About HISPhonCog - HISPhonCog
HISPhonCog 2026 (Seoul)
Hanyang International Symposium on Phonetics and Cognitive Sciences of Language 2026 (22-23 May, 2026)
| Theme | Speech Across the Lifespan: From Early Acquisition to Skilled Interaction |
| Dates | 22-23 May 2026 |
| Venue | HIT, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea |
HIPCS (Hanyang Institute for Phonetics and Cognitive Sciences of Language), together with CRC for Articulatory DB and Cognitive Sciences and Department of English Language and Literature, holds its 4th annual international symposium on current issues on phonetics and cognitive sciences of language (HISPhonCog) 2026 on 22-23 May, 2026.
Over the past decades, research on speech has increasingly highlighted the importance of a lifespan perspective. Speech is not a static capacity acquired once in childhood but a continuously developing system shaped by motor growth, social interaction, and cognitive maturation. From the earliest stages of acquisition, children’s developing motor control, perceptual attunement, sensitivity to linguistic regularities, and prosodic patterning intertwine to establish the foundations of linguistic communicative competence. As individuals mature, these skills expand into more complex forms of interaction, supporting nuanced communication, pragmatic adaptation, and stylistic variation. At the same time, speech across the lifespan reveals vulnerabilities: atypical developmental pathways, age-related changes in motor or cognitive systems, the demands of second-language use, and neurocognitive conditions all offer windows into the mechanisms linking phonetics, phonology, and broader communicative functions. Prosody and fine phonetic detail emerge as central, linking speech production and perception with motor skill, linguistic structure, and social cognition. HISPhonCog 2026 invites contributions that address these interrelated perspectives. We particularly welcome studies examining the linguistic and cognitive functions of fine phonetic detail as they manifest in speech development, skilled interaction in adulthood, and variation across typical and atypical populations. Submissions from articulatory, perceptual, sociolinguistic, and neurocognitive approaches, in both native and non-native contexts, are encouraged.
Abstract Submission Instruction: by February 10 (EasyChair)
- A PDF file of a two-page abstract (single-spaced with 12 pt font size *without* a list of authors’ names and their affiliations) should be submitted through EasyChair by February 10, 2023.
- URL for EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=hisphoncog2023
- The submission system will be open on November 15.
Workshop Proposal
- We set aside May 25 (Thursday), 2023 (the day before the main conference) for one or two possible satellite workshops.
- We will provide rooms and light refreshments free of charge with support of our onsite personnel.
- If you are interested, please contact Taehong Cho directly at tcho@hanyang.ac.kr. The proposal will be welcome until the two slots are filled.
- Deadline for a proposal for Satellite Workshop: *January 31, 2023.
*Free accommodation for international participants (newly updated)
We are very pleased to announce that we have succeeded in securing some budget to provide a free hotel room for up to 3 nights (two single beds to be shared by two conference participants) for international presenters (including both students and non-students) affiliated with a foreign institute/university, travelling from abroad. (Up to one co-author, who is traveling together with the presenter and actually attending the conference, will be eligible to share the room with the presenter or someone else upon prior approval.)
Free registration
- A free banquet, free munches for breakfast, free refreshments and a free conference handbook
- Lunch: Attendees will have to pay (optionally) for lunches (10 USD or equivalent in KRW for each lunch) at the time of arrival. (The detail will be provided along with registration.)
Free Registration by April 10
- Pre-registration should be made by no later than April 10, 2023 to be guaranteed for accommodation (for international presenters) and free registration (for all foreign and domestic participants and audience).
- A pre-registration form that arrives after April 10 may still be considered for free registration, depending on the budget and availability. Please contact us at hanyang.hipcs@gmail.com if you miss the deadline but still would like to register in advance.
- On-site registration will be possible for small fees, but with no guarantee for lunches and banquet admission.
- For further information about how to register, please check the website later.
| Submission of Abstracts | TBA, 2026 | Deadline of submission of a two-page long abstract |
| Notification of Acceptance | TBA | - |
| Registration | TBA |
Early Registration Late Registration |
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| Symposium dates | May 22-23, 2026 |
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University of California, Los Angeles, United States |
University of Minnesota Twin Cities, United States |
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Lancaster University, United Kingdom |
Radboud University, Netherlands |
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Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
Western Sydney University, Austrailia |
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City University of New York, United States |
Stanford University, United States |
Local Organizing Committee
| Taehong Cho | Chair, HIPCS, Hanyang University, Seoul |
| Sahyang Kim | Co-Chair, Hongik University & HIPCS, Seoul |
| Sang-Im Lee-Kim | Secretary, HIPCS, Hanyang University, Seoul |
| Say Young Kim | HIPCS, Hanyang University, Seoul |
| Jiyoung Lee | Graduate student conference manager, HIPCS, Hanyang University, Seoul |
| Eunhwan Lee | Administrative staff, HIPCS, Hanyang University, Seoul |
Organizing Bodies of HISPhonCog
| HIPCS (the Hanyang Institute for Phonetics and Cognitive Sciences of Language) |
| CRC for Articulatory DB and Cognitive Sciences |
| Department of English Language and Literature, Hanyang University |
