Papers presented at ISMIL are concerned with the Malay/Indonesian language in any of its varieties. In addition to the standardized versions of Bahasa Melayu and Bahasa Indonesia, papers are particularly welcome dealing with non-canonical isolects such as regional dialects of Malay and Indonesian, contact varieties, and other closely related Malayic languages. Papers may be in any of the subfields of linguistics, and may represent variegated approaches and diverse theoretical persuasions. Presentations at ISMIL are delivered in English.

Persons wishing to present a paper at the symposium are invited to submit a one-page abstract (single-spaced, 12-point font) in both PDF format (Note: please make sure you embed any special fonts) and an editable format (.doc, .odt, .rtf, .tex, .txt) to the following address:

ismil@umn.edu

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 30 November 2009

Notification will be made by 15 January 2010

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Co-sponsors:

College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota
Consortium for the Study of the Asias, University of Minnesota
Institute for Global Studies, University of Minnesota
Institute for Advanced Study, University of Minnesota
Institute of Linguistics, English as a Second Language, and Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Minnesota

Co-organizers:

ISMIL standing committee members:

Peter Cole, University of Delaware
David Gil, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Uri Tadmor, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

ISMIL 14 local organizing committee members:

Hooi Ling Soh, University of Minnesota
Hiroki Nomoto, University of Minnesota
Catherine Fortin, Carleton College
Jeanette Gundel, University of Minnesota
Nancy Stenson, University of Minnesota

Inquiries: ismil@umn.edu