The 24th Annual Conference of the Association of Portuguese and Spanish-Lexified Creoles (ACBLPE) and the Summer Conference of the Society for Pidgin and Creole Linguistics (SPCL) - 2026
Aarhus University will proudly host the joint meeting of the Society for Pidgin and Creole Linguistics (SPCL) and the Association of Portuguese and Spanish-Lexified Creoles for their conference from August 26 – 28, 2026 at the Aarhus University, Denmark. Members of these organizations are invited to attend the conference as well as the annual business meetings.
The theme of the conference is: Futures of the Past. This expresses both the historical dimension of the genesis and development of contact languages as well as the different aspects of the future, including education. Papers are welcome in all areas of the study of pidgins, creoles, mixed languages and contact languages.
26 – 28 August 2026
Venue: Aarhus University, The Conference Center Buildings 1420-1423, Nordre Ringgade 1/Frederik Nielsensvej 4.
The Abstract submission deadline is February 15, 2026. Acceptance notifications will be sent by March 1, 2026.
To be announced.
The conference registration fee, which includes tea, coffee, refreshment, is as follows:
Correspondence relating to the programme will be in English and Portuguese.
