Full Title: Syntax Of The World's Languages X
Short Title: SWL X

Date: 08-Sep-2025 - 12-Sep-2025
Location: Potsdam, Germany
Contact Person: Aigul Zakirova
Meeting Email: [email protected]

Linguistic Field(s): Language Documentation; Syntax; Typology

Call Deadline: 06-Mar-2025

2nd Call for Papers:

Submission deadline for the Syntax of the World's Languages conference extended until March 6, 2025.

Meeting Description:

The tenth Syntax of the World's Languages conference will take place in Potsdam, Germany, between September 8-12th, 2025, at the University of Potsdam, Campus Am Neuen Palais. In the same spirit as previous conferences in this series (SWL I, Leipzig 2004; SWL II, Lancaster 2006; SWL III, Berlin 2008; SWL IV, Lyon 2010; SWL V, Dubrovnik 2012; SWL VI, Pavia 2014; SWL VII, Mexico City 2016; SWL VIII, Paris 2018; SWL IX, Lima 2024), SWL X will provide a forum for linguists working on the syntax of less widely studied languages from a variety of perspectives.

The main purpose of the SWL conference series is to enlarge our knowledge and understanding of syntactic diversity. Contributions are expected to be based on first-hand data of individual languages or to adopt a broadly comparative perspective. The discussion of theoretical issues is appreciated to the extent that it helps elucidate the data and is understandable without prior knowledge of the relevant theory. All theoretical frameworks are equally welcome. Papers that adopt a diachronic or comparative perspective are also welcome, as are papers dealing with morphological or semantic issues, as long as syntactic issues also play a role.

We welcome submissions for 20 minute talks, which will be followed by 10 minutes of discussion. Along with general session, the conference will host two workshops: "Exploring Tail-Head Linkage: Cross-Linguistic, Methodological, and Theoretical Perspectives" and "‘Coverb’ as a cross-linguistically valid category". Anonymous abstracts in .pdf format of no more than 1 page (plus possibly an additional page for examples and references) should be submitted electronically via the EasyAbs website (https://easyabs.linguistlist.org/conference/SWL10/). Each individual may participate in up to two abstracts, with a maximum of one single-authored submission. Abstracts must be written in English, with fully glossed examples conforming to the Leipzig glossing rules. If you submit to one of the workshops, please indicate the title of the workshop in the comments section. The deadline for all abstract submissions is March 6, 2025.