TABU Dag

The annual TABU Dag is an international linguistics conference organised at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.

18/05/2026

Are you a student or researcher interested in linguistics? Then register for the Tabudag conference until May 22 and discover research in four corners of linguistics. Even if you’re not presenting it can be a good chance to get familiar current studies and network with researchers working in different disciplines of linguistics.

The full program is now available here :
https://tabudag.nl/schedule.php

12/04/2026

Bernadette O’Rourke is Professor of Sociolinguistics and Hispanic Studies in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Glasgow. Her research sits within the broad area of sociolinguistics and the sociology of language and focuses on the political and social meanings of language and their influence on society. She is particularly interested in the dynamics of multilingual societies and language revitalization. She has examined these dynamics across a range of fieldwork sites and language contexts including Galician (northern Spain), Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Faroese. She was Chair of the EU COST Action IS1306 entitled New Speakers in a Multilingual Europe: Opportunities and Challenges (2013 – 2017). Co-authored publications include New Speakers of Irish in the Global Context: New revival? (Routledge 2020) and the Palgrave Handbook of Minority Languages and Communities (Palgrave 2019). She is Co-I on the Horizon Europe MultiLX project and leads the Work Package on Languaging in Europe. She also leads interdisciplinary collaborations which bring together language-based researchers, urban analysts, engineers and software developers to explore the geospatial dynamics of urban multilingualism and the integration of AI and geospatial technologies to support this.

02/04/2026

Meet the keynote Speakers of the Tabudag:
Chiara Cantiani is a psychologist and researcher at the Child Psychopathology Unit of the IRCCS E. Medea – Associazione La Nostra Famiglia (Italy).
She obtained her PhD in Experimental Psychology, Linguistics, and Cognitive Neuroscience in 2011 at the University of Milano-Bicocca, under the supervision of Prof. Maria Teresa Guasti and Dr. Maria Luisa Lorusso. Her dissertation focused on ERP correlates of morphosyntactic processing in developmental dyslexia.
Following research experiences at the Max Planck Institute (Leipzig, Germany) and Rutgers University (New Jersey, USA), she is currently the principal scientist at the “BABYLAB” of IRCCS E. Medea, leading a decade-long project investigating very early neurocognitive markers of language and learning disorders. The project aims to identify early neural markers that can predict language and learning difficulties, ultimately guiding the development of timely and effective interventions.

26/03/2026

Meet the 4 keynote speakers from 4 corners of linguistics who bring their latest research research to the 46th Tabudag conference:
Francesca Di Garbo (PhD in General Linguistics, Stockholm University 2014) is an Associate Professor at Aix-Marseille University and the Laboratoire Parole et Langage. She is a language typologist, investigating the distribution of linguistic diversity in space and time. Her research seeks to understand the synchronic distribution and evolutionary dynamics of morphosyntactic structures of the world’s languages in light of the interplay between general human cognitive abilities and processes of cultural evolution. Francesca specializes in morphosyntactic typology, nominal classification systems, number systems, Bantu languages, and the comparative study of contact-induced language change. At the Department of Language Sciences at Aix-Marseille University, she teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in morphosyntax, language typology, research methods, and epistemology of linguistic research. She is the Director of the Master Program in the Language Sciences.

09/06/2025

Two exciting at TABU Dag 2025!

Whether you're into experimental methods or educational outreach, we've got something for you:

👁️‍🗨️ Eye Tracking in Language Research
Thursday, June 12 | 14:05–14:40 | Academy Building (Offerhauszaal)
Are you curious about how we process spoken language? This session is for you! Learn how to optimize EyeLink setups, improve data quality, and explore gaze-contingent tasks.

🎲 Streektaalstrijd: A Board Game on Regional Languages
Friday, June 13 | 13:40–14:15 | Academy Building (Offerhauszaal)
Lourens and Raoul walk you through the creation of a board game that brings linguistic knowledge to life!

Tag a friend who should come with you!

10/04/2025

📬 Check your inbox,and confirm your participation! Link in BIO 👍!

The abstract decisions for 2025 have been sent out. Thank you once again to everyone who submitted and contributed to this year’s inspiring lineup.

We look forward to seeing you in Groningen this summer ☀️

21/03/2025

✨️ We are very pleased with the number of abstracts submitted for Tabu Dag 2025! A big thank you to everyone who wants to be part of this International Conference 🙌

As a team, we are working to create a space for growth, knowledge, and exchanging ideas.

Stay tuned for more updates! 😊

Happy weekend to everyone!
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🔗 Submit your abstract & find more information: www.tabudag.nl📩 Contact: tabudag@rug.nl

16/03/2025

🔗 Submit your abstract & find more information: www.tabudag.nl

📩 Contact: [email protected]

28/02/2025

🚨 Good news! Abstract submission extended! 🚨
We’re giving you more time to submit your research for TABU Dag 2025! 📢 New deadline: March 17, 2025 (23:59 CET)

If you haven’t submitted your abstract yet, this is your chance to be part of one of the key Conferences in linguistics and language research in the north of the Netherlands.
📅 Save the date: June 12-13, 2025
📍 Location: University of Groningen

Topics of interest include:
🔹 Neurolinguistics, Computational Linguistics, Phonetics & Phonology, Sociolinguistics, Corpus Linguistics, Translation, Psycholinguistics, Language Acquisition, Language Awareness, Semantics & Pragmatics … and more!

Submit your abstract & find more details: www.tabudag.nl

27/02/2025

✨ Keynote Speaker Reveal! ✨

We are excited to announce that Peter Muntigl will be one of our keynote speakers at the 45th edition of Tabu Dag!

Peter Muntigl is a researcher at Ghent University and an adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University, Canada. His research focuses on conversation analysis in domains such as healthcare communication, conflict talk, and the interactional management of social relationships. His work explores how the “talking cure” in psychotherapy and family therapy is interactionally accomplished.

📅 Join us on June 12-13, 2025, in Groningen, Netherlands, for insightful discussions!

🔗 Stay tuned for more updates!

Adres

Academiegebouw/Academy Building
Groningen
9700AS

Website

http://www.tabudag.nl/

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