The 6th International Workshop on Syntactic Cartography

Date: 31-Oct-2025 - 01-Nov-2025
Location: The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Contact Email: [email protected]
Meeting URL: https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/ics/clrc/iwsc6

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Linguistic Theories; Syntax; Typology

“The 6th International Workshop on Syntactic Cartography” will be held on October 31-November 1, 2025 at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), which is jointly organized by the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, CUHK, the Department of Japanese Studies, CUHK, the T. T. Ng Chinese Language Research Centre, and the International Association of Syntactic Cartographic Studies.

Keynote Speakers

• Prof. C.-T. James HUANG (Harvard University)
• Prof. Luigi RIZZI (Collège de France)

Call for Papers

The theme of The 6th International Workshop on Syntactic Cartography will center around syntactic issues related to "D," such as (but not limited to) Determiners, Definiteness, Degree, and Discourse. Papers on cartographic syntax that explore these topics are particularly welcome.

Submission of Abstracts

1) All submitted abstracts must be written in English or in Chinese and limited to one single-spaced A4 page (using 1-inch margin on all sides), including examples and (selected) references. Please use Times New Roman font, size 12 pt for English or PMingLiU 12/Song font 5 for Chinese, single spaced. Please submit TWO versions of the abstract: one with your name and affiliation (in both PDF and WORD formats) and one without (also in both PDF and WORD formats).

2) Please submit the abstracts to the Organizing Committee via the online system (https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13702413).

3) We will accept at most one single-authored work OR one joint-authored work by an individual.

4) For the paper in English, please name all files using your full name and the title of the submitted paper in English (“last name first name_title” ); for the paper in Chinese, please name all files using your full name and the title of the submitted paper in traditional Chinese (“中文繁體全名_中文繁體題目”).

5) All abstracts will be reviewed anonymously. Only those abstracts that are accepted can be chosen for presentation.

6) Important Dates:
Submission Deadline: May 12, 2025 (Monday)
Notice of Acceptance: June 27, 2025 (Friday)

The selected papers will be accepted for publication in a special volume of Studies of Chinese Linguistics (ISSN 1017-1274) or Current Research in Chinese Linguistics (ISSN 1726-9245) based on their merit.