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2026 Conference

The 7th International American Pragmatics (AMPRA) Conference will take place November 5-7, 2026, as a live-broadcast online event. All events are scheduled in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT, UTC/GMT -6; the same time zone as Dallas, TX, for reference).

General registration for the conference is free and will open soon.

The Call for Papers is now open, with a submission deadline of June 15, 2026.

2026 Keynote Speakers

We are excited to welcome the following keynote speakers for AMPRA-7:

University of Delaware
Andrea Beltrama

Northern Arizona University
Naoko Taguchi

Arizona State University
Matthew Prior

Call for Papers

The Call for Papers is now open, with a submission deadline of June 15, 2026. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by July 31, 2026. While general conference registration is free, accepted presenters who wish to present must be current members of AMPRA.

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M25154 – Rita New Angus Herd, May 5, 2025 in Commerce, Texas.
 Photo: Jason Connel, East Texas A&M Office of Marketing and Communications
Instructors and student in the linguistic lab.
Biology Lab, Friday , November 8, 2024 in Commerce, Texas.??Photo: Jason Connel, East Texas A&M Office of Marketing and Communications

Meet the leadership team and committee members guiding the planning and vision of the conference.

Community Partners

We are proud to collaborate collaborate with organizations that support research, professional communication and community building in linguistics.

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M25154 – Rita New Angus Herd, May 5, 2025 in Commerce, Texas.
 Photo: Jason Connel, East Texas A&M Office of Marketing and Communications

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