29.700, Calls: Polynesian, Syntax/Canada

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LINGUIST List: Vol-29-700. Mon Feb 12 2018. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 29.700, Calls: Polynesian, Syntax/Canada

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Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2018 16:24:01
From: Julie Doner [julie.doner at mail.utoronto.ca]
Subject: Workshop on the Syntax of Polynesian Languages

 
Full Title: Workshop on the Syntax of Polynesian Languages 

Date: 08-Jun-2018 - 09-Jun-2018
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada 
Contact Person: Julie Doner
Meeting Email: polynesiansyntax at gmail.com
Web Site: https://sites.google.com/view/syntax-of-polynesian-languages 

Linguistic Field(s): Syntax 

Language Family(ies): Polynesian 

Call Deadline: 10-Mar-2018 

Meeting Description:

The Workshop on the Syntax of Polynesian Languages will take place at the
University of Toronto on Friday, June 8 and Saturday, June 9, 2018, in honour
of Professor Diane Massam on the occasion of her retirement from the
Department of Linguistics. The goal of the workshop is to bring together
linguists working on various aspects of the syntax of Polynesian languages to
share their work. 

Keynote Speakers:

Sandy Chung (UCSC)
James Collins (Hebrew U of Jerusalem)
Yuko Otsuka (Sophia U)
Maria Polinsky (UMD) & Eric Potsdam (U of Florida)

Invited Speakers:

Douglas Ball (Truman State U)
Lauren Clemens (U at Albany SUNY)
Vera Hohaus (U of Tübingen)
David Medeiros (California State U Northridge)
Elizabeth Pearce (University of Melbourne)
Rebecca Tollan (U Toronto)
Lisa Travis (McGill)

Organizing Committee: 

Susana Béjar 
Julianne Doner   
Arsalan Kahnemuyipour
Rebecca Tollan


Call for Papers:

Keynote speakers and invited talks will feature prominently in the program but
we invite abstracts on any topic related to the syntax of Polynesian. Abstract
submissions will be considered for a limited number of talks and a poster
session. The keynote (1-hour talks) and invited speakers (30-min talks) are
listed below.
 
Please submit a short abstract (maximum one page, single-spaced font 12,
references can be on a separate page), to polynesiansyntax at gmail.com by March
10, 2018. Presenters will be notified by the end of March.




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