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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">ABSTRACT SUBMISSON EXTENDED<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">This is to announce that the abstract submission deadline for the HiSoN Conference 2026<b>
</b>in Salzburg<b> </b>has been<b> extended to 7 January 2026</b>.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">CALL FOR PAPERS
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">The organising committee proudly announces that the 15th Historical Sociolinguistics Network (HiSoN) Conference will take place at the University of Salzburg (Austria)
from 28 – 30 September 2026.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://hison2026.com/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">https://hison2026.com/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Confirmed
<b>plenary speakers</b> are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://langsci.wisc.edu/staff/joe-salmons/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">Prof Joseph Salmons</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> (University of
Wisconsin, Madison, US)<br>
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://torun-pl.academia.edu/Micha%C5%82G%C5%82uszkowski" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">Prof Micha³ G³uszkowski</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> (Toruñ University, Poland)<br>
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/rose/personen/grosse.html" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">Prof Sybille Große</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> (Heidelberg University, Germany)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">The 2026
<b>conference theme</b> is:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Spoken and written discourse in historical sources</span></i></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">We welcome abstracts for two different formats – individual papers and thematic panels.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">All papers need to include historical as well as sociolinguistic aspects. For more details see the CfP on the conference webpage
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://hison2026.com/call/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">https://hison2026.com/call/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">ABSTRACT SUBMISSION</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Abstracts should be submitted through
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://easyabs.linguistlist.org/conference/HiSoN2026/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">EasyAbs</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> maintained by the LINGUIST List. Please ensure that the abstract
is properly anonymised in order to allow for blind review.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-US">The call opens October 2025.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-US">Please submit your abstract by <b>7 January 2026</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-US">Notification of acceptance by 15 March 2026.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Organising committee</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Marina Albers, Stephan Elspaß, Laura Fischlhammer, Imke Mendoza, Tatsiana Nazaranka, Konstantin Niehaus, Simon Pickl, Bernhard Pöll & Erik Schleef<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Please contact us at
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:Hison2026@plus.ac.at" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">Hison2026(at)plus.ac.at</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:70%"><span lang="IT" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:70%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Demi",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.plus.ac.at/germanistik/der-fachbereich/mitarbeiterinnen/pickl-simon/"><span lang="DE-AT" style="color:black;text-decoration:none">Assoz.
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