Cognitive linguists study, as their name indicates, how individuals cognitively process language. At the same time, they stress that language use is an inherently social activity, as a primary function of language is to facilitate communication between individuals. So how does the cognitive processing of individuals lead to tendencies and changes in language at the community level? And conversely, how are those community level tendencies or social categories processed and represented in the mind of the individual?

These are some of the questions that we aim to answer at the CogLing Days of 2024. The Cogling Days constitute the biennial conference of BeNeCla , the cognitive linguistics association of Belgium and the Netherlands. The conference is first and foremost intended to spark local collaborations, foster the exchange of new ideas, and provide a place to present the latest research conducted in the Low Countries.

In addition to a plenary talk and the regular talks, the present edition features a panel on the question how to study the interplay between the individual and the community.

See most recent post for registration, program and book of abstracts.