We invite proposals for oral presentations sessions as part of SALC10 in Umeå, on 23-25 June
2026 (https://www.salc10.com/ ). The theme of the conference is Language, Cognition, and
Learning. While contributions directly addressing this theme are particularly encouraged, the
conference also welcomes papers on language and cognition more broadly.
Topics for oral presentations may include (but are not limited to):
- Language acquisition and cognition
- Cognitive perspectives on education and learning practices
- Discourse, metaphor, and learning
- Language and cognitive development and evolution
- Embodied cognition
- Neuro- and psycholinguistic approaches to language and cognition
- Language and cognition
- Discourse and cognition
- Metaphor, metonymy and cognition
- Language change and cognition
- Multicultural communication and cognition
- Perception, cognition and language
- Language and consciousness
- Language and gesture
- Linguistic typology and cognition
- Translation and cognition
- Cognitive impairment and language use
The time allocation is 20 minutes followed by 5 minutes for discussion per presentation.
Abstract submissions need to include:
- Title of presentation
- Name and affiliation of speaker(s)
- Abstract of 400 words (excluding references)
There is no limit to the number of authors on a paper, and individuals may contribute to multiple
submissions. The submission deadline is 30 November, 2025. The abstracts will undergo
anonymous peer-review by our scientific committee and notifications will be sent out by the
15th of February 2026.
The conference will also include the following theme sessions. Contributions related to these sessions are also welcome and will be scheduled together during the conference.
Full descriptions can be downloaded from the conference website:
https://www.salc10.com/ :
- Cognitive Aesthetics, Poetics, and Multimodal Creativity – Lacey Okonski, Lacey Okonski, Ljiliana Saric
- Learning new languages changes the way we think: evidence from categorisation, judgment and decision-making – Alexandra Dylman, Panos Athanasopoulos
- Metaphorical competence in multicultural educational contexts – Ana M. Piquer-Píriz
- Metaphor and Learning: Conceptualization and Cognitive Dynamics – Misuzu Shimotori and Niamh Anna O’Dowd
- Motion events in focus: Encoding strategies, conceptual modelling and variation across and within languages – Rickard Nilsson and Andrea C. Schalley
Submissions are made via this portal: https://www.trippus.net/SALC10-abstract
Welcome to beautiful Umeå in June 2026!
Local organizing committee:
Marlene Johansson Falck, Per Boström & Kajsa Törmä
In collaboration with:
Lacey Okonski, Anders Steinvall, Heli Tissari, Yulia Kashevarova, Maria Rosenberg, Linda Sandström & Qiujun Zhang