Conference
55th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics
- Date
- Monday 24 August 2026 - Wednesday 26 August 2026
- Location
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Herta Mohr
Witte Singel 27A
2311 BG Leiden - Room
- TBA
We are pleased to invite you to the 55th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics (CALL 2026) to be held in Leiden from Monday 24 August up to and including 26 August 2026. CALL will be live with an on-line option. We distribute this first call for papers earlier than usual because you might want to combine a visit to CALL with the Bantu conference in Gent the week before our conference. A Schengen-visa is valid in both countries; travelling from Gent to Leiden is easy by train or bus, just over 2 hours.
Submit the title of your talk
Papers and research reports on all aspects of African languages and linguistics are welcome. Be aware that there might be overlap of the audiences of the Bantu conference in Gent and CALL. We shall allow 20 minutes for the presentation of each paper, plus 10 minutes discussion. If you want to give a presentation, please send in the title of your talk before 1 June 2026 using the following form. In case the form does not open for you, you can send us an email with all the information needed: call@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Please make sure that you send us
1. Name
2. Affiliation
3. Title of the paper in French or English
4. Email address
5. Whether you come in person or present on-line,
6. If are you planning to join the dinner on Monday evening and if so, if you have dietary requirements
7. Anything for us to take into account preparing the program.
We do not need an abstract of the paper. If you participate online, we request that you send your presentation as .mp4 video file before 15th August 2026.
We strive for CALL to be an inclusive and accessible event. Please let us know in your form or email before 1 June 2026 if you request interpretation in International Sign or another sign language. Feel free to contact us in case of other accessibility requests.
Registration
The registration fee will be 25 euro (15 euro for (PhD-)students), to be paid on the first day of the colloquium. On Monday evening a dinner will be organized (extra costs 40 euro).
In case you need an official letter of acceptance of your participation, please let us know (via call@hum.leidenuniv.nl). If you need a visa to enter the Netherlands, make sure to start procedures well ahead of time. Unfortunately, it is not possible to provide financial assistance.
Accommodation
We suggest you try to book your own accommodation. You can find a list of suitable addresses here.
Programme
TBA