The 4th Iconicity Seminar
The Iconicity Seminar (IcoSem) is an international conference dedicated to linguistic iconicity, the resemblance between linguistic form and meaning.
The 4th Iconicity Seminar (IcoSem 4) will be held on 21-22 February 2026 at Nagoya University (Nagoya, Japan).
TBA
We call for papers for 30-minute presentations (20min presentation + 10min Q&A) dealing with any aspect of linguistic iconicity, such as:
Please send a 2-page abstract (including everything) in the following format:
Please send your anonymized abstract to Hinano Iida. Your anonymous abstract will then be reviewed by two anonymous reviewers.
The deadline is 1 October 2025. Decisions will be communicated to you on a rolling basis within two weeks.
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Nagoya is a city located in central Japan.
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