ICAAL 13
**Important Updates**
–ICAAL13 will be held entirely online—
–The call for abstracts is now closed–
The 13th International Conference on Austroasiatic Linguistics (ICAAL 13) will be held in online format via Google Meet over three days, 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.
Those who submitted abstracts overwhelmingly indicated a preference for online participation. In response, the organizers have decided not to go ahead with an in-person meeting this year. We want to thank the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Udont Thani Rajabhat University for their willigness to host the meeting.
Call for Papers
13th International Conference
on Austroasiatic Linguistics (ICAAL 13)
October 29-31, 2025
Online
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 13th International Conference on Austroasiatic Linguistics (ICAAL 13) will be held in online format only. In light of the fact that abstracts received have overwhelmingly requested online participation, we have assessed that we will not go ahead with an in-person meeting this year but will meet online with Google Meet.
The call for abstracts has now closed. All participants will be advised of acceptances and registration information before the end of July.
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:
Austroasiatic Linguistics in honour of Michel Ferlus (1935-2024)
This book will be available to download free of charge here on icaal.net after publication
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 participants will have the option to purchase a print version of the book, and a pdf version will be made available here on ICAAL.net. We invite all those who would like to contribute to this volume to contact the volume’s editor, Paul Sidwell, as soon as possible at [email protected].
