[Histling-l] Fwd: Methods XIX, 4-7 August 2026 at UBC

[Claire Bowern]

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From: Dollinger, Stefan <Stefan.Dollinger at ubc.ca>
Date: Thu, Jul 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Subject: Methods XIX, 4-7 August 2026 at UBC
To: <VAR-L at jiscmail.ac.uk>


Call for papers:

*Methods in Dialectology and Language Diversity XIX*



4 – 7 August 2026

University of British Columbia main campus

Vancouver, Canada





Methods in Dialectology and Language Diversity is a traditionally triennial
conference that originated in Canada as a forum for discussing
methodological issues in dialect research. Methods conferences have
progressively extended their topical range and now include the whole
spectrum of regional, historical, and social language variation, as
reflected in the now expanded conference name.



The Methods series welcomes contributions investigating *any of the world’s
languages*.



In recent years Methods has been hosted in Japan (2017), Germany (2022) and
Australia (2024). In 2026, the conference returns to Canada and will be
held, *in person, *in the west coast city of Vancouver. This marks a return
to the traditional triennial schedule that was disrupted in 2020 by
Covid-19.



*Methods XIX at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver*

Methods XIX invites submissions for paper and poster presentations, as well
as proposals for special sessions. The conference will be held on UBC’s
Point Grey Campus, hosted by the Department of English Language and
Literatures and the Department of Linguistics.



*Plenary speakers*

*Anita Auer* (Université de Lausanne, Switzerland)

*Andrew Garrett* (University of California, Berkeley, United States)

*Ruth King* (York University, Canada)



*Conference Theme: “Rethinking Our Assumptions”*

Building on the Indigenous focus of Methods XVIII in Melbourne 2024, the
conference theme encourages researchers to also reflect on their
tradition’s presuppositions. For instance, UBC is built on unceded
Indigenous land, as is much of Canada. Dialectologists have often played
key roles in processes of colonization, enabling the  dominance of colonial
languages and ignoring or subjugating Indigenous languages. As conduits in
the creation of nation states, dialectologists have had their fair share in
the making and unmaking of (standardized) varieties. We, as their in-field
successors today, ought to confront our own work with that disciplinary
legacy.



*Important dates for Methods XIX:*

Special Session proposal deadline: *31 October 2025* (results communicated
by 20 Nov. 2025)

Abstract deadline: *30 November 2025* (results communicated by 21 Jan. 2026)



Registration opens: 1 Feb. 2025

Early bird rate ends: 1 March 2025

Registration closes: 21 July 2025 (anticipated registration fees: Cdn$ 230
regular, $120 student)



*Call for Special Session proposals (due 31 October 2025)*

We invite proposals for special sessions, which will be held throughout the
conference.

Such sessions may be concerned with particular methodological instruments,
technological innovations, special themes, or a focus on a language or
language group.

Each session proposal should explain the rationale for the session,
including an overview of the topic and a statement about its relevance to
Methods XIX. The rationale must not exceed 500 words and should be followed
by the individual presenters’ abstracts (in accordance with the below
general session guidelines). Include at least 50% of the contributions with
full-length abstracts.

If you would like to organise a special session, please submit your
proposal with a complete list of speakers and the necessary number of
abstracts (4-8 slots available per special session, 2-4 hours in
total) by *October
31, 2025*. Results will be communicated by *30 November 2025*.

Send your special session proposal to methodsxix at dchp.ca



*Call for abstracts: general session (due 30 November 2025)*



We invite abstracts for the following presentation formats:

- full paper (20 mins presentation + 10 mins discussion)
- poster (incl. a 5-minute presentation in the Poster Pitch Session)

Abstracts must be anonymous and not exceed 300 words for full papers and
posters. References are not included in the word count. Please submit
anonymous files in pdf format. When submitting, please select for which
submission type you’d like to be considered. Authors are allowed to submit
two abstracts if at least one submission is co-authored.

Submit your abstracts to EasyAbs at
https://easyabs.linguistlist.org/conference/MethodsXIX/

Abstract deadline: 30 Nov. 2025. Results will be *communicated by 21
January 2026*.



*Conference website:* methodsxix.ubc.ca <http://www.methodsxix.ubc.ca/> (as
of September 2025)





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