We are excited to announce that 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. 

The invited speakers for the conference will be 

The conference is currently accepting abstracts, from now until April 1, 2026:

We 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.

Learn more and submit abstracts on the conference webpage. 

November 19, 2025