May 15-17, 2025
56th Annual Conference on African Linguistics
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Important dates
Early deadline for visa applicants: September 1, 2024
Final abstract deadline: January 10, 2025
Notification of acceptance: Mid-February, 2025
Conference: May 15-17, 2025
Invited speakers
Samuel Kayode Akinbo (University of Toronto)
Paulin Djité (Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny and African Development Bank)
Rose Letsholo-Tafila (University of Botswana)
Simanique Moody (Brooklyn College)
ACAL 56 special theme: African Languages in Diaspora
ACAL welcomes papers on any area of African Linguistics for paper or poster presentations. This year's conference will also feature a special session on linguistic research concerning the African diaspora (including but not limited to description or analysis of diaspora language varieties, conducting linguistic research in diaspora communities, or conducting research as an African linguist living in diaspora).