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The Institute of the Latvian Language at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Latvia invites you to participate in the international scientific conference commemorating the 154th birth anniversary of Academician Jānis Endzelīns, titled "Language Beyond Norms: Freedom, Boundaries, and Responsibility." The conference will take place on 22–23 February 2027 at the University of Latvia (Kalpaka Boulevard 4, Riga).

Linguists study language norms, explain them, and encourage people to follow them. However, language is not confined to what is regulated, accepted, and customary. It also manifests itself beyond established boundaries – through forms considered incorrect, undesirable, impolite, offensive, unusual, or even prohibited, as well as through deliberate departures from convention, creative experimentation, and new modes of expression.

The conference aims to examine how linguistic boundaries emerge and change across different historical periods, social groups, and communicative situations. To gain a full understanding of these processes, it is essential to consider the experiences of language users, expert practices, and scholarly perspectives.
We welcome proposals for research on linguistic innovation, including slang and unconventional forms of expression; taboo vocabulary; hate speech; censorship and self-censorship; contributions addressing the boundaries of freedom of expression, restrictions on language use, and accountability for what is said.

Conference languages: Latvian, Lithuanian, English, and German.
Duration of the presentation: 20 minutes presentation + 5 minutes discussion.

Please send the title of your presentation and an abstract (2,500–3,000 characters including spaces) by 31 December 2026 to endzelinakonference@gmail.com. Please include the following information about the author(s): first name and surname; academic degree; institution and position; telephone number*; email address.

Notification of acceptance will be sent by 1 February 2027. Please let us know if you require confirmation before the specified deadline.

Conference fee: EUR 80 (payable by 15 February, 2027). The fee covers a certificate of attendance, participant's folder, book of conference abstracts, coffee breaks, author's copy of the journal Linguistica Lettica.

Submitted articles on the basis of presentations will be blind reviewed. After the acceptance, the article will be published in the journal Linguistica Lettica.

More information about our conferences is available on our website: www.lavi.lu.lv.
E-mail: endzelinakonference@gmail.com.

We kindly invite you to submit abstracts for the international academic conference being held to mark the 300th anniversary of the Lithuanian Seminary in Halle, organized by Vilnius University in cooperation with the Francke Foundations in Halle, Humboldt University of Berlin, the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in the Federal Republic of Germany, and the Society for Baltic Studies (Gesellschaft für Baltische Studien e.V.) from April 28 to 30, 2027, in Halle (Saale).

Working languages: German, English.

Please submit your application and an abstract (max. 1,500 characters) by December 1, 2026.

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The 17th Conference on Baltic Studies in Europe (CBSE 2027) will take place at the University of Tartu, Estonia, on 16–18 June 2027, alongside the 11th Tartu Conference on East European and Eurasian Studies.

The conference theme is “Indeterminacy and Its Consequences”. Researchers from various fields of the humanities and social sciences are invited to submit proposals addressing the languages, cultures, history, societies and other aspects of the Baltic region.

Deadline for abstract submissions: 10 January 2027.

For more information: https://sisu.ut.ee/tartuconference/2027-call-for-papers/

The Faculty of Philology of Vilnius University and the Institute of the Lithuanian Language invite scholars, researchers, doctoral students, and all members of the academic community interested in ethnolinguistics to participate in the 2nd International Congress of Ethnolinguistics "Between Language and Culture: New Horizons of Ethnolinguistics", which will take place at the Faculty of Philology of Vilnius University (Universiteto St. 5, Vilnius) on 22–25 September 2027.

The aim of the 2nd International Congress of Ethnolinguistics is to serve as a forum for the exchange of ideas and research experience, as well as to present new directions in the study of the relation between language and culture. The Congress seeks to foster both theoretical and methodological reflection and the presentation of empirically grounded research conducted across diverse academic contexts.

Congress themes

• Theories and Methodologies of Ethnolinguistic Research
• Comparative and Cross-Cultural Ethnolinguistics
• New Tools and Directions in Ethnolinguistic Research
• Applications of Ethnolinguistic Research
• Lexicography and Documentation of Linguistic and Cultural Heritage
• Linguistic Worldview
• Language, Values and the Axiology of Culture
• Language and Cultural Identity
• Contemporary Discourse from an Ethnolinguistic Perspective
• The Language of Folklore and Tradition
  
  

The duration of each presentation is 30 minutes (20 minutes for the presentation and 10 minutes for questions and discussion).

Congress languages

Lithuanian
Slavic
English
Important dates

Submission of abstracts – by 31 December 2026
Notification of acceptance – by 1 February 2027
Early registration – by 1 April 2027
Registration deadline – 15 September 2027
Please submit your registration form here.

Please submit your abstract (300–500 words) here.

Conference fee

Participants presenting a paper – EUR 170
Participants presenting a paper (early registration) – EUR 150
Students and doctoral candidates presenting a paper – EUR 100
Students and doctoral candidates presenting a paper (early registration) – EUR 70
Certificate of participation – EUR 10

Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore Invites Foreigners and Foreign Lithuanians to Register for the Lithuanian Language and Culture Courses.

Please complete the registration form by 28 October here.

We warmly invite scholars, researchers, doctoral students, and all members of the academic community interested in ethnolinguistics to participate in the 2nd International Congress of Ethnolinguistics “Between Language and Culture: New Horizons of Ethnolinguistics”.

The Congress will take place on 22–25 September 2027 at the Faculty of Philology of Vilnius University (Universiteto St. 5, Vilnius, Lithuania).

Participants are kindly requested to submit their registration form and abstract (300–500 words) via the following link:
https://etnokongresas.flf.vu.lt/en/submission-form 

The deadline for the submission of registration forms and abstracts is 31 December 2026.

For more information about the Congress, please visit the website linked below.

The Congress is organized by the Faculty of Philology of Vilnius University in cooperation with its partners, the Institute of the Lithuanian Language and Maria Curie-Skłodowska University.

Applications for the specialisation Baltic Linguistics within the international Master Empirical Linguistics at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main are now being accepted. The full programme description can be found here. The requirements and application procedure can be found here.

Applications will be accepted until July 31, 2026.

If you have any questions, please contact Prof. Dr. habil. Jolanta Gelumbeckaitė: gelumbeckaite@ em.uni-frankfurt.de 

Applications for the specialisation Baltic Linguistics within the international Master Empirical Linguistics at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main are now being accepted. The full programme description can be found here. The requirements and application procedure can be found here.

Applications will be accepted until July 31, 2026.

If you have any questions, please contact Prof. Dr. habil. Jolanta Gelumbeckaitė: gelumbeckaite@ em.uni-frankfurt.de 

We kindly invite you to submit abstracts for the 31st Jonas Jablonskis Conference "Language as a System and Process", which will be held on October 1–2, 2026, at the Faculty of Philology, Vilnius University. Abstracts may be submitted to the general session or to one of the proposed workshops. The list of accepted workshops is available here.
 
Abstract submission is open until May 31 via the conference website at:
http://www.jablonskio-konferencija.flf.vu.lt/lt/pateikti-santrauka/ 
 
For more information, please check the conference website: http://www.jablonskio-konferencija.flf.vu.lt/lt/. 

The Subdepartment of Baltic Studies at the University of Warsaw – together with our Partners from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – is delighted to host the 13th Baltic Student Conference BRIDGES IN THE BALTICS, which will take place in Warsaw (Poland) on September 25–26, 2026.

BB 2026 call for papers