LINGUIST List 26.1806
Sat Apr 04 2015
Confs: African Languages, General Ling, Historical Ling, Lang Documentation, Typology, Anthropological Ling/USA
Editor for this issue: Anna White <awhitelinguistlist.org>
Date: 04-Apr-2015
From: Peter Jenks <jenks
berkeley.edu>
Subject: 47th Annual Conference on African Linguistics
E-mail this message to a friend 47th Annual Conference on African Linguistics
Short Title: ACAL47
Date: 23-Mar-2016 - 26-Mar-2016
Location: Berkeley, CA, USA
Contact: Larry Hyman and Peter Jenks
Contact Email:
< click here to access email > Meeting URL:
http://linguistics.berkeley.edu/acal47/
Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics; General Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Language Documentation; Typology
Language Family(ies): Afroasiatic; Khoisan; Niger-Congo; Nilo-Saharan; Semitic
Meeting Description:
The department of linguistics at UC Berkeley is pleased to announce that it will be hosting the 47th meeting of the Annual Conference on African Linguistics. The conference will focus on all aspects of African linguistics, from linguistic description to theoretical analysis and historical reconstruction. Please plan ahead and join us in Berkeley next Spring!
Invited Speakers (more to be announced):
- Gerrit Dimmendaal (Universität zu Köln)
- Jeff Good (University at Buffalo)
- Tom Güldemann (Humboldt-Universität)
- Claire Halpert (University of Minnesota)
- Ethelbert Kari (University of Botswana and University of Port Harcourt)
- Sharon Rose (UC San Diego)
Special Workshop: Areal Features and Linguistic Reconstruction in Africa
Africa contains several distinct linguistic areas which are often claimed to hold special importance for the reconstruction of African proto-languages and our understanding of African pre-history. This workshop will focus on exploring the fine-grained areal distribution of the phonological, morphological, and syntactic features of Africa with debates about genetic affiliation and historical migration patterns as a backdrop.
Important Dates and Deadlines:
August 15: Submission open
November 15: Submission deadline
Early January: Results announced, registration opens
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