37.812, Confs: 2026 Seoul International Conference on Linguistics (Korea, South)

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Subject: 37.812, Confs: 2026 Seoul International Conference on Linguistics (Korea, South)

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Date: 25-Feb-2026
From: Hayeun Jang [sicol2026 at gmail.com]
Subject: 2026 Seoul International Conference on Linguistics


2026 Seoul International Conference on Linguistics
Short Title: SICOL-2026
Theme: Theory Returns: Linguistics in the Age of AI

Date: 10-Aug-2026 - 11-Aug-2026
Location: Seoul, Korea, South
Meeting URL: https://sicol2026.github.io/

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Computational Linguistics;
Linguistic Theories; Neurolinguistics; Psycholinguistics

Submission Deadline: 31-May-2026

The Linguistic Society of Korea (LSK) is pleased to announce the 2026
Seoul International Conference on Linguistics (SICOL-2026), to be held
on August 10–11, 2026 at Sungshin Women’s University in Seoul, Korea
(Participation mode: in person).
Recent advances in artificial intelligence—particularly large language
models (LLMs)—have reshaped how language is processed, modeled, and
analyzed. As AI systems increasingly simulate aspects of linguistic
competence and performance, foundational questions concerning the
nature of linguistic knowledge, representation, and structure demand
renewed scrutiny.
In this rapidly evolving intellectual landscape, theoretical
linguistics regains central importance. Systematic inquiry into the
architecture of the human language faculty—its formal properties,
constraints, and explanatory principles—remains indispensable for
assessing both the capabilities and the limitations of AI-driven
approaches to language.
SICOL-2026 aims to provide a rigorous forum for research addressing
the essential properties of human language. We invite contributions
that engage core theoretical questions, formal modeling, empirical
methodology, and their interface with contemporary developments in AI.
Invited Speakers:
 - Jennifer Cole (Northwestern University)
 - Hanjung Lee (Sungkyunkwan University)
Additional invited speakers will be announced.
Areas of Interest:
We welcome submissions from all areas of linguistics, including but
not limited to:
 - Theoretical linguistics (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax,
semantics, pragmatics)
 - Sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, and neurolinguistics
 - Applied linguistics
 - Corpus and computational linguistics
 - AI and theoretical linguistics
Submissions addressing foundational issues in theoretical linguistics
are particularly encouraged. Equal consideration will be given to
papers directly engaging the conference theme and to contributions
from all subfields of linguistics.
Presentation Format:
 - 20-minute oral presentation
 - 10 minutes for discussion
Abstract Submission Guidelines:
Abstracts must be submitted electronically via the official submission
system (Microsoft CMT):
https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/SICOL2026
Submissions must comply with the following requirements:
 - Anonymous abstract (double-blind review)
 - Maximum 2 pages (A4 or US Letter), including references
 - 12-point Times New Roman
 - 1-inch (2.54 cm) margins on all sides
 - PDF format only
All submissions must be fully anonymized. Authors must remove
identifying information from the submission, including references.
Self-citations should be anonymized (e.g., “Author 2024”) and
formulated so as not to reveal the authors’ identity.
Submission Limits:
Each author may submit:
 - One single-authored abstract and one co-authored abstract, or
 - Up to two co-authored abstracts.
Submissions that do not comply with these guidelines may be
desk-rejected without review.
Accepted abstracts will appear in the official SICOL-2026 proceedings.
Important Dates:
 - Abstract submission deadline: May 31, 2026 (AoE)
 - Notification of acceptance: June 20, 2026 (KST)
 - Camera-ready abstract submission deadline: July 5, 2026 (AoE)
 - Conference dates: August 10–11, 2026 (KST)
Contact:
All inquiries regarding abstract submission and conference details
should be directed to: sicol2026 at gmail.com



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