Call for Papers. 9th edition of the Study Days on Chinese Linguistics

June 2026, 17-18, Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)

The Italian Institute of Oriental Studies Department at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, warmly invites both members and non-members of the Italian Association of Chinese Linguistics (AILC) to participate in the 9th edition of the Study Days on Chinese Linguistics. The conference will be hosted onsite in Rome from June 17th to June 18th, 2026.

To participate in the Study Days, membership in AILC is a prerequisite. For those who are accepted but not yet members, please follow the membership application instructions available on the AILC website: https://linguisticacinese.wixsite.com/ailc/copy-of-presentazione

Full text: CallAILC-9

Submission guidelines:

• Abstracts (in English) should not exceed 500 words (excluding references) and should clearly outline the theoretical framework, research questions, methodology, primary findings, and conclusions.
• Abstracts must be submitted exclusively via the EasyAbs conference system, using the following link: https://easyabs.linguistlist.org/conference/AILC-9/

Important dates:

• Deadline for abstract submission: January 30, 2026
• Notification of acceptance: March 30, 2026

Contacts:

For any inquiries or information, please reach out to all contacts: gabriele.tola@uniroma1.it, erica.lopresti@uniroma1.it, chenghao.xu@uniroma1.it