As part of the 2nd ENEOLI General Meeting in Budapest, we are delighted to host a dedicated session for Young Researchers and Innovators (YRI, under the age of 40 at the moment of applying to ENEOLI) on April 11, 2025, from 11:00 to 12:30, at the Auditorium of the HUN-REN Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.

Presenters will begin with a one-minute pitch and continue with their poster presentation. This session offers a broader perspective, encouraging emerging researchers in neology to share their insights and methodologies in lexical innovation, fostering the exchange of ideas, collaborative discussion, and constructive feedback beyond the scope of current WG plans.

This pitch and poster session provide young researchers with a valuable opportunity to connect with the ENEOLI network, receive constructive feedback, and contribute to advancements in neology research. 

YRI session proposals may include contributions in three tracks:

• Planned work: Initial ideas outlining upcoming research in neology, ideal for receiving early feedback and suggestions.
• Work in progress: Ongoing research presenting preliminary findings or methodological advancements in lexical innovation.
• Completed work: Finished studies offering insights or findings relevant to ENEOLI’s WGs.

Submission guidelines for posters and pitches:

• Submissions are open to YRIs who are members of ENEOLI or are actively involved in neology research. For those who still need to become members, we warmly encourage you to apply for ENEOLI membership through the COST website. This will connect you with a dynamic network of researchers and practitioners in neology.
• Submissions must be in English and anonymized.
• Abstract of a maximum of 300 words, detailing the research purpose, methodology, and key insights.
• The proposals must be sent via OpenReview by December 31, 2024.
• The submission link to OpenReview is accessible here.

The Program Committee will peer-review all proposals based on relevance, originality, and clarity. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by January 31, 2025.

Requirements for the YRI Session:

• 1-Minute Pitch: Each accepted abstract must be presented with a one-slide summary introducing the work.
• Poster Format: Posters should be A0 size (841 x 1189 mm), in portrait orientation, and include the title, authors, objectives, methods, and key findings.
• Please use the templates available here: for the pitch and for the poster.

Program Chairs:

• Giovanni Tallarico, Università di Verona, Italy
• Rute Costa, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
• Veronika Lipp, HUN-REN Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, Hungary
• Ana Salgado, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal

Program Committee:

• Špela Arhar Holdt, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Vincent Balnat, Université de Strasbourg, France
• Petar Božović, University of Montenegro, Montenegro
• Rute Costa, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
• Judit Freixa, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain
• Kris Heylen, Instituut voor de Nederlandse Taal, The Netherlands 
• John Humbley, Université Paris Cité, France
• Veronika Lipp, HUN-REN Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, Hungary
• Ana Ostroški Anić, Institute for the Croatian Language, Croatia 
• Ana Salgado, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
• Giovanni Tallarico, Università di Verona, Italy
• Federica Vezzani, Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy
• Weronika Wozniak, University of Lodz, Poland

Travel reimbursement rules: please access them here.

YRI session participants:

Merryn Davies-Deacon, Queen’s University Belfast
Official terminology in the internet age: prescription, dissemination, uptake poster 

Dr. Ardita Dylgjeri, University of Elbasan “Aleksandër Xhuvani”, Albania
Neologisms in the Albanian Political Discourse after the ’90s  poster 

Ivana Brač and Lobel Filipić, Occasionalisms in Hate Speech in the Croatian Language poster 

Beatriz Guerrero García, Pre-doctoral researcher USAL – Banco Santander 2023
From ecoansiedad to mutear: Comparative Neological Perception in the Spanish Language  poster 

Kristín Ingibjörg Hlynsdóttir, The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
The Icelandic Neologism Website poster 

Michaela Hroteková, Comenius University in Bratislava
The awareness and dissemination of English online Gen Z slang neologisms in Slovakia poster 

Aleksandra Tomaszewska, Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Sciences and Anna Jamka, Institute of Applied Linguistics, University of Warsaw
Institutional Approaches to Gender-Fair Lexical Innovation in Europe  poster

Nuran Kır, Istanbul Aydın University, Translation and Interpreting Department
Neologisms in Translation. A Study of Turkish Translation of A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess poster 

Lei Liu, PhD Candidate, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Lexical variation in sociopolitical discourses: the Spanish case on the concept of euthanasia  poster 

Martina Pavić, Institute for the Croatian Language
From Latin To Croatian: Analyzing Muscle Terms in University Anatomy Textbooks poster 

Julia Pawels
Semantic similarities among German neologisms and their implications for the relationship between linguistic doubt and language change  poster 

Maria Leonor Reis, Instituto de Lexicologia e Lexicografia da Língua Portuguesa
Academia das Ciências de Lisboa (ACL)
The Role of Dictionary Users in Detecting Neologisms: A Case Study with Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (DLP) poster 

Miguel Sánchez Ibáñez, Department of Spanish Language, University of Valladolid
Neology in the loop. Management of lexical innovation in the gears of Teresia  poster 

Dr. Eda Tekin and Dr. Durmuş Barış Kir
Pre-Service English Teachers’ Awareness of Neologisms: A Pilot Study  poster