The International Conference on Formal Linguistics (ICFL) is a biennial international event organized by the Chinese Association of Formal Linguistics, which is affiliated with China Association for Comparative Studies of English and Chinese. First launched in 2001, the conference has become a leading forum in China attracting scholars from all over the world to exchange new ideas and research findings in formal linguistics.

The 9th International Conference on Formal Linguistics (ICFL-9) will be held in Shanghai, China (tentatively in hybrid mode), on November 5-7, 2021. It is co-organized by the College of Foreign Languages and Literature, Fudan University, the School of Foreign Languages, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and co-sponsored by the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Fudan University, Fudan Journal (Social Sciences Edition) and the Institute of Linguistics, Shanghai International Studies University.

ICFL-9 invites submissions of abstracts on all topics in the field of formal linguistics, including (but not limited to) syntax, semantics, phonology, morphology, language acquisition, language processing, and biolinguistics. The central theme for this year’s conference is “universals and cross-linguistic/cross-modal variation”. We especially encourage submissions from graduate students and early career scholars.

Important Dates

• Deadline for abstract submission: June 30, 2021
• Notification of acceptance: August 31, 2021
• Conference dates: November 5, 2021 – November 7, 2021

Submission Guidelines

• Abstracts can be written in either English (Times New Roman font, size 12) or Chinese (Song font, size small 4). 
• Abstracts should be limited to one page (A4, including examples and selected references), single-spaced, with margin of 1 inch on all sides.
• Authors should submit an anonymous copy in PDF format through EasyChair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icfl9), with the abstract file named in the following way: “LastName_FirstName.pdf” (for single-authored papers), “LastName_FirstName_co.pdf” (for co-authored papers). For example, Jill Smith would name her abstract file “Smith_Jill.pdf”, or “Smith_Jill_co.pdf” for a co-authored paper.
• Submissions are limited to one individual and one joint abstract per author.  

Registration

• Rates: RMB 1000 (faculty); RMB 500 (students).
• Free if the conference goes entirely virtual.
• Details of registration and payment options will be provided in the letter of acceptance.

Questions

• Please contact us by email at 18110120002@fudan.edu.cn or by phone at (+86) 130-2217-9398  

Organizing Committee

(in alphabetical order)

                                      The Organizing Committee of ICFL-9