About us

JSLS2026 is the 27th Annual International Conference of the Japanese Society for Language Sciences, a multidisciplinary event promoting theoretical and empirical research in language sciences. The conference covers areas including phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, first and second language acquisition, psycholinguistics, language education, bilingualism, natural language processing, neurolinguistics, discourse analysis, and sociolinguistics.

Important Dates

Tue, Apr 7, 2026
Submission deadline
Wed, May 20, 2026
Notification of acceptance
Sun, May 31, 2026
Membership deadline for presenters
Fri, Jul 10, 2026
Deadline for conference handbook manuscript submission

Paper Submission

Research Paper Submission Tracks

Language Education
Sociolinguistics
Morphology
Neurolinguistics
Psycholinguistics
Phonology
Natural Language Processing
Second language acquisition
Linguistics
Pragmatics
Semantics
Syntax
First language acquisition
Bilingualism
Discourse analysis

Call for Papers Description

The conference welcomes original research in two categories: oral presentations (25 minutes including Q&A) and poster presentations (70 minutes). Submissions must be original and not previously published or presented.

Committee

Review Committee

Ayaka Sugawara

Review Committee Chairperson

Tickets

Conference Fee Structure
General
Standard Registration-

Speakers

Dr. Kamil Ud Deen

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa