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Postdoc (2 years): Deep contextual language modeling for protein sequences
by olivier.ferret＠cea.fr 11 Oct '22

11 Oct '22

CEA-List, a research institute of Paris-Saclay University, is looking for a Postdoctoral Fellow to join its laboratory of semantic analysis of texts and images. In the context of the DeepGenSeq project, you will integrate an interdisciplinary team aiming to move closer to the goal of predictive and generative artificial intelligence for biology by exploiting deep contextual language models of biological sequences, whose representations generalize to several applications like the prediction of mutational effects. BACKGROUND Exponential growth in sequencing throughput together with the sampling of natural (uncultured) populations are providing a deeper view of the diversity of proteins sequences across the tree of life. Proteins are molecular engines sustaining cellular life and the unobserved determinants of their structure and function are encoded in the distribution of observed natural sequences. Therefore, such vast amounts of (unlabelled) sequences provide evolutionary data that can form the ground for unsupervised learning of predictive and generative models of biological function. Our focus here will be to train high-capacity Transformer-based language models on sequence data, in a way analogous to what is done in natural language understanding, where the semantics of words is determined from the contexts in which they appear in sentences. Intrinsic organizing principles captured in the resulting representations can then be applied in transfer learning settings to different prediction sub-tasks using limited experimental data, like the effect of sequence variation on function. Following promising recent results, we plan to also explore zero-shot inference with no additional training and/or supervision from experimental data. This project will be an excellent opportunity for a candidate who is looking to contribute to cutting-edge research and to train with experts in the field. We are seeking a detail-oriented computer scientist and problem solver passionate in science. RESPONSIBILITIES * Tune and optimize existing unsupervised transformer-based language models for protein sequences. * Develop and optimize code and machine learning algorithms for predictive models. * Integrate and analyze large data volumes. * Interact continuously with scientists in an interdisciplinary team. REQUIREMENTS * Ph.D. or M.Sc. in a quantitative discipline, e.g. Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Computational Biology, Physics or a closely related discipline. * Experience with Python, open-source software libraries for machine learning and Linux (file systems, shell, hardware/software monitoring, etc). * Strong mathematical background and analytical skills. * Effective organizational skills, e.g. the ability to prioritize work and contribute to the planning of a program of scientific research. * Demonstrated interpersonal skills including both the ability to work independently and perform collaborative research in an interdisciplinary team environment. * Good oral and written communication skills. Preferred: Previous experience with transformer-based techniques for NLP pre-training and unsupervised transformer language models TERMS & COMPENSATION This 2 years position is open to a range of candidates from recent college graduates to more experienced scientists (e.g. post-docs) – the chosen candidate's salary will be commensurate with their level of education, skills, and experience. LOCATION We are based on the Paris-Saclay research campus in the south of Paris. HOW TO APPLY Interested candidates should submit a resume and short cover letter to deepgenseq « at » saxifrage.saclay.cea.fr ABOUT US : About CEA-List:: https://list.cea.fr/en/ About the LASTI lab: https://kalisteo.cea.fr/index.php/ai/ https://kalisteo.cea.fr/index.php/textual-and-visual-semantic/ About Genoscope: https://www.genoscope.cns.fr

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Software developer part time 80%
by Dominik Schlechtweg 10 Oct '22

10 Oct '22

As part of the international research project CHANGE IS KEY! a position is available as of 01.01.2023 or as soon as possible thereafter as a Software Developer part-time (80%) for a limited period of 6 months. If the requirements are met, remuneration up to pay group E10 TV-L is possible. The project CHANGE IS KEY! ( https://www.changeiskey.org/ ) is funded by the Swedish Riksbankens Jubileumsfond. The project seeks to make computational linguistic methods for meaning change detection useful for research in the humanities and social sciences. The software developer is developing the DURel annotation tool ( https://durel.ims.uni-stuttgart.de/ ) with the following tasks in particular: * maintenance * bug fixing * further development of the functions, e.g. - implementation of computational annotation bots - data statistics and visualization - data upload - optimized data sampling - interactive tutorials Requirements profile: * Completed university education (at least bachelor's level) in software development/computer science * Advanced programming knowledge in Python, Java, SQL, SpringBoot Knowledge in machine learning, NLP and semantic language modeling is furthermore an advantage. Your application: If you are interested, please send us your complete application in the form of a PDF file by 1.11.2022 exclusively via email to Mr. Dominik Schlechtweg (dominik.schlechtweg AT ims PUNKT uni-stuttgart PUNKT de). This should include the following documents: Letter of motivation, CV, references, contact details of at least one reference. The University of Stuttgart would like to increase the number of women in the scientific field. Therefore, women are explicitly encouraged to apply. Severely disabled persons will be given priority in case of equal suitability. We would like to point out that the submission of the application constitutes consent under data protection law for us to process your application-related data. For more information on the legal basis and use of data in accordance with Art. 13 DS-GVO, please visit https://www.uni-stuttgart.de/datenschutz/bewerbung/. We look forward to receiving your application!

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The 21st International Workshop on Treebanks and Linguistic Theories – SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS
by Kilian Evang 09 Oct '22

09 Oct '22

The 21st International Workshop on Treebanks and Linguistic Theories – SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS Submission link: https://openreview.net/group?id=georgetown.edu/GURT/2023/Conference Submission deadline: Nov 1st, 2022 The 21st International Workshop on Treebanks and Linguistic Theories (TLT) will bring together developers and users of linguistically annotated natural language corpora and take place during the week of March 9th–12th, 2023 in Washington D.C. on the campus of Georgetown University as part of GURT 2023. VENUE The Georgetown University Round Table on Linguistics (GURT) is a peer-reviewed annual linguistics conference held continuously since 1949 at Georgetown University in Washington DC, with topics and co-located events varying from year to year. Under an overarching theme of ‘Computational and Corpus Linguistics’, GURT 2023 will feature four events, which are workshops or conferences focused on computational and corpus approaches to syntax but also covering theoretical issues: Universal Dependency Workshop (UDW), Depling, Treebanks and Linguistic Theory (TLT), and CxGs+NLP. All talks from all events will take place in a single (non-parallel) plenary session, with the papers from one event being presented contiguously. The goal of co-locating these events is to promote cross-fertilization of ideas across subcommunities. Proceedings will be published separately for each event, and will be available in the ACL Anthology. In order to support rich discussions and networking with minimal overhead and cost, GURT will be primarily an in-person event; we will, however, accommodate a limited number of live/synchronous remote presentations, prioritizing those with circumstances that prevent travel. University policies regarding COVID safety will be in force during the event. Georgetown University is located in a historic neighborhood in the heart of the nation’s capital. The city is a premier tourist destination, and the region is served by Reagan National (DCA), Dulles (IAD), and Baltimore-Washington (BWI) airports. SUBMISSION INFORMATION TLT addresses all aspects of treebank design, development, and use. As ‘treebanks’ we consider any pairing of natural language data (spoken, signed, or written) with annotations of linguistic structure at various levels of analysis, including, e.g., morpho-phonology, syntax, semantics, and discourse. Annotations can take any form (including trees or general graphs), but they should be encoded in a way that enables computational processing. Reflections on the design of linguistic annotations, methodology studies, resource announcements or updates, annotation or conversion tool development, or reports on treebank usage are but some examples of the types of papers we anticipate for TLT. Papers should describe original work; they should emphasize completed work rather than intended work, and should indicate clearly the state of completion of the reported results. Submissions will be judged on correctness, originality, technical strength, significance and relevance to the conference, and interest to the attendees. We invite paper submissions in two distinct tracks: - long papers on substantial, original, and unpublished research, including empirical evaluation results, where appropriate; - short papers on smaller, focused contributions, work in progress, negative results, surveys, or opinion pieces. All papers accepted for presentation at the workshop will be included in the TLT 2023 proceedings volume, which will be part of the ACL Anthology. Long papers may consist of up to 8 pages of content (excluding references and appendices). Short papers may consist of up to 4 pages of content (excluding references and appendices). Accepted papers will be given an additional page to address reviewer comments. All submissions should follow the two-column format and the ACL style guidelines. We strongly recommend the use of the LaTeX style files, OpenDocument, or Microsoft Word templates created for ACL: https://github.com/acl-org/acl-style-files All papers must be anonymous, i.e., not reveal author(s) on the title page or through self-references. So, e.g., “We previously showed (Smith, 2020) …”, should be avoided. Instead, use citations such as “Smith (2020) previously showed …”. Papers must be submitted digitally, in PDF, and uploaded through the on-line conference system: https://openreview.net/group?id=georgetown.edu/GURT/2023/Conference Double submission policy: We will accept submissions that have been or will be submitted elsewhere, but require that the authors notify us, including information on where else they are submitting. We also require that authors withdraw work that will be published elsewhere (no double publication). Submissions that violate these requirements will be rejected without review. All papers will be refereed through a double-blind peer review process with final acceptance decisions made by the workshop organizers. Submissions may be selected for publication in a GURT venue other than TLT at the discretion of the organizers. IMPORTANT DATES Long and short paper submission deadlines: November 1st, 2022 Reviews Due: December 10th, 2022 Notification of acceptance: January 9th, 2023 Final version of papers due: January 28th, 2023 GURT2023: March 9th-12th, 2023 TLT WORKSHOP CHAIRS Daniel Dakota, Indiana University Kilian Evang, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Sandra Kübler, Indiana University Lori Levin, Carnegie Mellon University Contact: ddakota(a)iu.edu Website: https://cl.indiana.edu/tlt2023 GURT Website: https://gurt.georgetown.edu/

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(Reminder) CfP: "Educational NLP for a Multilingual World: Research, Applications, and Challenges", Special Issue, IJAIED
by Mamoru Komachi 08 Oct '22

08 Oct '22

Dear colleagues, This is a gentle reminder for the International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education (IJAIED) a Special Issue (SI) titled: “Educational NLP for a Multilingual World: Research, Applications, and Challenges” The SI will have a semi-open call where we will have a mandatory initial extended abstract submission (1000 words max) that shall be submitted to the guest editors <ijaied.nlp.mlw(a)gmail.com <mailto:ijaied.nlp.mlw@gmail.com>> by October 15, 2022. Find the full description and CFP at: https://www.springer.com/journal/40593/updates/23181128 <https://www.springer.com/journal/40593/updates/23181128> Please do not hesitate to reach out to any of the guest editors if you have any questions. Thank you, The guest editors: Giora Alexandron, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel<giora.alexandron(a)weizmann.ac.il <mailto:giora.alexandron@weizmann.ac.il>> Beata Beigman Klebanov, Educational Testing Service, USA<bbeigmanklebanov(a)ets.org <mailto:bbeigmanklebanov@ets.org>> Mamoru Komachi, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan <komachi(a)tmu.ac.jp <mailto:komachi@tmu.ac.jp>> Torsten Zesch, FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany <torsten.zesch(a)fernuni-hagen.de <mailto:torsten.zesch@fernuni-hagen.de>>

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Second Call for Participation: ValueEval @ SemEval'23
by Milad Alshomary 07 Oct '22

07 Oct '22

Dear All, [Apologies for cross posting] We would like to invite you again to participate in ValueEval, the shared task on Human Value Detection, organized as part of SemEval'23 and Touché'23. https://valueeval.webis.de Human values have been studied in the social sciences (Schwartz, 1994) and in formal argumentation (Bench-Capon, 2003) for decades. Within computational linguistics, not much research exists, though human values can provide context for categorizing, comparing, and evaluating argumentative statements. Use cases of automated value detection systems are, e.g.: argument strength assessment, audience-based argument generation and selection, ethical discussion overview, large- scale social science research. The ValueEval task is: "Given a textual argument and a human value category, classify whether or not the argument draws on that category." See our ACL paper [1] and the task website (with 4 minute explanation video) for the details. Important Dates: - In November, 2022: Run submission opens. - December 9, 2022: Early-bird run submission closes. - January 24, 2023: Run submission closes. - January 31, 2023: Run evaluation results out. - In February 2023: Paper submission deadline. - In March 2023: Paper notification. - In April 2023: Camera-ready paper submission deadline. - In Summer 2023: SemEval Workshop (co-located with a major NLP conference). Helpful links: - Register here: https://forms.gle/ib72JUtsxhb3ZMNw5 - Mailing list: https://groups.google.com/g/valueeval - Task website: https://valueeval.webis.de - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ValueEval - Video Explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAQ4LELCCY4&ab_channel=webis Task organizers: Johannes Kiesel, Milad Alshomary, Henning Wachsmuth, Benno Stein Kind Regards, Milad Alshomary [1] https://aclanthology.org/2022.acl-long.306/ -- Milad Alshomary, M.Sc. Computational Social Science Paderborn University Zukunftsmeile 2 33102 Paderborn Germany Office A.03.03 Phone (+49) (0) 5251 60-6587 E-Mail milad.alshomary(a)uni-paderborn.de

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European Language Equality: Open Call for SRIA Contribution Projects
by Georg Rehm 07 Oct '22

07 Oct '22

The European Language Equality <https://european-language-equality.eu/> (ELE) initiative launched an Open Call for SRIA Contribution Projects <https://european-language-equality.eu/open-call/>. TOPICS The SRIA contribution projects are meant to provide meaningful, so far missing, convincing and compelling input for the Strategic Agenda and Roadmap for achieving full digital language equality in Europe by 2030 developed by the ELE EU project. The projects should provide defined use cases and feasibility studies for concrete application scenarios in one of the following ten topics: 1. Data sets for more robust speech technology 2. Study of language coverage for text mining and natural language understanding in key European industrial sectors 3. Legal Assessment 4. General NLP/LT/AI Landscaping 5. General NLP/LT Domains 6. Analysis of AI and LT in European news media 7. Computing facilities for LT 8. Demonstrably Greener Models of MT 9. Survey of the use of LT in the hospital sector 10. Basic LAnguage Resource Kit (BLARK) (re)definition TIMELINE Publication of the call: 29 September 2022 Submission deadline: 29 November 2022 (23:59 CET) Evaluation and selection of the submitted proposals: December 2022 Contract signing and projects start: December 2022 – January 2023 Project duration: 2-3 months ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS * Research organisations (including but not limited to higher education organisations and independent research organisations), NGOs, incorporated associations and companies * Legally established in EU member states * One organisation per project only (mono-beneficiary projects) FUNDING * €185,000 allocated for the call * maximum amount of eligible costs per single project: €25,000, funding rate: 90% * financial support will be provided in the form of a lump sum after completing all project activities HOW TO APPLY Apply via the open call submission platform <https://opencall.european-language-equality.eu/>, follow the Call documentation and related annexes on the open call website <https://european-language-equality.eu/open-call/>. CONTACT Open Call management team: open-call(a)european-language-equality.eu -- Prof. Dr. Georg Rehm <http://georg-re.hm/> Principal Researcher and Research Fellow <http://www.dfki.de/> DFKI GmbH <http://www.dfki.de/>, Alt-Moabit 91c, 10559 Berlin, Germany Phone: +49 30 23895-1833 – Fax: -1810 – Mobile: +49 173 2735829 georg.rehm(a)dfki.de Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz GmbH Firmensitz: Trippstadter Strasse 122, D-67663 Kaiserslautern Geschäftsführung: Prof. Dr. Antonio Krüger (Vorsitzender), Helmut Ditzer Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: Dr. Gabriël Clemens Amtsgericht Kaiserslautern, HRB 2313

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Metaphor Annotated Bible?
by Maria Berger 07 Oct '22

07 Oct '22

Hello everyone, I am currently working on transfering approaches of metaphor identification from English to German. I was wondering whether there is a freely-available metaphor-annotated Bible corpus out there. I am pretty sure there are a lot rather special datasets. What I basically am looking for is a typical flat-annotated Bible with words/phrases that are figurative in consent. I found the Lexham Figuratative Language of the NT Dataset (2016) but that seems to come with a special software only. I am grateful for any hint. Best, Maria -- Dr. rer. nat. Maria Berger Room GB 5/147 German Department Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstr. 150 44780 Bochum, Germany

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EACL 2023: Abstract Registration Deadline is in One Week (October 13)
by Joel Tetreault 07 Oct '22

07 Oct '22

(apologies for cross-posting) There are many reasons to submit a paper to EACL 2023: - You have some innovative work that will impact the community - You want to start the year off right by presenting work at the first top-tier *CL conference of 2023 - You’ve never been to Croatia and that just sounds like a lovely place in May (it is) - You’re one of the die-hard EACL fans and want to celebrate 40 years of the conference in 2023 (yes, the first EACL was in Pisa, Italy in 1983) - You are emotionally swayed by this bulleted list (60% of the time it works every time) Whatever the case may be, this is a gentle reminder that the abstract registration deadline is in one week (October 13) and is necessary if you plan on submitting a paper (October 20). Hope to see your submissions later this month! Website: https://2023.eacl.org/ Call for Papers: https://2023.eacl.org/calls/papers/ Abstract Registration Deadline: Thursday, 13 October 2022 Submission Deadline: Thursday, 20 October 2022 Conference Dates: Tuesday, 2 May 2023 to 6 May 2023 Location: Dubrovnik, Croatia Contact: Alessandro Moschitti (General Chair): amoschitti(a)gmail.com // Isabelle Augenstein & Andreas Vlachos (Program Chairs): eacl2023pcs(a)googlegroups.com

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CfPs XIV International Conference on Corpus Linguistics
by Paula Rodríguez-Puente 06 Oct '22

06 Oct '22

*XIV International Conference on Corpus Linguistics * *Corpus Linguistics in the Digital Era: Genres, registers and domains* Oviedo, Spain, 10-12 May, 2023 The Spanish Association for Corpus Linguistics (AELINCO) and the Organising Committee of this conference edition are pleased to invite you to the *14th International Conference on Corpus Linguistics *(CILC2023), which will take place from *10 to 12 May 2023* at the *Faculty of Humanities of the University of Oviedo*. The theme of the conference is *Corpus Linguistics in the Digital Era: Genres, registers and domains. *Most studies based on or derived from corpora, implicitly or explicitly, deal with the notion of genre, and other concepts such as those of register and domain. In Corpus Linguistics, the importance of these concepts has been repeatedly highlighted in studies by Douglas Biber and other linguists working in the field of Corpus Linguistics. This is the reason why the theme selected for the conference is Corpus Linguistics in the digital era, with especial reference to the analysis of genres, registers and domains. The conference will also cater for other themes such as the analysis of genres, registers and domains in Applied Linguistics and statistical analyses. These themes will be dealt with in different round tables taken place during the academic event. *KEYNOTE SPEAKERS * The following plenary speakers have confirmed their participation: · *Beatrix Busse* <https://portal.uni-koeln.de/es/university/organization/rectorate/vice-recto…> (University of Cologne, Germany) · *Teresa Fanego* <https://www.usc-teresafanego.es/> (University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain) · *Gaëtanelle Gilquin* <https://perso.uclouvain.be/gaetanelle.gilquin/> (Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium) · *Jukka Tyrkkö* <https://lnu.se/en/staff/jukka.tyrkko/> (Linnaeus University, Sweden) · *Roberto Valdeón* <https://fifa.uniovi.es/personal/pdi/-/asset_publisher/0018/content/valdeon-…> (University of Oviedo, Spain) *SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS* Prospect speakers are welcome to submit abstract proposals contributing to any one of the nine AELINCO thematic panels: 1. Corpus design, compilation and types 2. Discourse, literary analysis and corpora 3. Corpus-based grammatical studies 4. Corpus-based lexicology and lexicography 5. Corpora, contrastive studies and translation 6. Linguistic variation and change through corpora 7. Corpus-based computational linguistics 8. Corpora, language acquisition and teaching 9. Special uses of corpus linguistics The Organising Committee of CILC2023 invites the submission of abstract proposals for oral presentations (20 minutes) or poster presentations (A1), in line with the central themes of the conference or related to one of the nine areas of interest (panels) of AELINCO. Each participant may submit a maximum of two proposals in English or Spanish from *15 October 2022 to 31 December 2022, which is the deadline for submission. The specific guidelines for submission* *and the stylesheet may be found* at http://www.aelinco.es/en/cilc-instructions-style-sheet. <http://www.aelinco.es/en/cilc-instructions-style-sheet> All proposals should be submitted via a* platform which will become available on 15 October*, indicating the selected panel. *Each proposal can only be included in a single panel*. *Notification of acceptance will be on 15 February 2023.* *CONTACT AND FURTHER INFORMATION* The Organising Committee remains at your disposal for any questions, suggestions or requests you may have. We may be reached at *cilc.oviedo(a)gmail.com* <http://cilc.oviedo@gmail.com> More detailed information about the conference may be found at: *https://cilc2023.wordpress.com/* <https://cilc2023.wordpress.com/> We would appreciate it if you could share this invitation with any scholars who might be interested. Looking forward to meeting you all in Oviedo! *The Organising Committee of CILC2023* María Luisa Díez Arroyo Santiago González Fernández Corugedo. Ana Cristina Lahuerta Martínez Sergio López Martínez Rodrigo Pérez Lorido Carlos Prado-Alonso Paula Rodríguez-Puente *Assistants* Hugo Álvarez Manso Iván Celaya Gutiérrez David Hernández Coalla Iñigo Noval Santamaría -- *Paula Rodríguez-Puente* Departamento de Filología Inglesa, Francesa y Alemana Universidad de Oviedo Campus El Milán C/ Amparo Pedregal s/n 33011 Oviedo *Tlf*. 985-104570 Variation, Linguistic Change and Grammaticalization <http://www.usc-vlcg.es/PRP.htm> LINGUO <https://linguo.grupos.uniovi.es/presentacion/miembros/detalle/-/asset_publi…> <http://www.usc-vlcg.es/PRP.htm>Academia <https://uniovi.academia.edu/PaulaRodr%C3%ADguezPuente> <https://uniovi.academia.edu/PaulaRodr%C3%ADguezPuente>Scholar <https://scholar.google.es/citations?user=I4axNDUAAAAJ&hl=es> <http://www.usc-vlcg.es/PRP.htm>

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RiCL Indexation (Q1 in Dialnet Metrics)
by JOSE CARLOS PRADO ALONSO 06 Oct '22

06 Oct '22

Dear colleagues, As Editors of the journal Research in Corpus Linguistics (RiCL), we are pleased to announce that the journal has been recently included in important databases such as REDIB<https://www.redib.org/Record/oai_revista6381-research-corpus-linguistics>, Index Copernicus International<https://journals.indexcopernicus.com/search/details?id=69581&lang=pl> (ICV 92.36) and REDALYC<https://www.redalyc.org/>. In Dialnet metrics<https://dialnet.unirioja.es/metricas/idr/revistas/26439>, the journal has also escalated to the first quartile (Q1) in the areas of Modern Philology (3/53), Philologies (21/327) and Linguistics (11/72). To see the full list of RiCL’s indexation databases, please follow the link: https://ricl.aelinco.es/index.php/ricl/abstracting We would like to take this chance to invite you to submit your proposals to RiCL, the official journal of the Spanish Association for Corpus Linguistics (AELINCO). RiCL is a scholarly peer-reviewed international scientific journal published annually, aiming at the publication of contributions which contain empirical analyses of data from different languages and from different theoretical perspectives and frameworks, with the goal of improving our knowledge about the linguistic theoretical background of a language, a language family or any type of cross-linguistic phenomena/constructions/assumptions. For further details on RiCL’s section policies, clik here<https://ricl.aelinco.es/index.php/ricl/section-policies>. For further information, see the Journal's Editorial Policies<https://ricl.aelinco.es/index.php/ricl/editorial-policies> and the Submission Guidelines<https://ricl.aelinco.es/index.php/ricl/about/submissions>. Call for papers is now open for issue 10/1 to be published in the first semester of 2022. All the best, Paula Rodríguez-Puente & Carlos Prado-Alonso Editors of RiCL Dr. Carlos Prado-Alonso Department of English, French and German<https://fifa.uniovi.es/> <https://fifa.uniovi.es/>University of Oviedo Campus de El Milán C/ Amparo Pedregal s/n E-33011 Oviedo, SPAIN Phone: +34 985104553 <mailto:pradocarlos@uniovi.es> http://www.usc-vlcg.es/CPA.htm <mailto:pradocarlos@uniovi.es>

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