IWoLP 2027 (6–8 Jan Hong Kong)

Background

The International Workshop on Language Production (IWoLP) is one of the most prestigious biennial conference series in the field of cognitive science, bringing together leading international researchers who study how the brain produces language.

Founded in 2004 in Marseille, France, IWoLP has developed into the premier venue for multidisciplinary discussion on language production research. Each edition features (i) keynote-style talks from world-renowned scholars and (ii) poster sessions.

Despite Asia’s growing contributions to cognitive science and language research, IWoLP has never been hosted in the Asia-Pacific region. Bringing IWoLP 2027 to Hong Kong will mark a milestone, opening new opportunities for regional collaboration and strengthening the global visibility of language production research conducted in Asia. It will also provide an invaluable platform for early-career researchers in the region to engage with leading international experts and build lasting research networks.

Conference Objectives

• Provide a leading international platform for cutting-edge language production research.
• Foster interdisciplinary dialogue across linguistics, psychology, neuroscience, and computational linguistics.
• Highlight multilingual language production research in Asia-Pacific contexts.
• Strengthen international research networks.

Previous IWoLP Events

• 2024 – Marseille, France; special issue, Cognitive Neuropsychology (2025, 42(3–4))
• 2022 – Pittsburgh (PA, USA)
• 2021 – Online event (host: The Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics)
• 2018 – Nijmegen (NL), special issue on 30 years of “Speaking”, Language, Cognition and Neuroscience (2019, 34(9))
• 2016 – San Diego (USA)
• 2014 – Geneva (Switzerland)
• 2012 – New York City (USA), special issue on Language Production, Language, Cognition and Neuroscience (2015, 30(3))
• 2010 – Edinburgh (UK), special issue on Parallel processing in language production, Language, Cognition and Neuroscience (2014, 29(6))
• 2008 – Annapolis (USA), special issue on The neural bases of language production, Language and Cognitive Processes (2011, 26(7))
• 2007 – Münster (Germany), special issue on Sublexical, lexical, and supralexical information, Language and Cognitive Processes (2009, 24(5))
• 2006 – Chicago (USA), special issue on Situating language production within the matrix of human cognition, Language and Cognitive Processes (2008, 23(4))
• 2005 – Maastricht (Netherlands), special issue on Words, pauses, and gestures: New directions in language production research, Language and Cognitive Processes (2007, 22(8))
• 2004 – Marseille (France), special issue on Architectures, representations and processes of language production, Language and Cognitive Processes (2006, 21(7&8))