ICKL-5: The 5th International Conference on Kurdish Linguistics University of Graz Plurilingualism Research Unit Graz, Austria, September 24-25, 2021 |
Conference website | https://kurdishlinguistics2021.uni-graz.at/en/conference/ |
Abstract registration deadline | April 11, 2021 |
Submission deadline | April 11, 2021 |
The ICKL serves as a forum of scientific exchange for linguists working on any aspect of Kurdish, including the interactions with its neighboring languages. ICKL is meant to provide an environment for collaboration, and a space to share ideas big or small.
Submission Guidelines
All abstracts will be anonymously peer-reviewed. In order to be eligible for consideration, abstracts should conform to the following requirements:
- Contributions should contain original research that, at the time of submission, has neither been published nor accepted for publication.
- Submissions are limited to two abstracts maximum per person: one single and one co-authored abstract, or two co-authored works.
- Abstracts and talks should be submitted and presented in English.
- To ensure anonymity, abstracts should not reveal the identity of the author(s) in any way, and should not contain excessive references to the author’s publications or acknowledgements to granting agencies or academic bodies.
- Abstracts, including data and references, should not exceed two pages in length, have 2.5 cm (1 inch) margins on all sides, and be set in Times New Roman with a 12 point font size.
- Examples, tables, graphs, etc. must be interspersed into the text of the abstract, rather than collected at the end.
- Abstracts must be submitted in PDF format. If the abstract contains phonetic transcriptions or non-ASCII text, please ensure that all fonts are properly embedded.
Anonymized abstracts can be uploaded via easychair.
List of Topics
We welcome contributions which address these issues from the perspectives of various subdomains of linguistics, such as
sociolinguistics, descriptive and typologically-oriented analyses of phonology and morphosyntax, grammaticalization and historical development,
formal approaches to the grammar, pragmatics, language acquisition, language contact, corpus linguistics.
Committees
Organizing committee
Agnes Grond (local organizer): agnes.grond@uni-graz.at
Songül Gündoğdu: snglgndgdu@gmail.com
Ergin Öpengin: ergin.opengin@gmail.com
Publication
All papers presented at the conference will be invited to submit for a proceedings volume distributed by the Grazer Plurilingualismus Studien.
Venue
The 5th International Conference on Kurdish Linguistics (ICKL-5) will take place at the University of Graz (Austria) organized by treffpunkt sprachen - Plurilingualism Research Unit.
The ICKL-5 will take place in Graz but depending on the evolution of the situation with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it might also take the form of a hybrid or complete digital video conference.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to kurdishlinguisticsconference@yahoo.com