GWLN-8 final CfP--deadline extension & SC--8th Globalex Workshop on Lexicography and Neology, 2026

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The eighth iteration of Globalex Workshop on Lexicography and Neology (GWLN-8) will be held in conjunction with XXII EURALEX International Congress, with financial support from COST Action ENEOLI (European Network on Lexical Innovation, CA22126).
Over the years, the GWLN series has evolved into the leading international forum for lexicographers, scholars, tool developers, and other practitioners interested in how new words and meanings emerge and how they are detected, evaluated, and described in lexicographic resources.
The central theme of GWLN-8 is the intersection of lexical innovation and lexicography with GenAI. While AI-based technologies create new opportunities for supporting the lexicographic workflow, recent developments in language models and Generative AI have also profoundly transformed the ecology of neologisms themselves. GWLN-8 will explore current experiences and perspectives on theoretical, methodological, and practical challenges converging lexicography, neology, and AI.
Abstracts of approximately 500 words should highlight the connection between neology and lexicography, preferably in relation to AI, and will be peer-reviewed by two members of the Scientific Committee.
GWLN-8 will be held at the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna, on September 29, from 9:00 to 13:00 CEST, including posters presented at the EURALEX poster session on September 30. Selected GWLN-8 papers will be published as a special issue of International Journal of Lexicography in 2027.
Presenters at GWLN-8 will be eligible for financial reimbursement from ENEOLI.
Important Dates, 2026
March 6    Abstract submission
April 2     Abstract acceptance notification
April 17    Deadline for confirmation by authors of their workshop attendance
July 10     Early Bird registration deadline for EURALEX
July 24     Submission of camera-ready copy of abstracts
September 1   End of registration for EURALEX
September 29  GWLN-8 at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna
Preliminary timetable for full papers
November 15, 2026 Full paper submission to IJL
January 15, 2027     Full paper acceptance notification
February 15, 2027    Submission of revised full papers
Information
GWLN-8 submissions    https://easychair.org/my2/conference?conf=gwln8

GWLN-8 website           https://globalex.link/gwln-8_2026/

EURALEX 2026              https://euralex2026.at/en/

ENEOLI CA22146           https://eneoli.eu/

GWLN-8 contact           gwln8@easychair.org<mailto:gwln8@easychair.org>
Organizers
Ilan Kernerman, Lexicala by K Dictionaries
Kris Heylen, Dutch Language Institute

Scientific Committe (confirmed)
Elisenda Bernal, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Lian Chen, Cergy Paris Université
Paul Cook, University of New Brunswick
Rute Costa, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
Thierry Fontenelle, European Investment Bank
Rufus Gouws, University of Stellenbosch
Miloš Jakubícek, Lexical Computing
Jelena Kallas, Institute of the Estonian Language
Kilim Nam, Yonsei University
Emrah Ozcan, Yildiz Technical University
Ana Salgado, University of Porto
Petra Storjohann, IDS Mannheim
Lars Trap-Jensen, Society for Danish Language and Literature
Anna Vacalopoulou, Athena RC (ILSP)
Hai Xu, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies