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.

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)

• 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