37.1605, Calls: Evaluative Morphology in Action: Frameworks in Dialogue (Czech Republic)

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Subject: 37.1605, Calls: Evaluative Morphology in Action: Frameworks in Dialogue (Czech Republic)

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Date: 28-Apr-2026
From: Pamela Goryczka [pamela.goryczka at phil.muni.cz]
Subject: Evaluative Morphology in Action: Frameworks in Dialogue


Full Title: Evaluative Morphology in Action: Frameworks in Dialogue
Short Title: EvalAct

Date: 17-Dec-2026 - 18-Dec-2026
Location: Brno, Czech Republic
Contact Person: Pamela Goryczka
Meeting Email: pamela.goryczka at phil.muni.cz
Web Site: https://evalact.github.io/

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics;
Linguistic Theories

Call Deadline: 15-Jul-2026

Call for Papers:
The workshop brings together researchers working within diverse
theoretical frameworks, including (morpho)syntactic, usage-based, and
morphopragmatic approaches, to examine evaluative morphology from a
comparative and cross-theoretical perspective.
The workshop will feature talks by the following keynote speakers:
 - Wolfgang U. Dressler (University of Vienna)
 - Francesca Masini (University of Bologna)
 - Pavel Caha (Masaryk University Brno)
Evaluative morphology, broadly construed, encompasses not only
diminutivization but also augmentation, pejoration, intensification,
attenuation, approximation, as well as expressive and stance-related
meanings (cf. Dressler & Merlini Barbaresi 1994; Finkbeiner, Meibauer
& Wiese 2016; Grandi & Körtvelyessy 2015; Masini, Norde & Van Goethem
2023; Rainer 2015). These meanings are realized across languages
through a wide range of morphological strategies and frequently
interact with syntactic structure, morphosyntactic and prosodic
features, as well as well as with other semantic-functional domains
(e.g. manner, aspect, etc.), including the possi-bility of grading the
membership of referents to a given category. As such, evaluative
morphology offers a particularly rich empirical domain for testing
core assumptions about grammatical architecture, the mapping between
form and meaning, and the division of labour between semantics and
pragmatics.
Much recent work has highlighted the value of approaching evaluative
phenomena across theoretical frameworks and grammatical domains (for
diminutives, see Manova, Grestenberger & Korecky-Kröll 2024). Building
on this perspective, the present workshop broadens the empirical scope
beyond diminutives and explicitly foregrounds dialogue between
frameworks.
Rather than promoting a single analytical model, the workshop
encourages contributions that present recent developments within
particular frameworks and/or examine evaluative phenomena
comparatively, highlighting both convergences and divergences in
theoretical assumptions, analytical tools, and empirical predictions.
Abstract Submission:
We welcome submissions addressing any language or language family and
any type of evaluative morphology, including work that explores
interfaces with syntax, semantics, phonology, and pragmatics.
Contributions offering cross-linguistic perspectives, explicit
framework comparison, or theoretical reflection grounded in detailed
empirical analysis are especially encouraged. We also particularly
encourage submissions from early-career researchers, including
advanced MA students, PhD candidates, and early postdoctoral
researchers.
We invite submissions of anonymous abstracts of up to 500 words
(excluding examples and references) in PDF format by July 15, 2026,
23:59 CET, via EasyAbs:
https://easyabs.linguistlist.org/conference/EvalAct/. Participants may
submit up to two abstracts, but only one may be single-authored.
Notification of acceptance will be sent on September 1, 2026.



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