Full Title: The 33rd Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society
Short Title: SEALS 33

Date: 15-Jun-2024 - 18-Jun-2024
Location: Taipei and Hsinchu, Taiwan
Contact Person: Hsiu-chuan Liao
Meeting Email: [email protected]
Web Site: https://sites.google.com/view/seals33/

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Phonology; Syntax; Typology
Subject Language(s): English (eng)
Language Family(ies): Austro-Asiatic; Austronesian; Hmong-Mien; Sino-Tibetan; Tai-Kadai

Call Deadline: 15-Jan-2024

Meeting Description:

Southeast Asia is an area with great linguistic diversity, with speakers of five language families having been living together in this geographical area for several thousands of years. The five language families are Austroasiatic, Austronesian, Kra-Dai (or Tai-Kadai), Hmong-Mien (or Miao-Yao), and Sino-Tibetan. Although conferences devoted to research on each specific language family (e.g. International Conference on Austroasiatic Linguistics (ICAAL); International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics (ICAL); International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics (ICSTLL)) exist, scholars working on different language families in this area rarely have formal opportunities to interact with each other.
In 1990, the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society (SEALS, or the Society) was founded by Martha Ratliff and Eric Schiller. SEALS is formed for the purpose of facilitating and promoting contact and communication among scholars and students of Southeast Asian Linguistics, and for the dissemination of their scholarly works. The annual meeting of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society, normally held annually, provides an excellent platform for scholars and students working on languages from different Southeast Asian language families to share their research methods and results.

Call for Papers:

The Institute of Linguistics at National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) (Hsinchu, Taiwan) invites scholars working on Southeast Asian linguistics to the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society (SEALS 33), June 15-17, 2024. SEALS 33 will be a hybrid conference, held concurrently in-person (GIS NTU Convention Center, Taipei, Taiwan) and online (via Google Meet). A post-conference workshop on Southeast Asian Linguistics will be held (in-person) at the Institute of Linguistics, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan on June 18, 2024.
Abstracts dealing with any areas related to languages and linguistics of Southeast Asia (including the Austronesian, Austroasiatic, Kra-Dai (or Tai-Kadai), Hmong-Mien (or Miao-Yao), and Sino-Tibetan language families) will be considered. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: phonetics and phonology; morphology; syntax; genetic and areal relationships; historical-comparative studies; language endangerment; language documentation; language revitalization; language and culture; semantics; pragmatics; discourse analysis; sociolinguistic studies; language acquisition; psycholinguistics; neurolinguistics.
Presentations will be 20 minutes followed by 10 minutes for discussion. Each individual may present up to one single-authored paper and one joint paper.

Abstract submission guidelines:
Abstracts should be written in English and submitted in PDF format via the following link: https://sites.google.com/view/seals33/call-for-papers.
Submission of abstracts for talks will be accepted beginning December 15, 2023 through January 15, 2024 (11:59pm, Taiwan Time (UTC+8)).
Notification of acceptance will be given by February 28, 2024.

Abstracts must conform to the following requirements:
-- Abstracts must have a clear and informative title.
-- Abstracts must be no longer than 300 words. No references are required. Tables, figures, and examples are permitted only if within the 300-word limit.
**Important note: Abstracts (inclusive of tables, figures, examples, etc.) longer than 1-page (Letter size or A4) will NOT be considered.
-- Style/format: font type/size: Times New Roman or Times, 11 point; single spaced; Letter size or A4; 1-inch (or 2.54 cm) margins on all sides
-- Abstracts must be fully anonymous: authors’ names, affiliations, or pictures should not be indicated anywhere in the document.

Important dates:
January 15, 2024: Deadline for Abstract Submission
February 28, 2024: Notification of Acceptance
March 16 – April 30, 2024: Online Registration
June 15-17, 2024: SEALS Conference (GIS NTU Convention Center, Taipei, TAIWAN)
June 18, 2024: Workshop on Southeast Asian Linguistics (National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, TAIWAN)

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the organizing committee at [email protected].