Workshop on Innovations in Cantonese Linguistics 7 (WICL-7 )

The Workshop on Innovations in Cantonese Linguistics (WICL) is a biennial conference that is hosted by different institutions in North America. It focuses on new advances in Cantonese Linguistics, including innovations in methodologies, tools, and/or computing software. New approaches and research on language variation within the Cantonese (or “Yue”) subgroup of the Chinese language family, language contact phenomena, and new subfields and their interfaces are especially welcome. 

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Conference Details:

Dates: April 11-12, 2025 (Originally Scheduled on November 1-2, 2024)
Abstract Deadline: Feb 2, 2025
Venue: Brigham Young University Campus, Provo, Utah, USA (Campus Map)
Email: WICL7@byu.edu

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Conference Fees: $80 USD (regular), $40 USD (students) (Includes lunches and a dinner)

Registration is now open. Please register by March 31, 2025: Click

Call For Papers

Abstracts are invited for 20-minute oral presentations related to innovative research in any subfield of Cantonese linguistics and related disciplines. Submissions are limited to one single-authored paper and one joint-authored paper per person.

Keynote Speakers

 Professor David B. Honey

Brigham Young University 

Professor Chaak-ming Lau (劉擇明)

The Education University of Hong Kong

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