We are pleased to announce the upcoming 14th edition of our conference Language of the Third Millennium, to be held on 18-20 March 2026.The conference aims to create a forum dedicated to the exploration of the interplay of modes—linguistic, visual, gestural, spatial, aural, and beyond—in meaning-making processes across a wide range of communicative contexts
The importance of multimodality becomes evident in everyday life, strongly tied to dynamic media contexts and influenced by the online environment, highlighting the complexities of contemporary language use. In the digital age, multimodality has gained particular relevance across manifold fields of study, such as pragmatics, semiotics, communication studies, media studies, education, and translation studies, to name but a few. Therefore, the conference aims to bring together scholars from diverse theoretical and methodological backgrounds to encourage debate on how multiple semiotic resources are orchestrated in broadly conceived human interaction, media, and digital communication. The event is directed primarily at linguists, translators, modern philologists, and other researchers in related fields, including PhD students. The conference is also open to practitioners who wish to join in discussions on multimodality, such as language teachers.
We would like to welcome contributions on (but not limited to) the following themes:
• multimodal discourse analysis and digital discourse analysis
• multimodality in face-to-face and mediated interaction
• media studies, social media, instant messaging, and language dynamics
• multimodality and the reshaping of communicative norms
• meme culture
• multimodal humour
• theoretical frameworks for multimodal analysis
• audiovisual translation
• multimodality in educational settings
• multimodal approaches to language acquisition and learning
• multimodality and accessibility
• visual narratives and multimodal storytelling
• AI-generated content
• digital literacy
• digital humanities
• reflections on digital media and technologies
• multimodality in translation and interpreting
Other related topics are also welcome.
Each presenter will be given 30 minutes (20 minutes plus 10 minutes for discussion). We welcome presentations in English and Polish.
We are pleased to announce that the following speakers have expressed their agreement to present plenary lectures during the conference:
prof. Charles Forceville, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands (to be confirmed)
dr Janina Wildfeuer, University of Groningen, Netherlands
dr hab. Michał Szawerna, prof. UWr, University of Wrocław, Poland
prof. dr hab Iwona Loewe, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Nadsyłanie zgłoszeń: 30 listopada 2025
Confirmation of acceptance: 15 December 2025
Conference fee payment: 30 January 2026
Conference: 18–20 March 2026
Interested scholars are requested to submit their abstracts through the electronic system at: https://tertium.edu.pl/en/konferencje-formularz-zgloszeniowy/
Kraków, al. 29 listopada 46
Regular fee 200 EUR
Reduced Tertium member fee 150 EUR
Reduced student fee 100 EUR
Publication of selected papers is planned in Tertium Linguistic Journal in 2026. Papers on humour research can be submitted to The European Journal of Humour Research.
Dr hab. Władysław Chłopicki, professor of the Jagiellonian University
dr hab. Joanna Dybiec-Gajer, professor of the University of National Education Commission in Kraków
Dr hab. Maria Mocarz-Kleindienst, Catholic University of Lublin
dr Ewa Konefał, University of Gdańsk
dr Anna Stwora, University of Silesia
Karolina Kalinowska, M.A.
Contact: tertium2016@gmail.com
