LINGUIST List 21.3606 Sun Sep 12 2010 Confs: Typology, Morphology, Syntax/Australia Editor for this issue: Amy Brunett <brunettlinguistlist.org> LINGUIST is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new feature: Easy Abstracts! Easy Abs is a free abstract submission and review facility designed to help conference organizers and reviewers accept and process abstracts online. Just go to: http://www.linguistlist.org/confcustom, and begin your conference customization process today! With Easy Abstracts, submission and review will be as easy as 1-2-3! Directory         1.    Alexandra Aikhenvald, International Workshop 'Possession and Ownership' Message 1: International Workshop 'Possession and Ownership' Date: 10-Sep-2010 From: Alexandra Aikhenvald <Alexandra.Aikhenvaldjcu.edu.au> Subject: International Workshop 'Possession and Ownership' E-mail this message to a friend International Workshop 'Possession and Ownership' Short Title: PO Date: 27-Sep-2010 - 02-Oct-2010 Location: Cairns, Australia Contact: Alexandra Aikhenvald Contact Email: Alexandra.Aikhenvaldjcu.edu.au Meeting URL: http://www.jcu.edu.au/events/eventscns/JCUPRD1_061380.html Linguistic Field(s): Morphology; Syntax; Typology Meeting Description: Possession and Ownership The Tenth International Workshop organised by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald and R. M. W. Dixon Language and Culture Research Group, Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences, and the Cairns Institute, James Cook University, Cairns 27 September - 2 October 2010 The Workshop focuses on a wide variety of types of possessive constructions (possessive noun phrases, predicative possession and more), and correlations between linguistic expression and conceptualization of possession and ownership across the world's languages. Auditors are welcome, at no fee (but note that we are unable to arrange accommodation for auditors). A hard copy of the Position Paper can be supplied on request. Monday, 27 September in building E2, room 113/113a Morning Session. Chair: R. M. W. Dixon 9:00 Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald (JCU) 'Possession and Ownership: a Cross-linguistic Perspective' 10:30 Coffee 11:00 Anne Storch (University of Cologne) 'Possession in Jukun (Benue-Congo Family)' 12:30 Lunch Afternoon Session. Chair: Anne Schwarz 2:00 Felix Ameka (University of Leiden) 'Possession in Likpe (Kwa Family)' 3:30 Coffee 4:00 Mark Post (JCU) 'Possession in Galo (Tibeto-Burman)' 5:30 Finish Tuesday, 28 September in building E2, room 113/113a Morning Session. Chair: Mark Post 9:00 Isabelle Bril (CNRS, Paris) 'Possession and Ownership in Nêlêmwa (Oceanic Branch of Austronesian)' 10:30 Coffee 11:00 Gloria Gravelle (Free University, Amsterdam) 'Possession in Moskona (Papuan Region)' 12:30 Lunch Afternoon Session. Chair: Henry Chang 2:00 Yongxian Luo (University of Melbourne) 'Possession in Chinese, with Notes on Zhuang (Tai Family)' 3:30 Coffee 4:00 Tianqiao (Mike) Lu (JCU) 'Possession in Maonan (Tai-Kadai)' 5:30 Finish pto Wednesday 29 September ? free day Thursday 30 September in Library, Room B1.031 Morning Session. Chair: Tianqiao (Mike) Lu 9:00 Lev Michael (University of California, Berkeley) 'Possession in Nanti (Arawak Family)' 10:30 Coffee 11:00 Anne Schwarz (JCU) 'Possession in Buli (Gur family)' 12:30 Lunch Afternoon Session. Chair: Ton Otto 2:00 Rosita Henry (JCU) 'Being and Belonging: Exchange Relations and Land Ownership in the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea' 3:30 Coffee 4:00 Michael Wood (JCU) 'Possessing the Wind: Kamula Property Interests in the New Carbon Economy' 5:30 Finish Friday 1 October in building E2, room 113/113a Morning Session. Chair: R. M. W. Dixon 9:00 Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald (JCU) 'Possession and Ownership in Manambu (Ndu Family, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea)' 10:30 Coffee 11:00 Professor Sandra Harding, Vice-Chancellor and President of James Cook University will welcome participants and launch Alexandra Aikhenvald's new book Imperatives and Commands (Oxford University Press). 11:10 Zygmunt Frajzyngier (University of Colorado at Boulder) 'Possession in Wandala (Chadic subgroup of Afro-asiatic)' 12:40 Lunch Afternoon Session. Chair: Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald 2:00 Alan Dench (University of Western Australia) 'Possession and Ownership in Martuthunira (Australian)' 3:30 Coffee 4:00 Group discussion 5:00 Finish Saturday 2 October in building E2, room 113/113a 9:30 start Chair: Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald 9:30 R. M. W. Dixon (JCU) 'What Can We Conclude?' 11:00 Coffee 11:30 Group discussion and publication plans 1:00 Finish Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 12-Sep-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.