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Call for Abstracts<br>
Workshop on Applicatives in "Indonesian-Type" Languages<o:p></o:p><br>
Procida, Naples, Italy, 16 June 2014<br>
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One of the proposed characteristics of "Indonesian-Type" languages
is the presence of an applicative marker, most commonly a suffix,
whose functional load corresponds in large part to that of some of
the voice affixes of "Philippine-Type" languages.<o:p></o:p><br>
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We are currently developing a project in which we propose to examine
the forms, functions and diachronic development of applicative
constructions in Indonesian-Type languages, with a focus on patterns
of micro-variation in varieties of Malayic and Javanese.<span
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As part of the above project, we plan to hold a one-day workshop
involving paper presentations and panel discussions on the topic of
applicatives in Indonesian-Type languages.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>A majority of the paper slots will be filled by
project participants; however, we would also like to make a few
slots available to other scholars who might be interested in
presenting a paper at the workshop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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Papers should be concerned with "Indonesisan-Type" languages, and
may either deal with a single language or adopt a comparative
perspective.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Topics may
include, but are not limited to ...<o:p></o:p><br>
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• the forms and functions of applicative constructions<o:p></o:p><br>
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• patterns of syncretism involving applicatives and other
constructions, such as causatives, allatives, futures, and so forth<o:p></o:p><br>
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• the diachrony of applicative constructions:<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>etymologies and paths of
grammaticalization<o:p></o:p><br>
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Persons wishing to present a paper at the workshop are invited to
submit a one-page abstract, preferably in pdf format (but MsWord
also acceptable) to David Gil <gil AT eve.mpg.de><br>
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Deadline for submission of abstracts: 1 March 2014.<o:p></o:p><br>
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The Workshop on Applicatives in "Indonesian-Type" languages will be
held immediately following the 18th International Symposium on
Malay/Indonesian Linguistics (ISMIL18), also in Procida, on the
13-15 June 2014<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Since these
are separate events, prospective participants are welcome to submit
different papers to each event.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p><br>
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Coorganizers:<o:p></o:p><br>
Tom Conners - Center for Advanced Study of Language, University of
Maryland<o:p></o:p><br>
David Gil - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology,
Leipzig<o:p></o:p><br>
Tim McKinnon - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology,
Jakarta<o:p></o:p><br>
Antonia Soriente - Università degli Studi di Napoli "L'Orientale"<o:p></o:p><br>
Yanti - Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya, Jakarta<o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p><br>
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Inquiries:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>gil AT
eva.mpg.de<o:p></o:p><br>
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<big><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""><tt>Website:</tt><tt><span
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David Gil
Department of Linguistics
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Deutscher Platz 6, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
Telephone: 49-341-3550321 Fax: 49-341-3550333
Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gil@eva.mpg.de">gil@eva.mpg.de</a>
Webpage: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.eva.mpg.de/~gil/">http://www.eva.mpg.de/~gil/</a>
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