New Ways of Analyzing Variation 53
Short Title: NWAV 53
Theme: Sociolinguistics, Conflict, Justice and Peace

Date: 05-Nov-2025 - 07-Nov-2025
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Contact: Jessi Grieser
Contact Email: [email protected]
Meeting URL: http://www.nwavconference.org

Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics

Submission Deadline: 20-Sep-2025

The New Ways of Analyz(s)ing Variation 53 (NWAV 53), which will be held at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, November 5-7, 2025 is open for registration. Early registration is available until 30 September 2025, with regular registration rates available until the week of the conference. The theme for this year’s conference is Sociolinguistics, Conflict, Justice and Peace.

A select number of Student Travel Awards ($800 each) will be made available. Nominations for the Student Travel Awards will be solicited until 20 September 2025, at the conference email, [email protected].

You can see the criteria for submission for travel awards, and register for the conference, at our website, www.nwavconference.org.

New Ways of Analyzing Variation (NWAV) originated at Georgetown University in October of 1972 as a site for the young field of sociolinguistics to explore the study of language change in progress, language variation, and the complex relationship between language and society. We welcome quantitative and qualitative work on variation at all levels of linguistic practice in the field of language variation, language change, language in society, and the scholarly teaching thereof.