1ST CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: 5th Annual Conference of the Philosophy of Language Association
\n\nUniversity of California\, Los Angeles\, September 26 &ndash\; 27\, 2026 \;
\n\nKeynote speakers: Robin Jeshion (USC) and Adam Sennet (UC Davis)
\n\nThe Fifth Annual Conference of the Philosophy of Language Association will take place at the University of California\, Los Angeles\, on September 26 &ndash\; 27\, 2026. The goal of the conference\, and of the association\, is to provide a venue for philosophers of language to discuss new work in all areas of the field. \;
\n\nCall for abstracts: We welcome submissions of abstracts of at most 1000 words (including footnotes\, excluding bibliography). The plan is to have presentations of one hour\, split between the talk and the Q&\;A\, with 4 selected papers presented on each day of the conference.
\n\nWe encourage submissions from philosophers who work in philosophy of language\, broadly construed. We particularly want to encourage submissions from women\, LGBTQIA people and members of other groups that have been marginalized in our field. \;
\n\nDeadline for submission: April 15
\nNotification of acceptance: May 15
\n\nSubmissions should be prepared for blind review\, and submitted as PDFs with a separate PDF as cover sheet that includes: the author&rsquo\;s name\, gender (optional)\, institutional affiliation\, contact information\, and paper title. Only one abstract may be submitted per person. \;
\n\nAttendance at the conference is free\, though unfortunately there are currently no funds available to cover travel or accommodation costs of those attending. \;
\n\nPlease send your submission to confpla@gmail.com
\nFor questions\, please write to confpla@gmail.com
\n\nThe organizers: Sam Cumming\, Guillermo Del Pinal\, Eliot Michaelson\, Alex Radulescu\, Katherine Ritchie\, Una Stojnić\, Emanuel Viebahn\, Julia Zakkou.
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