37.2048, Confs: Sociopragmatics Symposium 2026 (Japan)

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LINGUIST List: Vol-37-2048. Thu Jun 11 2026. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 37.2048, Confs: Sociopragmatics Symposium 2026 (Japan)

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Date: 11-Jun-2026
From: Todd Allen [tjallen at kansai-u.ac.jp]
Subject: Sociopragmatics Symposium 2026


Sociopragmatics Symposium 2026
Short Title: SpS2026
Theme: Sociopragmatics in Interaction: Practices, Identities, and
(Emerging) Contexts

Date: 19-Dec-2026 - 20-Dec-2026
Location: Osaka, Japan
Meeting URL: https://www.toddjamesallen.com/sps2026

Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics; Discourse Analysis;
Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics

Submission Deadline: 10-Jul-2026

We invite contributions exploring interaction across a range of
environments, including face-to-face, institutional, and digitally
mediated settings, as well as work in both first language (L1) and
second language (L2) contexts. Topics may include politeness, speech
acts, conversational implicature, intercultural communication, and
digital pragmatics, with a strong emphasis on diverse languages and
regions to encourage a genuinely global dialogue.
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The symposium aims to advance understanding of language in context
while providing a collegial space for researchers at all stages to
share their work, exchange ideas, and build collaborative connections.
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Topics of Interest:
 - Politeness and facework in interaction
 - Speech acts and conversational implicature
 - Intercultural communication and identity construction
 - Digital pragmatics and online interaction
 - Sociopragmatics in L1 and L2 contexts
 - Language, context, and social relationships (including gender)
 - Other related topics.
Please visit the conference website for abstract submission
information.



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