ISLOJ is a biennial event whose goal is the advancement of scholarship on the linguistic study of the (non-Malay) languages of Java and its environs, encompassing Javanese, Madurese, Sundanese, Sasak, Balinese, Indonesian sign-language, etc.
Papers presented at ISLOJ are concerned with all varieties of these languages, including standard(ized), non-standard(ized), dialectal, and contact varieties.
ISLOJ 9 will be held on May 20, 2023 in Honolulu, HI
Previous ISLOJs
ISLOJ 8 May 20-22, 2021, Virtually
ISLOJ 7 July 6-7, 2019, Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia
ISLOJ 6 May 18-19, 2017, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
ISLOJ 5 June 6-7, 2015, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
ISLOJ 4 June 6-7, 2013, Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
ISLOJ 3 June 23-24, 2011, Malang, East Java, Indonesia
ISLOJ 2 June 4-5, 2009, Senggigi, Lombok, Indonesia
ISLOJ 15-16 August 2007, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
The ISLOJ Steering Committee
Thomas Conners, University of Maryland
Jozina Vander Klok, University of Oslo
Nurenzia Yannuar, Leiden University/Universtas Negri Malang
Emerita Steering MembersÂ
Bill Davies, University of Iowa
Zane Goebel, La Trobe University
Effendi Kadarisman, Universitas Negri Malang
Yacinta Kurniasih, Monash University
Institutions Supporting ISLOJ
Department of Linguistics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig