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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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A Change of Venue: ICAAL 13 Will Be Held Entirely Online
Registration is now open (details below)

13th International Conference on Austroasiatic Linguistics (ICAAL 13)
Online
29-31 October 2025

After the success of ICAAL 12, which featured a hybrid format combining in-person and online participation, the ICAAL 12 business meeting concluded that ICAAL 13 should follow a similar format. We are grateful for Udon Thani Rajabhat University’s offer to host the conference. However, in response to the overwhelming preference for online participation expressed by those who submitted abstracts, the organizers have decided to switch to an online only format for ICAAL 13.

Registration Information:

One registration fee is payable in respect of each presentation.
Non-presenters and/or secondary authors are not required to pay registration.

Registration fees:

  • Standard: USD40
  • Student: USD20

Registration is open until September 30. Payment can be made via PayPal to <[email protected]> or via WISE.com or international bank deposit via SWIFT (if using WISE or SWIFT please email <[email protected]> for details).

When making PayPal payments, please ensure that you select USD as the currency to be received, and if the option is present, choose ‘gift’ as the type of payment.

When you make your registration and/or book payment, please email <[email protected]> at the same time to confirm your payment particulars.

At least one day before the meeting, open Google Meet links will be posted on the ICAAL website for all presenters and participants.

Participants who have contributed a chapter to the edited volume “Austroasiatic Linguistics in honour of Michel Ferlus (1935-2024)” will receive a hard copy shipped to them at no cost. Other participants who would like to purchase a hard copy can do so by paying USD20.00 at the time of registration. This is a special volume launch price; later sales may be at a higher price reflecting the cost of production and shipping.

An e-book version of the volume will later be added to the site for free download.

Call for Papers: ICAAL 13

UPDATE: The call for papers is now closed.

We are pleased to announce that the next ICAAL will take place from 29-31 October 2025 online via Google Meet.

Please help us to spread the word to interested scholars, and be sure to mark your calendars for ICAAL 13!

Call for Papers: Austroasiatic Linguistics in honour of Michel Ferlus (1935-2024) (edited volume)

At ICAAL 12 in October 2024, it was decided to produce an edited volume in memory of Michel Ferlus (1935–2024), tentatively titled Austroasiatic Linguistics: In Honour of Michel Ferlus.

This volume will be printed in limited quantities. Contributing authors will receive hard copies, and ICAAL 13 participants will have the opportunity to order a print version during registration. A PDF version will also be freely available on icaal.net. The editors of this volume are Paul Sidwell and Mathias Jenny.

We welcome contributions in the form of:

  • Papers from ICAAL 12
  • Personal tributes to Michel Ferlus
  • Papers engaging with research topics Michel Ferlus explored (interpreted broadly)

If you would like to contribute, please contact Paul Sidwell as soon as possible at [email protected].

Contributions are encouraged to be between 10 and 20 pages long. The first full drafts should be submitted by March 2025, with final versions due by July 2025 to allow for printing before ICAAL 13 in October 2025.

This is an open call—please share it with anyone who may 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.