37.3016, Confs: International Conference on ‘The English Noun Phrase 2027': Synchronic and Diachronic Explorations (Spain)

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Date: 19-Sep-2026
From: Yolanda Fernández-Pena [enp2027 at uvigo.gal]
Subject: International Conference on ‘The English Noun Phrase 2027': Synchronic and Diachronic Explorations


International Conference on ‘The English Noun Phrase 2027': Synchronic
and Diachronic Explorations
Short Title: ENP2027

Date: 15-Sep-2027 - 17-Sep-2027
Location: Vigo, Spain
Meeting URL: https://enp2027.webs.uvigo.es/

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics; Language Acquisition;
Psycholinguistics; Sociolinguistics; Syntax
Subject Language(s): English (eng, stan1293)

Submission Deadline: 15-Jan-2027

We are pleased to announce the call for papers for ‘The English Noun
Phrase 2027 (ENP2027)’, an international conference devoted to the
study of the English NP from a broad range of theoretical, descriptive
and empirical perspectives.
ENP2027 builds on a long-standing tradition of international scholarly
exchange devoted to the synchronic and diachronic study of the English
NP. The conference series was launched in 2009 by the LVTC research
group in Vigo, in collaboration with the Universities of Newcastle,
Leuven and Santiago de Compostela. Subsequent editions were held in
Newcastle upon Tyne in 2011, Leuven in 2013 and Vienna in 2019.
ENP2027 continues this established tradition, bringing together
researchers working on the English NP and providing a forum for new
empirical, theoretical and methodological approaches to its study.
The NP lies at the heart of many fundamental questions in linguistic
theory. Its internal structure and the complex interactions between
syntax, semantics and pragmatics have been the subject of extensive
research, particularly with regard to determination, reference,
modification, complementation and interpretation. The complexity of
English NPs, in terms of both their internal structure and their
processing and use in discourse, also raises important questions about
how linguistic complexity is defined, measured and distributed across
different contexts and varieties of English. At the same time,
corpus-based research has highlighted substantial variation in the
form and use of noun phrases across registers, genres and
communicative contexts.
ENP2027 aims to bring together researchers working on the English NP
across different theoretical frameworks and methodological traditions.
We particularly welcome empirical and theoretical contributions that
explore the NP in relation to syntax, semantics, pragmatics,
morphology, discourse, language variation and change, corpus
linguistics, psycholinguistics and language acquisition.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
- internal structure and syntax: headedness (including ellipsis,
nominalisation and pronominalisation); prenominal and postnominal
expansion (including determiners, quantifiers, modifiers and
complements); word order; linguistic complexity; coordination;
agreement and concord within the NP and the clause; discontinuity
- interpretation: definiteness and indefiniteness; countability;
reference; specificity; semantics of dependents
- information structure and discourse: discourse functions and use;
experimental and psycholinguistic approaches
- variation across registers, genres and varieties of English
- historical development and change
- acquisition and processing.
The conference will provide an opportunity to discuss current
research, foster dialogue across theoretical and methodological
traditions, and explore new directions in the study of English NPs.
Submission of Abstracts:
Submission period: 21 September 2026 – 15 January 2027.
Abstract must be submitted to  enp2027 at uvigo.gal.
Abstracts should not exceed 400 words, excluding references, and
should clearly state the research questions, theoretical or analytical
approach, methodology, data and results (or expected results, where
appropriate).
Notifications of acceptance will be sent by 15 March 2027.
Presentation Format:
20-minute papers + 10 minutes for discussion



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