Call for Papers: GWLN8 - 8th Globalex Workshop on Lexicography and Neology - 29 September 2026
Ilan Kernerman
We are delighted to announce that the eighth iteration of Globalex Workshop on Lexicography and Neology (GWLN-8) will be held in conjunction with the XXII EURALEX International Congress, with financial support from the COST Action ENEOLI (European Network on Lexical Innovation, CA22126).
Over the years, the GWLN series has evolved into the leading international forum for lexicographers, scholars, tool developers, and other practitioners interested in how new words and meanings emerge and how they are detected, evaluated, and described in lexicographic resources.
The central theme of GWLN-8 will be the intersection of lexical innovation and lexicography in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). While AI-based technologies create new opportunities for supporting the lexicographic workflow, recent developments in language models and Generative AI have also profoundly transformed the ecology of neologisms themselves. GWLN-8 will explore current experiences and perspectives on theoretical, methodological, and practical challenges converging lexicography, neology, and AI.
Abstracts of approximately 500 words should highlight the connection between neology and lexicography, preferably in relation to AI, and will be peer-reviewed by two members of the Scientific Committee.
GWLN-8 will be held at the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna, on September 29, from 9:00 to 13:00 CEST, and posters will be presented at the EURALEX poster session on September 30. Selected GWLN-8 papers will be published as a special issue of International Journal of Lexicography in 2027.
ENEOLI members presenting at GWLN-8 will be eligible for financial reimbursement.
Important Dates
March 2, 2026 Abstract submission
April 2, 2026 Abstract acceptance notification
April 17, 2026 Deadline for confirmation by authors of their workshop attendance
July 10, 2026 Early Bird registration deadline for EURALEX
July 24, 2026 Submission of camera-ready copy of abstracts
September 1, 2026 End of registration for EURALEX
September 29, 2026 GWLN-8 at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna
November 15, 2026 Full paper submission to IJL
January 15, 2027 Full paper acceptance notification
February 15, 2027 Submission of revised full papers
Information
GWLN-8 submissions https://easychair.org/my2/conference?conf=gwln8
GWLN-8 website https://globalex.link/gwln-8_2026/
EURALEX 2026 https://euralex2026.at/en/
ENEOLI CA22146 https://eneoli.eu/
GWLN-8 contact gw...@easychair.org
Chairs
Ilan Kernerman, Lexicala by K Dictionaries
Kris Heylen, Dutch Language Institute
Scientific Committee
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