Starting on 23 November, we'll be hosting a two-day workshop on the structure of the Saami (Lapponic) languages at the University of Tromsø.
Invited speakers
Pekka Sammallahti, Oulu University
Ida Toivonen, Carleton University
Trond Trosterud, University of Tromsø
Recently an interest in Saami has begun to take root among linguists outside Scandinavia, and yet there has so far been little contact across traditions between scholars working on problems relating to grammar. The time would seem to be ripe to try and draw together researchers in different traditions with an interest in the structure of the Saami languages. Our hope is that, by doing this, we will contribute to increasing awareness of each other's work and accelerating research in the area by facilitating the crystallization of new collaborative projects. We especially encourage younger researchers at the Masters and PhD levels to come and present their work.
We welcome contributions on all aspects of the grammar (phonetics, phonology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics) of the Saami languages.
Currently we are not in a position to provide financial reimbursement to all our participants, although we are still seeking sponsors to defray some of the travel costs.
If you would like to give a presentation, send an abstract no later than the 1st October 2006.
We very much look forward to your contribution!
Please make this known to any of your colleagues who you think should be here, and whose e-mail address we may not have.
Patrik Bye Kjell Kemi Ove Lorentz
Pekka Sammallahti, Oulu University
Ida Toivonen, Carleton University
Trond Trosterud, University of Tromsø
Recently an interest in Saami has begun to take root among linguists outside Scandinavia, and yet there has so far been little contact across traditions between scholars working on problems relating to grammar. The time would seem to be ripe to try and draw together researchers in different traditions with an interest in the structure of the Saami languages. Our hope is that, by doing this, we will contribute to increasing awareness of each other's work and accelerating research in the area by facilitating the crystallization of new collaborative projects. We especially encourage younger researchers at the Masters and PhD levels to come and present their work.
We welcome contributions on all aspects of the grammar (phonetics, phonology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics) of the Saami languages.
Currently we are not in a position to provide financial reimbursement to all our participants, although we are still seeking sponsors to defray some of the travel costs.
If you would like to give a presentation, send an abstract no later than the 1st October 2006.
We very much look forward to your contribution!
Please make this known to any of your colleagues who you think should be here, and whose e-mail address we may not have.