Call for papers – ICLC 18

ICLC 18: Exploring constructional and cognitive space

August 20-24, 2027

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Theme Session Proposal Deadline: October 15, 2026

Abstract Submission Deadline: December 01, 2026

We invite submissions presenting research on any aspect of language and cognition. Topics may address any area of CL, including, but not limited to, the following:

Theme Sessions:

Theme sessions can be 6-10 papers + intro and/or discussion.

There are two stages for submissions for a theme session. First, theme session organizers should submit their theme session proposals directly to the conference organizers at the following address by October 15, 2026.

conference-iclc18@fau.de

Theme session proposals should include: the session title, the name and affiliation of the theme session organizer(s), an introduction of up to 400 words (excluding examples and references) explaining the theme, as well as a list of the authors and titles of the individual papers, and all abstracts of the papers in the proposed theme session (100 words each) in a suitable order.

We strongly encourage diversity at the level of the affiliations involved in the theme. We also encourage theme session organizers to take other diversity aspects into account, e.g. by aiming at a good gender balance. The acceptance of theme session proposals will be announced on the 1^st of November, 2026.

Once a theme session has been accepted as a whole, individual theme session authors will need to submit their full abstracts for review, following the same guidelines of submission and anonymous peer review for general and poster sessions as described below. Papers need to be individually accepted in order to be part of a theme session. In case the theme session is not accepted, authors are free to submit their papers for the general session. If the theme session organizers are unable to fill 1 or 2 slots in their proposals, papers/theme participants may be added later in the general round.

General Session and Poster Session:

Abstracts for (oral) sessions and poster presentations are to be submitted through our abstract submission page, following the guidelines below. On the submission page you are asked to state whether the paper should be considered for oral session only, poster session only, or both. There you also have to indicate if the paper should be part of a themed session. The deadline for abstract submission is the 1^st of December, 2026.

Each presentation slot in the general session will be 25 minutes long, including questions and discussions (20 minutes of presentation + 5 minutes for questions and discussion).

Posters will be allocated to dedicated, timetabled sessions, and will be thematically organized in terms of time and space of display.

Submission guidelines

Abstract submissions will be handled via our homepage starting mid October 26.

Abstracts should not exceed 500 words (excluding examples and references). Author names should not appear anywhere in the text (you may cite yourself as [Author] or in the third person for previously published work). Theme session authors should make sure to note the title of the theme session at the top of their abstracts. References should be formatted according to the Unified Style Sheet for Linguistics Journals.

Each author may submit a maximum of one single-authored paper and one first-authored paper (or two first-authored papers), regardless of whether they are intended for the general, poster, or theme session. Details on the submission and registration process will follow in a separate call.

Important Dates

Deadline for theme session proposals: 15.10.2026
Notification of acceptance of theme session proposals: 01.11.2026
Deadline for abstract submission: 01.12.2026
Notification of acceptance: ~ 15.03.2027
Date of conference: August 20-24, 2027

Please direct all enquiries to conference-iclc18@fau.de.