ABOUT
Historical Sociolinguistics Network (HiSoN) Conference
28 – 30 Sept 2026 — University of Salzburg, Austria
Unipark Nonntal, Erzabt-Klotz-Straße 1, 5020 Salzburg
Conference theme: Spoken and Written Discourse in Historical Sources
The Historical Sociolinguistics Network Conference is an annual international conference series showcasing cutting-edge research in the area of historical sociolinguistics.
The Historical Sociolinguistics Network (HiSoN) was founded at the University of Bristol in 2005 and is open to anyone with an interest in the field. It is a loose organisation without a formal membership structure but participants meet regularly at dedicated conferences, workshops, and summer schools.
Organising committee
Stephan Elspaß, Marina Albers, Laura Fischlhammer,
Imke Mendoza, Tatsiana Nazaranka, Konstantin Niehaus,
Simon Pickl, Bernhard Pöll, Erik Schleef
Please contact us at Hison2026(at)plus.ac.at if you have any questions.
Our Faculty is also organising the 7th Discourse-Pragmatic Variation and Change (DiPVaC) Conference in the week prior to HiSoN 2026.
Find us on the Sociolinguistics Events Calendar.
