Conference: The 4th Conference on Biolinguistics and Language Acquisition

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Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) will host the 4th Conference on Biolinguistics and Language Acquisition (2025 BL&LA) on June 22, 2025, in a hybrid format (online and offline). The conference will feature keynote speakers including Prof. Michael Kenstowicz (MIT). We welcome abstract submission on the following themes.

  1. Ontological studies of human languages: syntax, semantics, phonology, phonetics, prosody, morphology, etc., and their interfaces. And bio-neural analyses of language computations in such subfields via ERP, fMRI, and DTI, etc.
  2. L1, L2, or L3 acquisition studies (including Chinese L1 and L2 acquisition/ processing research); bilingual and multilingual acquisition studies; heritage language acquisition research.
  3. Bio-neural studies of language acquisition via ERP, fMRI, DTI, etc.
  4. Bio-neural studies of human language use via ERP, fMRI, DTI, etc.
  5. Studies of language evolution and philosophical issues related to language.
  6. Studies of language pathology and rehabilitation.
  • Abstract format: 100-300 words; personal information (name, affiliation, email address) on a separate page.
  • Submission method: Please send the abstract and personal information to biolinguistics@bfsu.edu.cn
  • Deadline and acceptance: June 15, 2025.
  • Accepted submissions will receive an invitation to the conference before June 17, 2025.
  • Contact person: Tiaoyuan Mao (tiaomarc@bfsu.edu.cn; biolinguistics@bfsu.edu.cn)