June 5, 2025 - June 6, 2025
http://www.spanishinsociety.com
The International Association for the Study of Spanish in Society aims to promote the study of Spanish and the languages with which it is in contact through a focus on the study of sociolinguistics, sociology of language, discourse analysis, pragmatics, applied linguistics, intercultural communication, conversation analysis and anthropological linguistics. Our eleventh conference will take place at the University of Bristol (UK) in June 2025, and will provide a moment for scholars in these areas to reflect on what issues face the study of Spanish (and related languages) in society. The event will bring various groups into dialogue, opening the floor to the innovative ways in which scholars can address contemporary research problems and questions and become actively involved in advancing the field of Hispanic sociolinguistics.
In addition to keynote presentations and thematic panels, the conference programme will include coffee breaks, extended lunch breaks, a closing reception and an evening meal (all of which are included in the registration fee) to allow for more informal networking opportunities for all atendees. Please note that we are planning to hold the conference in person, and there will be no hybrid alternatives offered.
We invite proposals (for thematic panels and individual presentations) from any of the following linguistic disciplines or approaches:
• Sociolinguistics
• Sociology of Language
• Dialectology
• Bilingualism and Language Contact
• Pragmatics
• Discourse Analysis
• Applied Linguistics
• Corpus Linguistics
• Historical Linguistics
• Intercultural Communication
• Linguistic Anthropology
• Language Teaching and Pedagogy
Contributions must focus on either Spanish or a language with which Spanish finds itself in contact.
Confirmed plenary speaker: Dr. Nelson Flores (University of Pennsylvania)
Submission instructions:
Abstracts should be submitted via this platform containing the title of the paper and a 300 word max. description of the proposed talk, including: the aims, methodology and main findings of the study upon which it is based, as well as a list of bibliographical references.
If you wish to propose a panel (rather than an individual presentation), please be sure to provide the following:
• title of the panel
• name of the person who will chair the panel
• names of the speakers
• titles and abstracts for each paper
Submissions open: July 23, 2024 - Dec. 15, 2024
Abstract review period: Dec. 16, 2024 - Jan. 12, 2025