37.3508, Confs: 8th Workshop on Sino-Tibetan Languages of Southwest China (Hong Kong)

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Date: 22-Oct-2026
From: Ding Hongdi [hding at eduhk.hk]
Subject: 8th Workshop on Sino-Tibetan Languages of Southwest China


8th Workshop on Sino-Tibetan Languages of Southwest China
Short Title: STLS-8

Date: 11-Jun-2027 - 12-Jun-2027
Location: Taipo, New Territories, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics; Language Documentation;
Typology
Language Family(ies): Sino-Tibetan (sino1245)

Submission Deadline: 31-Dec-2026

1.      Conference Introduction
Inaugurated in 2008, the Workshop on Sino-Tibetan Languages of
Southwest China (STLS) is a prestigious biennial international
academic series dedicated to the advancement of research on
Sino-Tibetan and neighbouring language families in Southwest China.
Over 18 years, STLS has been held across top institutions in Taipei,
Beijing, Paris, Seattle, Tianjin, Kobe and Shanghai.
Serving as a core international exchange platform for linguistic
typology, contact linguistics, historical linguistics, and endangered
language documentation in the Sino-Tibetan domain, STLS has gathered
leading scholars and emerging researchers worldwide, forming an
academic community with high international impact.
The 8th Workshop on Sino-Tibetan Languages of Southwest China (STLS-8)
will be hosted by the Department of Chinese Language Studies, Faculty
of Humanities, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po Campus,
Hong Kong, on June 11-12, 2027. The conference welcomes original,
high-quality studies addressing key theoretical and empirical issues
of Sino-Tibetan languages and adjacent linguistic varieties.
Registration is free of charge.
2. Conference venue: 10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po Campus, The Education
University of Hong Kong
3. Conference Themes
We invite submissions covering all core research areas of Sino-Tibetan
varieties and neighboring languages, with a focus on the minority
languages. Recommended topics include, but are not limited to:
 - Phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics
 - Historical comparative linguistics
 - Historical evolution and phylogeny
 - Language contact, areal typology, and sprachbund phenomena
 - Interdisciplinary approaches to Sino-Tibetan languages
 - Tibeto-Burman paleography with systematic evidence
4. Presentation Mode
STLS-8 adopts a full plenary session mode without parallel sessions,
ensuring in-depth academic communication among all participants. All
presentations will be delivered in person; there will be no virtual
presentations. Two presentation categories are available:
Oral Presentation: 20-minute oral presentations followed by 15-minute
open discussion
PhD Poster Presentation: open globally to doctoral students
5. Working language of the conference: abstracts and presentations
must be in English.
6. Important Dates
 - Abstract Submission Deadline: 31 December 2026
 - Notification of Acceptance: 15 February 2027
 - Confirmation of participation: 31 March 2027
 - Conference Dates: 11-12 June 2027
7. Submission Guidelines
1.      Abstracts must be written in English, with a length of 400 to
800 words (excluding references).
2.      Each participant is welcome to submit up to one
single-authored abstract and one co-authored abstract.
3.      All submissions will undergo double-blind peer review by the
STLS-8 scientific committee.
4.      Research must be original and not be published in other
conferences or journals by the time of submission.
5.      Please submit the abstract via:
https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/STLS2027
8. Contact
For inquiries, please contact the STLS-8 organizing team:
Ding Hongdi (hding at eduhk.hk) and Liao Hanbo (hliao at eduhk.hk)
9. Other information
Information regarding local transportation, accommodation, and campus
maps will be provided in due course:
https://www.eduhk.hk/chl/event/the-8th-workshop-on-sino-tibetan-languages-of-southwest-china-stls-8
The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing
process for this conference. This service was provided for free by
Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud
services as well as for software development and support.


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