The annual meeting of the North Atlantic Conference on Afroasiatic Linguistics (NACAL) will be held at the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (INALCO) in Paris, France, from October 2-4, 2026. NACAL is an annual gathering featuring the presentation and discussion of original research on linguistic topics relevant to the languages of the Afroasiatic phylum (Berber, Chadic, Cushitic, Egyptian, Omotic, and Semitic). 

Organizing Committee 

Ahmad Al-Jallad  

Bruno Herin

Call for papers 

Original contributions related to all aspects of Afroasiatic languages, including phonology, morphology, syntax, typology, historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, language documentation and description, epigraphy, and more, are welcome. 

Key dates 

Submission deadline: May 30, 2025 

Notification of abstract acceptance: June 15, 2025
Conference: October 2-4, 2026

Abstract submission 

Abstracts should be submitted in English or French, with glosses or translations for words or examples in any other language. Each abstract, including the title and any data in figures or tables, must not exceed 500 words. Authors are asked to remove all personal identification from the abstract. Each contributor can submit at most one single-authored and one co-authored paper. 

Talks will be allotted 20 minutes for the presentation with 10 minutes for questions and answers. The deadline for all submissions is May 15, 2025. Abstracts should be submitted to nacal2025@gmail.com. Please be advised that late submissions may not be considered.