Konstanz Linguistics Conference 2025

October 9 - 10, 2025
University of Konstanz, Germany

Call for papers

The Konstanz Linguistics Conference 2025 (KLC25) is an early-career research conference taking place for the second time on October 9 - 10, 2025 at the University of Konstanz, Germany. This event provides a platform for early-career researchers to share their research and engage in discussions across various subfields of linguistics. Submissions are welcome from all areas of linguistics, promoting an inclusive and collaborative environment for researchers at the start of their academic careers.


Topics of interest

We welcome submissions in any area of linguistics including but not limited to:

  • syntax
  • semantics
  • pragmatics
  • phonetics
  • phonology
  • morphology
  • computational linguistics
  • experimental linguistics
  • psycholinguistics
  • sociolinguistics
  • historical linguistics
  • language acquisition

Submission guidelines

Please submit an abstract of no more than 2 pages (A4) in PDF format including examples, tables, and figures, and excluding references (Times New Roman font, size 12, 2.54 cm (1 inch) margins, single spacing). Do NOT include names of the authors in the document.

Important dates

  • Abstract submission deadline: May 19, 2025
  • Notification of acceptance: July 4 2025
  • Registration opens: August 5 2025
  • Registration deadline: September 4, 2025
  • Conference dates: October 9 - 10, 2025

Registration and presenter information

Registration

Step 1. Complete the registration form here.
Step 2. The conference fee of €25 can be paid by bank transfer or in cash when you arrive at the conference. If you choose to pay the registration fee via bank transfer, please make a bank transfer to the IBAN provided below. Ensure that you include the correct payment reference.

Account holder: Universitätskasse Konstanz
IBAN: DE92 6005 0101 7486 5012 74
BIC/SWIFT: SOLADEST600
Payment reference: 452/24 KLC2025{YOUR LAST NAME}

Presentation guidelines

  • Talks: 20 minutes presentation + 5 minutes of questions. You're welcome to use your own laptop to present.
  • Posters: A0 (in portrait orientation) is the recommended format for poster presentations.

Program

The program will be online at the beginning of September.

The conference will start at around 8:30/9:00 am and finish at around 5:00 pm on both days.
The first and last activity of the day is always a keynote talk (~1h).

Check out the program of KLC 2024 here for more information in the meantime!

Invited speakers

  • Nadine Bade, University of Konstanz
    Methods Matter: Experimental Perspectives on the Derivation of Implicatures

  • Eleanor Chodroff, University of Zürich
    Advancing phonetic typology with massively multilingual speech corpora

  • Linda Drijvers, Radboud University
    Towards a neurobiology of multimodal language

  • Simon Wehrle, University of Cologne
    Manifold Minds, Dynamic Dialogues: Individual Variability and the Natural Habitat of Language

Venue

The conference will take place at the University of Konstanz. Konstanz can be reached in about 1 hour by train from the Zurich airport or Zurich Main Station (Switzerland).

Address: Universitätsstraße 10, 78464 Konstanz [Map]

Organizers and funding

Organizers

Massimiliano Canzi, David Diem, Leah Doroski, Marieke Einfeldt, Alec Gallo,
Hyewon Jang, Scott Kunkel, Chingiz Poletaev, Chiara Riegger, Tianyi Zhao
@ the Department of Linguistics, University of Konstanz.

Contact

klc@uni-konstanz.de

Funding

We are very grateful to the Dr. August und Annelies Karst Stiftung for their support.

KLC24

Check out KLC 2024 here!