37.1199, Confs: 55th Annual Conference of the Linguistic Association of the Southwest (USA)

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Subject: 37.1199, Confs: 55th Annual Conference of the Linguistic Association of the Southwest (USA)

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Date: 24-Mar-2026
From: R. Mata [matar at wwu.edu]
Subject: 55th Annual Conference of the Linguistic Association of the Southwest

55th Annual Conference of the Linguistic Association of the Southwest
Short Title: LASSO55
Theme: Language as Political Action and as Social Practice

Date: 08-Oct-2026 - 10-Oct-2026
Location: Towson, USA
Contact: R. Mata
Contact Email: matar at wwu.edu
Meeting URL:
https://www.towson.edu/cla/departments/languages-literatures-cultures/events/linguistic-association-southwest.html

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics

Submission Deadline: 15-May-2026

Language as Political Action and as Social Practice
October 8-10, 2026
Towson University
Towson, Maryland
The Linguistic Association of the Southwest (LASSO) invites abstract
submission for papers and group panels for its 55th Annual Meeting.
LASSO is a U.S.-based organization dedicated to promoting the
scientific study of language. Although many of our members focus on
the languages spoken in the southwestern United States, LASSO
maintains a global perspective. We welcome members and research on all
languages and regions worldwide.
For this year’s conference, we welcome papers in all areas of
linguistic inquiry, including but not limited to:
 - Language attitudes and ideologies
 - Linguistic landscape
 - Indigenous, heritage, and world language education
 - Language policy and planning
 - Language variation and change
 - Sociolinguistics and anthropological linguistics
 - Phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and
pragmatics.
The theme for this year is Language as Political Action and as Social
Practice. As such, we especially encourage papers that examine how
language shapes—and is shaped by—structures of power, resistance, and
community. From sociolinguistics and discourse studies to education,
translation, and applied linguistics, we will explore how language
practices enact identity, challenge inequality, and foster change. We
strongly encourage junior faculty and graduate students to submit.
Keynote Speaker: José Del Valle (CUNY Graduate Center).
Professor José del Valle specializes in the politics of language
representation and glottopolitical theory, with research spanning
Spain, Latin America, and the USA. He is a faculty member in Latin
American, Iberian, and Latino Cultures, Linguistics, and Urban
Education at The Graduate Center, CUNY. Since earning his Ph.D. from
Georgetown University in 1994, he has published extensively on
linguistic ideologies and the political history of the Spanish
language. He is the co-founder of Anuario de Glotopolítica, a journal
that promotes critical language studies. In 2010, he received the
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award.
Submission Instructions:
Abstracts may be written in English or Spanish. Presentations should
be delivered primarily in the same language as the abstract, though we
do not discourage the use of either language for examples or
discussion. Only one abstract as single author and a second as
co-author will be accepted from any one individual. Presentation time
for papers will be 20 minutes plus 10 minutes for discussion.
Proposals for complete panels with multiple speakers are also welcome
but must fit within a 90-minute time frame that includes discussion.
Please submit an abstract by the presentation deadline and indicate
that your proposal is for a 90-minute multi-speaker panel (as opposed
to a 20-minute presentation).
Abstracts should be between 250 to 500 words, single-spaced, 12-point
Times New Roman font. Use of special fonts should be kept to a
minimum. In general, omit the bibliography. Abstracts must include the
title of the paper and clearly show the importance of the study,
previous research, the gap in existing literature, the objective of
the study, and indicate key aspects of data and methodology.
To preserve anonymity during the review process, authors should not
include their names, academic affiliation, email address or any other
identifier or reveal their identity anywhere in the abstract. This
information will be completed as part of the submission form in
EasyAbs where the document is uploaded. Include the title of the
paper, area of research, author names, academic affiliations, and
email addresses in the form within the EasyAbs submission system, but
not in the abstract document. Submissions should be in PDF format.
https://easyabs.linguistlist.org/conference/LASSO55/
Submissions and membership in LASSO:
Participation in LASSO is a privilege of membership. This means that
an individual must be a current member in order to present a paper and
be listed in the conference program. You may fill out a membership
form at the same time as you register for the conference at
http://www.lassoling.org/membership/.
Graduate Student Prize:
Submissions by graduate students are especially welcome. By presenting
at LASSO, graduate students are eligible for the Helmut Esau Prize,
which includes a $500 award and a waiver of the LASSO membership fee
for the upcoming year.
Contact Email: matar at wwu.edu – please include LASSO55 in the subject
line of the message.
Submissions open: Jan. 15, 2026 - May 15, 2026
Abstract review period: May 25, 2026 - June 15, 2026
Contact Email: matar at wwu.edu

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