Full Title: 6th International UCM Predoctoral Conference on English Linguistics
Short Title: UPCEL 2026
Theme: Expanding the Horizons of English Linguistics

Date: 21-Jan-2026 - 23-Jan-2026
Location: Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
Contact Person: Isabel Granda Rossi; Esteban López Medina
Meeting Email: [email protected]
Web Site: https://eventos.ucm.es/135957/detail/expanding-the-horizons-of-english-linguistics.html

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; General Linguistics; Sociolinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics
Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Call Deadline: 30-Sep-2025

Welcome to the 6th International UCM Predoctoral Conference on English Linguistics (UPCEL 2026), which is organised by the PhD Programme in English Linguistics and will be held on January 21, 22, and 23, 2026, at the Faculty of Philology, Complutense University of Madrid. As a predoctoral conference, we encourage predoctoral students and early-career scholars from various linguistic fields to submit their work. It will be a great opportunity to share both completed research and work in progress.

First Call for Papers:

This year’s UPCEL edition, titled “Expanding the Horizons of English Linguistics,” seeks proposals featuring cutting-edge research on innovative and/or interdisciplinary topics, methodologies, or analyses relevant to 21st-century linguistics. We welcome submissions across a broad range of linguistic disciplines, especially those aligned with (but not limited to) our conference research lines:
- Applied Linguistics
- Cognitive Linguistics
- Computational Linguistics
- Corpus Linguistics
- Historical Linguistics
- (Inter)Cultural studies
- Morphology and Syntax
- Phonetics and Phonology
- Pragmatics and (Critical) Discourse Analysis
- Sociolinguistics
- Translation and Contrastive Studies

Contributions must be written and delivered in English. Submission is open for both oral presentations and posters:
- Oral presentations will last 20 minutes and will be followed by 10 minutes for discussion.
- Posters will be presented in a dedicated session in which each author will have 3 minutes to present their work. After that, posters will remain on display in key areas during the conference.

Each participant may submit up to two proposals. Abstracts must clearly state research objectives, methodology, data and (expected) results. They should not exceed 500 words, including references and keywords, and must be submitted via the SYMPOSIUM platform at UCM (https://eventos.ucm.es/135957/upload/expanding-the-horizons-of-english-linguistics.html) by September 30th, 2025.

We kindly ask you to submit your proposals from July 15 to September 30, 2025.

You can find more information on the submission guidelines on the conference official website:
https://eventos.ucm.es/135957/section/60120/expanding-the-horizons-of-english-linguistics.html

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