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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">13th International Conference on Language Variation in Europe (ICLaVE 13)</span></b><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Lausanne, 29 June – 2 July 2026</span></b><span lang="FR-CH" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://iclave13.ch/" title="https://iclave13.ch/"><span style="color:#96607D">https://iclave13.ch/</span></a> </span><span lang="FR-CH" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The 13th International Conference on Language Variation in Europe (ICLaVE 13), co-organized by the University of Bern and the University of Lausanne, will be held at the University of Lausanne
 from 29 June – 2 July 2026.</span><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span lang="FR-CH" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We are delighted to feature the following invited plenary speakers:</span><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span lang="FR-CH" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Andrea Ender (</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg)</span><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="FR-CH"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Inés Fernández-Ordóñez (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)</span><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="FR-CH"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Peadar Ó Muircheartaigh (University of Edinburgh)</span><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="FR-CH"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sadie Ryan (University of Glasgow)</span><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="FR-CH"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">ICLaVE is the premiere forum for research on language variation in Europe. It brings together scholars of languages and language varieties in Europe and elsewhere to discuss current empirical,
 methodological, and theoretical issues related to the study of language variation and change, broadly conceived. </span><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span lang="FR-CH" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The theme of ICLaVE 13 is “Language, Im/mobilities, and Belonging”. With this theme, we wish to explore the crucial role that linguistic variation plays in the construction, regimentation,
 and evaluation of communal belonging. We seek to showcase a wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches to the topic, including research that engages with issues of im/mobility and belonging in novel and cross-disciplinary ways.</span><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span lang="FR-CH" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">FIRST CALL FOR ABSTRACTS</span></b><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span lang="FR-CH" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">ICLaVE 13 invites abstract submissions for the three presentation formats featured at the conference: individual papers (20 minutes), posters (dedicated session), and organized panels.
 Authors may submit two abstracts in total to the conference, if at least one is co-authored. This includes all types of contributions (papers, posters, panels).</span><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span lang="FR-CH" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Panels</span></u><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">(deadline:
 October 1, 2025): We invite proposals for a limited number of organized panels that engage directly with the conference theme. Panels can be either single-length (2 hours, 4 presentation slots) or double-length (4 hours, 8 presentations slots). To enable conference
 attendees to move between presentations, panels must keep to the regular conference schedule (i.e., 20-minute presentations followed by 10-minute discussion). Panel proposals must include: 1) a 500-word panel description, including a statement of how the panel
 relates to the conferences theme and its key questions, aims, and objectives, 2) a list of panel contributors, and 3) individual 500-word abstracts for each panel contribution. Anonymization for panel abstracts is not required and abstracts for discussants
 are not required. Note that participation in a panel (whether as organizer or contributor) counts as one of the two abstracts authors are permitted to submit. Abstracts can be submitted via the conference submission system:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.conftool.com/iclave13/" title="https://www.conftool.com/iclave13/"><span style="color:#96607D">https://www.conftool.com/iclave13/</span></a></span><span lang="FR-CH" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Individual Papers and Posters</span></u><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">(deadline:
 November 1, 2025): We invite abstracts for<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>individual 30-minute paper presentations</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(20-minute presentations followed by 10-minute discussion) and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>posters</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(showcased
 during a dedicated evening session). We welcome presentations of original research from a variety of theoretical and/or methodological perspectives (including sociolinguistics, dialectology, historical linguistics, sociology of language, and psycholinguistics,
 among others). We particularly encourage submissions that are related to the conference theme, though abstracts that deal with any aspect of variation in language use or the linguistic system are welcome.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Abstracts<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>must
 be fully anonymized and must not exceed <b>500 words</b>, excluding title and references. Abstracts should provide information on the topic, data, methodology, and theoretical framework(s) of the contribution.  Abstracts can be submitted via the conference
 submission system:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.conftool.com/iclave13/" title="https://www.conftool.com/iclave13/"><span style="color:#96607D">https://www.conftool.com/iclave13/</span></a></span><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span lang="FR-CH" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We look forward to seeing you in Lausanne in 2026!</span><span lang="FR-CH" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Courier;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="https://rbnmyr.eu/"><span style="color:#0563C1">Robin MEYER</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Courier;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Professeur assistant en linguistique
</span><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:Courier;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">d</span><span style="font-family:Courier;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">iachronique</span><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:Courier;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:Courier;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Président, Section des sciences du langage et de l’information<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:Courier;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Directeur, Centre de linguistique et des sciences du langage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Courier;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Associate Editor, Journal of Indo-European Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Courier;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Université de Lausanne<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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