语言科学与健康福祉国际研讨会
International Symposium on Language Science and Human Well-Being
Language Resources for Better Well-Being Across the Human Lifespan
November 14th, 2026, Hong Kong SAR, China 

We are pleased to announce the International Symposium on Language Science and Human Well-Being (ISLSHW 2026), jointly hosted by Tongji University, City University of Hong Kong, and the China Association for Medical Language and Translation Studies, to be held in-person at City University of Hong Kong on 14 November 2026. Centered on the theme “Language Resources for Better Well-Being Across the Human Lifespan”, the symposium seeks to create an international platform for cutting-edge interdisciplinary dialogue, bringing together leading researchers from linguistics, communication studies, psychology, neuroscience, clinical medicine, rehabilitation sciences, sociology, artificial intelligence, and allied disciplines.

The conference will focus on the pivotal role of language in promoting physiological, psychological, and social well-being, facilitating clinical communication, rehabilitation processes, and all-round health. We particularly welcome submissions that investigate how linguistic practices both reflect and contribute to well-being in everyday interactions as well as in institutional and professional settings. The symposium encourages theoretical and methodological diversity, inviting contributions grounded in diverse research traditions—including but not limited to sociolinguistics, communication studies, psycholinguistics, clinical linguistics, discourse analysis, and linguistic anthropology—and employing a wide array of approaches, such as experimental, ethnographic, corpus-based, conversation-analytic, and computational methods, and mixed-methods paradigms.

Plenary Speakers (In alphabetical order by surname)
Prof. Junhan Chen, University of Hong Kong
Prof. Lihe Huang, Tongji University
Prof. Mian Jia, City University of Hong Kong
Prof. Ping Li, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Prof. Stefano Occhipinti, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Prof. Jack Pun, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. Luping Song, Southern University of Science and Technology Hospital
Prof. Olga Zayts-Spence, University of Hong Kong

Conference Program
The symposium will feature plenary speeches by invited keynote speakers, alongside parallel sessions for individual presentations and roundtable discussions, to facilitate in-depth interdisciplinary exchange. More details will be announced later.

Important Dates

• Deadline for paper submission : 15 July 2026 (call for papers closed)
• Notification of acceptance: 1 September 2026 (notifications sent)
• Registration deadline for presenters: 1 November 2026
• Registration deadline for general attendance: 10 November 2026
• Conference date: 14 November 2026

Registration Fee
There is no registration fee for this symposium. Light refreshments will be provided between sessions. Please use the following link to register for the symposium: Here

Venue
To foster meaningful face-to-face interaction, the symposium is planned as an in-person event at the City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.