May 25, 2026 - May 26, 2026
https://sites.google.com/view/grams-workshop
We are delighted to announce that the (first edition of the) Gallo-Romance Advances in Morphology & Syntax (GRAMS) workshop will be held in Trinity College Dublin on 25-26 May 2026.
GRAMS embraces the full diversity of the Gallo‑Romance continuum, such as French and its regional varieties, the lesser-studied Oïl dialects (e.g., Gallo, Picard, Franc-Comtois), and the Oc varieties of southern France (e.g., Provençal, Auvergnat, Languedocien). Other indigenous Gallo-Romance languages include Gascon, Francoprovençal, and the Croissant dialects. Beyond France, numerous Gallo-Romance varieties are spoken across Europe: in Belgium (e.g., Walloon), Switzerland (e.g., Swiss French), Catalonia (e.g., Aranese), and Italy (e.g., Occitan varieties of the Valadas occitanas and of Guardia Piemontese in Calabria, Francoprovençal in Valle d’Aosta, and the Gallo-Italico varieties of Sicilia). The workshop also welcomes contributions on non-European varieties, where variation is rich, such as Acadian French, Québécois, Louisiana French, Guyanese French, or Caribbean French, to mention but a few, and it especially encourages work on the French spoken across Africa.
Our invited plenary speakers are Michelle Sheehan (Newcastle University) and Sam Wolfe (University of Oxford).
We invite linguists investigating any aspect of Gallo‑Romance syntax and/or morphology, from both diachronic and synchronic perspectives, and drawing on formal, theoretical, or descriptive approaches.
Submission instructions:
We invite submissions for 20-minute presentations (followed by 10 minutes for discussion) on any aspect of the morphology and/or syntax of Gallo-Romance — all varieties welcome (standard and non-standard(ised)) . Proposals may address synchronic and/or diachronic issues, and we welcome formal analyses within any theoretical framework as well as solid descriptive analyses that draw from new empirical findings and/or innovative methodological tools. Abstracts may also focus on interface phenomena, provided they shed light on the functioning of morphology and/or syntax. The languages of the conference are English, French, and Occitan.
Nous acceptons les présentations en français, et vous pouvez écrire votre proposition de communication en français, en occitan, ou en anglais.
Acceptam las presentacions en occitan, e podètz escriure vòstra proposicion de comunicacion en occitan, en francés, o en anglés.
Abstracts should be anonymous and must not exceed two pages, including examples, references, and figures. They should be formatted in at least 12-point font, with 2.5 cm margins (A4) or 1" margins (Letter). Please submit a PDF.
Each author may submit a maximum of two abstracts, only one of which may be single-authored.
Submissions open: Oct. 25, 2025 - Jan. 5, 2026
Contact Email: [email protected]