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<span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black;" class="ContentPasted4">Dear Colleagues,<o:p class="ContentPasted4"> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma" class="ContentPasted4">The 21st International Congress of Linguists (ICL) will be held from 8 to 14 September 2024 in Poznań, Poland.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" class="ContentPasted4">
</span>On the Monday and Tuesday (9-10 September), I am convening a section on Historical Linguistics, which will aim to reflect the current strengths and preoccupations of the discipline.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" class="ContentPasted4">
</span>Abstracts are invited for papers on any aspect of language change, including, but not limited to, structural change (changes in phonology, morphology, and syntax); semantic and pragmatic change; language contact; cladistics; sociolinguistic factors in
change; and language acquisition and change.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" class="ContentPasted4">
</span>Papers will be especially welcome on new and recent developments in the study of language change, including the use of large-scale corpora and artificial intelligence.<o:p class="ContentPasted4"> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma" class="ContentPasted4">Abstracts should clearly state the research question(s) addressed, together with the approach, methods, data, and (known or expected) results.
<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" class="ContentPasted4"> </span>They should not contain the names of the authors, nor their affiliations or addresses, nor any other information by which they could be identified.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" class="ContentPasted4">
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<span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma" class="ContentPasted4">Abstracts should be submitted via Easychair (a link will shortly be provided on the Congress web site, at
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</span>The deadline for abstract submission is 8 January 2024 (12.00 PM CET).<o:p class="ContentPasted4"> </o:p></span></span></p>
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</span>Papers will be organized in 30-minute slots (20 minutes for presentation, 7 minutes for discussion, 3 minutes for room change).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" class="ContentPasted4">
</span>Posters will be displayed for one full day.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" class="ContentPasted4">
</span>Separate time slots will be included in the programme during which participants can discuss posters with their authors.<o:p class="ContentPasted4"> </o:p></span></span></p>
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</span>Notification of acceptance will be sent by 15 April 2024.<o:p class="ContentPasted4"> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black;" class="ContentPasted4">and on the CIPL web site, at: </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"" class="ContentPasted4"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p class="ContentPasted4"> </o:p></span></p>
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