We are pleased to announce that the 19th Workshop on Altaic Formal Linguistics (WAFL19) will take place on 30 June – 2 July 2026 at the Leibniz-Center General Linguistics (ZAS) in Berlin, Germany.
We invite abstracts for in-person talks (20-minute presentation + 10-minute discussion) or poster presentations on any topic in theoretical Altaic linguistics, including phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, or pragmatics, as well as work based on experimental approaches of theoretical relevance. The term ‘Altaic’ is understood here to include Turkic, Mongolic, and Tungusic languages, as well as Japonic and Koreanic.
In addition to the more customary themes relevant to Altaic linguistics, WAFL19 will include a highlighted focus on hybridization in grammar. Many Altaic languages have been – and continue to be – in sustained contact with typologically distinct neighbors (e.g. Slavic, Iranian, Sinitic), creating conditions for the emergence of mixed, hybrid, or blended structures. Contact-induced subordination patterns in Balkan Turkic that blend Turkic and Balkan subordination templates provide one illustrative domain. We especially welcome contributions that address such phenomena.
All updates (including program, practical information, etc.) will be posted on this website.
Local organizers:
Cem Keskin (keskin@leibniz-zas.de)
Kazuko Yatsushiro (yatsushiro@leibniz-zas.de)
Deadline: 31 January 2026
Site: https://openreview.net/group?id=WAFL/2026/Conference (Caveat! We strongly encourage creating an OpenReview profile early due to the moderation policy for newly created profiles: New profiles created without an institutional email go through a moderation process that can take up to two weeks, whereas new profiles created with an institutional email are activated automatically.)
Abstracts
must be anonymous
at most 2 pages in length, including examples, tables, figures, and references
12pt font and 1 inch margins (US letter) or 2.5 cm margins (A4) on all four sides
maximum of two per person, one of which must be co-authored