Full Title: International Workshop on Romance SE/SI Constructions

Date: 22-Jan-2026 - 23-Jan-2026
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Contact Person: Anna Pineda
Meeting Email: [email protected]

Linguistic Field(s): Syntax
Language Family(ies): Romance

Call Deadline: 10-Oct-2025

Meeting Description:

Venue: The International Workshop on Romance SE/SI Construction will be held at the Universitat de Barcelona, at the Facultat de Filologia i Comunicació, located in the very heart of the city. Dates 22-23 January 2026

Organisers: Anna Pineda (Universitat de Barcelona) and Monica Irimia (Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia)

Invited Speakers:
Michela Cennamo (Università di Napoli Federico II)
Alexandra Cornilescu (Universitatea din București)
Javier Ormazabal & Juan Romero (Universidad del País Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea; Universidad de Extremadura)

Final Call for Papers:

Abstract Submission: We invite abstracts for 20-minute oral presentations, followed by 10 minutes of discussion, that address any aspect of Romance SE/SI constructions. Contributions examining variation among Romance languages, data from less studied varieties, contexts that raise challenges to traditional analyses on SE/SI, as well as those that focus on the questions below are of particular interest.

Call Deadline: 10 October 2025. Notification: Early November 2025
Please read the call for papers published at https://filcat.ub.edu/international-workshop-on-romance-se-si-constructions

Abstract requirements: Abstracts, including examples interspersed throughout the text (but excluding references), should be limited to two single spaced pages with one-inch margins, minimum font size 11pt (Times New Roman). Abstracts must be submitted via email to [email protected] and must be received by October 15th, 2025, 23:59CET. (NB: An email confirming the receipt of each abstract will be sent from the organizers so please make sure to get in touch if you don’t receive it.)