The Language Sciences Program & Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders invite submissions for papers to be presented at the 47th Annual International Child Phonology Conference, to be held in-person May 27-29, 2026, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The conference brings together researchers from across disciplines to discuss theoretical, empirical, and clinical perspectives on children’s phonology. The conference supports a multi- and interdisciplinary approach across phonology, phonetics, interfaces with other grammatical levels, speech production, speech perception, psycholinguistics, clinical linguistics, sign language phonology, computational modeling, educational approaches, and the application of new technologies.
Specific topics include (but are not limited to):
– acquisition and use
– L1, L2, L3, Ln
– dialect variation and pronunciation
– typical and atypical development
– multimodal communication
– assessment, remediation
– maintenance, loss, and attrition
– speech recognition and processing
– speech and hearing impairment
– cultural and linguistic diversity
ICPC 2026 welcomes proposals for oral and poster presentations on all aspects of children’s speech in typical and atypical contexts in monolingualism, multilingualism, early second language acquisition, dialects, and sign language phonology. Work on Indigenous, minority, and under-researched languages is also encouraged.
Submission Guidelines
We invite submissions for oral or poster presentations. There is a limit of one presentation (oral or poster) as a primary (first) author. This does not exclude the opportunity to be a co-author on an unlimited number of abstracts. Abstracts will be a maximum of 500 words (excluding references, tables/figures). Oral presentations will be 30 minutes (25 minutes with 5 minutes for discussion). The deadline for abstract submissions is JANUARY 26, 2026. Notifications of acceptance will be on or before FEBRUARY 23, 2026. Submit your abstract here:
If you have any questions, please contact the organizing committee at: icpc.uw.2026@gmail.com
Thank you,
ICPC 2026 Organizing Committee
Luke Annear, Emily Bagan, Aja Altenhof, John Munday, and Charlotte Vanhecke