Sign CAFÉ 3

SIGN CAFÉ 3

September 18–19, 2025
University of Warsaw

Main Campus
Old University Library,
ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście, 26/28,
00-927 Warszawa, Poland

Call for papers Programme [accepted presentations] Registration Practical information

The Section for Sign Linguistics at the Faculty of Polish Studies of the University of Warsaw is proud to be holding the third edition of the Workshop on Cognitive and Functional Explorations in Sign Language Linguistics after the University of Birmingham and the University of Catania.

Sign CAFÉ 3 will take place on September 18–19, 2025, at the University of Warsaw, Poland, in the Old University Library building, where our series of local conferences titled “Research on PJM and d/Deafness” usually takes place. The conference will be hosted in an in-person format.

This workshop has been set up at the University of Birmingham as a regular forum to discuss approaches toward sign language linguistics in the cognitive and functional linguistics tradition. These approaches frame language as a type of social action in relation to other cognitive systems. A wide range of theoretical approaches are included in this definition: they all have in common the importance they ascribe to the role of communication and cognition in linguistic theory and in descriptions of language structure.

Conference languages

The official languages of the conference will be International Sign (IS) and English, Polish Sign Language (PJM) interpretation for the on-stage presentations will also be provided.

Important dates

  • Deadline for abstract submission: March 31st, 2025, 23:59 CET
  • Notification of acceptance/rejection: May 18th, 2025 June 9th, 2025
  • Registration will open on June 1st, 2025 June 9th, 2025.

Conference e-mail and website

Scientific Committee

  • Anastasia Bauer
  • Kearsy Cormier
  • Lindsay Nicole Ferrara
  • Sabina Fontana
  • Ana Gediel
  • Thomas Hanke
  • Doris Hernández
  • Gabrielle Hodge
  • Tommi Jantunen
  • Trevor Johnston
  • Laura Kanto
  • Okan Kubus
  • Anna Kuder
  • Ryan Lepic
  • Johanna Mesch
  • Donna Jo Napoli
  • Lenka Okrouhlíková
  • Nick Palfreyman
  • Christian Rathmann
  • Péter Zalán Romanek
  • Karolina Ruta-Korytowska
  • Paweł Rutkowski
  • Adam Schembri
  • Sébastien Vandenitte
  • Erin Wilkinson

Local Organizing Committee

  • Rafał Darasz (chair)
  • Magdalena Dunaj
  • Sylwia Łozińska
  • Marcin Łuczywek
  • Paweł Rutkowski
  • Weronika Szymańska-Gątarek
  • Małgorzata Talipska