[An-lang] New Austronesian research group

Mon Mar 21 15:08:00 UTC 2005

Dear Colleagues

I am pleased to announce the launch of the UK Austronesian Research Group (UKARG); to announce the first seminar in our series; and to call for papers for a one day workshop on Austronesian Linguistics to be held in May.

Please circulate this message to any of your colleagues you think may be interested.

1. UKARG

In response to an increasing level of research activity in Austronesian languages and linguistics in the UK, UKARG has been launched with the intention of bringing together scholars working in this field, to hold regular seminars and workshops, and generally promote research into Austronesian languages and linguistics.

Although the group is based in the UK, it is envisaged that researchers from elsewhere in Europe and beyond will also participate, and that visitors to the UK who work in Austronesian linguistics will participate in the group during their time here.

UKARG meetings will be held in various locations around the UK. The group has been convened by Dr Bill Palmer of the University of Surrey, and is co-sponsored by the Surrey Morphology Group, University of Surrey, and by the Department of Linguistics, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

2. Website and mailing list

If you would like to be on the UKARG mailing list to receive details of upcoming events, please contact Bill Palmer at bill.palmer at surrey.ac.uk <mailto:bill.palmer at surrey.ac.uk> . 

A UKARG website announcing forthcoming events and listing Austronesian scholars will be announced shortly. If you would like to be represented on the UKARG people page, please contact Bill Palmer at bill.palmer at surrey.ac.uk <mailto:bill.palmer at surrey.ac.uk>  with details of your affiliation and areas of research.

3. Seminar series

The UKARG seminar series will involve monthly talks by researchers working in Austronesian. These will be about 40 minutes in length with about 15 minutes discussion afterwards, and will typically take place on the second Friday of each month. If you would like to present a talk in this series, or know of a researcher working in some area of Austronesian linguistics who will be visiting the UK or nearby and may be interested in presenting a talk, please contact Bill Palmer at bill.palmer at surrey.ac.uk <mailto:bill.palmer at surrey.ac.uk> .

4. Inaugural UKARG seminar in April

The first seminar in the UKARG series will be held on Friday 8 April at 4.30pm, at the University of Surrey, Guildford:

                        Dr Beth Evans, University of Manchester

                        Recovering prehistory in the Solomon Islands: a linguistic perspective. (abstract attached)

The talk will take place in Room 33MS03 at the University of Surrey. The room is on the 2nd floor (level 03) of building 16 on the campus map, which can be viewed at http://portal.surrey.ac.uk/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/GATEWAY/VISITORS/CAMPUSMAP_0.PDF <http://portal.surrey.ac.uk/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/GATEWAY/VISITORS/CAMPUSMAP_0.PDF> . 

Information about getting to the University of Surrey can be viewed at http://portal.surrey.ac.uk/portal/page?_pageid=764,127896&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL. 

The talk will be preceded by coffee at 4pm. It would be helpful if you could let Bill Palmer know at bill.palmer at surrey.ac.uk <mailto:bill.palmer at surrey.ac.uk>  if you plan to attend this talk.

Note: This talk coincides with the end of a separate one day workshop at Surrey on Daghestanian lexicology & typology. All UKARG visitors are welcome to also attend the Daghestanian workshop, and to come to dinner afterwards. The workshop begins with coffee at 9.30, with talks running from 10am to 4pm. Speakers include Peter Austin, Andrew Spencer, Marina Chumakina, Anna Kibort, Greville Corbett, Aleksandr Kibrik, Dzhalil Samedov, and Sandro Kodzasov. Combined afternoon coffee for workshop participants and UKARG visitors will be held from 4 to 4.30. 

5. May workshop on Austronesian languages and linguistics - first call for papers

UKARG will hold a one-day workshop on Austronesian languages and linguistics in May. All are welcome.

Date:                            Friday 20th May

Location:                     St Catherine's College Oxford

Keynote speaker:       Professor Malcolm Ross, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, ANU

                                      Formosan languages and linguistic typology. (abstract attached)

I would like to call for papers from all who would like to present a talk in the workshop. Presentations may deal with any area of Austronesian language and linguistics. Each paper will be 30 minutes long, followed by 10 minutes for discussion.

If you would like to present a talk at the workshop, please send a title and abstract to Bill Palmer at bill.palmer at surrey.ac.uk <mailto:bill.palmer at surrey.ac.uk>  as soon as possible. 

UKARG has the potential to be a useful and successful forum. I would like to encourage the involvement of all Austronesian scholars who are in the UK region or who plan to visit in the future.

Bill Palmer

UKARG convenor

Dr Bill Palmer
Research Fellow
Surrey Morphology Group
LCTS, University of Surrey
Guildford
Surrey GU2 7XH
UK
+44 (0)1483 68 2845
bill.palmer at surrey.ac.uk
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