The Association for Laboratory Phonology, a non-profit organization, promotes the scientific study of all aspects of the phonetics and phonology of spoken and signed languages through scholarly exchange across disciplines. The association is an international body open to scholars world-wide, and is committed to the advancement and diffusion of knowledge on the phonetics and phonology of all human languages.
Journal
The Association journal Laboratory Phonology is published in online only open-access format on the Janeway platform, run by the Open Library of Humanities (OLH).
Volumes 1-6 of the journal are freely available via the Mouton de Gruyter website.
The journal is listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and it also is a member of the Free Journal Network.
Conference
The ALP Executive Council is delighted to announce that LabPhon 20 — marking the 40th anniversary of the conference! — will be held in Montréal, Québec, Canada, in the (North American) summer of 2026, with the theme “Looking back and looking forward.”
LabPhon 20 is jointly organized by members from McGill University, Université du Québec à Montréal, Carleton University, and University of Ottawa. Meghan Clayards, Morgan Sonderegger, Beth MacLeod, and Suzy Ahn are the conference co-chairs.
More information about dates, thematic sessions, invited presenters, and other details is forthcoming from the organizing committee.
Announcements
LabPhon 19 discounted banquet tickets for students
The LabPhon 19 hosting institute, HIPCS, will offer a special discounted rate for students by subsidizing $30 of the banquet ticket cost for each student.
LabPhon19 registration is now open (April 30 for the Early Registration)
Please take advantage of the reduced registration fees by registering early by April 30 (Early Registration). If you miss this deadline, consider the Late Registration by May 20, 2024, which still offers fees lower than onsite registration.
LabPhon19 program is now live
The LabPhon 19 program is now live on the LabPhon 19 official website. The caliber of papers set to be presented is nothing short of remarkable, spanning a diverse range of captivating topics and inquiries across various sub-disciplines within LabPhon, with many of them in alignment w
LabPhon19 Accepted Papers
The Association would like to announce that decisions on LabPhon 19 submissions have been sent out.
LabPhon19 Workshops Call for Papers
The Association is pleased to announce call for papers to three LabPhon 19 workshops, to be held on Wednesday, June 26, 2024.
NWAV 50 Student Paper Award
Congratulations to Robert Xu from Stanford University, winner of the Association for Laboratory Phonology Best Student Paper Award at NWAV 50, for "Polyphonous and meaningful: Pitch variation in styl
LabPhon18 schedule available
The Association is delighted to announce that the schedule of talks and posters for LabPhon18 is now available - see the conference website for registratio
Fee waiver for student members from List 1 countries
The Association is happy to announce that student members from List 1 countries may now apply for a waiver of the ALP membership fee if they do not have access to external financial support for membership or conference fees (student membership for List 2 countries is already free).
Call for Papers for LabPhon18
The Association is delighted to announce the Call for Papers for LabPhon18, to be held online 23-25 June 2022. The theme of the conference is phonology in a rapidly changing world.
ALP award for best paper at NWAV
Congratulations to Elena Sheard from Australian National University, winner of the Association for Laboratory Phonology Best Student Paper Award at NWAV 49, for "Quantifying degree and direction