37.2095, Confs: 'R-atics: An International Workshop for All Researchers Working on the Variation of /r/ Within and Between Languages (Austria)

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Subject: 37.2095, Confs: 'R-atics: An International Workshop for All Researchers Working on the Variation of /r/ Within and Between Languages (Austria)

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Date: 15-Jun-2026
From: Eva Reinisch, Nathalie Elsässer, Hendrik Behrens-Zemek [nathalie.elsaesser at oeaw.ac.at]
Subject: 'R-atics: An International Workshop for All Researchers Working on the Variation of /r/ Within and Between Languages


'R-atics: An International Workshop for All Researchers Working on the
Variation of /r/ Within and Between Languages
Short Title: 'r-atics 9

Date: 02-Jun-2027 - 04-Jun-2027
Location: Vienna, Austria
Contact: Eva Reinisch
Contact Email: eva.reinisch at oeaw.ac.at
Meeting URL: https://www.r-atics9.org/

Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition; Phonetics; Phonology;
Sociolinguistics

Meeting Description:
The Acoustics Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
organizes the 'r-atics 9 workshop in Vienna, Austria, on June 2-4
2027. 'r-atics gathers an international network of researchers working
on different issues concerning r sounds. It is an international
mid-size specific conference that enhances mutual cooperation in a
friendly environment on phonetic, phonological, sociolinguistic and
diachronic aspects of rhotics.
We invite contributions on any theme concerning rhotic sounds,
including but not limited to:
- The diversity of /r/ realizations in the world’s languages
- The production and perception of rhotics in a language or in a
language family
- The socio-phonetic aspects of /r/ realizations
- The phonological status of /r/ sounds
- Diachronic aspects of /r/ sounds
- The acquisition of rhotics in L1 and L2
- Phenomena of /r/ sandhi
Information about the workshop and abstract submission can be found
and will be updated on the website r-atics9.org
The prospective timeline is
Start of abstract submission: 1 December 2026.
Deadline for Abstract Submission: 31 January 2027
Notification of acceptance: 15 February 2027
Registration Deadline: 5 March 2027



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