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The Society for Text & Discourse
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The Society for Text and Discourse is an international society of researchers who investigate all aspects of discourse processing and text analysis.
Our first call for submissions to ST&D 2026 - taking place from July 29-31, 2026 in Charlotte, NC - is live!

Submissions due February 1, 2026!

More details here: www.societyfortextanddiscourse.org/wp-content/u...

Submit your work here: www.societyfortextanddiscourse.org/std-2026/
November 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
ST&D is only partially fueled by our fervor for research. We're at our best when we fuse scholarship with community and foster memories that last a lifetime.

Indeed, we are a bundle of smiling socialites :) Look no further than these shots from ST&D 2025 for proof! 🧵1/5
October 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Reminder: Tomorrow (September 30) is the LAST DAY to submit to the ST&D 2025 Special Issue of Discourse Processes!
‼️ST&D 2025 attendees‼️

Consider submitting your conference-related work to a special conference issue of @discourseprocesses.bsky.social by September 15!

Please submit manuscripts here: www.tandfonline.com/journals/hds...
Manuscripts should be prepared according to DP manuscript guidelines.
Discourse Processes
Discourse Processes provides a forum for ideas from diverse disciplines sharing an interest in discourse, such as prose comprehension and dialogue analysis.
www.tandfonline.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The deadline to submit to this special issue has been EXTENDED to September 30. If you attended ST&D 2025, consider submitting your work to this Special ST&D 2025 Issue of Discourse Processes!
‼️ST&D 2025 attendees‼️

Consider submitting your conference-related work to a special conference issue of @discourseprocesses.bsky.social by September 15!

Please submit manuscripts here: www.tandfonline.com/journals/hds...
Manuscripts should be prepared according to DP manuscript guidelines.
Discourse Processes
Discourse Processes provides a forum for ideas from diverse disciplines sharing an interest in discourse, such as prose comprehension and dialogue analysis.
www.tandfonline.com
September 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
‼️ST&D 2025 attendees‼️

Consider submitting your conference-related work to a special conference issue of @discourseprocesses.bsky.social by September 15!

Please submit manuscripts here: www.tandfonline.com/journals/hds...
Manuscripts should be prepared according to DP manuscript guidelines.
Discourse Processes
Discourse Processes provides a forum for ideas from diverse disciplines sharing an interest in discourse, such as prose comprehension and dialogue analysis.
www.tandfonline.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Here's another spotlight of a mere handful of the wonderful presentations we were privy to in Padua this year :) Major thanks to the University of Padua for providing the space and time for our meeting to carry out fruitfully! #textdiscourse2025
August 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
We would like to recognize Kate Cain (member), Michael Wolfe (member), and Joe Magliano (chair) for their service on the Governing Board. They see to it that the Society for Text & Discourse runs effectively. We would also like to welcome Pani Kendeou as the incoming chair of the Governing Board!
August 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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The 2024 Conference Issue is now available!

Wiley, J., Wolfe, M. B., & Britt, M. A. (2025). Introduction to the special issue. Discourse Processes, 62(6–7).
doi.org/10.1080/0163...
Introduction to the special issue
This special double issue of Discourse Processes highlights work presented at the 34th annual meeting of the Society for Text & Discourse held in Chicago in July 2024. The conference provided an oc...
doi.org
July 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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In addition to papers from the 2024 conference, there is a special contribution from Walter Kintsch:

Kintsch, W. (2025). A history of psychology as it happened to me. Discourse Processes, 62(6–7). doi.org/10.1080/0163...
A history of psychology as it happened to me
Psychology has changed a great deal during the more than 50 years I have been actively involved with it. In this essay, I try to trace these changes as I experienced them - a minor footnote to the ...
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July 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Congratulations to these ST&D members who were awarded for their exceptional contributions to the world of text and discourse research! #textdiscourse2025 🧵
July 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
We want to thank all of our attendees and presenters for making the 35th Annual Conference for the Society of Text & Discourse rich with research, collaboration, and community! Here are just a handful of the memories that we've created together :)
July 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Excited to share that @marinaklimovich.bsky.social from our research group presented a poster at the Society for Text and Discourse conference in Padova on how interleaved practice can enhance concept learning. Thank you @textdiscourse.bsky.social! #textdiscourse2025 #FOR5254 #EduSky
July 21, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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Great second day for ST&D in wonderful Padova #textdiscourse2025 Happy to have presented our three-wave longitudinal study on the associations between digital reading habits, motivation and reading comprehension.
July 10, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Great "baptism" at an English conference by Jacqueline Troncoso @erilectura.bsky.social at #textdiscourse2025 in Padova
July 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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Honored to receive the Graduate Student Award 2025 from @textdiscourse.bsky.social for my presentation “Can AI take over my evaluation task? Probably not! Comparing sourcing and corroboration performance of ChatGPT with that of adolescents and young adults”!

Here’s what we found 🧵👇
July 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
If you're sharing any photos or experiences at ST&D 2025, use the hashtag #textdiscourse2025 to see what others are up to as well!
July 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We are just ONE WEEK AWAY from our 35th annual conference in Padua, Italy! If you haven’t already, there is still time to register. Join us in sharing and discussing research in the world of text discourse. We look forward to wonderful times!
www.societyfortextanddiscourse.org/std-2025/
ST&D 2025 | The Society for Text and Discourse
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July 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
We are just under a month away from our 35th annual conference in Padua, Italy! If you haven’t already, there is still time to register. Join us in sharing and discussing research in the world of text discourse. We look forward to wonderful times!
www.societyfortextanddiscourse.org/std-2025/
June 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
It has been too long since we were together, but if you want to relive a bit of WT&D, our Ed-Technical podcast is live. You can listen to the episode via the following link: www.buzzsprout.com/2241345/epis...
Mimicry versus meaning: why context is important for AI tools - Ed-Technical
Another live Ed-Technical episode! In this short, Owen does a deep dive on AI and discourse analysis (the study of how meaning is constructed through language) with three experts. The conversation exp...
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April 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
We at ST&D are deeply concerned about recent actions by the current U.S. federal administration that will undermine federally funded research and restrict access to essential scientific data.

Please read our full statement on our website:
www.societyfortextanddiscourse.org/announcement...
A Statement of Concern Regarding Recent Federal Actions in the US | The Society for Text and Discourse
www.societyfortextanddiscourse.org
February 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Do you miss Winter Text right now? We sure do! Huge thanks to everyone who attended this year and made it as special as it was fun and collaborative. Enjoy these snapshots of what went down in Boulder, Colorado!
February 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Hello, friends! Given the upcoming Winter Text Conference and other factors, we are extending the deadline to February 10, through the latest time zone (i.e., 23:59 UTC-12). If you have already submitted, you are free to update submission(s) through the new deadline.
January 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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This is such an honor from an incredible society that I’m proud to be a part of 😊
Congratulations to Dr. Nixon (@nianixon.bsky.social) who has been awarded the Tom Trabasso Young Investigator Award for 2025, for her contribution to the understanding of discourse processing and text analysis! Dr. Nixon will deliver her award address at ST&D 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
January 28, 2025 at 5:56 AM
We are ONE WEEK away from our 2025 Winter Text & Discourse conference in Boulder, Colorado! We look forward to the presentations and networking that will take place at Hotel Boulderado! Tag us @textdiscourse.bsky.social or use #WinterText2025 while you're creating memories there!
January 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Nixon (@nianixon.bsky.social) who has been awarded the Tom Trabasso Young Investigator Award for 2025, for her contribution to the understanding of discourse processing and text analysis! Dr. Nixon will deliver her award address at ST&D 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
January 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM