Sun Yat-sen University Conference on Bilingualism (SYSUCB) is an international inter-disciplinary linguistics conference on bilingualism studies. SYSUCB provides a platform for researchers in the relevant fields of bilingualism to disseminate their research findings, understand cutting-edge studies, and develop collaborations. Official languages are Chinese and English. 

The 1st SYSUCB will be held on June 9 – 11, 2023, in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, P. R.C. and is sponsored by the Department of Chinese (Zhuhai) at Sun Yat-sen University.

We welcome studies focusing on second languages, heritage languages, diglossia, lingua francae, dialects, etc. Relevant fields of study include but are not limited to:

·      phonetics and phonology

·      morphology

·      syntax

·      semantics

·      pragmatics

·      the interface between phonology and syntax, syntax and semantics, etc.

·      psycholinguistics

·      sociolinguistics

·      computational linguistics

·      language education

Please send your abstract to sysubc@mail.sysu.edu.cn by April 29th, 2023. Notification of acceptance will be communicated by May 15th, 2023. The conference consists of presentations selected through peer review, as well as keynote speakers, invited symposia on topics of current interest, workshops, etc. Funding will be provided to partially support graduates who are presenting papers at the conference. More information will be released soon. 

Format requirements for submission:

1.     Please submit two files. One file contains the authors’ information, including authors’ name(s), affiliations, and contact info (such as email), and the title of the abstract. This file is named “[First author’s name] + author info”. The other file contains only the title and the abstract. The abstract will be reviewed anonymously; therefore, the authors’ names, affiliations should not be indicated anywhere in this document. The second file is named “[First author’s name] + abstract”.

2.     The abstract must be 300-500 words. Any tables, figures and/or references should appear on a second page.

3.     Each researcher may submit only one abstract listing themselves as first author. There are no restrictions on number of submissions as second author.

For further questions, please feel free to contact us at  sysubc@mail.sysu.edu.cn We look forward to welcoming you to Zhuhai in June 2023.

        中山大学双语研究大会是一个跨学科、跨专业研究双语的语言学专业会议。研究对象包括第二语言、传承语、双方言、共同语与方言等，研究领域包括但不仅限于语音、音系、词法、句法、语义、语用、音系-句法或句法-语义等交互层面，心理语言学、社会语言学、计算语言学、语言教育、社会语言学等。会议为全球双语研究者提供一个传播自己研究成果，了解最新科研动向，以及与同行合作交流的平台，以此形成一个长期稳定的交流与合作的学术网络。会议的工作语言为汉语和英语。

首届中山大学双语研究大会拟定于2023年6月9日-11日在中山大学珠海校区举办，由中山大学中国语言文学系（珠海）主办。论文摘要请于2023年4月29日前以电邮附件形式发送至：sysubc@mail.sysu.edu.cn。2023年5月15日前将发送匿名评审结果。

本次会议将组织主旨报告、特邀专题研讨和工作坊等，并为在读研究生提供部分资助。相关信息会陆续更新，敬请关注。

提交格式要求：

1.  请提交2个文件，一个文件是作者信息（姓名、单位、email、手机）和论文题目，文件命名为“[第一作者姓名]+作者信息”；另外一个文件是论文题目和论文摘要，这个文件里不能出现作者信息，文件命名为“[第一作者姓名]+摘要”。

2.  摘要字数为300-500，一般为一页，若有图表，请于第二页显示。

3.  每位研究者只能投一篇自己为第一作者的摘要。第二作者则可多投。

有关会议，若有其它问题，请联系：sysubc@mail.sysu.edu.cn 我们期待并欢迎您于2023年6月来中山大学珠海校区共同参与双语大会。