27.1517, Calls: Morphology, Semantics, Typology/Peru

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Subject: 27.1517, Calls: Morphology, Semantics, Typology/Peru

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Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 15:30:26
From: Carolina Rodríguez [carolina.rodrigueza at pucp.edu.pe]
Subject: Workshop - The grammar of body-part expressions

 
Full Title: Workshop - The grammar of body-part expressions 

Date: 27-Oct-2016 - 29-Oct-2016
Location: Lima, Peru 
Contact Person: Carolina Rodríguez
Meeting Email: bodypartspucp at gmail.com

Linguistic Field(s): Morphology; Semantics; Typology 

Call Deadline: 15-Jul-2016 

Meeting Description:

II International Workshop on the Typology of Amerindian Languages:
The grammar of body-part expressions

Venue: Auditorio de Humanidades 
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP)
Dates: 27-29 October 2016
Workshop languages: English, Spanish and Portuguese

Keynote speakers: Marianne Mithun, Christian Lehmann
Discussant: Spike Gildea
Organizers: Roberto Zariquiey, Pilar Valenzuela

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. 

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. 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.


Call for Papers:

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 27-29 October
2016.

We welcome abstracts dealing with the topics mentioned in the meeting
description, 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.
 
Publication of a volume based on the studies presented in the workshop is
planned.

One page abstracts should be sent to bodypartspucp at gmail.com. 

Abstract deadline: 15 July 2016.




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