TISLR conferences
The conference series Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research is targeted specifically at the linguistic study of signed languages. Its organisation is supported by SLLS to take place every three years.
At the General Meeting of SLLS during TISLR 13 in 2019, members voted for the following location for TISLR15:
- TISLR 15, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
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The SLLS board is soliciting serious proposals for hosting TISLR 17 (to be held around 2031). Members of SLLS who are in tenured/continuing positions at their university can submit bids. Bidders should be prepared to demonstrate:
- support from their institutions for hosting the conference
- an ability to meet the interpreting requirements of the conference (preferably interpreting between English and the local sign language, as well as a sign language of wider communication, such as American Sign Language)
- the availability of a team of colleagues who can assist in hosting the conference
- a commitment to collaborating with SLLS in the organization of the event
Individuals/groups who wish to propose a bid for hosting TISLR 17 should send the following information to chair@slls.eu by JULY 1, 2024:
- Names of (primary) organizers
- Expected location
- Expected institutional support
- Other relevant information (e.g. roughly when during 2031 the conference would be held)
After an initial screening by the SLLS board, bidders will be invited to prepare a presentation for the 2025 General Meeting in Addis Abeba. The presentation can include a video or slide presentation of potential site features. The bid presentation must be no more than 5 minutes in length.
Timeline
Event | Place | Year | Proceedings |
1st International Symposium on Sign Language Research | Stockholm, Sweden | 1979 | Ahlgren, Inger & Brita Bergman (eds.) 1980. Papers from the First International Symposium on Sign Language Research. A compilation of papers presented at “Stockholm-79” International Symposium on Sign Language Reserach, June 10-16, 1979, Skepparholmen, Sweden. Published by the Swedish National Association of the Deaf. |
2nd International Symposium on Sign Language Research | Bristol, UK | 1981 | |
1st European Congress on Sign Language Research | Brussels, Belgium | 1982 | |
3rd International Symposium on Sign Language Research | Rome, Italy | 1983 | |
2nd European Congress on Sign Language Research | Amsterdam, the Netherlands | 1985 | Tervoort, B.E (ed.) 1986. Signs of Life. Proceedings of the Second European Congress on Sign Language Research, Amsterdam July 14-18, 1985. The Dutch Foundation for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired Child, The Institute for General Linguistics of the University of Amsterdam & The Dutch Council of the Deaf. Publication of the Institute number 50. |
Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research 1 (TISLR) | Rochester NY, USA | 1986 | |
4th International Symposium on Sign Language Research | Lappeenranta, Finland | 1987 | Edmondson, W.H. & F. Karlsson, F (eds.) 1990. SLR’87 Papers from The Fourth International Symposium on Sign Language Research, Lappeenranta, Finland, July 15-19, 1987.International Studies on Sign Language and the Communication of the Deaf. Volume 10. Hamburg: Signum Press. |
TISLR 2 | Washington DC, USA | 1988 | C. Lucas (ed., 1990) Sign language research: theoretical issues. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press. |
3rd European Congress on Sign Language Research | Hamburg, Germany | 1989 | S. Prillwitz & T. Vollhaber (eds., 1990) Current trends in European sign language research. Proceedings of the 3rd European Congress on Sign Language Research, Hamburg, July 26-29, 1989. Hamburg: Signum. |
TISLR 3 | Boston MA, USA | 1990 | |
International Congress on Sign Language Research and Application | Hamburg, Germany | 1990 | S. Prillwitz & T. Vollhaber (eds., 1990) Sign language research and application. Proceedings of the International Congress on Sign Language Research and Application, March 23-25, 1990 in Hamburg. Hamburg: Signum. |
TISLR 4 | San Diego CA, USA | 1992 | |
5th International Symposium on Sign Language Research | Salamanca, Spain | 1993 | I. Ahlgren, B. Bergman & M. Brennan (eds., 1994) Papers from the fifth International Symposium on Sign Language Structure. Vol. 2: Perspectives on sign language usage.Durham, England: International Sign Linguistics Association. (Deaf Studies Research Unit, University of Durham.) |
4th European Congress on Sign Language Research | Munich, Germany | 1994 | H. Bos & T. Schermer (eds., 1995) Sign language research 1994. Proceedings of the 4th European Congress on Sign Language Research, Munich, September 1-3, 1994. Hamburg: Signum. |
TISLR 5 | Montréal, Canada | 1996 | |
TISLR 6 | Washington DC, USA | 1998 | V. Dively, M. Metzger, S. Taub & A.M. Bear (eds., 2001) Signed languages. Discoveries from international research. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press. |
TISLR 7 | Amsterdam, The Netherlands | July 2000 | A. Baker, B. van den Bogaerde & O. Crasborn (eds., 2003)Cross-linguistic perspectives on sign language research. Hamburg: Signum. |
TISLR 8 | Barcelona, Spain | 30 Sept – 2 Oct, 2004 | J. Quer (2008) Signs of the time. Selected papers from TISLR 2004. Hamburg: Signum. |
TISLR 9 | Florianópolis – Santa Catarina, Brazil | 6 – 9 December 2006 | Sign Languages: spinning and unraveling the past, present and future. Forty five papers and three posters from the 9° Theoretical Issues In Sign Language Research Conference, Florianopolis, Brazil, December 2006. |
TISLR 10 | Indiana, USA | Sept 30 – Oct 2, 2010 | |
TISLR 11 | London, UK | 2013 | |
TISLR 12 | Melbourne, Australia | 2016 | |
TISLR 13 | Hamburg, Germany | 2019 | |
TISLR 14 | Osaka, Japan | 2022 | |
TISLR 15 | Addis Abeba, Ethiopia | 2025 | |
TISLR 16 | Stockholm, Sweden | 2028 |