REMINDER: COLLOQUIUM TODAY
Phonetics and Phonology of Kagoshima Japanese
Haruo Kubozono (Department of Linguistics, Kobe University)
THURSDAY, November 4, 2004
4:00 p.m.
Cowell Conference Room
This talk discusses major linguistic features of Kagoshima Japanese, a
southern dialect of Japanese that has an endangered prosodic system. It
begins with a brief summary of syntactic and morphological properties of the
dialect, including the yes/no and go/come distinctions. It will then
describe main phonological features of the dialect in comparison with those
of standard Tokyo Japanese. These features include the dominance of closed
syllables over open syllables, relatively high frequency of voiced geminates
such as /dd/ and /gg/, and the frequent appearance of obstruents in
word-final position. This will be followed by a sketch of prosodic features
with main focus on the peculiar use of a falling (not rising) tone for
questions and a mathematical rule of high tone shift. The final part of the
talk presents a rather detailed analysis of ongoing tonal/accentual changes
in Kagoshima Japanese. These changes seem to indicate how one prosodic
system 'perishes' in contact with a socially more dominant system.
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COLLOQUIUM NEXT FRIDAY
"What Moves in German VP Topicalization?"
Jorge Hankamer & Vera Lee-Schoenfeld (UCSC)
FRIDAY, November 12, 2004
5:00 p.m.
Cowell Conference Room
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PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT FALL 2004 LECTURE SERIES
Paul Teller, University of California, Davis
"De-Idealizing Truth"
6:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Peter Hanks, University of Minnesota
"Animal Minds and Animal Behavior"
4:00 p.m., Thursday, November 18, 2004
(This lecture is part of the SCLL Distinguished Visitors Series)
ALL LECTURES ARE IN THE SILVERMAN CONFERENCE ROOM, STEVENSON COLLEGE
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ESSLLI 2005 STUDENT SESSION
First Call for Papers
Student Session
17th European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information
(ESSLLI'05, August 8-19, Edinburgh).
The ESSLLI Student Session encourages submissions from students at any level, undergraduate, as well as postgraduate. This year, unlike in the past, papers can be submitted for oral or poster presentation separately.
Student authors are invited to submit a full paper, not to exceed 7 pages of length exclusive of references. Papers are to be submitted with clear indications of the selected modality of presentation, i.e. oral or poster. The submissions will be reviewed by the student session program committee and selected reviewers.
The preferred formats of submissions are PostScript, PDF, or plain text, although other formats will also be accepted.
The paper and a separate identification page must be sent electronically to: the website
http://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/esslli05/
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REMINDER: Thursday, November 11 is Veteran's Day, a federal holiday, and no classes are scheduled that day.
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The following message came from Michel Santacroce of the Université de Provence and the editor of Marges-Linguistiques:
   
Revue internationale en Sciences du Langage Marges Linguistiques
Numéros 7-8 - Mai-Novembre 2004 : http://www.marges-linguistiques.com
Cher(e)s collègues,
Les numéros 7 et 8 de la Revue électronique gratuite en
Sciences du Langage Marges linguistiques sont désormais disponibles à :
http://www.marges-linguistiques.com
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Tenure-track Position, Language Variation and Change
Memorial University of Newfoundland
The Linguistics Department of Memorial University invites applications for a tenure-track position in language variation and change, effective September 1, 2005. The successful applicant will be expected to teach at both undergraduate and graduate levels in sociolinguistics and language variation and should demonstrate an ability to teach at the advanced undergraduate level in one or more of the areas of historical/sociohistorical linguistics, language and gender, language contact, language and history and linguistic typology. Expertise in quantificational methodology is highly desirable, as is a willingness to engage intellectually with linguists in other sub-fields of linguistics, both informally and in collaborative research. Applicants must demonstrate a record of teaching excellence, as well as a strong research and publication record. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain an active research program in language variation and change, and supervise graduate students in this area; an interest in pursuing research on the dialects and languages of the region (English, French, local aboriginal languages, for which substantial archives and new laboratory facilities exist), would also be an asset.
Application deadline: November 19 2004.
Applications should be directed to: Dr. M. MacKenzie, Head, Department of Linguistics, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John‚s, NL A1B 3X9. Phone: (709) 737-8134; fax: (709) 737-4000; email: linguist@mun.ca  Memorial University is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from qualified women and men, visible minorities, aboriginal people and persons with disabilities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
http://www.mun.ca/arts/