Conference
ACTIVE
3rd June, 2026
QDLCA 2027 : Quantitative Diachronic Linguistics and Cultural Analytics
Submission Deadline:
13th September, 2026
— 100 days remaining
About the Conference
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/quantitative-diachronic-linguistics-and-cultural-analytics-2027-qdlca27
Quantitative Diachronic Linguistics and Cultural Analytics 2027 (QDLCA27)
14–15 January 2026 | King’s College London, Strand Campus, WC2R 2LS
We invite submissions for the conference Quantitative Diachronic Linguistics and Cultural Analytics 2027 (QDLCA27), to be held at King’s College London (Strand Campus, WC2R 2LS) on 14–15 January 2026. The conference is funded by the ERC-selected project COALA.
See the conference webpage here.
Language is in constant flux, shaped by social, cultural, and cognitive forces over time. With the increasing availability of large-scale textual data and computational tools, researchers are now better equipped than ever to uncover patterns and mechanisms of language change across different linguistic areas (e.g., morphology, syntax, semantics). This conference explores the intersection of quantitative diachronic linguistics and cultural analytics, to investigate how language evolves and how these changes relate – directly or broadly – to cultural dynamics.
Confirmed keynote speakers are Prof Dirk Geeraerts (KU Leuven) and Dr Stefania De Gaetano-Ortlieb (Saarland University).
Submission Guidelines
We invite submissions for 20-minute presentations, followed by 10 minutes of discussion.
The abstracts should be anonymised and consist of a maximum of 400 words (excluding references).
Please submit your abstract as a .docx file via email to: [email protected]. Use the following subject line: “ABSTRACT Quantitative Diachronic Linguistics”
In case of a large number of high-quality submissions, some abstracts may be selected for poster presentations. Authors will be invited to indicate whether they would consider their submission suitable for a poster session, should one be included in the programme. Poster selections will be based both on authors’ preferences and on reviewers’ recommendations, as reviewers will also be asked to assess the suitability of submissions for poster presentation.
Deadline: 13 September 2026, 23:59 BST
Suggested Topics (non-exhaustive list)
Submissions may include (but are not limited to) the following areas, with no restrictions on language(s) or historical periods:
Quantitative studies of language change across time
Corpus-based analyses of language evolution
Computational modelling of diachronic syntax, semantics, morphology, etc.
Cross-linguistic comparisons using large-scale data
Language change in connection with historical, literary, or cultural trends
Digital methods for exploring linguistic and cultural shifts
Applications of cultural analytics to linguistic data
Important Dates
13 September 2026: Abstract Submission Deadline
26 October 2026: Notification of Acceptance
14–15 January 2026: Conference Dates
For any inquiries, please contact the organiser, Dr Andrea Farina ([email protected]).
Quantitative Diachronic Linguistics and Cultural Analytics 2027 (QDLCA27)
14–15 January 2026 | King’s College London, Strand Campus, WC2R 2LS
We invite submissions for the conference Quantitative Diachronic Linguistics and Cultural Analytics 2027 (QDLCA27), to be held at King’s College London (Strand Campus, WC2R 2LS) on 14–15 January 2026. The conference is funded by the ERC-selected project COALA.
See the conference webpage here.
Language is in constant flux, shaped by social, cultural, and cognitive forces over time. With the increasing availability of large-scale textual data and computational tools, researchers are now better equipped than ever to uncover patterns and mechanisms of language change across different linguistic areas (e.g., morphology, syntax, semantics). This conference explores the intersection of quantitative diachronic linguistics and cultural analytics, to investigate how language evolves and how these changes relate – directly or broadly – to cultural dynamics.
Confirmed keynote speakers are Prof Dirk Geeraerts (KU Leuven) and Dr Stefania De Gaetano-Ortlieb (Saarland University).
Submission Guidelines
We invite submissions for 20-minute presentations, followed by 10 minutes of discussion.
The abstracts should be anonymised and consist of a maximum of 400 words (excluding references).
Please submit your abstract as a .docx file via email to: [email protected]. Use the following subject line: “ABSTRACT Quantitative Diachronic Linguistics”
In case of a large number of high-quality submissions, some abstracts may be selected for poster presentations. Authors will be invited to indicate whether they would consider their submission suitable for a poster session, should one be included in the programme. Poster selections will be based both on authors’ preferences and on reviewers’ recommendations, as reviewers will also be asked to assess the suitability of submissions for poster presentation.
Deadline: 13 September 2026, 23:59 BST
Suggested Topics (non-exhaustive list)
Submissions may include (but are not limited to) the following areas, with no restrictions on language(s) or historical periods:
Quantitative studies of language change across time
Corpus-based analyses of language evolution
Computational modelling of diachronic syntax, semantics, morphology, etc.
Cross-linguistic comparisons using large-scale data
Language change in connection with historical, literary, or cultural trends
Digital methods for exploring linguistic and cultural shifts
Applications of cultural analytics to linguistic data
Important Dates
13 September 2026: Abstract Submission Deadline
26 October 2026: Notification of Acceptance
14–15 January 2026: Conference Dates
For any inquiries, please contact the organiser, Dr Andrea Farina ([email protected]).
Topics of Interest
2 topicsResearch papers are invited in, but not limited to, the following areas:
Venue Information
London, UK
Special conference rates often available near the venue.
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