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7th annual Sociolinguistics Symposium

Apr 11, 2026   8:00 am  
Conference/Workshop
Sponsor
Linguistics Student Organization; Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity and others
Contact
SOSY Chair: Saman Jamshidi
E-Mail
samanj2@illinois-edu
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Originating Calendar
Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity

The 7th Annual Sociolinguistics Symposium (SOSY) at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign is the central annual research event organized by graduate students in Linguistics, offering a key forum for scholarly exchange across language related fields. 

This year’s theme, Between Languages, Between Worlds: Language, Culture, and Global Communication, foregrounds the role of language in shaping cultural connection, social positioning, and senses of belonging in an increasingly interconnected world. The symposium invites work that examines how individuals and communities navigate linguistic boundaries across social, cultural, and geopolitical contexts, highlighting language as both a resource and a site of negotiation in global communication.

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