9th International Language Management Symposium
The Hungarian Usage and Language Consulting Research Group and the Terminology Research Group of the ELTE Research Centre for Linguistics are pleased to organize the 9th International Language Management Symposium (ILMS), to be held in Budapest on 3–4 September 2026.
The symposium focuses on the theme Language Management: Terminological Processes and aims to bring together researchers from diverse disciplines who are interested in how terminology is shaped, negotiated, and managed across various linguistic, social, and technological contexts.
In recent decades, globalization, digital transformation, and growing linguistic awareness have significantly reshaped the communicative landscape. Terminology plays a central role in effective communication, yet its management presents complex challenges at both micro and macro levels. This symposium invites contributions that explore how terminological processes unfold within contemporary speech communities, and how they are influenced by institutional, technological, and multilingual dynamics.
We welcome submissions from scholars and practitioners in linguistics, terminology, translation studies, communication, cognitive science, computer science, sociology, education, and related fields. While the preferred theoretical framework is Language Management Theory, as developed by J. V. Neustupný and B. H. Jernudd, contributions from other perspectives are also encouraged.
Invited speakers:
- Jernudd, Björn (Washington D.C., independent scholar)
- Du Plessis, Theo (Professor Emeritus, University of the Free State, South African Sign Language & Deaf Studies)
- Fóris, Ágota (Professor, Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary)
We invite proposals for papers which reflect any topic related to language management and particularly, the main theme of the symposium. Issues for discussion include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Variation and ambiguity in term use
- Neologisms and Anglicisms in specialized language
- Challenges in orthography and codification
- Country-specific and pluricentric terminology issues
- Translation strategies and multilingual content creation
- Terminological harmonization and standardization
- Language technologies and terminology databases in support of terminological work
- Language ideologies and power dynamics in terminology
- The role of language consulting services in terminology management
- Prescriptive vs. descriptive approaches to terminology management
- Community-based approaches to terminology
- Historical development and institutional coordination in terminology work
Contact information: 4gu_vyzf@alghq.rygr.uh