37.1669, Confs: 19th International Conference on Native and Non-native Accents of English (Poland)

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Date: 03-May-2026
From: Anna Jarosz [anna.jarosz at uni.lodz.pl]
Subject: 19th International Conference on Native and Non-native Accents of English


19th International Conference on Native and Non-native Accents of
English
Short Title: Accents 2026
Theme: Accents, Identity & Digital Voices

Date: 10-Dec-2026 - 12-Dec-2026
Location: Lodz, Poland
Contact: Anna Jarosz
Meeting URL: https://www.filolog.uni.lodz.pl/accents

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology
Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Submission Deadline: 15-Aug-2026

'Accents' is an annual conference organized by the Department of
English Language and Applied Linguistics at University of Lodz,
Poland. It brings together researchers and teachers interested in
native and non-native accents of English, approached from a variety of
theoretical and/or practical perspectives. The key issues discussed
each year include individual accent characteristics, the dynamism of
accent usage, accent teaching and learning, and the methods and tools
for accent studies. The leitmotif of Accents 2026 revolves around two
main phenomena: (1) the accent and identity interplay as well as (2)
technological advances in L2 pronunciation acquisition and
instruction; both observed and researched across diverse contexts,
regions, countries and continents.
Plenary Speakers (in alphabetical order):
Prof. Rob Drummond, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
Prof. Jonás Fouz-González, Universidad de Murcia, Spain
Prof. John M. Levis, Iowa State University, United States of America
Pre-Conference Workshop will be held by
Prof. Radek Skarnitzl, Charles University, Czechia
We invite proposals for papers, workshops and posters referring to the
main theme ‘Accents, Identity & Digital Voices’ as well as other
issues related to native and non-native accents of English, including,
but not limited to the ones mentioned below:
 - accent and identity,
 - modern technology use in pronunciation learning/teaching
 - accents in natural environment: World Englishes, immigrant context,
sojourners, etc.
 - accents in varied educational contexts: ESL, EFL, ELF, ESOL, EAP,
EMI, etc.
 - phonological variation across time and space
 - bilingualism and multilingualism
 - ASR, CAPT, HVPT
 - native and non-native verbal interactions
 - the role of pronunciation in oral communication
 - pronunciation in discourse
 - suprasegmentals/prosody/fluency
 - intelligibility/ comprehensibility/ acceptability
 - segmental features and accuracy
 - speech perception and/or speech production
 - pronunciation teaching, pronunciation instruction and instructed
learning
 - classroom-based research
 - laboratory-based investigations
 - pronunciation assessment
 - pronunciation teacher training
Deadline for abstract submissions is August 15th, 2026. Please send an
abstract of up to 400 words in word document, NOT pdf, (the word limit
does not include references) to accents at uni.lodz.pl with the intended
format (paper, workshop or poster), Author name(s) and affiliation
written under the title. The proposals will go through the process of
anonymous peer review, after which notifications of acceptance will be
sent out by September 20th, 2026.
Information on our previous conferences can be found at
filolog.uni.lodz.pl/accents under Abstracts. Please send all
conference related questions to accents at uni.lodz.pl
All information regarding the registration fee, conference venue and
recommended conference hotel will be available in early autumn.



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