Call for Papers
The 14th annual meeting of
The Language and Social Interaction Working Group (LANSI)
Teachers College, Columbia University
New York City
October 9-10 (Fri & Sat), 2026
INVITED SPEAKERS
Cynthia Gordon, Georgetown University
Kevin Whitehead, UC Santa Barbara
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
LANSI brings together scholars and students working on naturally-occurring data within the broad area of language and social interaction. In keeping with the LANSI spirit of diversity and dialogue, we welcome abstracts from colleagues working on a variety of topics using approaches that include but are not limited to conversation analysis, discourse analysis, interactional sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, and critical discourse analysis. Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words and should include descriptions of the following aspects of the study: (1) research question; (2) data and method; (3) key finding with a short illustrative data segment. Please also include a 50-word summary.
Abstracts will be blind-reviewed on the basis of clarity, specificity, originality, and the inclusion of the required components. Papers will be presented within a 10-minute slot with an additional 10 minutes for discussion.
Deadline for electronic submission is June 15, 2026. Notification of acceptance or otherwise will be sent via email by mid-July, 2026. For additional information and to submit an abstract, please visit: www.tc.edu/lansi.
NEW THIS YEAR: Presenters will be invited to submit revised versions of their talks to be considered for inclusion in a mini-collection of conference proceedings to be published in Studies in Applied Linguistics and TESOL (SALT).
Questions can be sent to: lansi@tc.edu
Conference Co-chairs: Hansun Zhang Waring, Alyson (Lal) Horan, Mark Romig
Organizing Committee: Sean Hughes, Miriah Ralston, Jessica Coombs, Cicely Rude, Lily Zu