Submissions are still open and we warmly encourage proposals for masterclasses and themed sessions that will contribute to a rich and engaging program.
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📣New open-access article in AJL
New research on language attitudes in Sydney shows how perceived and actual ethnicity shape how Australian English speakers are judged. Stereotypes strongly influence ratings of status, solidarity and confidence.
Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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📣 New open-access article!
An interesting article that investigates Vietnamese Australians’ attitudes towards language mixing. Its findings highlight the value of triangulating quantitative experimental responses with qualitative comments.
Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
New open-access article in AJL!
This paper introduces the first spoken corpus of First Nations Borders, the Boarders’ Corpus of Australian Aboriginal English (BAE), with 42h+ of conversations from First Nations students at a WA boarding school.
Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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📣 Call for masterclasses & themed sessions
Annual Conference of the Australian Linguistic Society
University of Western Australia | 1–4 Dec 2026
Submit: conf@als.asn.au
Deadline: 1 May 2026
Notifications: 15 May 2026
More info: ALS website als.asn.au
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📣The latest issue of the Australian Journal of Linguistics, Volume 46, Issue 1 (2026), is now available online and in print.
Explore the full issue here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/cajl20/4...
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📢 New article in AJL
Serial verbs are far more common across Australian Indigenous languages than previously thought. A survey of 50 languages challenges a major typological assumption and reveals unique SVCs in Australian languages.
Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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🎉 Congrats to the 2025 Rodney Huddleston Prize winners!
Alison L. Mount, Jimmie Barker, Roy Barker Jr, Cassandra Sedran-Price, Michael Higgins, Lorina L. Barker, Barton Staggs & Jane Simpson
$1,000 prize from Taylor & Francis
Open Access!!
Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
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📢 New research
A new Australian Journal of Linguistics article examines vowel systems in Kamu and Larrakia, highlighting a three-way backness contrast and its implications for the typology of six-vowel systems.
Read the paper here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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📢 New articles from the Australian Journal of Linguistics are now online!
Check out the latest articles here:
www.tandfonline.com/action/showA...
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Excited to share this wonderful news: the Language on the Move podcast won this year's Talkley award from the @auslingsoc.bsky.social 🤗
If you're looking for something new to listen to in the new year, try it out!
ALS members, If you are applying for a grant to support publication costs, don’t forget the deadline is TODAY. You may request up to $2500, with priority given to open access costs and applications from students and ECRS. More details here: als.asn.au/alsgrant/det...
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Throwback to #ALS2025 - once more, a big thank-you to our volunteers: Lissara Bergamaschi, Brittany Case, Renae Cameron, Ariel Franks, Nusaiba Haque, Jake James, Nguyen Luong, Molly McAtamney, Raian de Sa Casulari Pinhati, Sam Viviers, Abby Singleton
Grateful for all you contributed. 😊
Throwback to #ALS2025. Still moved by the powerful performance of the Inyjalarrku ‘Mermaid’ group. As Mawng singers, dancers, didjeridu players & educators, they carry ceremony across Arnhem Land and beyond. Grateful to have witnessed their work and to be in a space that honours First Nations voices
Final day at the #ALS2025🎉! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed - from our brilliant presenters and session chairs to every participant. Special thanks to the organising committee for their hard work, and to all the volunteers whose support helped the conference run smoothly.🙏🙏
Another energising Day 2 at #ALS2025, from phonetics and phonology to sociolinguistics, today brought rich discussions and great connections. Ending the day with a well-earned dinner and some much-needed downtime. 🍺
Day 1 of #ALS2025 so nice to see familiar faces again and meet new colleagues!!
Good conversations, great energy, and a fantastic start to the conference.😊
Loved the energy at the #ALS2025 pre-conference masterclasses! We covered dictogloss, complex verbal constructions, contact-stimulated lexical and grammatical development, a clear BayesVarbrul session on multivariable analysis, among others. So much great learning today!
ALS 2025 is officially underway today!!🎉
Masterclasses cover topics from research data management for child-language corpora to dictogloss in classroom practice, and the use of large language models in linguistic research. A full schedule is available here: als.asn.au/Conference/2...
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ALS Conference countdown: 1 week to go! 🎉
Explore the full program: www.als.asn.au/Conference/2...
And check out the Masterclasses & themed sessions: www.als.asn.au/Conference/2...
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Last call 📣📣📣Registration for ALS2025 closes today! Don’t miss out on a great line-up of events!
Just one more day to go before registration closes tomorrow!
Registration closes this Friday! Don’t miss your chance to attend ALS this year and take part in our exciting line-up of programmes.
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The 8th Forum on Englishes in Australia 2025 is happening THIS FRIDAY! Don’t miss out on a fantastic line-up of talks and speakers. Check out the programme here: sites.google.com/view/auseng/...
Last call for early bird registration! Don’t miss this opportunity to register at a discounted rate.
Time’s running out - only 3 days left for early bird rates! Join us at this year’s ASL Conference and save your spot.
One week left to grab early bird rates! Check out the table for pricing details or visit our website to register today!
Early bird registration is still open - don’t miss your spot! Masterclasses are included, so check out the draft program online and register now.
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Early bird rates end 31 October - don’t miss out!
Registrations close on 14 November.