The Congrès Mondial de Linguistique Française has reached its 4th edition. This conference is organized by the Institut de Linguistique Française (ILF) and the Fédération de Recherche du CNRS (FR 2393), which depends on this organism and the Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche. The conference welcomes contributions from all areas of research on French linguistics. The present edition will be hosted by the Freie Universität Berlin in July 19-23, 2014. The conference will include 5 keynote lectures and 2 plenary round tables.