINGUIST List: Vol-37-1471
----------------------------------------------------------