Call for papers: International Pragmatics Conference, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, 27 June-2 July 2027. Deadline: posters/lectures: 15 October 2026.
The International Pragmatics Association (IPrA) has announced that the 2027 conference is now open for submissions of posters and lectures. (Submission of panels has already closed; submission of papers for accepted panels is not yet open.) Note that IPrA membership is required for submitting an abstract (with all deadlines in 2026) as well as for presenting during the conference (in 2027), and that membership always runs from 1 January to 31 December, no matter at what time in the year it is applied for.
In addition to the Presidential Address (Michael Haugh) and the plenary lectures to be delivered by the recipients of the John J. Gumperz Lifetime Achievement Award and the Innovation Award, the following plenary speakers are being scheduled (titles to be announced):
- Akin Odebunmi (University of Ibadan, Nigeria)
- Fred Dervin (University of Helsinki, Finland)
- Maite Taboada (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
- Michelle M. Lazar (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
- Xinren Chen (Nanjing University, China)
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