ICAAL 13


The 13th International Conference on Austroasiatic Linguistics (ICAAL 13) will be held in hybrid format, hosted by Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Udon Thani Rajabhat University in Udon Thani, Thailand, October 29-31, 2025. ICAAL is the principal regular meeting for presenting and discussing research on Austroasiatic languages and linguistics. We are looking forward to bringing Austroasiatic scholars together once again this year.



Call for Papers

13th International Conference
on Austroasiatic Linguistics (ICAAL 13)

October 29-31, 2025

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences,
Udon Thani Rajabhat University,
Udon Thani, Thailand

ICAAL is the principal regular meeting for presenting and discussing research on Austroasiatic languages & linguistics. The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Udornthani Rajabhat University invites interested scholars to submit abstracts for the 13th International Conference on Austroasiatic Linguistics (ICAAL 13). The conference will be held in a hybrid format, allowing for both in-person and virtual presentations and participation. This will be the first ICAAL meeting held in northeastern Thailand, and we look forward to fostering a lively exchange of ideas.

We welcome submissions on Austroasiatic language topics, including but not limited to:

● Language documentation and description
● Semantics and pragmatics
● Syntax and morphology
● Typology
● Historical linguistics
● Language contact
● Sociolinguistics
● Language revitalization

Abstract Submission Guidelines

Abstracts should fit on one A4-sized page in 11-point Times New Roman font (including references and figures). Please submit abstracts to [email protected] in the form of a PDF file with author name(s) and affiliation(s) removed.

Important Dates

  • Abstract submission deadline: June 30, 2025
  • Notification of acceptance: July 31, 2025
  • Conference dates: October 29-31, 2025

For more information, please visit the conference website or email [email protected].



Planned Book Release:

At ICAAL 12, the ICAAL community resolved to produce the next edited volume in the Austroasiatic Linguistics series in memory of our departed colleague Michel Ferlus. We expect to release Austroasiatic Linguistics in honour of Michel Ferlus (1935-2024) at ICAAL 13. All in-person participants will receive a print version of the book, and a pdf version will be made available here on ICAAL.org. We invite all those who would like to contributed to this volume to contact the volume’s editor, Paul Sidwell, as soon as possible at [email protected].