The Conference on Central Asian Languages and Linguistics (ConCALL) was established in Spring 2014 as a scholarly research and professional development conference for linguists and language educators specializing in the languages of Central and Western Asia. ConCALL brings together specialists working on both the Altaic and Eastern Indo-European language families, as well as other language groups represented in the region.
The conference promotes research and collaboration on a wide range of languages, including Azerbaijani, Dari, Kazakh, Kurdish, Mongolian, Pashto, Persian, Tajiki, Tibetan, Turkish, Tuvan, Uyghur, and Uzbek, as well as Armenian and Georgian. ConCALL also highlights work on endangered and lesser-studied languages such as Buryat and Kalmyk (Mongolic), Shugni (Iranian), Selkup (Uralic), and Chuvash, Bashkir, and Yakut (Turkic).
ConCALL-1
The first Conference on Central Asian Languages and Linguistics (ConCALL-1) was held on May 16–17, 2014. The conference theme was “Building a Bond: Strengthening the Central Asian Language Community.”
Plenary speakers included:
- Chris Beckwith, Indiana University
- Jorge Hankamer, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Simin Karimi, University of Arizona
- Jaklin Kornfilt, Syracuse University
Click here to access the ConCALL-1 Proceedings.
ConCALL-2
ConCALL-2 was held October 7–9, 2016. The conference theme was “Continuing the Journey: Strengthening the Central Asian Language Community.”
Plenary speakers included:
- Marcel Erdal
- Barış Kabak, University of Würzburg
- Arsalan Kahnemuyipour, University of Toronto Mississauga
- György Kara, Indiana University
- Silvina Montrul, University of Illinois
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ConCALL-3
ConCALL-3 was held March 2–4, 2018.
Plenary speakers included:
- Vera Gribanova, Stanford University
- Jason Rothman, University of Reading
- Pollet Samvelian, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle
- Rex Sprouse, Indiana University
Mehmet Yavaş, Florida International University
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ConCALL-4
ConCALL-4, postponed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was held virtually April 9–10, 2021.
Plenary speakers included:
- Karen Baertsch, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
- William Fierman, Indiana University
- Matthew Gordon, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Ayşe Gürel, Boğaziçi University
- Irene Vogel, University of Delaware
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