[parislinguists] conf CvStutterheim

[Lea Nash]

L'UMR 7023 (SFL)
a le plaisir d'annoncer un exposé
Date : lundi 22 novembre 2004
Lieu : locaux SFL, 15 rue Catulienne, 93 Saint-Denis, salle 205
Heure : 10:00-11:30
Métro : Basilique de Saint-Denis
RER : Saint-Denis


10:00-11:30
	       Language specificity in event construal
	
                                     Christiane von Stutterheim

	         Institut für Deutsch als Fremdsprachenphilologie, 
Université de Heidelberg

RESUME

Cross-linguistic studies of event time structures which include Semitic 
(Algerian Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic), Germanic (English, German, 
Dutch, Norwegian), and Romance languages (French, Italian, Spanish) 
reveal language-specific effects in the way events are construed, 
showing that the underlying principles are both perspective driven and 
linked to patterns of grammaticisation. In the talk I will take a closer 
look at three of these languages (English, German, Dutch) which differ 
with respect to the coding of grammatical aspect. Using short scenes as 
stimulus material, the study covers both verbal and non-verbal tasks in 
the processing of event-related scenes. The data will be analysed with 
respect to
-	cross-linguistic differences in the verbalisation of end points and 
other types of event boundaries
-	cross-linguistic differences in expressing the contrast specific 
versus generic
-	language related differences in speech onset times
-	eye movement when processing the visual input for verbalisation

The results can be taken as manifestations of language-specific patterns 
of event construal which are grammatically determined. Contrasts 
manifested in linguistic form can be linked to differences in the 
processing of information for verbalisation at a pre-verbal stage. The 
findings will be related to current discussions on the role of 
language-specific processes in conceptualisation.


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