37.641, Calls: Workshop at LREC 2026: Dialects in NLP: A Resource Perspective (Spain)

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Subject: 37.641, Calls: Workshop at LREC 2026: Dialects in NLP: A Resource Perspective (Spain)

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Date: 13-Feb-2026
From: Stavros Bompolas [s.bompolas at athenarc.gr]
Subject: Workshop at LREC 2026: Dialects in NLP: A Resource Perspective


Full Title: Workshop at LREC 2026: Dialects in NLP: A Resource
Perspective
Short Title: DialRes-LREC26

Date: 11-May-2026 - 16-May-2026
Location: Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Meeting Email: dialres-lrec26 at googlegroups.com
Web Site: https://dialres.github.io/dialres/index.html

Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics; Language
Documentation; Text/Corpus Linguistics; Translation; Writing Systems

Call Deadline: 27-Feb-2026

Final Call for Papers:
Workshop on Dialects in NLP: A Resource Perspective (DialRes-LREC26)
Workshop at LREC 2026 — Palma de Mallorca, Spain, May 16, 2026
Hybrid event — in person and online
Website: https://dialres.github.io/dialres/
Contact: dialres-lrec26 at googlegroups.com
Overview:
DialRes-LREC26 addresses the growing need for high-quality resources
supporting dialect-focused NLP. The workshop aims to bring together
researchers from linguistics, computational linguistics, digital
humanities, and adjacent fields to exchange insights on the creation,
documentation, evaluation, and use of dialectal resources.
Topics of Interest:
We invite submissions relating to any aspect of developing or using
resources for dialectal NLP. Topics include — but are not limited to —
the following:
- Creation and evaluation of spoken and written dialect resources
- Orthographic normalization and standardization
- Treatment of dialect–standard distinctions in annotation frameworks
for speech and text
- Cross-dialect and cross-lingual transfer; model adaptation methods
- Scalability issues and resource-efficient techniques
- Use of LLMs in resource creation, augmentation, annotation, or
processing
- Resources supporting dialect preservation, revitalization, and
community engagement
- Pedagogical, sociolinguistic, and linguistic applications viewed
through a resource lens
- Practical considerations when working with dialect resources (legal,
financial, academic, societal)
- Empowering dialect communities in developing their own resources
Invited Speaker:
Prof. Barbara Plank, LMU Munich (https://bplank.github.io/)
Submission Guidelines:
Papers must be submitted electronically through the Softconf START
system: https://softconf.com/lrec2026/DialRes
Submissions should:
- Be 4–8 pages, excluding references and optional Ethics Statements.
- Follow the LREC 2026 style guidelines, available on the conference
website: https://lrec2026.info/authors-kit/
Authors will be asked to supply information on any language resources
used in or resulting from their work. ELRA strongly encourages sharing
such resources to support reproducibility and reuse. Accepted papers
will appear in the workshop proceedings.
For inquiries: dialres-lrec26 at googlegroups.com
Important Dates (Updated):
Submission Deadline: February 27, 2026 [updated]
Notification of Acceptance: March 18, 2026 [updated]
Camera-ready Papers Due: March 28, 2026
Endorsements:
The workshop is endorsed by:
- UniDive COST Action CA21167
- Archimedes/Athena RC
Organizing Committee:
- Antonios Anastasopoulos — George Mason University /
Archimedes–Athena RC
- Stella Markantonatou — ILSP / Archimedes–Athena RC
- Angela Ralli — University of Patras / Archimedes–Athena RC
- Marcos Zampieri — George Mason University
- Stavros Bompolas — Archimedes–Athena RC
- Vivian Stamou — Archimedes–Athena RC



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