37.1212, Calls: 33rd Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference (USA)

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Subject: 37.1212, Calls: 33rd Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference (USA)

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Date: 24-Mar-2026
From: JK33 Organizing Committee [jkconference33 at gmail.com]
Subject: 33rd Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference


Full Title: 33rd Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference
Short Title: JK33

Date: 07-Aug-2026 - 09-Aug-2026
Location: Urbana, USA
Meeting Email: jkconference33 at gmail.com
Web Site: https://publish.illinois.edu/jkconference33/

Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics;
Phonology; Semantics; Syntax
Subject Language(s): Japanese (jpn)
                     Japanese Sign Language (jsl)
                     Korean (kor)
                     Korean Sign Language (kvk)

Call Deadline: 15-Apr-2026

Call for Papers:
The 33rd Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference will be held at the
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, from August 7 to August 9,
with a pre-conference workshop/tutorial planned for August 6, 2026.
We welcome abstract submissions for 20-minute oral presentations,
followed by 10 minutes for discussion, and for poster presentations.
Contributions to any aspect of Japanese/Korean linguistics, or
comparison of these languages with other languages welcome.
We welcome abstracts showcasing the value of diverse approaches,
methodologies, and data sources. Comparative studies of Japanese and
Korean, or of broadly formal and functional approaches to selected
phenomena in the languages, are especially encouraged.
Invited Speakers:
Main Conference:
 - Dorothy Ahn (Rutgers University)
 - Minju Kim (Claremont McKenna College)
 - Daiko Takahashi (Tohoku University)
 - Jae DiBello Takeuchi (Indiana University Bloomington)
Pre-conference workshop/tutorial
- “Working with Japanese spoken corpora and tools” (tentative title)
    By Michiko Kaneyasu (UCLA), Tsuyoshi Ono (University of Alberta),
Yasuyuki Usuda (Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology), &
Tomoko Endo (The University of Tokyo)
- Korean workshop (TBD)
   By Gyu-Ho Shin (University of Illinois Chicago) and Hakyung Sung
(Rochester Institute of Technology)
Instructions for Abstract Submission:
Abstracts are not to exceed two pages of A4 or letter-sized (8.5″x
11″) paper, including data and references, with 1″ margins on all
sides and single spacing, set in a font no smaller than 11 points. The
abstract should have a clear title but should not identify the
author(s). The abstract must be submitted electronically in PDF
format, using the submission website accessible through the ‘Submit
Abstract’ button below. In order to complete your submission, you will
need to create an Oxford Abstracts account if you do not already have
one.
Submit Abstract:
https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/80273/submitter
 - Submissions are limited to one individual and one joint abstract
per author, or two joint abstracts per author.
 - Conference proceedings will be published by eScholarship, an open
access platform managed by the University of California’s Digital
Library.
Important Dates:
 - Abstract Submission deadline: April 15, 2026 11:59pm CDT (Extended)
 - Notification of acceptance: May 15, 2026



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