GWLN-8 – 8th Globalex Workshop on Lexicography and Neology – September 29, 2026
CALL FOR PAPERS
We are delighted to announce that the eighth iteration of Globalex Workshop on Lexicography and Neology (GWLN-8) will be held in conjunction with the XXII EURALEX International Congress, with financial support from the 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 will be the intersection of lexical innovation and lexicography in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). 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 and posters will be 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
March 6, 2026 Abstract submission
April 2, 2026 Abstract acceptance notification
April 17, 2026 Deadline for confirmation by authors of their workshop attendance
July 10, 2026 Early Bird registration deadline for EURALEX
July 24, 2026 Submission of camera-ready copy of abstracts
September 1, 2026 End of registration for EURALEX
September 29, 2026 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
Organizers
Ilan Kernerman, Lexicala by K Dictionaries
Kris Heylen, Dutch Language Institute
Scientific Committee (confirmed)
Dora Amalia, Kemendikdasmen
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
Alexander Geyken, Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Rufus Gouws, University of Stellenbosch
Tarja Heinonen, Institute for the Languages of Finland
John Humbley, Université Paris Cité
Miloš Jakubícek, Lexical Computing
Hae-Yun Jung, Kyungpook National University
Jelena Kallas, Institute of the Estonian Language
Amanda Laugesen, Australian National University
Robert Lew, Adam Mickiewicz University
Henrik Lorentzen, Society for Danish Language and Literature
Jurgita Mikelionienė, Kaunas University of Technology
Kilim Nam, Yonsei University
Ana Ostroški Anić, Institute for the Croatian Language
Misa Otsuka, Jissen Women’s Junior College
Emrah Ozcan, Yildiz Technical University
Cécile Poix, Université Lumière Lyon 2
Benjamin Rouxel, Dictionnaires LeRobert
Ana Salgado, University of Porto
Miguel Sanchez-Ibañez, Universidad de Valladolid
Petra Storjohann, Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache
Kristina Štrkalj Despot, Institute for the Croatian Language
Ágústa Þorbergsdóttir, Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
Carole Tiberius, Instituut voor de Nederlandse Taal
Lars Trap-Jensen, Society for Danish Language and Literature
Anna Vacalopoulou, Athena RC (ILSP)
Hai Xu, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
Cuilian Zhao, Sichuan International Studies University
Previous GWLN Workshops and Publications
- GWLN-1 was held in conjunction with DSNA 2019 (Bloomington, IN), onsite and online. Most of the papers were published as a special issue of Dictionaries. Journal of the Dictionary Society of North America (2020, 41.1).
- GWLN-2 was planned in conjunction with Euralex 2020 (Alexandropoulos), but due to the COVID-19 pandemic it was held partially online (November 2020) and partially as a special session at Euralex 2020 Online (2021). Selected papers were published as a special issue of International Journal of Lexicography (2021, 34.3).
- GWLN-3 was held online in conjunction with Australex 2021, with a focus on Coronavirus-related neologisms. Most of the papers were published in a volume of Lexicographica. Series Maior (2022, 163).
- GWLN-4 was held onsite in conjunction with Euralex 2022 (Mannheim). The papers were published online as part of the conference proceedings.
- GWLN-5 was held onsite in conjunction with Asialex 2023 (Seoul). The papers were published as a special issue of Lexicography. Journal of Asialex (2023, 10.2).
- GWLN-6 was held onsite in conjunction with Afrilex 2024 (Pretoria). Selected papers were published in a special section of Lexikos (2025, 35).
- GWLN-7 was held onsite in conjunction with eLex 2025 (Bled). Selected papers were published as part of the eLex 2025 proceedings.
