The 33rd Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference
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- Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Department of Linguistics, School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics, Illinois International Programs (IIP), Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Second Language Acquisition and Teacher Education (SLATE), and Center for Advanced Study (CAS)
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The 33rd Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference will be held at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, from August 7 to August 9, with a pre-conference workshop/tutorial planned for August 6, 2026.
Invited Speakers
Main Conference
- Dorothy Ahn (Rutgers University)
- Minju Kim (Claremont McKenna College)
- Daiko Takahashi (Tohoku University)
- Jae DiBello Takeuchi (Indiana University Bloomington)
Pre-Conference Workshop/Tutorial- “Working with Japanese spoken corpora and tools” (tentative title)
- By Michiko Kaneyasu (UCLA), Tsuyoshi Ono (University of Alberta), Yasuyuki Usuda (Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology), & Tomoko Endo (The University of Tokyo)
- The time of the workshop: 3-5:30 pm (CDT) / 5-7:30 am on Aug. 7 (Tokyo)
- Korean workshop (TBD)
- By Gyu-Ho Shin (University of Illinois Chicago) and Hakyung Sung (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Abstract SubmissionWe welcome abstract submissions for 20-minute oral presentations, followed by 10 minutes for discussion, and for poster presentations. Contributions to any aspect of Japanese/Korean linguistics, or comparison of these languages with other languages welcome.
We welcome abstracts showcasing the value of diverse approaches, methodologies, and data sources. Comparative studies of Japanese and Korean, or of broadly formal and functional approaches to selected phenomena in the languages, are especially encouraged.
Abstracts are not to exceed two pages of A4 or letter-sized (8.5″x 11″) paper, including data and references, with 1″ margins on all sides and single spacing, set in a font no smaller than 11 points. The abstract should have a clear title but should not identify the author(s). The abstract must be submitted electronically in PDF format, using the submission website accessible through the ‘Submit Abstract’ button below. In order to complete your submission, you will need to create an Oxford Abstracts account if you do not already have one.
*Submissions are limited to one individual and one joint abstract per author, or two joint abstracts per author.
*Conference proceedings will be published by eScholarship, an open access platform managed by the University of California’s Digital Library.
- Abstract Submission deadline: April 15, 2026 11:59pm CDT
- Notification of acceptance: May 15, 2026
Contact information- Email contact: jkconference33@gmail.com
- Conference website: https://publish.illinois.edu/jkconference33/