Full Title: Fifth International Conference on Mongolic Linguistics
Short Title: ML 2023

Date: 14-Aug-2023 - 18-Aug-2023
Location: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Contact Person: Tumen-Ochir Erdene-Ochir
Meeting Email: [email protected]
Web Site: https://iling.spb.ru/conferences/2023/2085

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics; Language Documentation; Morphology; Phonology; Syntax
Language Family(ies): Mongolian

Call Deadline: 15-Jun-2023

Meeting Description:

The Fifth International Conference on Mongolic Linguistics (ML 2023) to be held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from August 14 to 18, 2023, is based on the theme “Historical and Modern Mongolic Varieties: General Features and Specific Developments”. The Conference is co-hosted by Institute for Mongolian Studies, National University of Mongolia, Department of Mongolian Language and Linguistics, National University of Mongolia, and Institute for Linguistic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, with the collaboration of Kalmyk State University, Buryat State University, Kalmyk Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, and Inner Mongolia University.
ML 2023 will serve as a comprehensive forum for exchange of novel knowledge and experience in investigating various aspects of Mongolic languages, especially those subsumed under the general theme of the Conference. It builds on the outcomes of the previous international conferences of the ML project (St. Petersburg, October 2013; Elista, May 2016; Lindong Town, Baarin Left Banner, July–August 2018; Ulan-Ude, October 2020).

The following issues are expected to be discussed:
- General trends and specific features in the development of historical and modern Mongolic varieties;
- Contemporary methods and approaches to the study of the Mongolic languages;
- Current issues of modern Mongolic linguistics and philology;
- Problems of classification and historical periodization of Mongolic languages and dialects;
- Typology of Mongolic phonological, grammatical and lexical systems;
- Principles and methods of modern Mongolic dialectological studies;
- Problems and perspectives of building Mongolic language and dialect corpora;
- Mongolic cultures and languages in contact: history and present condition;
- Recent advances in Mongolic etymological studies;
- Sociolinguistic situations in Mongolic-speaking areas.

This list of possible topics is by no means exhaustive or directive, it just provides the framework of the Conference.
The working languages at the Conference will be English, Russian, and Mongolian.

Unfortunately, the Organizing Committee currently lacks funding to cover travel expenses and accommodation.
During the Conference, certain sightseeing activities will be provided, namely a guided tour to the Chinggis Khan Statue Complex and the Tonyukuk (Bain Tsokto) inscriptions.