We are pleased to invite submissions for Speech Prosody 2026, the 13th International Conference on Speech Prosody, to be held May 26–29, 2026, at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
Speech Prosody is the largest international forum dedicated to prosody in all its forms. This year’s theme, Prosodic Encodings in Context: From Structure and Cognition to Technology, and Back, highlights our commitment to advancing interdisciplinary inquiry into the role of prosody in human communication. The conference aims to bring together scholars from linguistics, cognitive science, neuroscience, speech technology, and related fields to explore emerging insights and challenges. It will foster collaboration across disciplines and inspire new research at the intersection of structure, cognition, and technology.
To ensure inclusive participation in a time of uncertainty, Speech Prosody 2026 will be held in a hybrid format. We warmly encourage participants to attend in person, but will also provide meaningful virtual participation options for those facing travel restrictions. Our goal is to bring the field together despite these challenges and uphold the spirit of community that defines Speech Prosody.
We welcome submissions on any aspect of prosody in spoken or signed languages. Submissions that reflect the conference theme or adopt integrative approaches are especially encouraged. We also welcome work by junior researchers, on understudied languages, or using interdisciplinary methods.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Phonology and phonetics of prosody
- Interfaces with morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics
- Rhythm and timing; tone and intonation
- Segmental-suprasegmental interactions
- Production, perception, and modeling of prosody
- Prosody acquisition in L1, L2, and L3
- Language impairments and prosodic assessment
- Infant-, child-, and elder-directed prosody
- Cognitive, psycholinguistic, and neural bases of prosody
- Prosody in language contact and variation
- Under-resourced languages and dialects
- Multimodal and audiovisual prosody
- Sign language and musical prosody
- Prosody in speech synthesis, recognition, and understanding
- Forensic prosody and speaker characterization
- Language learning systems and educational technology
- Computational modeling and applications of prosody
Important dates:
- Proposals for special sessions, workshops, tutorials, and show & tell due: September 15, 2025
- Notification of acceptance of special sessions: October 15, 2025
- Abstract submission opens: October 16, 2025
- Abstract submission deadline: November 15, 2025
- Full paper submission deadline: November 21, 2025
- Notification of acceptance for papers: January 16, 2026
- Camera-ready papers due: January 31, 2026
- Registration opens: Early February 2026
For full details, please visit the official website: https://www.speechprosody2026.org
We look forward to your contributions! Submissions for special sessions, workshops, tutorials and show&tells are open!
