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size=3>Dear colleagues,</FONT></P>
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size=3>At the organizers' request, I am planning a session on early
Austronesian subgrouping at 10-ICAL (January 2006, the Philippines: <A
href="http://www.sil.org/asia/philippines/ical.html">http://www.sil.org/asia/philippines/ical.html</A>).
The aim is to allow presentation and discussion of recent hypotheses and methods
on the overall architecture of the AN family tree, without going into the
detailed structure of individual subgroups.</FONT></P>
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size=3>The format thus far is for four 45-minute presentations, including
discussion time, on either side of a 30-mn break. The session will either occupy
a morning, or an afternoon. The program of sessions at 10-ICAL is not finalized
yet, but I am assured that although there will be parallel sessions, a session
on Formosan languages will <U>not</U> be scheduled at the same time.</FONT></P>
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size=3>Proposals for presentations are invited. Topics of interest
are:</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>-position of Formosan languages; </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>-can constructs like WMP, CEMP, CMP, Hesperonesian, Proto-Formosan,
Philippine, etc. be supported with uniquely shared innovations ?</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>-alternative architectures for the MP node;</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>-what linguistic subgroupings are compatible with a New
Guinea/non-Formosan homeland for Austronesian ?</FONT></P><FONT
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><o:p></o:p><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>-computational subgrouping
methods;</FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">-subgrouping arguments from
outside of linguistics: genetics, archaeology etc.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>This list is not limitative.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>For enquiries or to propose a contribution, please contact me, Laurent
Sagart, at </FONT><A href="mailto:sagart@ehess.fr"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>sagart@ehess.fr</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>, preferably using a very explicit subject line
(to ensure your mail is not falsely treated as spam by the spam filter at my
institution).</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>L. Sagart</FONT></P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>