SE-LFG03 (23/10/2010, SOAS)

3rd South of England LFG meeting

We are planning the 3rd South of England LFG meeting, a student-oriented meeting for presentations and discussion of various topics from an LFG perspective. It is planned for Saturday, 23 October 2010, at SOAS, London. Please feel free to attend if you are interested, or if you would like more information please get in touch with Mary Dalrymple.

Meeting details:

23 October 2010, Room 4418, SOAS main building, Russell Square.

For directions to SOAS see here: http://www.soas.ac.uk/visitors/location/maps/ (also see map below).

Meeting Agenda

11.00-11.30: Relative clauses in Swahili (Jonathan Lipps, Oxford) (slides)

11.30-12.00: Verbal clusters in Old English (Kyle Mahowald, Oxford) (slides) (handout)

12.00-12.45: External possession in Enindhilyakwa (Marie-Elaine Van Egmond, Sydney) (slides)

12.45-13.45: LUNCH

13.45-14.45: LFG meets Grammaticalization (Nigel Vincent & Kersti Börjars, Manchester) (slides)

14.45-15.30: The Tough Construction (Bedour Al-Sharifi, Essex)

15.30-15.45: BREAK

15.45-16.30: On Modern Greek Non-Restrictive Relative Clauses (Kakia Chatsiou, Essex) (slides)

16.30-17.00: Discussion, planning for next time (meeting minutes)

The next meeting will take place on 5th March 2011. More information from the 4th SE-LFG meeting page.

Participants

Nana Ama Agyeman (SOAS), Yasir Alotaibi (Essex), Budour Al-Sharifi (Essex), Muhammad Alzaidi (Essex), Joseph Baudouin (CLT-Beancon/France), Maris Camilleri (Essex/Surrey), Kakia Chatsiou (Essex), Mary Dalrymple (Oxford), Anna Gazdik (Universite Paris 7), Sigve Berge Hofland (Oxford), Bozhil Hristov (Oxford), Marius Johndal (Cambridge), Anna Kibort (Cambridge), Elliott Lash (Cambridge), Jonathan Lipps (Oxford), Kyle Mahowald (Oxford), Lutz Marsen (SOAS), Kizitus Mpoche (SOAS), Louise Mycock (Oxford), Teresa Poeta (SOAS), Sajida Rehman (Essex), Peter Sells (SOAS), Louisa Sadler (Essex), Marie-Elaine van Egmond (Sydney/Glasgow), Nigel Vincent (Manchester)