Linguistics Colloquy Series

Fall 2002

September 23
Frances Ingemann, Department of Linguistics
Ipili: verb impoverished or verb rich

October 7
Jiro Kadono, Department of Linguistics
French nasal vowels

October 21
Mohammad Al-Masri, Department of Linguistics
Acoustic and perceptual correlates of emphasis in Jordanian Arabic

November 4
Carmen Taleghani-Nikazm, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures
Grammar and interaction: a cross-linguistic study of 'offers' and 'requests' in everyday German and Persian

November 18
Cliff Pye, Department of Linguistics
Explaining Mayan ergativity

December 2
Marcellino Berardo, Arienne Dwyer, Tracy Hirata-Edds, Mary Linn, Lizette Peter, Nathan Poell, Sara Rosen, and Akira Yamamoto (Departments of Linguistics and Anthropology)
Language revitalization projects: Collaborative approach to language research and practice