(RE)CALL: Emerging Topics in Typology : Conference for PhD students

[Yana Aquilina]

Dear all,

Following the success of previous editions in Helsinki (2021), Stockholm
(2024), and Leipzig (2025), Emerging Topics in Typology (ETT) will return for
its fourth edition in 2026, this time at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz,
from 15 to 17 July 2026!

ETT is a conference organised by and for PhD students in linguistic typology.
We welcome abstracts on a range of topics in quantitative and qualitative
typology, language documentation and description, and particularly welcome
talks on ongoing projects and works in progress. A core feature of ETT is its
mentoring system. Each accepted talk is assigned a senior researcher with
relevant expertise, who serves as a mentor and provides feedback to the
speaker prior to the conference.

For more information, please consult our website:
https://www.linguistik.fb05.uni-mainz.de/emerging-topics-in-typology-2026/
or contact the organisers at: ett-...@uni-mainz.de

Organisers:
- Yana Aquilina (Université Lumière Lyon 2 & Laboratoire DDL, France)
- Ting Zhang (Shenzhen University, China)
- Zhencao Zhong (Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany)

Invited Keynote Speakers
• Dr Anna Sjöberg (Stockholm University)
• Dr Andreas Hölzl (University of Potsdam)
• Dr Luca Ciucci (University of Passau)

In addition to the invited keynote presentations, the conference will include
an opening lecture by Prof. Dr. Walter Bisang.

Conference registration will be free for all participants, and will be open to
anyone with an interest in the conference topics (including non-PhD students).
Registration will open on 1 April 2026.

Call for Papers:

Abstracts should be a maximum of 500 words (excluding references). Additional
examples and figures (up to one A4 page in total) may also be included.
Abstracts should clearly demonstrate a connection to typological and/or
descriptive research. The call for abstracts is open to all currently enrolled
doctoral students.

Submissions should be made via Sciencesconf:
https://ett-2026.sciencesconf.org. We recommend uploading a self-prepared PDF
rather than using the platform’s automatic abstract generator.

• Submission deadline: 28 February 2026
• Notification of acceptance: 1 April 2026

Accepted abstracts will be presented as 20-minute oral presentations, followed
by 10 minutes of discussion.

See you in Mainz!

Yana AQUILINA
Doctorante / PhD student
CNRS UMR 5596 Laboratoire Dynamique Du Langage
Université Lumière Lyon 2
14, avenue Berthelot
69007 Lyon