37.2043, Confs: CogLing Days 2026 (Belgium)

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Subject: 37.2043, Confs: CogLing Days 2026 (Belgium)

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Date: 10-Jun-2026
From: Alek Keersmaekers [alek.keersmaekers at kuleuven.be]
Subject: CogLing Days 2026


CogLing Days 2026
Theme: Conference of the Cognitive Linguistics Association of Belgium
and the Netherlands (BeNeCLA)

Date: 10-Dec-2026 - 11-Dec-2026
Location: Leuven, Belgium
Contact: Alek Keersmaekers
Contact Email: coglingdays2026 at kuleuven.be

Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science; General Linguistics;
Semantics; Sociolinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics

Submission Deadline: 21-Jun-2026

We are happy to announce that CogLing Days 2026 will take place in
Leuven on 10 and 11  December 2026. CogLing Days is the biannual
conference of the Cognitive Linguistics Association of Belgium and the
Netherlands (BeNeCLA). The conference is first and foremost intended
to spark local collaborations, foster the exchange of new ideas, and
provide a place to present the latest research conducted in the Low
Countries.
The theme of CogLing Days 2026 is ‘the role of meaning in language
variation and change’. Though we welcome all contributions in
cognitive linguistics or related fields, we particularly encourage
papers related to the dynamic and multidimensional nature of meaning
in language. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
 - variation of meaning synchronically and/or diachronically
 - variation and change in iconic form-meaning correspondences
 - meaning in usage-based grammar
 - variation and change in multimodal meaning
 - the impact of non-referential (e.g. social, interactional) meaning
on language variation and change
 - challenges related to studying meaning in empirical data
Call for Papers:
We welcome papers related to cognitive linguistics in general, or
related fields such as sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics or
cognitive science. We particularly invite proposals related to the
central theme of the conference. Starting and early-career researchers
are especially encouraged to submit.
All talks will take the standard format of 20 minutes presentation,
plus 10 minutes discussion time. Authors can submit only one abstract
as a first author, but they can be co-author of multiple submissions.
Abstracts must not exceed 500 words, excluding references and figures,
and should mention the main research question(s), methodology, data
and (expected) results. You can submit your abstract in English,
Dutch, French, Frisian or German, but the language of the abstract
should be the same as the language in which you will give your talk.
Please anonymize your abstract sufficiently. Format your reference
list according to the unified style sheet for linguistics:
https://langsci-press.org/unifiedstylesheet.
Please submit your abstract via
https://forms.office.com/e/9qqL0Fge36. While the abstract text should
be anonymous, be sure to mention all author names and their
affiliations in the submission form.
The deadline for submission is 21 June 2026.
Plenary Speakers:
 - Bodo Winter (University of Birmingham)
 - Second plenary speaker will be confirmed shortly
Important Dates:
 - Submission deadline: 21 June 2026
 - Notification of acceptance: 15 September 2026
 - Deadline for registration: 31 October 2026
 - Conference dates: 10-11 December 2029
Organizing Committee
 - Karlien Franco (KU Leuven)
 - Isabeau De Smet (KU Leuven)
 - Alek Keersmaekers (KU Leuven)
 - Toon Van Hal (KU Leuven)
 - Thomas Van Hoey (KU Leuven)
Contact:
coglingdays2026 at kuleuven.be
About BeNeCla:
BeNeCla is the Cognitive Linguistics Association for Belgium. It is
associated with the International Cognitive Linguistics Association
(ICLA), bringing together researchers interested in the relationship
between language and cognition. Our members work in the field of
cognitive linguistics as well as in related fields such as usage-based
linguistics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics and cognitive
science.
Membership is free and provides access to an academic network for the
exchange of publications, job opportunities, and event announcements,
including the biennial CogLing Days conference, which fosters
collaboration and scholarly exchange in the Low Countries.
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