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Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
You can find a preliminary version of the program on this site
http://www2.hu-berlin.de/b4ntu/wp-content/uploads/B4ntu_Conference_Preliminary_P...
The program might change, so check again in early April. Besides the general sessions, two workshops are organised in conjunction with the conference.
Workshop 1: Bantu and its closest relatives
Organized by Jean-Marie Hombert and Larry Hyman
The purpose of this workshop is to examine the origin and evolution of Bantu linguistic specificities especially with regards to corresponding features in closely related linguistic groups of languages. Five main themes will be covered (phonology, morphology, syntax, lexicon, classification) with one main paper for each theme followed by one or two discussants per paper.
Workshop2: Tone and Intonation in Bantu
Organized by Sophie Manus and Cédric Patin
While tone and intonation were for a long time considered separate research topics, their relationship has recently received more attention (Hyman & Monaka 2008, Michaud 2008, Zerbian et al. 2009). This workshop aims to address, among many others, the following questions: is it (always) necessary to make a distinction between tonal and non-tonal intonation? How do lexical tones and intonational tones interact? Do intonational tones share the properties of lexical tones (e.g. the ability to shift, to spread)? Papers that address the relationship between tone and other elements of prosody (e.g. intensity, voice quality, speech rate, rhythm, phrasing, etc.) will also be welcome.
Invited speakers:
* Koen Bostoen
* Jeff Good
* Thilo C. Schadeberg
* Pius Tamanji
Information on participating / attending:
There will be no conference fee, but we ask all participants to register online before 25 March 2011:
http://www.zas.gwz-berlin.de/workshop_b4ntu_registration.html
Date:
04/07/2011 09:00 - 04/09/2011 18:00
Registration deadline:
03/25/2011
Event venue:
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Institut für Asien- und Afrikawissenschaften
Seminar für Afrikawissenschaften
Invalidenstraße 118
4th floor
10115 Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Target group:
Scientists and scholars, Students
Email address:
Relevance:
international
Subject areas:
Cultural sciences, Language / literature
Types of events:
Conference / symposium / (annual) conference
Entry:
02/08/2011
Sender/author:
Susanne Schroeder, Webredaktion
Department:
Zentrum für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event34160
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