The 22nd International Conference on Yue Dialects will be held at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) on December 8-9, 2017.   The Conference is co-organized by EdUHK's Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies, and Centre for Research on Linguistics and Language Studies. We cordially invite both regional and international scholars and students to share their works on all areas of linguistics related to Cantonese and other Yue dialects. Globalization is the theme and keyword of this year's conference. Research related to the following topics or methodology would be especially encouraged: