Activities

The Linguistics Association of Finland organizes symposiums, seminars, lectures and training events that discuss linguistic research theory and the position of linguistics in the field of sciences. The association also organizes panel discussions on current linguistic and language policy topics at Kielitieteen päivät (Finnish Conference of Linguistics). Follow the News page to stay informed about upcoming events!

Symposiums

The Linguistic Association of Finland has arranged the following symposiums since the year 2000:

  • Affixes, The Linguistic Association of Finland and the Department of Finnish and Finno-Ugric Languages at the University of Turku, 17–18/8/2023, Turku
  • Small-scale multilingualism conference 2, The Linguistic Association of Finland, the University of Jyväskylä, the University of Helsinki, and the Sign Language Center, 16–18/8/2021, remote conference, Helsinki
  • Constructional semantics: Cognitive, functional and typological approaches, The Linguistic Association of Finland, the research project Temporal movement and manner of motion, and the University of Helsinki, 24–25/8/2018, Helsinki
  • The expression of knowledge: Epistemicity and beyond, The Linguistic Association of Finland, the research project Evidego, and the University of Helsinki, 23–25/8/2017, Helsinki
  • Time and language, The Linguistic Association of Finland, 25–26/8/2016, Turku
  • New developments in the quantitative study of languages, The Linguistic Association of Finland, 28–29/8/2015, Helsinki
  • Language contact: The state of the art, The Linguistic Association of Finland, Helsinki Area & Language Studies and CROSSLING research network, 28–30/8/2014, Helsinki
  • Subject: cognitive, typological and functional perspectives, The Linguistic Association of Finland, 12–13/9/2013, Helsinki
  • Grammar and genre: Interfaces and influences, The Linguistic Association of Finland, 24–26/10/2012, Turku
  • Variation and typology: New trends in syntactic research, The Linguistic Association of Finland, 25–27/8/2011, Helsinki 
  • Re-thinking synonymy: semantic sameness and similarity in languages and their description, The Linguistic Association of Finland, 28–30/10/2010, Helsinki
  • Case in and across languages, The Linguistic Association of Finland, 27–29/8/2009, Helsinki
  • Third workshop on quantitative investigations in theoretical linguistics (QITL-3), Linguistic Association of Finland and the department of General Linguistics at the University of Helsinki, 2/–4/6/2008, Helsinki
  • ‘Manner’ in the theory of language, The Linguistic Association of Finland, 20–21/8/2007, Tampere
  • Structure and context, The Linguistic Association of Finland, 21–22/8/2006, Turku
  • Approaches to complexity in language, The Linguistic Association of Finland, 24–26/8/2005, Helsinki
  • The lexicon: its status in the theory of language, The Linguistic Association of Finland, 18–19/11/2004, Turku
  • Syntactic functions: Focus on the periphery, 14–15/11/2003, Helsinki
  • Approaches to historical syntax, 19–22/9/2002, Joensuu
  • Linguistic perspectives on endangered languages, 29/8–1/9/2001, Helsinki
  • Parts of speech in and across languages, The Linguistic Association of Finland, 17–19/8/2000, Helsinki