37.3630, Confs: 5th Gibraltar International Conference (Spain)

[The LINGUIST List]

LINGUIST List: Vol-37-3630. Wed 04 Nov 2026. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 37.3630, Confs: 5th Gibraltar International Conference (Spain)

Moderator: Steven Moran (linguist at linguistlist.org)
Managing Editor: Valeriia Vyshnevetska
Team: Helen Aristar-Dry, Daniel Swanson
Jobs: jobs at linguistlist.org | Conferences: callconf at linguistlist.org | Pubs: pubs at linguistlist.org

Homepage: http://linguistlist.org

Editor for this issue: Valeriia Vyshnevetska <valeriia at linguistlist.org>

================================================================


Date: 03-Nov-2026
From: Cristina Suárez-Gómez [gic5 at id.uib.eu]
Subject: 5th Gibraltar International Conference


5th Gibraltar International Conference
Short Title: GIC5
Theme: 5th Gibraltar International Conference: Linguistic, Literary
and Cultural Perspectives

Date: 15-Apr-2027 - 16-Apr-2027
Location: Palma (Mallorca, Balearic Islands), Spain
Meeting URL: https://gic5.uib.eu/

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Ling & Literature;
Sociolinguistics
Subject Language(s): English (eng, stan1293)
                     Spanish (spa, stan1288)

Submission Deadline: 10-Jan-2027

The research project Variation in English Worldwide (ViEW), its host
research group, Language Variation and Textual Categorization (LVTC),
and the research group Corpus-based Approaches to Language Variation
(CAVA) are pleased to announce that the 5th Gibraltar International
Conference: Linguistic, Literary and Cultural Perspectives (GIC5) will
take place on 15-16 April 2027 at the University of the Balearic
Islands (Sa Riera Building, Palma de Mallorca).
The Gibraltar International Conference series brings together
researchers from linguistics, literature, cultural studies and related
fields to explore Gibraltar’s distinctive linguistic, literary and
cultural landscape. GIC5 welcomes interdisciplinary approaches to
Gibraltar as a multilingual and multicultural community shaped by
migration, language contact, border dynamics and a complex historical
and political context. Contributions may address the linguistic,
literary, cultural, social or political dimensions of Gibraltar and
its connections with the wider world. We particularly welcome work
that brings together different perspectives, methodologies and
disciplinary traditions.
We invite proposals for 20-minute presentations, followed by 10
minutes of discussion, on any of the topics below or related ones.
Literature:
The literary production of Gibraltarian authors or authors related to
Gibraltar, as well as the representation of Gibraltar in literature.
Borderland issues:
The political, social and economic implications of the recent opening
of the border, and the experience of having lived in a border area
between two countries, especially in relation to sovereignty disputes,
cross-border mobility and Brexit.
Cultural hybridity:
The blending and mixing of different cultural elements in Gibraltar,
resulting in a unique and dynamic culture that reflects its
multicultural and multilingual heritage.
Llanito:
The local vernacular that mixes English and Spanish with elements from
other languages, such as Haketia, Arabic, Genoese and Maltese, and its
sociolinguistic features and functions.
Codeswitching and codemixing in Gibraltar:
The linguistic phenomenon of switching between languages or varieties
within a conversation or utterance, and its motivations and effects in
Gibraltar.
Gibraltar English
Any aspect of the variety of English spoken in Gibraltar, and how it
differs from other varieties of English around the world, influenced
by multilingualism, local customs and ideology, as well as the
attitudes towards it.
Language death:
The process of decline and disappearance of a language or a dialect,
and its causes and consequences in Gibraltar.
Proposals should be submitted though this platform
(https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/auth?redirect=/stages/84059/submitter)
and should include the following information:
 - Title of the presentation
 - Name and academic affiliation of the presenter(s)
 - Email address of the presenter(s)
 - Abstract of max. 500 words (references included), outlining the
main objectives, methods and findings of the presentation
 - Keywords (3-5)


------------------------------------------------------------------------------

********************** LINGUIST List Support ***********************
Please consider donating to the Linguist List, a U.S. 501(c)(3) not for profit organization:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=87C2AXTVC4PP8

LINGUIST List is supported by the following publishers:

Australian Linguistics Society https://als.asn.au/Home

Bloomsbury Publishing http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/

Cambridge University Press http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics

Cascadilla Press http://www.cascadilla.com/

De Gruyter Brill https://www.degruyterbrill.com/?changeLang=en

Edinburgh University Press http://www.edinburghuniversitypress.com

European Language Resources Association (ELRA) http://www.elra.info

John Benjamins http://www.benjamins.com/

Language Science Press http://langsci-press.org

Lincom GmbH https://lincom-shop.eu/

MDPI Languages https://www.mdpi.com/journal/languages

MIT Press http://mitpress.mit.edu/

Multilingual Matters http://www.multilingual-matters.com/

Narr Francke Attempto Verlag GmbH + Co. KG http://www.narr.de/

Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics / Landelijke (LOT) http://www.lotpublications.nl/

Peter Lang AG http://www.peterlang.com

SIL International Publications http://www.sil.org/resources/publications

University of Toronto Press https://utppublishing.com


----------------------------------------------------------
LINGUIST List: Vol-37-3630
----------------------------------------------------------