Young Researchers and Innovators (YRI) Session

As part of the 3rd ENEOLI General Meeting in Prague, 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 29 May 2026, from 11:00 to 12:30, at the Faculty of Arts – Charles University. 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 Google Form by January 31, 2026.

The Program Committee will peer-review all proposals based on relevance, originality, and clarity. Notifications of acceptance/rejection will be sent by February 9, 2026.

Requirements for the YRI Session:

• 1-Minute Pitch: Accepted abstracts must be presented with a one-slide summary to introduce 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.

Program Chairs:

• Giovanni Tallarico, Università di Verona, Italy
• Onorina Botezat, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
• Radka Mudrochová, Charles University, Czech Republic
• Ana Salgado, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal

Program Committee:

• Onorina Botezat, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
• 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
• Radka Mudrochová, Charles University, Czech Republic
• 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

Merle Benter (Leibniz-Institute for the German Language), Integrating New Verbs: Morphological Adaptation of English-Derived Lexical Innovations in German

Silvia Bonavero (Università di Verona, Université Paris Cité), Lexical Innovation in Translation. How well does AI translate neologisms?​ A corpus-based analysis of the Multilingual Dictionary of New Words (2024)​

Anna Beatriz Dimas Furtado (University of Galway), Neopaths: a study of the spread of neonyms in three multilingual institutions across languages (EN, ES, FR, IT, PT)

Kristín Ingibjörg Hlynsdóttir (The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies), Speakers’ perception of Icelandic neologisms

Sercan Karakaș (University of Chicago), When LLMs Miss Verb Neology: Evidence from Turkish

Durmuş Barış Kir (Yıldız Technical University, Turkish Language Education), Turkish Candidate Neologisms in GenAI Output: Lexical Innovation or Illusion?

Lei Liu (IULATERM, Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Methodological and discursive variation in the extraction of neologisms: A contrastive study of neologisms with the prefix “euro-“

Rui Liu (IULATERM, Universitat Pompeu Fabra), 1.5 phobias for every philia. A contrastive, three-axis taxonomy of –fobia/–fòbia and –filia/–fília neologisms (2000–2025)

Manon Pautard (University of Strasbourg), Neologisms with Silver in the German and French Press: Lexical Productivity and Media Discourses on Older People

Martina Pavić (Institute for the Croatian Language), Neologisms in Croatian Socio-Political and Sports Journalism

Julia Pawels (University of Bonn), Neologistic (Near-)Synonyms in Motion: Lexical Doubt and Language Change in German

Eda Tekin (Yildiz Teknik Universitesi) Pre-service Language Teachers’ Perceptions of Lexical Innovation: A Comparative Study of Turkish and English

Gorica Tomić (Faculty of Education in Užice, University of Kragujevac), Structural and Semantic Patterns in English Lexical Blends across Literary-Artistic and Social Media Registers