LL17 will be hosted by the University of Limerick, 4 - 6 June, 2026. 

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CONFERENCE THEME
'Crisis'

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Since its inaugural meeting in Tel Aviv in 2008, the annual Linguistic Landscape Workshop has become the leading international forum for interdisciplinary research on language in public space. Equally, the discipline of linguistic landscape has evolved through an expansion in range and scope of topics investigated under the multidiscplinary umbrella of linguistic landscape. Such is the extent of the diversification the discipline that it now finds itself a key crossroads moment, which gives rise to our conference theme ‘Crisis’.

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“Crisis” invites scholars to explore how linguistic landscapes reflect, respond to, and are shaped by crises—whether political, environmental, economic, social, or epistemological.

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In a world increasingly marked by instability and precarity, LL17 seeks to examine how public signage, visual texts, and spatial semiotics engage with crisis on a variety of levels.  We welcome contributions that interrogate:

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• The role of language in mediating or resisting crisis

• Semiotic expressions of displacement, protest, and resilience

• Landscapes of misinformation, surveillance, and control

• Methodological innovations for researching crisis in public space

• Decolonizing linguistic landscape

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We warmly welcome submissions on other topics relevant to the field of Linguistic Landscape research.

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CALL FOR PAPERS

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Submission Guidelines

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• Abstracts for papers and posters: max. 300 words (excluding references), specifying theoretical and analytical approaches and data under investigation.

• Panel proposals: max. 500-word outline (excluding references), plus five 150-word abstracts for individual papers. Panels should include five 30-minute slots and a 30-minute discussion.  A maximum of 3 panels will be allowed.

• Deadline: Friday, 16th January 2026

• Submission portal: Opening 10th December 2026

 

Pre-Conference Workshop

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A two day pre-conference workshop will be held on 2 -3 June  with a focus on ethics and methodological innovations in LL research. More details to follow. 

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IMPORTANT DATES:

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10th December 2025 – Call for Papers 

16th January 2026 – Submission Deadline

31st March 2026 – Notifications of acceptance

31st March 2026 – Early Bird Registration opens

1st May 2026 – Early Bird Registration deadline

2nd May 2026 – Standard Registration opens

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