ICAAL
International Conference on Austroasiatic Linguistics
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The International Conference on Austroasiatic Linguistics is the principal regular meeting for presenting and discussing research on Austroasiatic languages/linguistics. Here you will find information on ICAAL meetings, ICAAL projects and resources relevant to Austroasiatic linguistics.
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Conference Announcement:
ICAAL 13
Udon Thani Rajabhat University, Udon Thani, Thailand
29-31 October 2025
Following the success of the return to in-person meetings for ICAAL 12 in a hybrid format allowing for online participation, it was determined at the business meeting that a similar event should be planned for ICAAL 13. We are excited to anounce the the next ICAAL will be held 29-31 of October 2025 and will be hosted by Udon Thani Rajabhat University in Udon Thani, Thailand. Please check back here for details and mark your calendars for ICAAL 13!
Call for Papers:
Austroasiatic Linguistics in honour of Michel Ferlus (1935-2024)
It was resolved at ICAAL 12 in October, 2024 to produce an edited volume for the memory of Michel Ferlus, tentatively titled Austroasiatic Linguistics, in honour of Michel Ferlus (1935-2024). This volume will receive a limited printing; contributing authors and ICAAL 13 attendees will receive hard copies. A pdf version will also be made available free of charge here on icaal.net. The editors will be Paul Sidwell and Mathias Jenny. Contributions may be papers from the 12th ICAAL, personal tributes to Michel Ferlus, or papers that relate directly to research questions on which Michel also published (interpreted rather broadly). If you would like to submit a paper for this volume, please let Paul know ASAP ([email protected]). Contributions are encouraged to be between 10 and 20 pages long, with the first full drafts to be submitted to the editors by March 2025, and finalised by July 2025 to allow for printing before the ICAAL 13 meeting in October 2025. Please consider this an open call and help us to disseminate this call for papers to anyone who might be interested.
Book Release:
Austroasiatic Linguistics in honour of Gérard Diffloth (1939-2023):
(Download pdf version)
We are excited to announce the publication of an edited volume in memory of Gérard Diffloth and to honour his significant contributions to Austroasiatic Linguistics. The book was released during ICAAL 12, and all in-person participants were presented with a hard copy of the volume. A pdf version is also available here on icaal.net. We are thankful to Paul Sidwell for serving as editor for this volume.
Conference Report:
ICAAL 12
The 12th International Conference on Austroasiatic Linguistics (ICAAL 12) was held in person in a hybrid format, hosted by Payap University in Chiang Mai, Thailand, October 23-25, 2024. This was the first in-person ICAAL meeting since ICAAL 8, and it was a pleasure to bring Austroasiatic scholars together once again! Twenty-three papers were read and, for the first time at an ICAAL conference, three keynote addresses were given. Those who are interested are encouraged to visit the our dedicated ICAAL 12 information page, where a summary of the conference, photos, presentation slides and videos are available.
Conference Report:
ICAAL 11
The 11th ICAAL Meeting, hosted by Chiang Mai University (Thailand), was held online October 26-27 2023. Please visit our dedicated ICAAL 11 information page for a summary of the conference.
Publication Announcement:
Papers from the 8th International Conference of Austroasiatic Linguistics:
A volume of papers presented at ICAAL 8 (2019) has been published as JSEALS Special Publication No. 11. Special thanks to Hiram Ring and Paul Sidwell for editing this volume and to the JSEALS Editor-in-Chief, Mark Alves, for supporting the publication of these valuable papers.