Abstract Submission

Abstract guidelines

Deadline of submission
May 30, 2026 

Language
African language, English, and French

Maximum signs
max. 450 words

Notifications
July 30, 2026


Topics


We invite abstracts for both paper and poster presentations on the following areas including, but not limited to:


  • African Linguistics (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, language documentation, etc) 
  • African languages, politics and governance 
  • African languages in education 
  • African language policies 
  • African languages and technology 
  • African languages and development 
  • African languages and climate change 
  • African languages and biodiversity 
  • African languages and gender 
  • African languages and African history 
  • African languages in literature 
  • African languages 
  •  Orthographies of African languages 
  • Multilingualism in Africa 
  • Second language acquisition/ learning and use in Africa 
  • Foreign language learning and use in Africa 
  • African Sign Languages 
  • African languages in the world 
  • Language Endangerment and revitalization in Africa 
  • African languages and religion 
  •  African languages and culture

All research including completed research and contributions from ongoing research are welcome.


Submission requirements

  • Abstracts should contain a maximum of 450 words, excluding references, and should NOT include the authors’ names but should include the title of the paper. 
  • Languages of submission are: African language, English, and French.
  • Your name, affiliation and the title of your paper should be sent on a separate sheet alongside the abstract. Please also indicate if you are a student. 
  •  Abstracts should be sent in word document (or PDF document if it contains special symbols). This should be submitted via the portal in the website.
  • All submissions should be made in Times New Roman, 12pt. 
  • Paper presentations will be 20 minutes followed by a 10-minute discussion

Should you have queries, please send us an email on: wocal2027@univie.ac.at


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