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Linguistics and English Language Postgraduate Conference 2026

1-3 June 2026, 7 George Square, University of Edinburgh

The Linguistics and English Language Postgraduate Conference is an annual event hosted by the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences at the University of Edinburgh, and is open to students and recent graduates from all over the world. With over 30 years of experience, the conference offers a great opportunity to refine thoughts, share concerns, and receive constructive criticism in a supportive and convivial environment.

All talks, workshops and social events are in person. No online/hybrid options available. All presentations are scheduled for 20 minutes, followed by 10-minute period for questions.

For any inquiries or questions, please contact us at lel-pgc@ed.ac.uk.

Plenaries



Dr. Gabriel Martinez Vera

Gabriel Martinez Vera

Newcastle University

Prof. Mark Steedman

Professor Mark Steedman

University of Edinburgh

Prof. Aditi Lahiri

Professor Aditi Lahiri

University of Oxford

Dr. Jeremy Steffman

Jeremy Steffman

University of Edinburgh

Professor Ben Rampton

Professor Ben Rampton

King's College London

REGISTRATION

The call for papers is OPEN! Abstracts are due on the 14th of February 2026. Submit your abstract HERE.

Posters

If you're attending with a poster, please consider the following guidelines:

Poster Orientation: Posters must be in portrait orientation only.

Maximum Size: Posters should not exceed A1 size (594mm x 841mm).

Contact Us

University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

lel-pgc@ed.ac.uk

Venue of the Conference

Location

The LELPGC will be held at the George Square campus of the University of Edinburgh. Further details TBA.

Map:

Find the location of the conference venue below:

SPONSORSHIP

We appreciate the support of our sponsors to make LELPGC25 possible:

PPLS

School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences, University of Edinburgh.

Our Committee

Meet the team:

Committee

James Engels

PhD Linguistics and English Language

Fieldwork, semantics, typology, Americas and Southeast Asia

Committee

Hathaichanok (Nat) Wansong

PhD Linguistics and English Language

Bilingualism, psycholinguistics, language acquisition

Committee

Federico Falletti

PhD Linguistics and English Language

Fieldwork, morphology, phonology, East Africa

Committee

Anna Calonge Cases

PhD Linguistics and English Language

Philosophy of language, cognitive science

Committee

Pichet (Kong) Prakaianurat

PhD Linguistics and English Language

Sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, language and identity

Committee

Iona Carslaw

PhD Informatics (Natural Language Processing)

Computational linguistics, NLP, syntax

Committee

Odysseas Myresiotis Alivertis

PhD Linguistics and English Language

Psycho- and neurolinguistics, language acquisition

Committee

Jiaqi Sun

PhD Linguistics and English Language

Historical linguistics, East Asia