VIENNA 6th World Congress on Languages, Literature, Humanities & Social Sciences: VL2HS-27

VL2HS-27


Audiology, Speech & Language Pathology Foreign Language Learning Language & Linguistics English Language & Literature



Call for papers/Topics



Full Articles/ Reviews/ Shorts Papers/ Abstracts are welcomed in the following research fields:



Independent Disciplinary Pillars



Languages and Linguistics





  • Phonetics and Phonology: Articulatory phonetics (how sounds are made), acoustic phonetics (sound waves), and phonological rules (sound patterns within specific languages).




  • Morphology and Syntax: Word formation processes (roots, prefixes, suffixes) and sentence structure rules (grammar, phrase structure, constituency).




  • Semantics and Pragmatics: Literal meaning of words and sentences versus contextual meaning, speech acts, and implied communication.




  • Historical Linguistics: Language evolution, etymology, language families, and the mechanisms of language change over time.




  • Applied Linguistics: Second language acquisition, language teaching methodologies, bilingualism, and lexicography (dictionary making).





Literature





  • Literary Genres: Prose fiction (novels, short stories), poetry (epic, lyric, dramatic), drama/theater, and creative non-fiction.




  • Literary Eras and Movements: Classical literature, Medieval, Renaissance, Enlightenment, Romanticism, Realism, Modernism, and Postmodernism.




  • Literary Theory and Criticism: Formalism, structuralism, psychoanalytic criticism, Marxist literary theory, feminist literary theory, and postcolonial criticism.




  • Textual Analysis and Hermeneutics: Close reading techniques, textual editing, bibliography, and the study of interpretation theory.





Humanities





  • Philosophy: Epistemology (theory of knowledge), metaphysics (nature of reality), ethics (moral philosophy), logic, and aesthetics (philosophy of art).




  • History: Historiography (the study of how history is written), ancient history, medieval history, early modern history, and contemporary global history.




  • Art History and Visual Culture: Analysis of visual arts, architecture, sculpture, and media across different eras and civilizations.




  • Religious Studies: Comparative religion, mythology, sacred texts, theology, and the history of religious institutions.





Social Sciences





  • Sociology: Social stratification (class, race, gender), institutional structures (family, education, religion), deviance, and socialization.




  • Anthropology: Cultural anthropology (customs and beliefs), archaeology (material remains), and biological anthropology (human evolution).




  • Psychology: Cognitive processes, developmental psychology, social psychology, personality theories, and abnormal psychology.




  • Political Science: Comparative politics, international relations, political theory, public policy, and governance systems.




  • Economics: Microeconomics (individual/firm choices), macroeconomics (national/global systems), behavioral economics, and economic history.





Interrelated and Cross-Disciplinary Fields



Sociolinguistics and Linguistic Anthropology





  • Language and Identity: How dialects, accents, and language choices reflect social class, region, ethnicity, and gender.




  • Language Policy and Politics: National language laws, language endangerment, revitalization efforts, and the legacy of linguistic imperialism.




  • Discourse Analysis: The study of how language constructs power dynamics, ideology, and social reality in media, politics, and daily life.





Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature





  • World Literature: The study of literary texts in global circulation, translation challenges, and cross-cultural literary influences.




  • Representations of Power: How literature, art, and media mirror or critique social inequalities, political regimes, and historical events.




  • Postcolonial and Subaltern Studies: Analyzing the cultural, linguistic, and psychological impacts of colonization and decolonization through texts and social practices.





Digital Humanities and Computational Social Sciences





  • Digital Textual Analysis: Using programming and data analysis to study massive literary corpora, track word evolution, or identify author styles.




  • Digital Culture and Society: The social impact of algorithms, online communities, artificial intelligence, and digital communication on human behavior and language.




  • Archiving and Preservation: The digitization of historical documents, rare books, and linguistic field recordings for global access.





Psycholinguistics and Cognitive Humanities





  • Cognitive Poetics: How the human brain processes literary devices like metaphors, narrative structures, and emotional resonance.




  • Language Acquisition and Mind: The cognitive architecture required for language learning, speech processing, and multilingual thought.




  • Narrative Psychology: The study of how humans use stories, myths, and literature to construct personal and collective identities