(f)ASAL13: (formal) Approaches to South Asian Languages 13 Ann Arbor, MI, United States, March 31-April 2, 2023

The (formal) Approaches to South Asian Languages [(f)ASAL] conference is the main North American venue dedicated to the presentation and discussion of linguistic research on South Asian languages.

The 13th (f)ASAL will be hosted by the Department of Linguistics at the University of Michigan from March 31 - April 2 2023. The special theme is "language contact and multilingualism." As such, along with welcoming abstracts concerning the linguistic analysis and/or description of South Asian languages and/or language use in South Asia, spoken or signed, we especially encourage submissions which investigate or center the multilingualism pervasive amongst language users and communities in South Asia, as well as the linguistic outcomes of various contexts of language contact. We welcome submissions across theoretical approaches, methods, and levels of linguistic analysis. We also encourage students and early career scholars to submit.    

The event will be held synchronously online, and, depending on interest and safety concerns, in person participation may be a possibility. As an attempt to accommodate participants who may be joining from Indian Standard Time as well as in North America, the conference will take place over three days, from 8 AM to 12 or 1 PM Michigan time (roughly 5:30 PM to midnight Indian Standard Time). All talks will be live-captioned, and conference registrants will be asked about how best the local organizers can support their online or in person participation. 

Submission Guidelines

We invite submissions for 20-minute or 5-minute presentations (the latter in lieu of a traditional poster session). 

In order to support reviewers as they evaluate, successful abstracts should include:

• a clearly stated research question, contextualized within a theoretical approach and/or disciplinary context 
• relevant data or examples, and, if applicable, a description of the methods used
• an interpretation or analysis, even if it is in progress 

We ask that abstracts be limited to two single-spaced pages (A4 or US Letter) with 2.5 cm (1-inch) margins and a minimum font size of 11 pt. A third page can include references, large graphs, tables, pictures, and/or figures, but, please do not include any other text other than short captions with figures. Abstracts must be anonymous. 

In order to increase participation, authors may be involved in at most two abstracts and may be the sole author of at most one abstract for the entire conference. 

Invited Speakers

• Dr. Sakshi Bhatia (University of New Delhi)
• Dr. Rakesh Bhatt (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
• Dr. Bhim Lal Gautam (Tribhuvan University)
• Dr. Sonia Das (New York University)

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to fasalconf13@gmail.com