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I. Language change.I.1 The impact of the digital environment on vocabulary (loanwords, new vocabulary, semantic shifts, word formation and lexicon, and terminology).I.2 Changes in grammar (phonology, morphology, and syntax) in digital communication and beyond.I.3 Description and analysis of language within individual genres (e.g., literary, academic, and media texts).II. Language use and attitudes.II.1 The role of Slovene in the media and online.II.2 Language use across generations (young people, the elderly).II.3 Language use among immigrants and speakers of Slovene as a non-native language.II.4 Attitudes toward English and other global languages.II.5 The relationship between the use of Slovene and English in contemporary communication by various generations, interest groups, professional groups, and so on.III. Language and technology.III.1 Development and use of language technologies and resources for Slovene (large language models, machine translation, speech recognition, and speech synthesis).III.2 Application of artificial intelligence methods and smart technologies in linguistic and literary research.III.3 Language and cultural heritage in the digital age (digitization of texts, archives).III.4 Ethics and social responsibility in developing language technologies.IV. Language policy and planning.IV.1 Slovene in software, online services, and smart devices.IV.2 Language consulting services.IV.3 Strategies for preserving and promoting the use of Slovene in the digital environment.IV.4 Legal and ethical issues related to digital language infrastructure.IV.5 Institutional and corporate responses to the language situation.V. Language education.V.1 Teaching Slovene as a first, second, and foreign language.V.2 Language apps, tools, and games.V.3 Digital literacy of teachers and learners.V.4 Changes in assessing and evaluating language proficiency and language norms.