37.1989, Calls: Workshop on Ideophones in Use

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Subject: 37.1989, Calls: Workshop on Ideophones in Use

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Date: 03-Jun-2026
From: Kiyoko Toratani [ktora at yorku.ca]
Subject: Workshop on Ideophones in Use


Full Title: Workshop on Ideophones in Use
Short Title: WIU-2026

Date: 05-Dec-2026 - 06-Dec-2026
Location: Online
Contact Person: Kiyoko Toratani
Meeting Email: ktora at yorku.ca
Web Site: https://sites.google.com/view/wiu-2026

Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science; Discourse Analysis;
Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics; Typology

Call Deadline: 15-Sep-2026

Call for Papers:
Meeting Description:
The Workshop on Ideophones in Use (WIU-2026) will take place on
December 5–6, 2026 (Japan Standard Time [JST]). The event will be held
in a hybrid format (on-site and online) and is co-hosted by the
Graduate School of Humanities, Nagoya University, Japan, and York
University, Canada. The on-site component will be held at Nagoya
University, Japan. (Please note that, as of June 3, 2026, the workshop
has been changed from an online-only meeting to a hybrid
on-site/online event.)
WIU-2026 aims to deepen understanding of the role played by ideophones
in language use by bringing together researchers from around the
globe. The workshop focuses on identifying the characteristics of
ideophones used in communication, writing, and verbal art.
We welcome papers on ideophones in use, especially those focusing on
ideophones in less-studied languages or dialects, analyzed from a
variety of theoretical and/or methodological perspectives. Please
visit the website for possible topics.
Invited Speaker:
Janis Nuckolls (Brigham Young University)
We invite submissions for oral presentations.
 - Please e-mail a 2-page abstract, including examples, references and
tables/figures (A4, 2.5cm margins all around, font size 12), between
August 1 and September 15, 2026 (JST), to: ktora [at] yorku.ca (no
space; replace [at] with the symbol).
 - The abstract must be in English, anonymous, and sent as a PDF.
 - Authors may submit one individual and/or one co-authored abstract.
Important Dates:
 - Abstract submission deadline: September 15, 2026 (JST)
 - Notification of acceptance: September 30, 2026 (JST)
 - Workshop dates: December 5-6, 2026 (JST)



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