37.2872, Calls: The English Linguistic Society of Japan 20th International Spring Forum (Japan)

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Date: 08-Sep-2026
From: Yohei Takahashi [takahashi.yohei at nihon-u.ac.jp]
Subject: The English Linguistic Society of Japan 20th International Spring Forum


Full Title: The English Linguistic Society of Japan 20th International
Spring Forum

Date: 22-May-2027 - 23-May-2027
Location: Kobe, Japan
Meeting Email: forum-elsj at kaitakusha.co.jp
Web Site:
https://elsj.jp/about-the-elsj-spring-forum/elsj-spring-forum-calls-guidelines-visa-information/#call

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
Subject Language(s): English (eng, stan1293)

Call Deadline: 01-Dec-2026

Call for Papers:
We are happy to announce that The English Linguistic Society of Japan
20th Spring Forum is to be held as described below. All presentations
and discussions will be conducted in English. All abstracts must be
written in English.
Forum Dates: Saturday May 22 – Sunday May 23, 2027
Location: Kobe University (Rokkodai 2nd Campus), Kobe, 1-1,
Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
Invited Speakers: Daiki Hashimoto (Joetsu University of Education),
Masako Maeda (Kyushu University), Sujin Park (Hankuk University of
Foreign Studies)
Organizing Committee: Akitaka Yamada (Chair)
Registration Fees: ELSJ members: 2,000 yen, Non-members: 5,000 yen,
Non-member students: 3,000 yen
Contact: forum-elsj at kaitakusha.co.jp
We invite abstracts for (A) oral presentations (each a 20-minute talk
plus a 10-minute discussion period), (B) poster presentations, and (C)
proposals for workshops (presentations and discussion for
approximately two hours) in the following area(s) of linguistics:
1) phonetics and phonology
2) morphology and lexicology
3) syntax
4) semantics
5) pragmatics and discourse analysis
6) historical linguistics
7) corpus linguistics and descriptive grammar
8) cognitive linguistics
9) sociolinguistics
10) psycholinguistics
11) neurolinguistics
12) other fields.
An individual may submit a maximum of two papers but can be the first
author of only one of them. (Papers for a workshop are excluded from
this count). No changes in the title or authors are allowed after the
abstracts or workshop proposals have been submitted. No subsidy is
offered for accepted workshops, unlike the annual conference. All
presented papers may be published in JELS. Note that, to submit a
paper to JELS, the author, or one author in the case of joint
research, must be a member of the English Linguistic Society of Japan.
Please see below for the Guidelines for Submission of Abstracts and
Workshop Proposals for the ELSJ International Spring Forum.
Important dates for the ELSJ 20th International Spring Forum
Forum Dates: May 22 – May 23, 2027
Abstract/Proposal Submission: Abstracts and workshop proposals must be
submitted electronically in PDF format with “file creator” property
unspecified through https://forms.gle/XGTBzKDxngwhE8Y4A by 11:59 PM,
Tuesday, December 1, 2026 (JST).
Notification of Acceptance: on or after January 18, 2027
Guidelines for Submission of Abstracts and Workshop Proposals for the
ELSJ International Spring Forum:
1. Papers should be concerned with descriptive or theoretical studies
of English (synchronic or diachronic), general linguistic theories, or
the comparison of English with other languages (especially Japanese).
The area(s) of linguistics addressed by the papers should be on the
above list.
2. Only work that will remain unpublished at the time of the
presentation may be submitted. Papers concurrently submitted to other
conferences, or other journals, or books of any kind will not be
considered.
3. Using a 12-point font on A4 or letter-size paper, the maximum
length of an abstract is two pages and that of a workshop proposal is
three pages, including references, tree diagrams, and tables. The
width of the margins is 1 inch all around. All material must be
included in a single PDF file. For the title of the abstract,
capitalize the first letter of every content word. Also, capitalize
the first letter of both parts of the hyphenated word (ex. South-East)
and the first letter of the words after the colon.
4. Abstracts/workshop proposals should include the title of the paper
or workshop at the top of the first page, but they must not include
the name(s) of the author(s) or organizer(s) or any information that
identifies them.
5. To ensure proper review, applicants are also asked to specify the
area(s) of linguistics addressed by the abstract or proposal by
choosing one or two items from the list in the field entitled
‘Preferred field of review, primary/secondary’ in the Google Forms
submission link.
6. Applicants/Presenters must abide by the Guidelines for Deterring
Misconduct in Research Activities of the ELSJ. If misconduct is
identified, article 3 of the Guidelines applies.
7.  Application for the ELSJ Best Paper Award is open only to those
who are ELSJ members as of March 31st, the previous year of the
academic year that the Forum is held. An academic year in Japan begins
on April 1st. In the case of joint research, at least one presenter
must be an ELSJ member as of the aforementioned date. Additionally,
applicants are eligible for an Honorable Mention if they meet (ia) or
(ib):
(i) a. No master’s degree, or
    b. Research experience does not exceed 10 years since a
master’s/pre-doctoral completion.
In the case of joint research, all the presenters must satisfy (ia) or
(ib). Those who wish to apply for these awards are required to choose
“Yes” for the question entitled “Best Paper Award” and indicate the
date of completion of their master’s program in the field “Date of
completion of your master’s program” in the Google Forms submission
link.
See the following URL for further details.
https://elsj.jp/about-the-elsj-spring-forum/elsj-spring-forum-calls-guidelines-visa-information/#call



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