Grapholinguistics 2026

Timings of the event : 09:00–17:30

G21C (Grapholinguistics in the 21st Century), also known as /gʁafematik/, is a biennial academic conference that convenes scholars from disciplines engaged with grapholinguistics and, more broadly, the systematic study of writing systems and their manifestation in written communication. The conference seeks to examine the current state of scholarship in this domain and to assess the significance of writing and writing systems within adjacent disciplines, including computer science, communication studies, linguistics, typography, psychology, and pedagogy. Of particular concern is the investigation of the expanding influence of Unicode and its implications for the future of literacy and textual practices in human societies.

Reflecting the diversity of scholarly perspectives on writing systems, G21C is fundamentally interdisciplinary in orientation. The conference welcomes submissions from researchers across information technology, language and communication studies, graphic communication, and the social sciences.