LINGUIST List 23.2718: Confs: General Ling/USA

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LINGUIST List 23.2718
Wed Jun 13 2012 Confs: General Ling/USA Editor for this issue: Xiyan Wang <xiyanlinguistlist.org>
Date: 13-Jun-2012 From: Vicki Carstens <carstensvmissouri.edu> Subject: African Linguistics Workshop E-mail this message to a friend African Linguistics Workshop Date: 22-Jun-2012 - 23-Jun-2012 Location: Columbia, Missouri, USA Contact: Vicki Carstens Contact Email: < click here to access email > Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics Meeting Description: African Linguistics Workshop University of Missouri Program in Linguistics Friday June 22 and Saturday June 23, 2012 To celebrate the visit of Professor Loyiso Mletshe from The Xhosa Language Dept, University of the Western Cape, we plan two days of get-togethers and talks on aspects of the grammars of African languages. Roster of presenters so far: Vicki Carstens (MU), Michael Marlo (MU), Claire Halpert (MIT), Michael Diercks (Pomona College), and Loyiso Mletshe (UWC). There will be an on-site registration fee of $25 to be applied towards coffee breaks and miscellaneous costs. Beautiful rooms within walking distance of the linguistics program and local restaurants and shops are available at: The Tiger Hotel http://www.thetigerhotel.com/ 573-875-8888 Ask for the university rate of $119. This is a small hotel; rooms go fast so please reserve well in advance. Nothing else is as nice or as convenient! All talks will be held in Tate Hall room 215 Friday June 22 2:30 pm Registration and Welcome Session 1: Syntax 3:00 pm Vicki Carstens & Loyiso Mletshe, University of Missouri & University of the Western Cape Implications of Impersonals and Passives in Xhosa 4:00 pm Claire Halpert, MIT/University of Minnesota On Expletive Agreement, CPs, and the EPP in Zulu 5:00 pm Michael Diercks & Vicki Carstens, University of Missouri & Pomona College More on Hyper-raising 7:00 pm Dinner Saturday June 23 Session 2: Phonology 9:00 am Mary Paster, Pomona College Hi Tone Tripling in Manyika 9:45 am Kris Ebarb, Indiana University On the Use of Tonal Evidence in Historical Reconstructions: A case study of Eastern Luyia 10:30 am Coffee break 10:45 am Dave Odden, Ohio State University Why Phonologists Have to Care About Syntax When Doing Kikerewe Tone 11:45-1:30 Lunch break Session 3: Syntax 1:30 pm Patricia Schneider Zioga, Cal State Fullerton Agreement at the Left Edge of VP 2:00 pm Ibrahima Ba, University of Kansas Aspectual Heads and the Clause Structure of Pular 2:30 pm Bob Botne, Indiana University Tense, Aspect, and Temporal Remoteness in Southern Bantu 3:15 pm Christopher Bateen, University of Minnesota Chichewa/English Code-switching inside the Chichewa DP 4:00 pm Coffee Break Session 4: Special session on Tiriki 4:15 pm Michael Marlo & Zachary Branson, University of Missouri Aspects of Tiriki Tone 5:30 pm Jonah Bates, University of Missouri Tiriki NC phonology 6:00 pm Dustin Glover, University of Missouri Focus in Tiriki 7:30 Dinner End of workshop Read more issues\|LINGUIST home page\|Top of issue

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