CLUNL - Linguistics Research Centre of NOVA University Lisbon

The Linguistics Research Centre of NOVA University Lisbon (CLUNL) is a research unit that aims at promoting research in theoretical and applied Linguistics, to develop the advanced training of researchers and the promotion of the dissemination of scientific data on those domains concerned with the nature and structure of languages and texts.

The work developed at CLUNL since its creation, in 2000, has made a relevant and distinctive contribution to the study of Linguistics in Portugal, in areas such as language acquisition (native language and non-native language), discourse analysis, lexicology and lexicography, text theory and terminology, while developing research in domains such as lexicon and vocabulary (general and specialized), historical linguistics, morphology, syntax, and semantics.

This research unit is financed by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), having obtained the qualification of Very Good in the latest evaluation exercise carried out by this governmental institution.

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Lisbon Summer School in Linguistics 2025

Organized by the Linguistics Research Centre of NOVA University Lisbon (CLUNL), with the support of Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), #LSSL2025 is being held at School of Social Sciences and Humanities of NOVA University Lisbon (NOVA FCSH) between June 30 – July 4, 2025.

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Open Call: Special issue on Readability and Textual Complexity

The journal Langue(s) & Parole has an open call for a special issue dedicated to readability and textual complexity, with scientific editors of the iRead4Skills project team.
The deadline for submitting articles has been extended to 30th of June 2025.

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EuroSLA 35 to be held in Lisbon in June 2026

The Research Center for Linguistics (CLUNL) at NOVA University Lisbon is proud to announce that the 35th Annual Conference of the European Second Language Association (EuroSLA 35) will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 24 to 27 June 2026.

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Call for papers: Linha d’Água journal, thematic issue “Digital Discourse”

The call for papers for the themed issue "Digital discourse: challenges and contemporary issues" of the journal Linha D'Água is now open This issue (...)

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EuroSLA 35 to be held in Lisbon in June 2026

The Research Center for Linguistics (CLUNL) at NOVA University Lisbon is proud to announce that the 35th Annual Conference of the European Second (...)

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EuroSLA 2025

CLUNL had a strong presence at the annual conference of the European Second Language Association - EuroSLA 34, which took place in Tromsø, Norway, (...)

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