First Call for Abstracts
The Twenty-Ninth
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MALAY/INDONESIAN LINGUISTICS
(ISMIL29)
8-11 June 2026
Tampere University
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere, Finland
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@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