Meeting info

TTM26 will take place at LMU Munich, Germany, on November 26-28, 2026. We we warmly invite submissions for presentations on topics related to linguistic typology and comparative linguistics from early-career researchers (PhD students, postdoc fellows) as well as experienced scholars worldwide.  The conference is planned as an in-person meeting with oral presentations and a poster session. For students (MA, PhD), there will be no conference fee.

Stipends

The best two submissions by students (PhD but also BA/MA) will be awarded a stipend of 300€ each to support them in attending the conference. When submitting your abstract, please indicate in the comment field if you are eligible for the stipend and want to be considered.

Abstract submission

Abstracts for presentations (oral/poster) can address a broad range of topics within typology and comparative linguistics, including (but not limited to):

• cross-linguistic comparison of specific phenomena on any level of analysis (phonology, morphosyntax, semantics, lexicon, pragmatics, ...)

• areal typology and language contact

• diachronic typology and language change

• typological perspectives on endangered and minority languages and language documentation

• quantitative and computational approaches to typological research

• methodology of typological research

• investigation of language-specific phenomena from a typological perspective

Submission Guidelines

Submissions should be anonymous and meet the following requirements:

• abstract length: max. 500 words (including examples and figures, excluding references)

• format: PDF, 12-point font

• language: English

Please submit your abstract through easyabs: https://easyabs.linguistlist.org/conference/TTM26/

Organization

Scientific committee:

• Sandra Auderset, University of Bern (Switzerland)

• Laura Becker, LMU München (Germany)

• Nina Dobrushina, DDL-CNRS Lyon (France)

• Guglielmo Inglese, University of Turin (Italy)

• Linda Konnerth, University of Bern (Switzerland)

• Simone Mattiola, University of Pavia (Italy)

• Pavel Ozerov, University of Innsbruck (Austria)

• Naomi Peck, University of Freiburg (Germany)

• Ksenia Shagal, LMU München (Germany)

• Tim Zingler, University of Innsbruck (Austria)

Local organizing committee:

Laura Becker, Ksenia Shagal, Luiza de Moura Alves, Denis Rakhman

Contact

If you have any questions, you can contact us via ttm26@proton.me