[RNLD List] Linguistics in the Pub (online): The process of grammar-writing 7 September 6pm (AEST)

[Ruth Singer]

Announcement: new Linguistics in the Pub (online)


Details, including Eventbrite registration and Youtube channel are below:


*The process of grammar-writing: an online LIP discussion*

6pm AEST next Tuesday, 7th September


Discussion led by: Fergus Boyd and Ruby Mineur (University of Melbourne)

Panelists: Alice Gaby (Monash University), Lauren Gawne (La Trobe
University - TBC), Ivan Kapitonov (University of Cologne), Barb Kelly
(University of Melbourne), Felicity Meakins (University of Queensland),
Nick Thieberger (University of Melbourne)

The descriptive grammar is the touchstone of linguistic research on
lesser-known languages: a compendium of knowledge, treasure-trove or
destination of voyages in linguistic analysis. A well-written grammar
allows linguists, language activists and linguistic typologists to find out
what they want to know about a specific language. But what makes a
well-written grammar? Should it be broadly accessible, cover a wide range
of topics or capture the 'genius' of the language? In order to write a
grammar, linguists analyse various parts of the language such as phonology,
semantics and syntax. How do they choose which topics to include in the
grammar and which to leave out? And how do you balance describing the
language on its own terms, with the need to make a description comparable?

We will start with a panel discussion (around 60 minutes) and then we will
discuss the issues raised in small groups for about 30 minutes. The panel
discussion will be streamed live to YouTube and will be available to view
later.

To participate via Zoom, register with EventBrite
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-process-of-grammar-writing-an-online-lip-discussion-tickets-169061458373>
to
receive the Zoom meeting link 30 minutes before the event.



You can also watch the panel discussion via Youtube live on the Linguistics in
the Pub channel <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxTkJv9eJDKO-DytBdZU3g/>

-- 
Dr Ruth Singer
ARC Future Fellow
School of Languages and Linguistics, University of Melbourne
Research Unit for Indigenous Language (RUIL):
http://indiglang.arts.unimelb.edu.au/
ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language (CoEDL):
http://www.dynamicsoflanguage.edu.au/

https://unimelb.academia.edu/RuthSinger
http://www.findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/display/person2621
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