Building on the success of the inaugural symposium, the 2nd International Symposium on Contemporary Phonology will be hosted by the School of Chinese Language and Literature at Southwest Minzu University (Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China). This symposium aims to further academic exchange on contemporary phonological research and foster collaboration between scholars worldwide. We welcome contributions that explore theoretical advancements and interdisciplinary applications in phonology.

Hosted by the School of Chinese Language and Literature at Southwest Minzu University (Chengdu, Sichuan), the 2nd International Symposium on Contemporary Phonology (ISCP 2025) will be held on July 26–27, 2025. The symposium aims to foster an international academic exchange platform in the field of phonology, focusing on theoretical and applied issues of contemporary phonological theory in Mandarin, regional dialects, and minority languages.

Construction and application of models of contemporary phonological theories

Phonetic and phonological research on Chinese minority languages

Phonology and historical linguistics

Phonetics and applied linguistics in teaching Chinese as a second language

Phonological studies on the Pinyin spelling system of Chinese

Theoretical and applied research on Mandarin and dialectal phonology

Phonological studies on Chinese tones and intonation

Syllable weight and stress in Chinese phonology

Prosodic phonology and prosodic studies in Chinese

Nonlinear phonological representation in Chinese

The relationship between phonology and phonetics

The phonology-morphology-syntax interface in Chinese

Theoretical studies on phonological opacity

Serialist phonological theories in Chinese phonology

Applications of stratal optimality theory in Chinese phonology

Studies on complex phonological phenomena in Chinese