<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><b class="">II International Workshop on the Typology of Amerindian Languages: The grammar of body-part expressions</b><div class=""><br class="">Venue: Auditorio de Humanidades - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) - Lima<br class=""><br class="">Dates: 27-29 October 2016<br class=""><br class="">Workshop languages: English, Spanish and Portuguese<br class=""><br class="">Keynote speakers Marianne Mithun<br class=""><br class=""> Christian Lehmann<br class=""><br class="">Discussant Spike Gildea<br class=""><br class="">Organizers Roberto Zariquiey<br class=""><br class=""> Pilar Valenzuela<br class=""><br class=""> <br class=""><br class="">One page abstracts are invited for the II International Workshop on the Typology of Amerindian Languages: The Grammar of Body-part Expressions to be held at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), on 27-29th October 2016.<br class=""><br class="">Body-part expressions are well known cross-linguistically because of their particular grammatical properties. In many languages of the world, body-part expressions are conspicuously found in noun incorporation, various types of compounding and special possessive constructions. Furthermore, it is the case that in a number of languages some of these constructions are exclusively found in association with body-part expressions.<br class=""><br class="">The particular morphosyntactic properties of body-parts expressions are in accordance with their special cognitive status. Body parts are a model for conceptualization in very different semantic domains: spatial relations, numbers, emotions and so on. Additionally, expressions denoting body parts may be the diachronic source of topological expressions, reflexive/reciprocal markers, intensifiers of various sorts, numerals and classifiers.<br class=""><br class="">We welcome abstracts dealing with these or any other topic that may contribute to the understanding of the morphosyntactic and sematic nature of body-part expressions in the languages of the Americas. We are equally open to abstracts taking synchronic or diachronic approaches, and focusing on one language or a language family/area. Finally, we also welcome presentations from other disciplines, including anthropology, philosophy or psychology.<br class=""><br class="">Publication of a volume based on the studies presented in the workshop is planned.<br class=""><br class="">One page abstracts should be sent to <a href="mailto:bodypartspucp@gmail.com" class="">bodypartspucp@gmail.com</a>. Abstract deadline: July 15, 2016.<br class=""><br class=""> <br class=""><br class=""> <br class=""><br class=""> </div></body></html>