37.302, Calls: Child Language Symposium 2026 (United Kingdom)

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Subject: 37.302, Calls: Child Language Symposium 2026 (United Kingdom)

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Date: 19-Jan-2026
From: Juhayna Taha [j.taha at ucl.ac.uk]
Subject: Child Language Symposium 2026


Full Title: Child Language Symposium 2026
Short Title: CLS2026
Theme: Child Language Development

Date: 06-Jul-2026 - 07-Jul-2026
Location: London, United Kingdom
Web Site:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2026/jul/child-language-symposium-2026

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

Call Deadline: 10-Feb-2026

Call for Papers:
The Child Language Symposium 2026, hosted by the Centre for Language,
Literacy and Numeracy: Research and Practice (CLLNRP) at University
College London, invites submissions from researchers working on any
aspect of child language development. As a long-established,
peer-reviewed international conference hosted annually by a UK
institution and attended by researchers worldwide. The symposium
provides a forum for presenting new empirical findings, theoretical
advances, and methodological innovations in the field.
Keynote Speakers:
Professor Courtenay Norbury, Professor of Developmental Language and
Communication Disorders, University College London, UK.
https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/54821-courtenay-norbury
Professor Sonali Nag, Professor of Psychology and Education,
University of Oxford, UK.
https://www.education.ox.ac.uk/person/sonali-nag/
Dr Abdellah Fourtassi, Associate Professor of Computer Science,
Aix-Marseille University, France.
https://afourtassi.github.io
Professor Claudine Bowyer-Crane, Professor of Education, University of
Sheffield.
https://sheffield.ac.uk/education/people/academic/edu/claudine-bowyer-crane
We invite submissions presenting empirical, theoretical, or
methodological work in areas including, but not limited to:
 - Language acquisition
 - Multilingualism
 - Developmental language difficulties
 - Speech perception and production
 - Literacy, reading development, and dyslexia
 - Syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and narratives
 - Neurolinguistics and language processing
 - Input, interaction, and learning environments
 - Assessment and screening practices
 - Intervention approaches and treatment outcomes
 - Educational practice and policy related to children’s language
development
Key Dates:
Submission deadline: 10 February 2026 (23:59 GMT)
Notification of acceptance: March 2026

Submission Guidelines
:
Abstracts must comply with the symposium’s format-specific
requirements and word limits. For full submission guidelines and
access to the submission portal, please visit our conference website:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2026/jul/child-language-symposium-2026
Organising Committee:
Conference Chairs:
Dr Juhayna Taha  https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/94584-juhayna-taha
Dr Miriam McBreen https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/88750-miriam-mcbreen
Conference Committee:
Professor Julie Dockrell
https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/48839-julie-dockrell
Professor Roberto Filippi
https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/59675-roberto-filippi
Professor Chloë Marshall
Dr Nina Polytimou https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/69862-nina-polytimou
Dr Alexandra Perovic https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/8217-alexandra-perovic
Dr Cheyenne Svaldi https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/103483-cheyenne-svaldi
Dr Kathryn Mason https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/37507-kathryn-mason
Dr Gill West https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/46706-gillian-west
Kate Shobbrook https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/12016-kate-shobbrook
Conference Updates:
If you would like to receive updates about the symposium, including
programme announcements and deadlines, please sign up to the Child
Language Symposium mailing list here:
https://qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_8dbFrD6hoiCyFuu
For any queries about the conference, please email cllnrp at ucl.ac.uk



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