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<br>
The Twenty-Fourth <br>
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MALAY/INDONESIAN LINGUISTICS <br>
(ISMIL 24) <br>
<br>
15-17 May 2020 <br>
Honolulu, Hawai'i, USA <br>
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*** <br>
<br>
Papers presented at ISMIL are concerned with the
Malay/Indonesian language in any of its varieties. In addition
to the standardized versions of Bahasa Melayu and Bahasa
Indonesia, papers are particularly welcome dealing with
non-canonical isolects such as regional dialects of Malay and
Indonesian, contact varieties, and other closely related Malayic
languages. Papers may be in any of the subfields of
linguistics, and may represent variegated approaches and diverse
theoretical persuasions. Presentations at ISMIL are delivered in
English. <br>
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Persons wishing to present a paper at the symposium are invited
to submit a one-page abstract in electronic form (preferably
pdf, but MsWord also acceptable) to David Gil at the following
address: <br>
<br>
gil AT shh.mpg.de <br>
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Deadline for submission of abstracts: 14 February 2020</span></p>
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Co-organizers: <br>
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Bradley McDonnell, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa</span></p>
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Delaware</span></p>
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Maryland</span></p>
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for the Science of Human History</span></p>
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Tampere</span></p>
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Minnesota</span></p>
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*** </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
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mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi">ISMIL 24 will be one of a
triple-header of related conferences all to take place in
Honolulu:</span></p>
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on the Languages of Java (ISLOJ8), 14-15 May</span></p>
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class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://indoling.com/isloj/isloj-8/">https://indoling.com/isloj/isloj-8/</a></span></p>
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Meeting of the Southeast Asian Linguistic Society (SEALS30),
18-20 May</span></p>
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href="https://sites.google.com/site/sealsjournal/home/announcements-of-conferences">https://sites.google.com/site/sealsjournal/home/announcements-of-conferences</a><br>
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mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-language:JA">Special
Joint ISLOJ/ISMIL Session on m/Minimalism in ISMIL/ISLOJ
Languages</span></p>
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mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-language:JA">Different
varieties of Indonesian, Javanese and other ISLOJ/ISMIL
languages have been described as conforming to the general
Western-Malayo Polynesian (Indonesian-type language) typological
pattern characterized by moderately agglutinating morphology,
symmetric voice systems, and fixed SVO word order.
Alternatively, they have been described as languages with free
word order, more isolating morphology, and no or few lexical
category distinctions—typologically more like mainland SEA
languages. Part of this discrepancy arises from the difference
between standard and non-standard varieties. Malay is a
macro-language that encompasses a range of native Malay
varieties spoken in and around the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and
Borneo; other varieties are based on a lingua franca Malay
spoken throughout the Indonesian archipelago; modern colloquial
Indonesian varieties; and the highly structured and standardized
Indonesian. Javanese, by contrast, has many regional varieties,
but its standard variety is based on a prestige variety spoken
in the region of traditional political and cultural power. The
existence of this range of varieties has led to much research
around the question of how minimalist ISMIL/ISLOJ languages are
from a typological perspective, especially the non-standard
varieties (inter alia Gil 2001, 2005, 2013, 2015; Conners,
Bowden, and Gil 2015; Jackendoff and Wittenberg 2014; Enfield
2017; Polinsky and Potsdam In Press) Not only are these
varieties relevant for a cross-linguistic understanding and
accounts of language complexity, the typological profile of
ISMIL/ISLOJ varieties also raises challenges for how best to
account in various theoretical frameworks, such as in Minimalism
(Chomsky 1995, ff). This special joint ISMIL/ISLOJ session
invites papers to address these issues surrounding minimalism
and/or Minimalism in light of any of the following questions: </span></p>
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complex are ISMIL/ISLOJ languages cross-linguistically, compared
to other Austronesian languages, standard vs. non-standard
varieties, betweenisolects/dialects? </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
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various theoretical frameworks account for phenomena in
ISMIL/ISLOJ languages – particularly more functional (e.g.,
usage-based, constructionist approaches) or generative
frameworks (e.g., the Minimalist program)? </span></p>
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ISMIL/ISLOJ languages inform various theoretical frameworks,
both typologically and formally? </span></p>
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Keynote speakers:</span></p>
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Polinsky (University of Maryland) </span></p>
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mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-language:JA">Nick
Enfield (University of Sydney)</span></p>
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mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-language:JA">Eva
Wittenburg (University of California, San Diego)</span></p>
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Joint ISLOJ/ISMIL Plenary speaker: Dwi Novi Djenar (University
of Sydney)</span></p>
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Further information: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://indoling.com/ismil/ismil-24/">https://indoling.com/ismil/ismil-24/</a></span></p>
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David Gil
Senior Scientist (Associate)
Department of Linguistic and Cultural Evolution
Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
Kahlaische Strasse 10, 07745 Jena, Germany
Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gil@shh.mpg.de">gil@shh.mpg.de</a>
Mobile Phone (Israel): +972-556825895
Mobile Phone (Indonesia): +62-81344082091</pre>
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