cs.umass.edu or
adamczykcs.umass.edu
Editor for this issue: <>
yvax.byu.edu>THE ARABIC LINGUISTICS SOCIETY UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST Department of Linguistics Near Eastern Area Studies Program Vice-Chancellor for Research and Dean of the Graduate School THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH Announce the EIGHTH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON ARABIC LINGUISTICS MARCH 4-5, 1994 An open forum for scholars interested in the application of current linguistics theories and analysis to Arabic. FRIDAY, MARCH 4 9:30-10:00 CATEGORIAL INDETERMINACY AND QUANTIFIERS IN ARABIC M. A. Mohammad University of Florida 10:00-10:30 BINDING IN ARABIC AND THE LEXICAL CLAUSE Bernadette Plunkett University of York 10:30-11:00 coffee BREAK 11:00-11:30 DIGLOSSIA, LINGUISTIC VARIATION & LANGUAGE CHANGE IN ARABIC Keith Walters University of Texas, Austin 11:30-12:00 MORPHOLOGICAL STRUCTURE & LEXICAL REPRESENTATIONS: EVIDENCE FROM ARABIC Sabah Safi-Stagni King Abdulaziz University 12:00-2:00 LUNCH BREAK 2:00-3:00 FUZZY CATEGORIES in Arabic GUEST SPEAKER: MUSHIRA EID University of Utah 3:00-3:30 coffee BREAK 3:30-4:00 VOICE AS A PRIVATIVE FEATURE: ASSIMILATION IN ARABIC Mahasen H. Abu-Mansour Umm Al-Qura University 4:00-4:30 SOME ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES OF THE EMPHATIC & NON-EMPHATIC CONSONANTS IN ARABIC: A COMPARISON OF MALE/FEMALE SPEAKERS Kassem Mohammed Shafei Wahba Alexandria University 4:30-5:00 THE TIMING STRUCTURE OF CVVC SYLLABLES Ellen Broselow, Marie Huffman, Su-i Chen, Ruohmei Hsieh State University of New York at Stony Brook SATURDAY, MARCH 5 10:00-10:30 A SYSTEMIC-FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE CLAUSE IN ARABIC Anas H. Abu-Mansour Umm Al-Qura University 10:30-11:00 coffee BREAK 11:00-11:30 DEFLECTED ADJECTIVAL AGREEMENT IN CAIRENE ARABIC: A GRAMMATICAL CHANGE IN PROGRESS David Wilmsen The American University in Cairo 11:30-12:00 STYLE SHIFTING IN FORMAL JORDANIAN ENVIRONMENTS Carolyn Killean University of Chicago 12:00-2:00 LUNCH BREAK 2:00-2:30 LF REPRESENTATION OF DERIVED CAUSATIVE/ REFLEXIVE VERBS IN ARABIC Mark S. LeTourneau Weber State University 2:30-3:00 ARABIC SPEAKERS' RESETTING OF PARAMETERS Naomi Bolotin Harvard University 3:00-3:30 coffee BREAK 3:30-4:00 NEGATIVE POLARITY ITEMS IN MOROCCAN ARABIC Elabbas Benmamoun University of Illinois 4:00-4:30 ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NegP IN FRENCH AND TUNISIAN Raja Bahloul Cornell University 4:30-5:00 EXTENDING THE NegP HYPOTHESIS Maher Bahloul Cornell University 5:00-5:30 BUSINESS MEETING All sessions will take place in room 165-169 of the Campus Center. REGISTRATION FORM* Name Address City/State Zip Affiliation The Campus Center Hotel at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, offers symposium participants reduced rates according to occupancy: $56 single, $66 double, $78 triple, $130 suite. Reservations may be made by contacting the hotel directly at (413) 549-6000, Ext. 7714. To obtain the special conference rate, request a room from block #A1233. These rates and rooms are available only until February 17, 1994. Amherst is located in western Massachusetts, about a 1-hour drive from Hartford, Conn., or a 2 1/2-hour drive from Boston. The nearest airport is Hartford/Springfield, about a 1-hour drive away. Transportation to and from the airport by van must be reserved in advance through Valley Transporter (413-549-1350). A less expensive (but less convenient) alternative is the Peter Pan Bus lines (800-237-8747). *Please detach and return with your check to The Arabic Linguistics Society at the address to the right. REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Preregistration (prior to February 10, 1994) $20 At the Door $25 Faculty & Students, University of Massachusetts FREE Make checks payable to: Arabic Linguistics Society Middle East Center, Bldg. 113 The University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 84112 For information, contact: John McCarthy or Kathy Adamcyzk Department of Linguistics University of Massachusetts, Amherst Amherst, MA 01003 Phone: 413-545-0885 Fax: 413-545-2792 E-mail: mccarthyMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue