Call for papers

Abstract submission for APLL14 is now open. The Programme Committee welcomes presentations on any aspect of the languages and linguistics of Austronesian and Papuan languages, including descriptive linguistics of individual languages, and comparative and historical studies involving several of these languages. Moreover, we invite abstracts on two special themes that are planned for the conference: language ecology and applicatives. See more on these below.

Presentations will be 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of discussion. Each individual may contribute up to two submissions, one of which may be a single-author paper. Abstracts will be peer-reviewed by members of the Programme Committee. Abstracts must be submitted via email to: apll14.conference[a]gmail.com

Abstracts must be no more than two A4 pages in length, including all material such as references, examples, figures, tables, and maps. Abstracts must be anonymous, and set in a minimum of 12pt font. They should be in .pdf format and the filename should start with APLL14, followed by an underscore and then first author’s surname, e.g. APLL14_sonder.pdf. If you have a common surname, please also include initials, e.g. APLL14_jsmith.pdf.


  • Abstract submission deadline: 1 March 2022

  • Notification of acceptance: 1 April 2022