Series

Descriptive and Anthropological Linguistics Discussion Group

This group's objective is mainly to discuss data from an anthropological linguistic and descriptivist perspective. Through discussion we aim to stimulate ideas and contribute with literature to enrich the analysis of the language under study.

The Descriptive and Anthropological Linguistics Discussion Group offers the opportunity for PhD candidates, staff members, guests, and MA students 1) to present raw data, such as from fieldwork, and (preliminary) analyses to receive feedback in an informal setting, 2) to do a trial run for an upcoming talk somewhere else, 3) to discuss a certain topic/issue. This group meets around twice a month on Mondays from 16:00 to 17:00.

Programme

• 11 Feb
  Lecture Discussion: non-obligatory number marking Maarten Mous, Jenny Doetjes
• 08 Apr
  Lecture ‘Give’ constructions in Austronesian and Papuan languages of eastern Indonesia: a case of structural convergence
• 15 Apr
  Lecture The history of word-initial geminates in Kelantan Malay Jiang Wu
• 29 Apr
  Lecture What is in the Alorese lexicon
• 13 May
  Lecture Ethno-taxonomy among Bakhtiari nomads of Iran – Part 2: Plants Sima Zolfaghari
• 20 May
  Lecture The phonology of Gebe, North Maluku Marton Bax
• 03 Jun
  Lecture Maa (Maasai) non-verbal predication and 'be' corpular constructions Doris Payne (University of Oregon)
• 07 Jun
  Lecture Tone in Binumarien (Trans-New Guinea): mora-based melodies Renger van Dasselaar