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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Save the date: Lisbon Summer School in Linguistics 2025

#LSSL2025 is scheduled!
Organized by the Linguistics Research Centre of NOVA University Lisbon (CLUNL), with the support of Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), #LSSL2025 will be 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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1st ENEOLI Training School on Lexical Innovation: 1st call for applications

We are delighted to announce that the call for the 1st ENEOLI Training School on Lexical Innovation is now open.
The training school will be held between June 9 and June 13, 2025, in Lisbon, Portugal.

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Nova publicação: Lexicography and Neology: Building Bridges through a Multilingual Approach with ENEOLI

Rute Costa and Ana Salgado, researchers from the LLT research group of CLUNL, are two co-authors of the article "Lexicography and Neology: Building (...)

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Workshop: “Sémiotique du discours de l’alcool au féminin?”

The Grammar & Text research group of CLUNL invites you to take part in the workshop “Sémiotique du discours de l'alcool au féminin” with (...)

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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 (...)

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