The Polish Cognitive Linguistics Association (PCLA), an affiliate of the International Cognitive Linguistics Association (ICLA), is a non-profit science organization existing officially since October 2001 (unofficially a year longer). Among honorary members are Barbara Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk (the first president of the Association; between 2001 and 2008), Ronald W. Langacker, and Laura Janda.
News
27 February 2026
On bahalf of the organizers We warmly invite you to the “Cognitive Linguistics in the Year 2026” conference in Gdańsk, Poland.
27 August 2025
We are pleased to announce that Brill has just released the book “The Language of Othering in a Diverse Europe,” edited by Marta Falkowska and Jadwiga Linde- Usiekniewicz. The book is the result of research conducted as part of the SEED4EU+ project “Naming for Othering in a Diversified Europe” (NODE, 2023–2025, project leader: Marta Falkowska), a joint initiative of the University of Warsaw, Charles University in Prague, and Heidelberg University. Thanks to funding from the SEED4EU+ and Excellence Initiative – Research University (Action I.2.4) programs, the book is available in an open access form on the publisher’s website.
Announcements
PCLA’s statement concerning the war in Ukraine
The Executive Committee and Advisory Board of the Polish Cognitive Linguistics Association express their full solidarity with Ukraine, which has become the target of unprovoked military aggression. Following the statement of the Polish Ministry of Education and Science, issued on March 1st, 2022, Poland is putting on hold all scientific cooperation with Russian and Belorusian scholars and scientific institutions. As a consequence, PCLA suspends all cooperation with scientists affiliated with Russian and Belorusian scientific institutions.
Membership fee
The membership fee is 25 euro per year. The payment can be made via a bank transfer. Click here for more information.