36.3915, Confs: 29th International Symposium on Malay/Indonesian Linguistics (Finland)

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Subject: 36.3915, Confs: 29th International Symposium on Malay/Indonesian Linguistics (Finland)

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Date: 19-Dec-2025
From: Peter Slomanson [peter.slomanson at tuni.fi]
Subject: 29th International Symposium on Malay/Indonesian Linguistics


29th International Symposium on Malay/Indonesian Linguistics
Short Title: ISMIL29

Date: 08-Jun-2026 - 11-Jun-2026
Location: Tampere, Finland
Contact: Peter Slomanson
Contact Email: peter.slomanson at tuni.fi
Meeting URL: https://events.tuni.fi/ismil29/

Linguistic Field(s): Morphology; Phonetics; Phonology; Semantics;
Syntax
Subject Language(s): Indonesian (ind)
                     Malay (mly)
                     Malay (individual language) (zlm)
                     Malay (macrolanguage) (msa)
Language Family(ies): Austronesian; Malayo-Polynesian

Submission Deadline: 28-Feb-2026

Papers presented at ISMIL are concerned with the Malay/Indonesian
language in any of its varieties. In addition to the standardized
versions of Bahasa Melayu/Bahasa Malaysia and Bahasa Indonesia, papers
are particularly welcome dealing with non-canonical isolects such as
regional dialects of Malay and Indonesian, contact and heritage
varieties, as well as other closely related Malayic languages. Papers
may be in any of the subfields of linguistics, and may represent
variegated approaches and diverse theoretical frameworks.
Presentations at ISMIL are delivered in English.
ISMIL29 will feature a special session in which the genesis and
classification of Malay/Indonesian varieties as contact varieties will
be discussed, including the still controversial question of prior
creolization.
We also encourage the submission of papers on the phonetics and/or
phonology of Malay/Indonesian and related Malayic varieties.
The program will feature the following invited plenary speakers:
Abigail C. Cohn (Cornell University)
James T. Collins (National University of Malaysia and Northern
Illinois University)
Persons wishing to present a paper at the symposium are invited to
submit an anonymous one-page abstract (preferably in pdf) to
ismil29.tampere at outlook.com.
Please indicate your name, affiliation, and the title of your abstract
in the body of your email message. Your abstract should include the
title of your presentation, without personal identifiers. Data and
references may appear on a second page.
Deadline for submission of abstracts: 28 February 2026
Notification: 15 March 2026
Logistical information will be made available at
https://events.tuni.fi/ismil29/.
Detailed information on previous ISMILs can be viewed at
https://indoling.com/ismil/.
Local Organizing Committee:
Peter Slomanson
Mikko Pajunen
Angela Bartens (University of Turku)
Anastasiia Sergeeva
Milja Haavisto
Henna Kortelainen (University of Turku)
ISMIL Standing Committee:
David Gil, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History,
Jena, Germany
Hooi Ling Soh, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Peter Slomanson, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
Thomas J. Conners, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
Bradley McDonnell, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, USA
Carly J. Sommerlot, National University of Singapore, Singapore



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