Dec. 17, 2025 - Dec. 19, 2025
The 13th International Conference-cum-Workshop on Endangered and Lesser-Known Languages (ELKL-13) will be hosted by the Department of Linguistics, Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU), and organised in collaboration with the Centre of Language Planning, Policy, and Sociolinguistics (CLPP-Socio), Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru, in association with the Society for Endangered and Lesser-Known Languages (SEL). The ELKL series was initiated by SEL to promote international research and dialogue on endangered and lesser-known languages.
The conference will provide a platform for sharing research on endangered and lesser-known languages with emphasis on documentation, revitalisation, sociolinguistics, language policy and planning, translation, and the role of AI and digital technologies. Comparative and international perspectives are encouraged.
Keynote Speaker:
Prof. Gilvan Müller de Oliveira, Head, UNESCO Chair on Language Policies for Multilingualism, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil
Themes (indicative, not exhaustive):
• Language documentation and description
• Fieldwork methodologies and innovations in documentation
• Typological and descriptive studies
• Revitalisation, literacy, pedagogy, and intergenerational transmission
• Sociolinguistic documentation, vitality, and ethnolinguistic vitality assessments
• Language policy and planning
• Translation, terminology, Indian knowledge systems, and knowledge transmission
• AI and digital technologies
• Digital archives, ethics, and accessibility
• Interdisciplinary and applied perspectives
Additional details at: can be viewed at https://linguistlist.org/issues/36-2603
Submission instructions:
Abstract Guidelines:
• Abstracts must be submitted in English.
• Length: maximum 300 words (excluding references).
• Each abstract must include a title and 3–5 keywords.
• Format: Times New Roman, 12-point font, with standard margins.
• The abstract should not exceed 2 pages, including examples, tables/figures, and references.
• Abstracts must be submitted as anonymous PDFs (do not include author names in the file; provide author details only in the submission form).
• Authors may submit a maximum of one single-authored abstract and/or one co-authored abstract.
Submissions open: Sept. 3, 2025 - Oct. 2, 2025
Abstract review period: Oct. 3, 2025 - Oct. 21, 2025
Contact Email: [email protected]