Call for papers

We are pleased to invite submissions for Speech Prosody 2026, the 13th international conference on speech prosody, to be held at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

Speech Prosody 2026 aims to bring together leading experts and researchers from a broad range of fields to explore and discuss the latest insights and innovations in the study of prosody. By integrating perspectives from both speech science and speech technology, the conference will delve into emerging opportunities and challenges—paving the way for the future of prosody research. This gathering promises to foster collaboration and inspire groundbreaking work at the intersection of multiple disciplines. 

We particularly encourage contributions that reflect this integrative vision, and bridge theoretical, empirical, and applied perspectives of speech prosody:

• Integrate insights from multiple disciplines such as linguistics, cognitive science, neuroscience, and computer science to advance the scientific understanding of speech prosody

• Examine prosody in context—across social, interactional, and communicative dimensions

• Bridge science and technology—applying scientific insights to speech technologies and leveraging technological innovation to drive new scientific discovery

We welcome submissions on any aspect of prosody in language. Contributions relating to the conference themes, and particularly, submissions by junior researchers, on under-studied languages, and/or with interdisciplinary research methods, are strongly encouraged.

Topic Areas

We welcome original contributions across a wide range of topics, including (but not limited to):

• Phonology and phonetics of prosody

• Prosody and its interfaces with morphology, syntax, and semantics

• Prosody and pragmatics

• Rhythm and timing

• Tone and intonation

• Interaction between segmental and suprasegmental features

• Production and perception of prosody

• Acquisition of first, second, and third language prosody

• Prosody in speech and language impairments

• Assessment of prosody and measures to evaluate prosodic skills

• Prosody in infant-directed speech, child-directed speech, and elderly speakers

• Psycholinguistic, cognitive, and neural correlates of prosody

• Cognitive processing and modeling of prosody

• Prosody in language contact

• Prosody of under-resourced languages and dialects

• Audiovisual and multimodal prosody

• Prosody of sign language

• Prosody in language and music

• Prosody in speaker characterization and recognition

• Prosody in speech synthesis, recognition, and understanding

• Forensic voice and language investigation

• Prosody in computer language learning systems

• Computational modeling and applications of prosody